1979 「Mobile Suit Gundam」 began airing on TV

1979 — "Mobile Suit Gundam" begins airing on TV. Aired from April, 43 episodes. Produced by Sunrise, directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The starting point of the real-robot genre, portraying giant robots as "weapons (mobile suits)."

RX-78-2 Gundam Figurine
RX-78-2 Gundam Figurine — Melvin Loi from Macau, Macau · CC BY-SA 2.0
1979 — "Mobile Suit Gundam" begins airing on TV
1979 — "Mobile Suit Gundam" begins airing on TV — GUN_DATA infographic
1979 timeline position
1979 timeline position — GUN_DATA infographic
Cumulative number of Gundam works as of 1979
Cumulative number of Gundam works as of 1979 — GUN_DATA infographic

Aired from April, 43 episodes. Produced by Sunrise, directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. The starting point of the real-robot genre, portraying giant robots as "weapons (mobile suits)."