Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam  (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidō Senshi Gundam) is a televised anime  series written and directed by  Yoshiyuki Tomino  and made up of 43 episodes aired in  1979. Mobile Suit Gundam  premiered on Monday, July 23, 2001 on Cartoon Network 's Toonami in the US. It did very well, but it was later canceled before the entire series was shown. This was due to the September 11, 2001 attacks occurring. Immediately following the attacks Cartoon Network, and many other stations, began pulling war-themed content and violent programming as well. Although  Cowboy Bebop  came back before too long,  Mobile Suit Gundam  did not .However, the last episodes was shown as part of Toonami's "New Year's Eve-il" special on December 31, 2001. It is sometimes stated that  MSG  was canceled "because" of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Plot
Set in a fictional universe in the Universal Century year 0079, the Principality of Zeon has declared independence from the Earth Federation, and subsequently launched a One Year War. The conflict has directly affected every continent on earth, also nearly every space colony and lunar settlement. Zeon, though smaller, has the tactical upper hand through their use of a new type of humanoid weapons called mobile suits. After half of all humanity perishes in the conflict, the war settled into a bitter stalemate lasting over 8 months.

The Series begins with a newly deployed Federation warship, the White Base, arriving at the secret research base located at the Side 7 colony to pick up the Federation's newest weapon. However, they are closely followed by Zeon forces. A Zeon reconnaissance team member disobeys mission orders and attacks the colony, killing most of the Federation crew and civilians in the process. Out of desperation, citizen boy Amuro Ray accidentally finds the Federation's new arsenal—the RX-78 Gundam, and neutralizes the situation. Scrambling everything they can, the White Base sets out with her newly formed crew of civilian recruits and refugees in her journey to survive, and unknowingly, change the course of the war.

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