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{{short description|Japanese anime television series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Mobile Fighter G Gundam DVD volume 1.jpg
| caption = North American DVD cover featuring Domon Kasshu (center) and Rain Mikamura (right)
| ja_kanji = 機動武闘伝Gガンダム
| ja_romaji = Kidō Butōden Jī Gandamu
| genre = {{ubl|[[Mecha]]|[[Wuxia]]|[[Military science fiction]]}}
| creator = {{ubl|[[Hajime Yatate]]|[[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]]
| producer        = {{ubl|[[Masahiko Minami]]|Masuo Ueda|Yoshiaki Koizumi}}
| writer          = Fuyunori Gobu
| music           = [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kohei Tanaka]]
| studio          = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee |NA=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]}}
| network         = [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[TV Asahi]])
| network_en      = {{English anime network| US=[[Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami]])}}
| first           = April 22, 1994
| last            = March 31, 1995
| episodes        = 49
| episode_list    = List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = [[Kōichi Tokita]]
| publisher    = [[Kodansha]]
| magazine     = [[Comic BonBon]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Tokyopop]]}}
| first        = April 1994
| last         = April 1995
| volumes      = 3
| volume_list  = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = light novel
| author      = Yoshitake Suzuki
| publisher   = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| imprint     = [[Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko]]
| first       = August 29, 1995
| last        = March 1, 1997
| volumes     = 3
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Kidō Butōden G Gundam Gaiden Shōryū Densetsu
| author      = Toshiya Murakami
| publisher   = Kodansha
| magazine    = Deluxe BonBon
| first       = December 1994
| last        = April 1995
| volumes     = 1
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Kidō Butōden Gaiden Gundam Fight 7th
| author      = Kitarou Ototoi
| publisher   = Kodansha
| magazine    = Comic BonBon Special Edition
| first       = March 1996
| last        = December 1996
| volumes     = 1
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Chōkyū! Kidō Butōden G Gundam
| author      = Yasuhiro Imagawa
| illustrator = [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]]
| publisher   = Kadokawa Shoten
| magazine    = [[Gundam Ace]]
| first       = July 26, 2010
| last        = August 26, 2011
| volumes     = 7
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Shinjuku Tōhō Fuhai!
| author      = Yasuhiro Imagawa
| illustrator = Kazuhiko Shimamoto
| publisher   = Kadokawa Shoten
| magazine    = [[Gundam Ace]]
| first       = September 26, 2011
| last        = January 26, 2013
| volumes     = 8
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Bakunetsu Neo Hong Kong!
| author      = Yasuhiro Imagawa
| illustrator = Kazuhiko Shimamoto
| publisher   = Kadokawa Shoten
| magazine    = Gundam Ace
| first       = February 26, 2013
| last        = 2015
| volumes     = 7
| volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type        = manga
| title       = Saishū Kessen-hen
| author      = Yasuhiro Imagawa
| illustrator = Kazuhiko Shimamoto
| publisher   = Kadokawa Shoten
| magazine    = Gundam Ace
| first       = 2015
| last        = August 26, 2016
| volumes     = 4
| volume_list = 
}}
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'''''Mobile Fighter G Gundam''''', also known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Mobile Fighting Legend G Gundam'''''|機動武闘伝Gガンダム|Kidō Butōden Jī Gandamu|}} (and commonly referred to as simply '''''G Gundam'''''), is a 1994 [[Japan]]ese [[anime|animated]] television series produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] and the fifth installment in the long-running ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. The series is set in the "Future Century", where [[Space colonization|space colonies]] representing countries have agreed to hold an organized fighting tournament known as the "Gundam Fight" every four years to settle their political differences in place of [[war]]. Each colony sends a representative fighter piloting a giant, humanoid [[mecha]] called a Gundam to battle on Earth until only one is left, and the winning nation earns the right to govern over all the colonies until the next tournament.  The events of ''G Gundam'' follow [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Domon Kash|Domon Kasshu]], the pilot of Neo [[Japan]]'s Shining Gundam during the 13th Gundam Fight. Domon's mission is to both win the tournament and to track down his older brother, who is believed to have stolen the mysterious Devil Gundam (AKA the Dark Gundam outside of Japan/Asia) from the Neo Japan government.

Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the ''[[Gundam]]'' brand, ''G Gundam'' was produced to [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the waning popularity of the long-running franchise. It is the first ''Gundam'' series with a self-contained plot set in an alternate [[calendar era]] from the original "[[Universal Century]]" timeline. Additionally, the show casts aside many of the conventions set by its predecessors and takes many new steps for its franchise, such as a focus on [[martial arts]] and decisive, personal duels as opposed to large-scale military conflicts. ''G Gundam'' was directed by [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]], with its settings and characters significantly influenced by the director's interest in [[world cinema]]. The anime's real-world locales were drawn from numerous foreign films and were planned using [[location scouting]]. ''G Gundam'' ran for 49 episodes on Japan's [[TV Asahi]] from April 22, 1994, to March 31, 1995. An English-language version produced by [[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] aired in the United States on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] block beginning on August 5, 2002. Since its original broadcast, ''G Gundam'' has spawned [[manga]], audio albums, [[video game]]s, guide books, and several lines of [[scale models]].

During its conception and Japanese television debut, ''G Gundam'' was met with controversy among its production staff, sponsors, and fans because the show takes a wildly different turn from all previous entries in the ''Gundam'' universe. However, for that very reason, the series is cited as a milestone in its long-running franchise and ultimately proved very popular in the region. Reception for ''G Gundam'' has been generally positive in North America. Reviewers praised the primary characters and mecha as unique and stylized, but strongly disagreed on the plot. While some critics enjoyed the bold and [[Camp (style)|campy]] divergence from the more [[drama]]tic social and political undertones traditional of ''Gundam'', others found ''G Gundam''{{'}}s story diffusely shallow, repetitive, or not up to standards set by its anime predecessors.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters}}
Unlike previous series in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise which are set in the "[[Universal Century]]" timeline, ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' takes place in an alternate "Future Century" universe.<ref name="animericafeature">{{cite journal|author=Simmons, Mark |date=November 2002 |title=Animerica Spotlight: ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' |journal=[[Animerica]] |volume=10 |issue=11 |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |pages=42–7 |url=http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/10.11/ggundam.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040404092312/http://www.animerica-mag.com/features/10.11/ggundam.html |archive-date=April 4, 2004 |issn=1067-0831 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="protocspotlight">{{cite magazine | author=Ouellette, Martin |magazine=[[Protoculture Addicts]] | publisher=[[Protoculture Inc.]] | title=Spotlight: ''G-Gundam'' | issue=74 | date=January–February 2003| pages=17–29 | issn=0835-9563}}</ref> Within this timeline, much of mankind has abandoned a ruined Earth to live in [[space colonization|space colonies]]. The countries on Earth have corresponding colonies just outside the planet's atmosphere. Rather than fight [[war]]s for political and social dominance, the colonies agree to hold a "Gundam Fight" tournament every four years. Each country sends to Earth a representative piloting a highly advanced, humanoid mobile fighter called a Gundam. The Gundams compete with one another in one-on-one battles, under a strict set of rules, until only one fighter remains; the nation represented by the winner earns the right to rule all of space for that period.<ref name="protocspotlight"/> Each Gundam is controlled directly by the user within the cockpit using the "Mobile Trace System", a [[gesture recognition]] and [[feedback]] mechanism whereby the Gundam mimics the pilot's own body motion, [[Martial arts|combat]] skills, and weapon-wielding capabilities.<ref name="animericafeature"/> ''G Gundam'' opens at the start of the 13th Gundam Fight in Future Century year 60 and follows Neo [[Japan]]'s [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Domon Kash|Domon Kasshu]], fighter of his nation's Shining Gundam and bearer of the coveted "King of Hearts" martial arts crest.<ref name="animericafeature"/> Aside from winning the tournament, Domon's mission is to track down his fugitive, older brother [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Kyōji Kash|Kyoji]], who allegedly stole the experimental Devil Gundam from Neo Japan's government, leaving their mother dead and their father (Dr. Raizo Kasshu) to be arrested and sentenced to [[Cryogenics|cryostasis]].<ref name="animericafeature2">{{cite journal | author=Simmons, Mark |date=February 2003 |title=Animerica Spotlight: ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' |journal=[[Animerica]] |volume=11 | issue=2 | publisher=[[Viz Media]] |pages=35–9 | issn=1067-0831}}</ref>

Under orders from Major [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Ullube Ishikawa|Ullube Ishikawa]], Domon and his childhood friend and mechanic [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Rein Mikamura|Rain Mikamura]] travel from country to country, challenging each one's Gundam while searching for clues to the whereabouts of Kyoji and the Devil Gundam.<ref name="animericafeature2"/> Domon's initial matches with Neo [[United States|America]]'s [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Chibodee Crocket|Chibodee Crocket]], Neo [[France]]'s [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Georges de Sand|George DeSand]], Neo [[China]]'s [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Psy Zhai Zhiyi|Sai Sai Ci]], and Neo [[Russia]]'s [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Argo Galusky|Argo Gulskii]] end in [[Tie (draw)|draws]], gaining mutual respect among the fighters.<ref name="animericafeature"/><ref name="protocspotlight"/> As they encounter Gundam pilots who had come in contact with the Devil Gundam, Domon and Rain learn of its unique [[Cell (biology)|cellular]] properties to [[Regeneration (biology)|regenerate]], [[Cell division|multiply]], and [[evolution|evolve]] by infecting organic matter and causing violent behavior in living things.<ref name="animericafeature2"/> The duo then journey to Neo [[Tokyo]], a city decimated by the Devil Gundam's army of mobile weapons. Domon reunites with his esteemed martial arts instructor [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#The Undefeated of East Master Asia|Master Asia]], who is also the champion of the last Gundam Fight, the former King of Hearts, and one-time leader of an elite group of Gundam fighters called the Shuffle Alliance. After Domon and Rain help the city's survivors defend their last outpost in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo|Shinjuku]], Master Asia reveals himself as a servant of the Devil Gundam, having also gained [[Brainwashing|control]] over Chibodee, George, Sai Sai Ci, and Argo using Devil Gundam (DG) cells.<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="animericafeature2"/> The four remaining members of the Shuffle Alliance intervene and vow to destroy their previous leader for his crimes. Ultimately, the Alliance members offer their lives in purging the DG cells from Domon's four comrades and bestow each of them with a Shuffle Alliance crest as their successors. Kyoji and the enormous Devil Gundam eventually appear from beneath the ground of Shinjuku but shortly thereafter vanish alongside Master Asia. As the Shuffle Alliance trains in the [[Guiana Shield|Guiana Highlands]] for the Gundam Fight finals, Master Asia and the Devil Gundam reappear.<ref name="animericafeature2"/> With the help of his friends and a new ally in Neo [[Germany]]'s masked warrior [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Schwarz Bruder|Schwarz Bruder]], Domon defeats the Devil Gundam. When the Shining Gundam becomes incapacitated during the battle, Domon desperately manages to activate a newly acquired God Gundam, escape Master Asia, and make his way to the finals set in Neo [[Hong Kong]].<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="animericafeature3"/>

The Gundam Fight finals are presided over by [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Wong Yun Fat|Wong Yunfat]], Neo Hong Kong's [[prime minister]], and the current ruler of the space colonies and Earth. Wong chooses to have the qualifying nations battle in one-on-one and [[tag team]] preliminary matches to reach a [[battle royal]]e on [[Lantau Island]], where the tournament is to end with the winner facing the defending champion Master Asia.<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="animericafeature3">{{cite journal | author=Simmons, Mark |date=March 2003 |title=Animerica Spotlight: ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' |journal=[[Animerica]] |volume=11 | issue=3 | publisher=[[Viz Media]] |pages=36–9 | issn=1067-0831}}</ref> Having gained possession of the Devil Gundam, Wong secretly plots to revive and control it as his trump card to inevitably maintain his own power over space. Domon and his companions make their way to the battle royale while several truths concerning the Devil Gundam are unveiled. Rain's father, [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Dr. Mikamura|Dr. Mikamura]], eventually explains that the Devil Gundam (originally called the Ultimate Gundam) was constructed by Dr. Kasshu to rejuvenate the dying Earth. Jealous of his genius colleague, Dr. Mikamura had Neo Japan's officials attempt to confiscate Kasshu's creation. To prevent the military from using his father's invention for its own agenda, Kyoji fled with and crash-landed the Gundam on Earth, where its computer malfunctioned, triggering its malevolent activity. Ullube subsequently had Dr. Kasshu arrested, framed Kyoji as a criminal, and used Domon and Rain as pawns in recovering the Gundam.<ref name="animericafeature3"/> In a separate confession, Master Asia discloses to Domon that, having been distressed by the utter destruction wrought by the Gundam Fights, he planned to use the Devil Gundam to wipe out humanity and allow Earth to heal naturally.<ref name="protocspotlight"/> The battle on Lantau Island culminates with Domon fatally besting Master Asia in a final confrontation, while Kyoji and Schwarz sacrifice themselves so that Domon can attack the Devil Gundam's cockpit and disable it once again.<ref name="animericafeature3"/> Though the schemes of both Wong and Master Asia are foiled, Ullube quietly claims the Devil Gundam and transports it to Neo Japan's space colony for his own purpose. Having been corrupted by DG cells with ambitions of supreme power, Ullube kidnaps Rain and places her into the Devil Gundam's core to act as its energy source. The hulking monstrosity then merges with the colony and begins absorbing Earth itself.<ref name="protocspotlight"/> As the entire world's Gundams unite to assault the Devil Gundam from the outside, the Shuffle Alliance breaks inside the colony and destroys Ullube. Finally, Domon professes his love for Rain and releases her from the core. Invoking the power of the King of Hearts, the couple vanquishes the Devil Gundam once and for all.<ref name=animericafeature3 />

== Production ==

===Staff and conception===
''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' was produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] in association with advertising agencies [[Sotsu]] and [[Dentsu]], and toy company [[Bandai]].<ref name="officialproduction">{{cite web | author=Bandai staff | title=Credits: Production Info and Staff Credits | url=http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/fc/credits/index.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219232317/http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/fc/credits/index.html | archive-date=December 19, 2011 | publisher=[[Bandai Entertainment]] | access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> The series was created to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise, created by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] in 1979. ''G Gundam'' was directed by [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]], known for his work on the ''[[Giant Robo (OVA)|Giant Robo]]'' and ''[[Getter Robo Armageddon]]'' [[original video animation]]s (OVAs).<ref name="protocspotlight"/> ''G Gundam'' was chiefly written and supervised by Yoshitake Suzuki (using his pen name "Fuyunori Gobu"), a veteran [[screenwriter]] for various Sunrise properties such as ''[[Reideen the Brave]]'', ''[[Shippū! Iron Leaguer]]'' and ''[[The King of Braves GaoGaiGar]]''.<ref name="animericafeature"/> Many of the principal production crew members for ''G Gundam'' were carried over the previous season's ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam]]'',<ref name="animericafeature"/> including character designer [[Hiroshi Ōsaka]] and [[mecha]]nical designers [[Kunio Okawara]] and [[Hajime Katoki]].<ref name="protocspotlight"/> Manga artist [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]] collaborated on the show's character designs.<ref name="newmanga">{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=June 23, 2010 | title=''G Gundam'' Spawns New Manga with Original Anime Staff | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-23/g-gundam-spawns-new-manga-with-original-anime-staff | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728145209/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-23/g-gundam-spawns-new-manga-with-original-anime-staff | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kimitoshi Yamane]] acted as a back-up mechanical designer and has since worked on Sunrise's acclaimed series ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and ''[[The Vision of Escaflowne]]''.<ref name="animericafeature"/> Hirotoshi Sano, previously credited for ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]'',<ref name="protocspotlight"/> was responsible for directing the mechanical animation in ''G Gundam'', but also produced much of show's promotional artwork seen on home media covers.<ref name="animericafeature"/> The musical score for ''G Gundam'' was composed by [[Kohei Tanaka (composer)|Kohei Tanaka]].<ref name="officialproduction"/> The opening theme song "Flying in the Sky" performed by [[Yoshifumi Ushima]] and the closing theme {{nihongo|"Umi Yori mo Fukaku"|海よりも深く||"Deeper Than The Ocean"}} by Etsuko Sai are played for the first 25 episodes of the series.<ref name="japaneseproduction">{{cite web | author=Sunrise staff | script-title=ja:スタッフ＆キャスト | trans-title=Staff & Cast | url=http://www.g-gundam.net/staffcst/index.html | publisher=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] | language=ja | access-date=July 25, 2013 | archive-date=March 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302154521/http://www.g-gundam.net/staffcst/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The opening theme "Trust You Forever" by Ushima and the closing theme {{nihongo|"Kimi no Naka no Eien"|君の中の永遠||"The Eternity in You"}} by Takehide Inoue are played for the remaining episodes.<ref name="japaneseproduction"/>

Like other early [[mecha anime]], the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' franchise was backed by sponsors whose main interest was having television programs advertise [[plastic model]]s and toys.<ref name="fringelecture">{{cite web | author=Khan, Ridwan | date=September 2002 | title=Yasuhino Imagawa - Marching to a Different Drummer | url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/02.09/feature/9/index.php3 | publisher=Animefringe | access-date=August 9, 2013 | archive-date=February 7, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207203125/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/02.09/feature/9/index.php3 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Gundam'' fiction set itself apart from others in the same genre with its [[drama]]tic plot devices, morally complex characters, and depictions of the horrors of war.<ref name="animejump">{{cite web | url=http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=232 | title=''Mobile Fighter G-Gundam'' review | author=Toole, Mike | publisher=Anime Jump | date=October 16, 2003 | access-date=July 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108092241/http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=232 |archive-date=November 8, 2007 }}</ref> These aspects, combined with its "[[Real Robot]]" mecha approach, made ''Gundam'' immensely popular for several years. After the broadcast of ''Victory Gundam'' beginning in 1993, Imagawa, a young protégé of Tomino, was selected as the director of the next installment in the franchise, titled ''Polcarino Gundam''.<ref name="otakuusa1">{{cite magazine | author=Schley, Matt | date=February 2011 | title=King of the Super Robots! The Yasuhiro Imagawa Interview | volume=4 | issue=4 | page=106 | publisher=Sovereign Media|magazine=[[Otaku USA]] | issn=1744-9596}}</ref> However, as ''Gundam'' popularity dwindled and sales began to drop by this time, the sponsors forced the creators to [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the brand with the newly titled ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam''. Conceived as a less realistic "[[Super Robot]]" series,<ref name="otakuusa1"/> ''G Gundam'' abandoned its military roots and was aimed at younger viewers to increase toy sales, while also pulling from the then-recent popularity of [[fighting games]] such as ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' and [[shonen]] manga at time.<ref name="fringelecture"/> Alterations including a lack of a warfare-centered plot, Gundams [[stereotype|stereotypically]] based on nationality, and Earth as a [[Boxing ring|ring]] were originally seen as blasphemous to Imagawa and much of Sunrise's staff.<ref name="fringelecture"/><ref name="dvdnotes1">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=November 5, 2002 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #1'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00006LPAS}}</ref> Notwithstanding, Imagawa became more supportive of the changes after seeing some impressive, complex designs in ''G Gundam''{{'}}s sponsor-created toys.<ref name="fringelecture"/> He eventually settled into his position, taking advice from his mentor. "If you continue to make a copy of a copy of a copy," he stated, "eventually the image degrades to nothing."<ref name="otakuusa2">{{cite web | author1=Schley, Matt| author2=O’Mara, Sean | date=November 14, 2011 | title=Yasuhiro Imagawa 2: Imagawa Harder | url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Yasuhiro_Imagawa_2_Imagawa_Harder_4427.aspx | publisher=Sovereign Media | work=[[Otaku USA]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=August 30, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830054404/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/SearchAudience/News1/Yasuhiro_Imagawa_2_Imagawa_Harder_4427.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref> Imagawa thought it was important for creators and sponsors to buy into each other's ideas for the benefit of a product's success.<ref name="fringelecture"/> The director also commented that in order to sell a product like ''G Gundam'' to an audience resistant of such ambitious changes, creators must instill their own personalities to overcome hardships and make the work unique.<ref name="otakuusa2"/> By the end of production, Imagawa considered it meaningless to compare ''G Gundam'' to other parts of the franchise and disregarded the concept of a "conventional" ''Gundam'' series.<ref name="dvdnotes1"/> "This is MY ''Gundam''," he proclaimed, "And I've made a ''Gundam'' that I can be proud of."<ref name="otakuusa1"/>

===Influences===
As a film fanatic, Imagawa perceived that referencing [[world cinema]] would help illustrate the real world settings in ''G Gundam''. The production staff primarily wished to utilize sightseeing [[guide book]]s, but found that these books did not show the locations from the perspective of everyday people.<ref name="dvdnotes1"/> The battlegrounds in the first several episodes were conveyed using a number of multimedia works including films by [[Federico Fellini]], [[Woody Allen]], [[Alfred Hitchcock]], and [[Yılmaz Güney]]; films [[Wong Fei-hung filmography|based on Wong Fei-hung]]; video clips of the band [[Swing Out Sister]]; music by the groups [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and [[Magma (band)|Magma]]; and scenery from [[Monty Python]] acts.<ref name="dvdnotes1"/><ref name="dvdnotes2">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=November 5, 2002 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #2'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00006LPAT}}</ref><ref name="dvdnotes3">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=November 5, 2002 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #3'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00006LPAU}}</ref> Each episode's introductory narration, provided by the character [[List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam characters#Stalker|Stalker]], was inspired by American television dramas such as ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[The Twilight Zone (franchise)|The Twilight Zone]]''.<ref name="dvdnotes3"/> In the same manner, certain ''G Gundam'' character names and their techniques were drawn from films, most prominently the Hong Kong ''[[wuxia]]'' genre.<ref name="dvdnotes4">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=February 18, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #4'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00007L4L3}}</ref><ref name="dvdnotes11">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=June 17, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #11'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008WT64}}</ref> For instance, the alternate name of antagonist Master Asia, {{nihongo|''Tōhō Fuhai''|東方不敗||"Undefeated of the East"}}, is named directly after the protagonist of a [[Swordsman II|film of the same title]].<ref name="dvdnotes4"/> Additionally, the villain Wong Yunfat is based heavily on Hong Kong star [[Chow Yun-fat]], specifically the actor's appearance in the film ''[[God of Gamblers]]''.<ref name="dvdnotes7">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=April 22, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #7'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008DDII}}</ref> Some elements in ''G Gundam'' were taken from other anime and [[manga]]. A key scene at the series midpoint involving the Shining Gundam's gold-colored "Super Mode" was inspired by ''[[Saint Seiya]]''.<ref name="dvdnotes6">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=February 18, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #6'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00007L4L5}}</ref> Another instance towards the show's climax, where the hero's rivals join him to fight a greater opposing force, was a commonly used motif in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' comics, most notably ''[[Ring ni Kakero]]''.<ref name="dvdnotes11"/>

===Design===
[[File:1 hongkong panorama victoria peak 2011.JPG|thumb|right|The design crew [[location scouting|scouted]] areas of Hong Kong to faithfully depict the region on the show.]]
Some of the settings in ''G Gundam'' were planned using [[location scouting]], a technique Imagawa learned while working on his directorial debut, ''[[Mister Ajikko]]''. He stated that this type of research can "upgrade" animation production quality when supplemented by indirect experience from watching films.<ref name="dvdnotes4"/> For the prison in Neo Russia, Imagawa drew from the architecture of the [[Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary]], which he coincidentally toured one year before ''G Gundam''{{'}}s development.<ref name="dvdnotes2"/> When his superiors requested he restrict the show's setting to one location, Imagawa used the city Shinjuku (beginning in the 12th episode) as an opportunity for his staff to learn and practice location scouting within Japan.<ref name="dvdnotes4"/> Changing countries every week in the show's early run was overwhelming for the set designers and background artists, yet the crew felt Imagawa "over-elaborate" on Shinjuku. The story transitioned to Guyana so that the artists could apply a simpler, dense forest environment.<ref name="dvdnotes5">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=February 18, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #5'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00007L4L4}}</ref> Once this portion of the anime's plot concluded, staff members flew to Hong Kong to research and record for the Neo Hong Kong [[story arc]].<ref name="dvdnotes8">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=April 22, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #8'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008DDIJ}}</ref> Imagawa mentioned that Neo Hong Kong does not possess its own space colony in ''G Gundam'', so he wanted to accurately depict the country as one that continues to thrive on Earth.<ref name="dvdnotes7"/> The director speculated that it would be difficult to illustrate Hong Kong due to its amount of detail, but he was very satisfied with the background artist's work.<ref name="dvdnotes8"/>

Imagawa credits himself for conceiving a majority of the various Gundams participating in the finals of the Neo Hong Kong arc. The director worked closely with mecha artists to create these "one-shot" opponents and found many of the comical and eccentric designs very charming, especially the windmill-shaped Hurricane Gundam of Neo Holland.<ref name="dvdnotes8"/><ref name="dvdnotes12">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=June 17, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #12'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008WT65}}</ref> The designs for Neo Singapore's Ashura Gundam and Neo Malaysia's Skull Gundam were included in the show as winners of contests held by the [[Kodansha]] publications ''[[Comic BonBon]]'' and ''TV Magazine''; Imagawa expressed regret that these Gundams were used as enemy characters since they were designed by young fans of the anime.<ref name="dvdnotes9">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=April 22, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #9'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008DDIK}}</ref>

Around the 40th episode, Imagawa focused on adding a [[Romance (love)|romantic]] theme into ''G Gundam''{{'}}s narrative.<ref name="dvdnotes10">{{cite AV media | people=[[Yasuhiro Imagawa|Imagawa, Yasuhiro]] (Director) | date=June 17, 2003 | title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''G-File #11'' | type=DVD  | publisher=[[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] | asin=B00008WT63}}</ref> He explained that he was "not good at depicting female characters" when directing and he had not previously "written a 'normal' relationship of man and woman". ''G Gundam'' was Imagawa's first attempt at a "love story", though he admitted it took him the entire length of the series demonstrates this point.<ref name="dvdnotes6"/> The show's final scene shows Domon and Rain riding off together on the horse Fuun Saiki; Imagawa sensed that the cliché of the hero with his [[damsel in distress|damsel]] on a [[White horse (mythology)|white horse]] was "the safe road" given the director's lack of experience with love stories.<ref name="dvdnotes12"/> Imagawa polarized the production studio staff when he decided to insert the English phrase "Love-Love" into Domon and Rain's final attack against the Devil Gundam. Sunrise producer [[Masahiko Minami]] protested that it sounded so "unseemly" that he even confronted Imagawa about it at the director's home. However, Imagawa not only thought the phrase had a nice ring to it but wanted to include it because he had already found success in defying convention with ''G Gundam''. Imagawa was prepared to take the risk of any harsh criticism for its use in the finale. "I didn't even care if I wouldn't be able to work in the industry because of that 'Love-Love'," he said. "I truly believe that one cannot work as a director without enthusiasm and a love of challenges."<ref name="dvdnotes12"/>

== Media ==

=== Anime ===
{{main|List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam episodes}}
The ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' television series originally aired in Japan on the [[Terrestrial television|terrestrial]] channel [[TV Asahi]] from April 22, 1994, to March 31, 1995, for a total of 49 episodes.<ref name="officialproduction"/><ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=November 12, 2001 | title=''G-Gundam'' the Next Series for English Release? | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2001/11/12/g-gundam-the-next-series-for-english-release/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172239/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2001/11/12/g-gundam-the-next-series-for-english-release/ | archive-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref> The show would not reach North American audiences until 2002. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]'', a series that succeeded ''G Gundam'' on Japanese television in 1995, was first localized in North America by [[Bandai Visual#Bandai Entertainment|Bandai Entertainment]] in early 2000. ''Gundam Wing'' was a huge success in the United States while being broadcast on the popular afternoon [[Toonami]] block of [[Cartoon Network]] often beating block stalwarts ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' and was the highest-rated program on all of Cartoon Network for a time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-03-15/gundam-wing-ratings|title = Gundam Wing Ratings| date=28 August 2023 }}</ref><ref name="animenationimpact">{{cite web|url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2007/10/12/ask-john-which-gundam-series-have-had-the-most-impact-on-anime/ |title=Ask John: Which ''Gundam'' Series Have Had the Most Impact on Anime? |author=Oppliger, John |date=October 12, 2007 |access-date=July 20, 2013 |publisher=[[AnimeNation]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616111552/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2007/10/12/ask-john-which-gundam-series-have-had-the-most-impact-on-anime/ |archive-date=June 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="wingratings">{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=May 12, 2006 | title=Toonami Interview Online | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2006/05/12/toonami-interview-online/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819163625/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2006/05/12/toonami-interview-online/ | archive-date=August 19, 2012 }}</ref> In late 2001, Bandai acquired the rights to distribute an English-[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] version of ''G Gundam'' with voice casting recorded by [[Ocean Productions]] in their Blue Water studio in [[Calgary, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=November 15, 2001 | title=Bandai Acquires ''G-Gundam'' | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-11-15/bandai-aquires-g-gundam | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=July 28, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728145652/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-11-15/bandai-aquires-g-gundam | url-status=live }}</ref> The English-language version of ''G Gundam'' premiered as a free screening at the [[Metreon|Sony Metreon Action Theatre]] in [[San Francisco]] on March 30, 2002,<ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=March 29, 2002 | title=''G-Gundam'' American Premier Tomorrow | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/03/29/g-gundam-american-premier-tomorrow/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172254/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/03/29/g-gundam-american-premier-tomorrow/ | archive-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref> and subsequently premiered on Toonami on August 5, 2002.<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=July 13, 2002 | title=''G-Gundam'' on Toonami Official Press Release | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-13/g-gundam-on-toonami-official-press-release | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=July 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729054446/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-13/g-gundam-on-toonami-official-press-release | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the channel's [[Editing of anime in American distribution|censorship]] policies, some edits were made for the broadcast. This mainly involved altering the names of several mobile fighters, such as changing God Gundam and Devil Gundam to Burning Gundam and Dark Gundam respectively.<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="censored">{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=February 16, 2002 | title=''Char's Counterattack'' and ''G-Gundam '' on Cartoon Network | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-02-16/char%27s-counterattack-and-g-gundam-on-cartoon-network | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=July 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730222400/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-02-16/char's-counterattack-and-g-gundam-on-cartoon-network | url-status=live }}</ref> The show was also aired on the channel's "Midnight Run" and as part of its Saturday programming in November 2002.<ref>{{cite web | author=((ICv2 staff)) | date=October 31, 2002 | title=''Yu-Gi-Oh'' and ''Pokémon'' on the Cartoon Network | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1979.html | publisher=ICv2 | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=January 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107194651/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1979.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/31/more-anime-on-cartoon-network/|title=More Anime on Cartoon Network|author=Oppliger, John|date=October 31, 2002|access-date=September 6, 2013|publisher=[[AnimeNation]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172313/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/31/more-anime-on-cartoon-network/|archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> Cartoon Network officially dropped ''G Gundam'' from its afternoon schedule the following June.<ref>{{cite web | author=((ICv2 staff)) | date=May 12, 2003 | title=''Dragon Ball'' Back On Toonami In June | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2733.html | publisher=ICv2 | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=November 20, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120103851/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2733.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The series has since been re-broadcast on the Japanese cable network [[Family Gekijo]]<ref>{{cite web | author=Sunrise staff | title=Now Showing | url=http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/show/re-broadcast2.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130821113337/http://www.sunrise-anime.jp/show/re-broadcast2.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 21, 2013 | publisher=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] | language=ja | access-date=August 21, 2013 }}</ref> and the [[Satellite television|satellite]] channel [[Animax]].<ref>{{cite web | author=Animax staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム｜ | trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam | url=http://www.animax.co.jp/program/NN10001498 | publisher=[[Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan]] | work=[[Animax]] | language=ja | access-date=August 4, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820223552/http://www.animax.co.jp/program/NN10001498 | archive-date=August 20, 2013 }}</ref>

Bandai Entertainment released ''G Gundam'' on [[DVD]] in North America in four box sets and in twelve separate volumes (each disc containing four to five episodes). The DVDs contain both the English-dubbed and Japanese-subtitled versions, as well as extras such as production notes from the director. The first three volumes and first box set were released on November 5, 2002.<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=September 24, 2002 | title=Bandai Releases ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-09-24/bandai-releases-mobile-fighter-g-gundam | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=October 15, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140435/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-09-24/bandai-releases-mobile-fighter-g-gundam | url-status=live }}</ref> The second box set and next three volumes were released on February 4, 2003.<ref name="shelflife1">{{cite news | author=Dong, Bamboo | date=February 2, 2003 | title=Shelf Life | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-02-02 | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=June 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607024915/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-02-02 | url-status=live }}</ref> The third box set and next three volumes were released on April 22, 2003.<ref name="shelflife2">{{cite news | author=Dong, Bamboo | date=April 24, 2003 | title=Shelf Life: Weather Patterns | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-04-24 | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=July 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730080008/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-04-24 | url-status=live }}</ref> The final box set and last three volumes were released on June 17, 2003.<ref name="shelflife3">{{cite news | author=Dong, Bamboo | date=June 20, 2003 | title=Shelf Life: Better late than never | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-06-20 | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=July 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729075616/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/shelf-life/2003-06-20 | url-status=live }}</ref> Bandai re-released the series as part of its "Anime Legends" label in two larger collections on May 9 and June 27, 2006.<ref>{{cite web | author=Amazon staff | title=''Mobile Fighter G-Gundam'': Complete First Collection (2002) | website=Amazon | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EQ5UYG/ | access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Amazon staff | title=''Mobile Fighter G-Gundam'': Complete First Collection (2002) | website=Amazon | date=27 June 2006 | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EXOAG8/ | access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref> ''G Gundam'' has had similar DVD releases in Japan; a collection containing the entire series was placed on sale October 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | author=Bandai staff | date=October 27, 2010 | script-title=ja:映像商品｜機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム | trans-title=Video Products: Mobile Fighter G Gundam | url=http://www.g-gundam.net/product/index.html | publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] | language=ja | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=March 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302154514/http://www.g-gundam.net/product/index.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''G Gundam'' has further been made available on various [[video on demand]] services including [[Amazon Instant Video]],<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=September 11, 2006 | title=Bandai to Provide Content to Amazon Unbox | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-11/bandai-to-provide-content-to-amazon-unbox | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=August 4, 2013 | archive-date=July 1, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701065608/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-09-11/bandai-to-provide-content-to-amazon-unbox | url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Internet access#Hardwired broadband access|broadband access]] site [[Bandai Channel]],<ref>{{cite web | author=Bandai staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム｜ | trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam | url=http://www.b-ch.com/ttl/index.php?ttl_c=112 | language=ja | work=[[Bandai Channel]] | publisher=[[Namco Bandai Holdings]] | access-date=August 4, 2013 | archive-date=June 26, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626191816/http://www.b-ch.com/ttl/index.php?ttl_c=112 | url-status=live }}</ref> and Bandai's official GundamInfo [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite web | author=Luster, Joseph | date=October 25, 2011 | title=Bandai Now Streaming ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' Anime | url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Bandai_Now_Streaming_Mobile_Fighter_G_Gundam_Anime_4407.aspx | publisher=Sovereign Media | work=[[Otaku USA]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=September 4, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904172426/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Bandai_Now_Streaming_Mobile_Fighter_G_Gundam_Anime_4407.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the closure of Bandai Entertainment, the series has been out-of-print. On October 11, 2014, at their 2014 [[New York Comic Con]] panel, Sunrise announced they will be releasing all of the Gundam franchise, including ''G Gundam'' in North America though distribution from [[Right Stuf Inc.]], beginning in Spring 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-partners-with-right-stuf-to-release-gundam-franchise-stateside/.79830|title=Sunrise Partners with Right Stuf to Release Gundam Franchise Stateside|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2014-10-11|access-date=2014-10-12|archive-date=2014-10-11|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141011180715/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-partners-with-right-stuf-to-release-gundam-franchise-stateside/.79830|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 29, 2017, [[Crunchyroll]] began streaming the series on their website.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-29/crunchyroll-adds-g-gundam-anime-to-catalog/.114071|title=Crunchyroll Adds G-Gundam Anime to Catalog|work=Anime News Network|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330044739/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-29/crunchyroll-adds-g-gundam-anime-to-catalog/.114071|url-status=live}}</ref> Right Stuf will release the series on Blu-ray and DVD in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-12/right-stuf-details-g-gundam-gundam-wing-anime-releases/.120051|title=Right Stuf Details G Gundam, Gundam Wing Anime Releases|work=Anime News Network|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2017|archive-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311211400/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-12/right-stuf-details-g-gundam-gundam-wing-anime-releases/.120051|url-status=live}}</ref>

''G Gundam'' was also the second ''Gundam'' series to air on [[Television in the Philippines|Philippine television]] and dubbed in [[Filipino language|Filipino]] on [[GMA Network]] in 1999, replacing ''Gundam Wing''.

===Gundams===

*GF13-017NJ, also known as Neo Japan’s Shining Gundam, appeared in episode #1, “Gundam Fight Begins! The Gundam that Fell to Earth." Shining Gundam is piloted by Domo Kasshu. 
*GF13-055NI, also known as Neo Italy’s Neros Gundam, appeared in episode #1, “Gundam Fight Begins! The Gundam that Fell to Earth.” Neros Gundam is piloted by Michelo Chariot.
*GF13-006NA, also known as Neo America’s Gundam Maxter, appeared in episode #2, “Roar of the winning Punch.” Gundam Maxter is piloted by Chibodee Crocket.
*GF13-011NC, also known as Neo China’s Dragon Gundam, appeared in episode #3, “Beat the Dragon Gundam.” Dragon Gundam is piloted by Sai Saici.
*GF13-009NFII, also known as Neo France’s Rose Gundam, appeared in episode #4, “Challenge! The Red Rose Knight!” Rose Gundam is piloted by George De Sand. 
*GF13-013NR, also known as Neo Russia’a Bolt Gundam, appeared in episode #5, “Great Escape! A Captive Gundam Fighter.” Bolt Gundam is piloted by Argo Gulskii
*Ultimate Gundam, also known as Devil Gundam and Dark Gundam, appeared in episode #6, “Fight, Domon! Earth Is the Ring.” Ultimate Gundam is piloted by Kyoji Kasshu.
*GF13-049NM, also known as Neo Mexico’s Tequila Gundam and Spike Gundam, appeared in episode #7, “Prepare to Fight! Desperate Fugitive.” Tequila Gundam is piloted by Chico Rodriguez.
*GF13-037NCA, also known as Neo Canada’s Lumbar Gundam, appeared in episode #8, “Old Grudge: Revenge of the Space Police.” Lumbar Gundam is piloted by Andrew Graham.
*GF12-001NEL, also known as Neo England’s John Bull Gundam and Royal Gundam, appeared in episode #9, “Powerful Enemy! Chapman’s Heroic Challenge.” Royal Gundam is piloted by Gentle Chapman.
*GF13-051NE, also known as Neo Egypt’s Pharaoh Gundam XIII, appeared in episode #10, “Terror! The Phantom Fighter Appears.” Pharaoh Gundam XIII is piloted by Kaure Ramses. 
*GF4-001NE, also known as Neo Egypt’s Pharaoh Gundam IV, appeared in episode #10, “Terror! The Phantom Fighter Appears.” Pharaoh Gundam IV is piloted by Dahal Muhammad.
*GF13-052NT, also known as Neo Turkey’s Minaret Gundam, appeared in episode #11, “Reunion in the Falling Rain.” Minaret Gundam is piloted by Saette Gyuzelle.
*JDG-009X, also known as  Death Army, appeared in episode #12, "He's The Undefeated of the East! Master Asia Appears." Death Army is piloted by Devil Gundam contaminated Zombie soldiers. 
*GF13-001NH, also known as Neo Hong Kong’s Kowloon, appeared in episode #14, "Shocking! Shining Finger Defeated!" Kowloon Gundam is piloted by Master Asia
*GF13-001NHII, also known as Master Gundam, appeared in episode #14, "Shocking! Shining Finger Defeated!" Master Gundam is piloted by Master Asia.
*Shuffle Joker appeared in episode #15, "Warrior's Crest! Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance." Shuffle Joker is piloted by Tris Sergeyrev.
*Shuffle Club appeared in episode #15, "Warrior's Crest! Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance." Shuffle Club is piloted by Alan Lee
*Shuffle Spade appeared in episode #15, "Warrior's Crest! Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance." Shuffle Spade is piloted by Max Burns.
*Shuffle Diamond appeared in episode #15, "Warrior's Crest! Goodbye, Shuffle Alliance." Shuffle Diamond is piloted by Nassius Kircher.
*GF13-021NG, also known as Neo Germany’s Gundam Spiegel, appeared in episode #16, "Ultimate Power and Evil! Rise of the Devil Gundam." Gundam Spiegel is piloted by Schwarz Bruder.
*GF13-044NNP, also known as Neo Napal Mandala Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Mandala Gundam is piloted by Kyral Mekirel.
*GF13-026ND, also known as Neo Denmark Mermaid Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Mermaid Gundam is piloted by Hans Holger.
*GF13-002NGR, also known as Neo Greece Zeus Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Zeus Gundam is piloted by Marcelot Cronos.
*GF13-044NNP, also known as Mandala Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Mandala Gundam is piloted by Kyral Mekirel.
*GF13-012NN, also known as Neo Norway Viking Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Viking Gundam is piloted by Eric the Viking
*GF13-020NK, also known as Neo Kenya Zebra Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Zebra Gundam is piloted by Conta N’Doul.
*GF13-045NSP, also known as Neo Spain Matador Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Matador Gundam is piloted by Carlos Andalusia.
*GF13-066ND, also known as Neo Holland Nether Gundam, appeared in episode #25, "All Fighters Gathered! The Final Battles Begin." Nether Gundam is piloted by Rutger Verhoeven.
*GF13-017NJII, also known as Neo Japan’s God Gundam, Burning Gundam, appeared in episode #23, "Destined Battle! Domon vs. Devil Gundam." Burning Gundam is piloted by Domon Kasshu.
*GF13-050NSW, also known as Neo Sweden’s Nobel Gundam and Noble Gundam, appeared in episode #30, “Beautiful Fighter! Dangerous Allenby.” Nobel Gundam is piloted by Allenby Beardsley.

=== Manga and light novels===
{{see also|List of Gundam manga and novels#Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Future Century)}}
[[File: SuperClassGGundam.jpg|thumb|right|The manga adaptation, written by [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]] and illustrated by [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]], was serialized from 2010 to 2016.]]
A large amount of printed fiction related to ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' has been published since the original Japanese airing of the series. The first was a [[manga]] adaptation of the show, illustrated by [[Kōichi Tokita]] and serialized in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Comic BonBon]]'' from April 1994 to April 1995. Three bound volumes (''[[tankōbon]]'') collecting the individual chapters were released by Kodansha between October 6, 1994, and May 6, 1995.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kodansha staff|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217191|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718114638/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217191|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2013|script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム（１）|trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (1)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kodansha staff|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217329|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718114607/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217329|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2013|script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム（２）|trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (2)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Kodansha staff|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217426|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718114620/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217426|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 18, 2013|script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム（３）|trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (3)|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> During the airing of the TV series in North America, [[Tokyopop]] acquired the rights to publish an English-translated version of the manga.<ref>{{cite web | author=((ICv2 staff)) | date=October 23, 2002 | title=Tokyopop Acquires Rights to Six Manga Series | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1943.html | publisher=ICv2 | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=January 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107191114/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1943.html | url-status=live }}</ref> All three volumes were released between June 17 and October 7, 2003.<ref>{{cite web | author=Tokyopop staff |title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Volume 1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041210080400/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1509 | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1509 | archive-date=December 10, 2004 | publisher=[[Tokyopop]] | access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Tokyopop staff |title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Volume 2 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024005104/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1543 | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1543 | archive-date=October 24, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]] | access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Tokyopop staff |title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Volume 3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041023193505/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1571 | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1571 | archive-date=October 23, 2004| publisher=[[Tokyopop]] | access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref> A [[light novel]] adaptation of the TV series by Yoshitake Suzuki was published in three books by [[Kadokawa Shoten]] under its ''Sneaker Bunko'' label between August 29, 1995, and March 1, 1997.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム 発動の章 | trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Imposition Chapter | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999416501 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=April 13, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413080152/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999416501 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム 流動の章 | trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Flow Chapter | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999416502 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154004/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999416502/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム 綺羅の章 | trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'': Shining Chapter | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999416503 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505153949/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999416503/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to the adaptations, a plethora of [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] side stories and spin-offs to the main plot that have been published in various Japanese magazines. Two manga were serialized in certain editions of Kodansha's ''[[Comic BonBon]]''. The first was a side story titled {{nihongo|''Kidō Butōden G Gundam Gaiden Shōryū Densetsu''|機動武闘伝Gガンダム外伝翔龍伝説||"Mobile Fighter G Gundam Side Story: Flying Dragon Legend"}}, detailing Sai Sai Ci's journey to improve his fighting skills after losing to Domon in the 13th Gundam Fight finals. The manga was written and illustrated by Toshiya Murakami, serialized from December 1994 to April 1995 and released as a ''tankōbon'' on June 6, 1995.<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム外伝翔龍伝説 (コミックボンボン) [コミック] |trans-title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam Side Story: Flying Dragon Legend'' (Comic BonBon) [Manga] | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4063217469|country=jp}} }}</ref> The second was a prequel story titled {{nihongo|''Kidō Butōden Gaiden Gundam Fight 7th''|機動武闘外伝ガンダムファイト7th||"Mobile Fighter Side Story: 7th Gundam Fight"}}, telling of a young Master Asia's participation in the 7th Gundam Fight. Authored by Kitarou Ototoi, this manga was serialized from March to December 1996 and released in ''tankōbon'' form on January 8, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|author=Kodansha staff|url=http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217965|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719003318/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3217965|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2013|title=機動武闘外伝ガンダムファイト7th|trans-title=Mobile Fighter Side Story: 7th Gundam Fight|publisher=[[Kodansha]]|language=ja|access-date=July 18, 2013}}</ref>

From 2010 to 2016, Kadokawa Shoten's ''[[Gundam Ace]]'' magazine serialized a 26-volume ''G Gundam'' manga retelling written by series director [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]] and illustrated by the show's character collaborator [[Kazuhiko Shimamoto]] with his associated Honō Production studio.<ref name="newmanga"/> Imagawa described this manga as "the complete version of the story, the master work version".<ref name="otakuusa1"/> The first part, titled {{nihongo|''Chōkyū! Kidō Butōden G Gundam''|超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム||"Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam"}}, was serialized from July 26, 2010, to August 26, 2011; seven ''tankōbon'' were released from December 25, 2010, to December 26, 2011.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム －1 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' 1 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201009000007 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154001/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201009000007/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム －7 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' 7 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201108000626 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505153956/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201108000626/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The second part, subtitled {{nihongo|''Shinjuku Tōhō Fuhai!''|新宿・東方不敗！||"Shinjuku / Undefeated of the East!"}}, was serialized from September 26, 2011, to January 26, 2013; eight ''tankōbon'' were released from December 26, 2011, to July 26, 2013.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム 新宿・東方不敗! －1 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam Shinjuku / Undefeated of the East!'' 1 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201109000422 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154003/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/201109000422/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム 新宿・東方不敗! －8 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam Shinjuku / Undefeated of the East!'' 8 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321303000186 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154007/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321303000186/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A third part, subtitled {{nihongo|''Bakunetsu Neo Hong Kong!''|爆熱・ネオホンコン！||"Erupting / Neo Hong Kong!"}}, was serialized from February 26, 2013, to 2015; seven ''tankōbon'' volumes were released from July 26, 2013, to August 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム 爆熱・ネオホンコン！ －1 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam Erupting / Neo Hong Kong!'' 1 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321303000187 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2013 | archive-date=April 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410125338/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321303000187 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | title=超級! 機動武闘伝Gガンダム 爆熱・ネオホンコン！ －7 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam Erupting / Neo Hong Kong!'' 7 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321504000146 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2017 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505153956/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321504000146/ | url-status=live }}</ref> A fourth and final part, subtitled {{nihongo|''Saishū Kessen-hen''|最終決戦編||"The Final Battle"}}, was serialized from 2015 to August 26, 2016; four ''tankōbon'' volumes were released from August 26, 2015, to September 26, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | script-title=ja:超級！ 機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム 最終決戦編 －1 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam The Final Batlle'' 1 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321504000145 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2016 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154006/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321504000145/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Kadokawa Shoten staff | script-title=ja:超級！ 機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム 最終決戦編 －4 | trans-title=''Super Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam The Final Battle!'' 4 | url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=321605000434 | publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] | language=ja | access-date=July 18, 2017 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154004/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321605000434/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== CDs ===
A total of four [[soundtrack]] albums containing the background and vocal music of ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' were released during the show's original television run in Japan. All of them were republished by [[King Records (Japan)|Starchild]] on March 5, 1999.<ref name="soundtrack1">{{cite web | author=Starchild staff | title=King Amusement Creative | script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム ＧＵＮＤＡＭ ＦＩＧＨＴ－ＲＯＵＮＤ | trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Round 1 & 2 | url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/new/KICA_2054.html | publisher=[[King Records (Japan)]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=March 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324210252/http://www.starchild.co.jp/new/KICA_2054.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="soundtrack2">{{cite web | author=Starchild staff | title=King Amusement Creative | script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム ＧＵＮＤＡＭ ＦＩＧＨＴ－ＲＯＵＮＤ |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Round 3| url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/new/KICA_2056.html | publisher=[[King Records (Japan)]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="soundtrack3">{{cite web | author=Starchild staff | title=King Amusement Creative | script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム ＧＵＮＤＡＭ ＦＩＧＨＴ－ＲＯＵＮＤ |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Round 4| url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/new/KICA_2057.html | publisher=[[King Records (Japan)]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="soundtrack4">{{cite web | author=Starchild staff | title=King Amusement Creative | script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム ＧＵＮＤＡＭ ＦＩＧＨＴ－ＲＯＵＮＤ |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Round 5| url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/new/KICA_2058.html | publisher=[[King Records (Japan)]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013}}</ref> The first album, ''Round 1 & 2'', is two discs of music.<ref name="soundtrack1"/> The second album, ''Round 3'', contains music and a special [[Radio drama|audio drama]] featuring the show's Japanese voice actors.<ref name="soundtrack2"/> The third album, ''Round 4'', contains the rest of the background music.<ref name="soundtrack3"/> The final album, ''Round 5'', features vocal [[image song]]s performed by the voice cast as well as [[instrumental]] versions of the show's two opening themes.<ref name="soundtrack4"/> Vocal songs from the show have also been included on various ''Gundam'' music compilations.<ref>{{cite web | author=CDJapan staff | title=Gundam -SINGLES HISTORY - 2 | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KICA-2024 | publisher=CDJapan | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=February 4, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204234312/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KICA-2024 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=CDJapan staff | title=GUNDAM ENDING SELECTION | url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=MECB-22102 | publisher=CDJapan | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=August 24, 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824214757/http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=MECB-22102 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Sunrise staff | title=GUNDAM 30th ANNIVERSARY「GUNDAM SONGS 145」 | url=http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/enta/gundamsongs145/ | publisher=[[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] | access-date=July 22, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231204156/http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/enta/gundamsongs145/ | archive-date=December 31, 2012 }}</ref>

=== Video games ===
{{see also|List of Gundam video games}}
Bandai has published three Japan-exclusive [[fighting game|fighting video games]] based solely on ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam''. The first game, developed by Pandora Box for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], was released on December 27, 1994.<ref>{{cite web | author=''Famitsu'' staff | title=SFC 機動武闘伝Gガンダム | trans-title=SFC ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' | url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=17739 | publisher=[[Famitsu]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719165445/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=17739 | url-status=live }}</ref> The second game, also developed by Natsume, was released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on October 10, 2002, as the 12th volume of the [[Simple series|Simple Characters 2000]] series.<ref>{{cite web | author=Bandai staff | title=ＰＳ SIMPLEキャラクター2000シリーズ Vol.12 機動武闘伝Gガンダム THE バトル | trans-title=PS Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol. 12 ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam The Battle'' | url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/catalog/item/4543112107466000.html | publisher=[[Bandai]] | language=ja | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=June 9, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609083934/http://www.bandai.co.jp/catalog/item/4543112107466000.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The third game was released for [[mobile phone]]s supported by Japan's [[i-mode]] and [[Freedom of Mobile Multimedia Access|FOMA]] services on November 6, 2006.<ref>{{cite web | author=Game Watch staff | date=November 6, 2006 | title=「ガンダム」シリーズのゲームアプリサイトを統合 バンダイネットワークス、iモード「ガンダム公式ゲーム」を開設 | trans-title=Combined ''Gundam'' series game application site: i-mode official ''Gundam Official Game'' opened by Bandai Networks | url=http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20061106/gundam.htm | publisher=Game Watch | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=July 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702001412/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20061106/gundam.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, characters and mecha from ''G Gundam'' have appeared in various ''Gundam'' crossover games such as ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space]]'',<ref>{{cite web | author=Dunham, Jeremy | date=December 5, 2003 | title=''Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space'' | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/05/mobile-suit-gundam-encounters-in-space | website=IGN | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154009/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/12/05/mobile-suit-gundam-encounters-in-space | url-status=live }}</ref> the ''[[SD Gundam G Generation]]'' series,<ref>{{cite web | author=IGN staff | date=September 3, 2002 | title=''SD Gundam G Generation NEO'' | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/03/sd-gundam-g-generation-neo | website=IGN | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154002/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/03/sd-gundam-g-generation-neo | url-status=live }}</ref> the ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]]'' series,<ref>{{cite web | author=Yoon, Andrew | date=June 28, 2007 | title=Fusing the world of ''Gundam'' and ''Dynasty Warriors'' | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/fusing-the-world-of-gundam-and-dynasty-warriors/ | publisher=[[AOL]] | work=[[Joystiq]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=January 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128051217/http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/28/fusing-the-world-of-gundam-and-dynasty-warriors/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Ciolek, Todd | date=June 22, 2011 | title=The X Button Non-Arcade Edition | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2011-06-22 | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=August 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130829062401/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2011-06-22 | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Banpresto]]'s ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' franchise,<ref>{{cite web | author=Gantayat, Anoop | date=August 5, 2005 | title=New ''Super Robot Wars'' Game for GBA | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/05/new-super-robot-wars-game-for-gba | website=IGN | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154002/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/05/new-super-robot-wars-game-for-gba | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Smith, David | date=December 5, 2003 | title=''Super Robot Wars IMPACT'' | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/27/super-robot-wars-impact | website=IGN | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154015/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/03/27/super-robot-wars-impact | url-status=live }}</ref> among others.

===Other merchandise===
Bandai has marketed a large amount of collectible merchandise based on ''G Gundam'' in both Japanese and North American territories.<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="censored"/><ref>{{cite web | author=((ICv2 staff)) | date=February 14, 2002 | title=Bandai Expands Anime Collector Sets | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1129.html | publisher=ICv2 | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=January 9, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109051339/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1129.html | url-status=live }}</ref> This includes plastic [[Gundam model|model kits]] ranging from 1:144 to 1:60 [[scale model|scales]]; expensive [[garage kit]]s made from [[resin]]; and [[action figure]]s, some of which are exclusive to North America.<ref name="protocspotlight"/> Sunrise produced a promotional [[short film]] centered on ''G Gundam'' as the third entry of an OVA series known as ''[[Gundam Evolve]]'', packaged as a limited edition bonus with the Master Grade GF13-017NJ Shining Gundam model kit.<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=June 19, 2003 | title=''Gundam Evolve'' + DVD | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-19/gundam-evolve+dvd | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=December 7, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207185138/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-19/gundam-evolve+dvd | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=September 11, 2002 | title=Ask John: What is ''Gundam Evolve?'' | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/09/11/ask-john-what-is-gundam-evolve/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=August 6, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212633/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/09/11/ask-john-what-is-gundam-evolve/ | archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> Numerous guide/[[art book]]s relating to ''G Gundam'' have been published.<ref name="protocspotlight"/> There are two Japanese books published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]: {{nihongo|''Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Handbook''|機動武闘伝Gガンダム ガンダムファイトハンドブック}} released in August 1994<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム ガンダムファイトハンドブック (D selection) [単行本] |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Gundam Fight Handbook (D Selection)[paperback] | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4073017535|country=jp}} }}</ref> and {{nihongo|''Mobile Fighter G Gundam Complete Record''|機動武闘伝Gガンダム 完全収録ガンダムファイト}} released in June 1995.<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム 完全収録ガンダムファイト [大型本] |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam Complete Record [large book] | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4073030310|country=jp}} }}</ref> Another book, {{nihongo|''Gundam Wars 4 Fighting G: Model Graphix Special Edition''|ガンダムウォーズ4 ファイティングG―モデルグラフィックス スペシャル・エディション}}, was published by Dai Nippon Kaiga Co. in September 1995.<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | title=ガンダムウォーズ4 ファイティングG―モデルグラフィックス スペシャル・エディション [大型本] |trans-title=Gundam Wars 4 Fighting G: Model Graphix Special Edition [large book] | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4499226554|country=jp}} }}</ref> Rapport released an art book titled {{nihongo|''Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Battle Memory''|機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム　バトルメモリー}} in 1994.<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | date=January 1994 | publisher=ラポート | script-title=ja:機動武闘伝Ｇガンダム バトルメモリー [雑誌] | trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Battle Memory [magazine] | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00785O24K | language=ja | access-date=August 24, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154015/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00785O24K | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Hobby Japan]] published a book in its ''Gundam Weapons'' series in July 2002, dedicated to collecting and building scale models based on the show.<ref>{{cite book | author=Amazon staff | title=機動武闘伝Gガンダム/ガンダムウェポンズ (Gガンダム編) (ホビージャパンMOOK) [mook] |trans-title=Mobile Fighter G Gundam / Gundam Weapons (G Gundam Edition) (Hobby Japan MOOK) [Mook] | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4894252759|country=jp}} }}</ref> An English-language guide book, ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam Technical Manual'', was released by [[Tokyopop]] in North America on November 12, 2002.<ref>{{cite web | title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam Technical Manual''| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041208210206/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1389 | url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1389 | archive-date=December 8, 2004 | publisher=[[Tokyopop]] | access-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> The Japanese clothing company [[Cospa]] sells officially licensed apparel featuring ''G Gundam''.<ref>{{cite web | author=Cospa staff | date=November 21, 2008 | title=「機動戦士ガンダム逆襲のシャア」「機動武闘伝Gガンダム」よりTシャツ、パーカー、ウインドブレーカー発売決定! | trans-title=More ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' and ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' t-shirts, hoodies, and windbreakers set for release! | url=http://www.cospa.com/event/id/568 | publisher=[[Cospa]] | language=ja | access-date=August 5, 2013 | archive-date=April 12, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412013542/http://www.cospa.com/event/id/568 | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Reception==
''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' received mediocre television [[Audience measurement|ratings]] during its run on Japanese television in 1994 and 1995. According to [[Nikkei Business Publications]], the series saw an average of just 4.02% viewership for the [[Kantō region]] and [[Greater Tokyo Area]] throughout its 49-episode run. The overall ratings for ''G Gundam'' were higher than that of the previous series ''[[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam]]'' and slightly lower than the following series ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]''.<ref>{{cite book | author=Nikkei Characters! Editing | date=August 20, 2004 | script-title=ja:大人のガンダム | trans-title=Adult's Gundam | publisher=[[Nikkei Business Publications]] | isbn=4-8222-1705-1 | language=ja | url=http://ec.nikkeibp.co.jp/item/books/160160.html | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=November 2, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102023105/http://ec.nikkeibp.co.jp/item/books/160160.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Critically, ''G Gundam'' was met with some controversy upon its Japanese debut.<ref name="animericafeature"/><ref name="otakuusa2"/><ref name="animenationimpact"/><ref name="themreview">{{cite web | author=Tucker, Derrick L. | title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' | url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=291 | publisher=T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews | access-date=July 21, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505154019/https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donate_SM.gif | url-status=live }}</ref> ''G Gundam'' replicates very little of the dramatic, militaristic conventions of prior ''Gundam'' series, setting itself apart with a different [[tone (literature)|tone]]; taking place outside the franchise's main timeline; and foregoing large-scale, armed conflicts in favor of tournament-style, martial arts matches.<ref name="animejump"/><ref name="themreview"/> Director [[Yasuhiro Imagawa]] claimed to have taken a large amount of criticism for these changes from both fans and design staff members.<ref name="fringelecture"/><ref name="otakuusa2"/> ''G Gundam'' ultimately proved very popular in Japan, however, after the debut of characters such as Master Asia, whose Master Gundam bolstered merchandise sales after its appearance.<ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="fringelecture"/><ref name="otakuusa1"/><ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=October 24, 2002 | title=Ask John: Will There be More ''G-Gundam''? | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/24/ask-john-will-there-be-more-g-gundam/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=August 6, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102024648/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/24/ask-john-will-there-be-more-g-gundam/ | archive-date=November 2, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Inomata |first=Kenji |title=ガンダム神話Zeta |date=February 28, 1997 |publisher=Diamond Inc. |isbn=4-478-95021-0 |location=Japan |pages=56 |language=Japanese |trans-title=Gundam Myth Zeta}}</ref>

Both Kunio Okawara and [[Yoshikazu Yasuhiko]], animation director and character designer for the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', praised ''G Gundam,'' crediting Imagawa's work to allowing individuals other than Yoshiyuki Tomino to create an original Gundam concept.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Monthly Gundam Ace and Mobile Suit Gundam THE ORIGIN, Volume 22 |date=2010 |pages=198}}</ref>

Early in the show's North American run, Bandai reported that ''G Gundam'' had the top ratings of any anime show for the period.<ref>{{cite web | author=Namco Bandai staff | date=March 31, 2003 | title=Bandai Annual Report 2003 | url=http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/ir/annual/pdf_bandai/03_annual.pdf | publisher=[[Namco Bandai Holdings]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=July 5, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705090811/https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/ir/annual/pdf_bandai/03_annual.pdf | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=((ICv2 staff)) | date=September 24, 2002 | title=''G Gundam'' Tops Anime Rating | url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2733.html | publisher=ICv2 | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=November 20, 2005 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120103851/http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/2733.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | author=Pelletie, Claude J. |magazine=[[Protoculture Addicts]] | publisher=[[Protoculture Inc.]] | title=Presentation' | issue=73 | date=November–December 2002| page=4 | issn=0835-9563}}</ref> The company considered the show to be a "hit" at the time.<ref>{{cite news | author=ANN staff | date=October 2, 2002 | title=Bandai Shows at "Teen Comic Age & Animation 2002 Festival" | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-10-02/bandai-shows-at-teen-comic-age-and-animation-2002-festival | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=July 15, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715052840/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-10-02/bandai-shows-at-teen-comic-age-and-animation-2002-festival | url-status=live }}</ref> However, officials for Toonami recounted in 2006 that no ''Gundam'' series earned significant viewer ratings after the first North American airing of ''Gundam Wing'' in 2000.<ref name="wingratings"/> ''G Gundam'' received an overall positive critical reception amid its mainstream exposure in the United States.<ref name="otakuusa2"/> Nonetheless, views on ''G Gundam''{{'}}s plot remain largely mixed. Negative reactions to the plot mostly stem from its stark contrast to preceding ''Gundam'' entries that have traditionally focused on deep political and social issues in the midst of war. [[AnimeNation]] writer John Oppliger considered ''G Gundam'' to be "the plague of the ''Gundam'' franchise"<ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=February 14, 2002 | title=Ask John: Is Bandai the New Streamline Pictures? | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/01/ask-john-is-bandai-the-new-streamline-pictures/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905065346/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/10/01/ask-john-is-bandai-the-new-streamline-pictures/ | archive-date=September 5, 2012 }}</ref> and "one of the biggest mis-steps in anime history" due to its elimination of such serious subtext.<ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=February 14, 2002 | title=Ask John: What's the Worst Anime Ever Made? | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/02/14/ask-john-whats-the-worst-anime-ever-made/ | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 20, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093603/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2002/02/14/ask-john-whats-the-worst-anime-ever-made/ | archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Both Bamboo Dong of the [[Anime News Network]]<ref name="shelflife1"/> and Duncan Scott of ''[[Protoculture Addicts]]'' were also initially disappointed for the same reason, with the latter writer feeling that the series features "Gundam" in its title purely for marketing reasons.<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Scott, Duncan |magazine=[[Protoculture Addicts]] | publisher=[[Protoculture Inc.]] | title=Anime Story: ''Mobile Fighter "G" Gundam'' or The Last Degradation | issue=32 | date=January–February 1995| page=47 | issn=0835-9563}}</ref> Derrick L. Tucker of T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews called the series' episodic storyline its "most profound weakness", whereby "the narrative exists {{sic|predominately}} to move the viewer from fight to fight".<ref name="themreview"/> Tucker also found that the potential for its more dramatic themes, such as tension between Domon and  Master Asia or Domon's romantic relationship with Rain, is "overshadowed from start to finale by the show's domineering, if repetitive action sets".<ref name="themreview"/>

Other critics were more accepting of the plot as it progressed, overlooking comparisons to past ''Gundam'' series. ''[[Animerica]]'' editor Mark Simmons, Martin Ouellette of ''Protoculture Addicts'', and anime journalist Mike Toole have all shared opinions that the show can be immensely enjoyed by not taking it too seriously.<ref name="animericafeature"/><ref name="protocspotlight"/><ref name="animejump"/> David Smith of [[IGN]] denoted ''G Gundam'' "the greatest giant robot series that has ever been" because of the seemingly "over-the-top" nature that drives the premise. Smith asserted, "''G Gundam'' maintains a completely straight face through every second. That's the trick, because to let the audience laugh for one moment would break the effect. You don't laugh at ''G Gundam''&nbsp;– you become completely absorbed in the wondrous violence of it all."<ref name="ignrev">{{cite web | author=Smith, David | date=October 11, 2002 | title=''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' Boxed Set - Rounds 1-3 | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/11/mobile-fighter-g-gundam-boxed-set-rounds-1-3 | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=August 4, 2013 | archive-date=May 5, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505153958/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/10/11/mobile-fighter-g-gundam-boxed-set-rounds-1-3 | url-status=live }}</ref> Simmons concluded that the addition of components like "nanotechnological plagues, evil armies, zombie legions, betrayal, and heartbreak [...] make the end result entertaining for more sophisticated viewers as well as for youngsters enticed by the colorful shiny robots".<ref name="animericafeature"/> Toole stated that despite valid criticism that the plot is "silly and exaggerated" and its introductory episodes suffering from "[[Villain of the week|battle of the week]] fare", the debut of Master Asia triggers "some great character development".<ref name="animejump"/> Dong similarly appreciated the show more in its Neo Hong Kong [[story arc]] and perceived it much easier for a new viewer to begin watching at any point in the series than with other ''Gundam'' installments.<ref name="shelflife2"/><ref name="shelflife3"/>

The large cast of characters and mecha in ''G Gundam'' has received mostly praise from critics. Toole, Tucker, Ouellette, and Smith made positive mention of the primary characters for their unique designs and attributes; all four reviewers have noted many of the supporting characters to be overly [[stereotype|stereotypical]] with regard to their nationality.<ref name="animejump"/><ref name="themreview"/><ref name="ignrev"/> Toole particularly enjoyed the protagonist Domon, whom he described as very well-rounded, and regarded Master Asia as "both a great hero and a great villain".<ref name="animejump"/> Tucker interpreted the main characters "stylized and distinctive" which possess individual motivations that give them "dynamic appeal".<ref name="themreview"/> Tucker was also impressed with the design variety and color format of the mobile fighters, which break the mold set by the [[Gundam (mobile suit)|conventional Gundam template]].<ref name="themreview"/> Toole and Smith together felt that the more [[Camp (style)|campy]] Gundam stereotypes added to the show's endearment.<ref name="animejump"/><ref name="ignrev"/> While referring to Neo America's mobile fighter, Smith exclaimed, "This show has a cowboy/boxer/quarterback/surfer Gundam, for God's sake."<ref name="ignrev"/> Simmons equivalently and sarcastically summarized, "This is a world where the space colony of Neo Holland is represented by a Gundam that transforms into a giant windmill."<ref name="animericafeature"/>

==Legacy==
During the North American DVD production interviews for ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'', Imagawa was asked to address the message "See you again Gundam Fight 14" shown at the last [[Cut (transition)|cut]] of the final episode. He answered that it was simply [[word play]] and had no intention of affirming a [[sequel]] to the anime.<ref name="dvdnotes12"/> Granted its large number of manga side-stories, Imagawa surmised that it would be "impossible" to create an animated sequel or OVA series to ''G Gundam'' and disclosed he would not direct it if there were. He said, "I believe ''G Gundam'' is a series that started as a program for kids and eventually worked out because I stayed vividly aware of that until the very last moment, overcoming a lot of obstacles and bad situations (in terms of directing)."<ref name="dvdnotes12"/>

Oppliger found that ''G Gundam'' had established a legacy within the [[anime industry]], albeit a different one from its 1979 namesake.<ref name="animenationimpact"/> He elaborated that ''G Gundam'' represents a "catalyst for development within Japan's anime industry" for being the first complete [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the ''Gundam'' franchise and the first of many ''Gundam'' TV series to feature a self-contained storyline separate from the traditional franchise continuity.<ref name="animenationimpact"/> In 2001, ''G Gundam'' was listed by the Japanese magazine ''[[Animage]]'' among the top 100 most important anime in history in terms of historical significance, influence and impact on the anime industry.<ref>{{cite web | author=Oppliger, John | date=January 16, 2001 | title=''Animage'' Lists Most Important Anime Ever | url=http://www.animenation.net/blog/2001/01/16/animage-lists-most-important-anime-ever/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320051821/http://www.animenation.net/blog/2001/01/16/animage-lists-most-important-anime-ever/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 20, 2012 | publisher=[[AnimeNation]] | access-date=July 19, 2013 }}</ref>

== References ==
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* {{anime News Network|anime|299}}

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