Gundam Anime facts
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Syd Mead designed the Light Cycles in Tron, the vehicles in Blade Runner, the "Johnny 5" robot from Short Circuit, and several mobile suit mecha for the anime Turn A Gundam.
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Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of the Gundam anime franchise, is nicknamed "Kill 'Em All Tomino" by fans and critics due to the high death counts of main characters in some of his works. (Possible spoilers ahead)
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The Japanese anime Gundam which began in 1979 has spawned TV shows, films, manga, video games & a new industry of action figures known as "gunpla". As of 2018, it's one of the top 15 media franchises of all-time having grossed over $20 billion in revenue.
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Daisuke Enomoto was a Japanese space tourist who planned to dress as Char Aznable from the Gundam anime and build a Gundam model kit while on the ISS. His trip was canceled because of chronic kidney stones.
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Singer Andrew W.K. made a cover album of music from the Gundam anime series to celebrate the series 30th anniversary
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The original Gundam anime was a financial flop that had its planned run (52 episodes) cut to 43 due to unpopularity. However, the toy merchandising and syndication reruns became popular after the show finished, kickstarting the franchise.
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A Japanese company has started production of a giant robot similar to Gundams and other Mech anime robots
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The anime TV series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam utilizes songs composed by Neil Sedaka for its opening & ending themes. Due to copyright restrictions, the songs were excised from the North American release.
