You also still have the problem that the Gundam mecha designs are still channeling elements of samurai armor even today, which is great for Asia but has less cultural overlap with the US.

A recent Forbes article notes the potential for a major mecha anime franchise to truly compete with Mobile Suit Gundam on a global scale.

Gundam GQuuuuuuX takes place in the Universal Century or at least an alternate reality to the one seen in the classic Mobile Suit Gundam 0079. In this timeline, shortly after the Earth Federation ...

In its many spinoffs and sequels, Gundam has retained the running theme of young humans piloting mecha armor—an aspect that will no doubt come into play in the live-action movie. The main Gundam ...

The Gundam GQuuuuuuX compilation movie, now out in Japan, reveals it as a reimagining of Mobile Suit Gundam. While interesting, it feels like a missed opportunity. Now, this is not to say that ...

The movie is a prologue to the TV series, whose debut day is yet to be announced. The production team is likely to unveil more information soon, as the film is already screening in Japan.

High School student Yuzuriha Amate gets her hands on a state-of-the-art Gundam, the GQuuuuuuX, and joins an underground mecha duel competition. She partners up with Shuji Ito, a mysterious young ...

While the original four series and first two movies took place in the same timeline, most proceeding Gundam animes have taken place in their own separate universes. Each Gundam universe is given a ...

Commander Char Aznable leads a raid on space colony Side 7. There, he discovers the Earth Federation's new weapon, the RX-78-2 Gundam, abandoned. He then decides steal it for himself, setting in ...

Before Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX hits TV later in 2025, Gkids is bringing the mecha anime's theatrical cut to North America in February. This weekend, Japanese audiences get to watch the hot ...

It might ordinarily sound like hyperbole to come right out and say that a movie is one of the very best of all time, but something as grand, timeless, and exciting as Seven Samurai deserves ...