Mobile Suit Gundam, the prolific mecha anime series with over 30 entries had to start somewhere. Let's take a look at the original 1979 series in this comprehensive retrospective review and see if it deserves all the hype (it does.) Turn the clock back to 1979 and let's get into some real robots! Mobile Suit Gundam is owned by Sunrise Studios LTD and Bandai Namco Entertainment. Big robots are cool, also war is bad.