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Mobile Suit Gundam S1E1 — Gundam Rising

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Mobile Suit Gundam•Season 1•Episode 1

Gundam Rising

7.7/10 · 233 votesApr 7, 197925 min

Ranked #19 of 43 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Civilian Amuro Ray is forced to pilot a prototype Federation mobile suit when enemy Zeon mobile suits attack his home space colony .

Directed byShinya Sadamitsu

Written byHiroyuki Hoshiyama

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Cast18

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Amuro Ray (voice)

Shuichi Ikeda

Shuichi Ikeda

Char Aznable (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Bright Noa (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Fuyumi Shiraishi

Mirai Yashima (voice)

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Kiyonobu Suzuki

Hayato Kobayashi (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Kai Shiden (voice)

Rumiko Ukai

Rumiko Ukai

Frau Bow (voice)

Y

Yo Inoue

Sayla Mass (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Ryu Jose (voice)

Keiko Han

Keiko Han

Lalah Sune (voice)

Banjo Ginga

Banjo Ginga

Gihren Zabi (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Kycilia Zabi (voice)

Crew9

S

Shinya Sadamitsu

Director

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino

Storyboard Artist

Hiroyuki Hoshiyama

Hiroyuki Hoshiyama

Writer

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Animation Director

S

Shigenobu Nagasaki

Animation

Osamu Nabeshima

Osamu Nabeshima

Animation

I

Ichi Hirayama

Animation

S

Sachiko Nasuno

Background Designer

T

Toshihisa Tojo

Background Designer

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Episode Summary

"Gundam Rising" is episode 1 of Mobile Suit Gundam season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 233 votes, ranking #19 of 43 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Shinya Sadamitsu and written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, it aired on April 7, 1979.

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