Mobile Suit Gundam AGE | |
DVD cover art of the fourth volume
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機動戦士ガンダムAGE (Kidō Senshi Gandamu AGE) |
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Genre | Mecha |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Susumu Yamaguchi |
Written by |
Akihiro Hino Kazuho Hyodo (assistant) |
Music by | Kei Yoshikawa |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by | |
Original network | JNN (MBS) |
Original run | October 9, 2011 – September 23, 2012 |
Episodes | 49 |
Manga | |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Story of the Beginning | |
Written by | Hiroshi Nakanishi |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shonen Sunday |
Original run | October 2011 – present |
Manga | |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: First Evolution | |
Written by | Hiyon Katsuragi |
Published by | Kadokawa |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Gundam Ace |
Original run | December 2011 – present |
Manga | |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Treasure Star | |
Written by | Masanori Yoshida |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
Original run | September 15, 2011 – May 15, 2012 |
Volumes | 2 |
Manga | |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memories of SID | |
Written by | Hiroshi Nakanishi |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Sunday Super |
Original run | January 25, 2012 – October 25, 2012 |
Volumes | 3 |
Original video animation | |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden | |
Directed by | Shinya Watada |
Written by | Noboru Kimura |
Music by | Kei Yoshikawa |
Studio | Sunrise |
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Released | July 26, 2013 |
Runtime | 75 minutes |
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダムAGE Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu Eiji?) is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the twelfth installment in Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series was first announced in the July issue of Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic, and has gaming company Level-5's President Akihiro Hino in charge of the story.
This installment of the Gundam meta-series is set on a futuristic Earth plagued by an interplanetary war that spans a whole century. Its story revolves around three protagonists from the same family, each piloting his own version of the eponymous mecha, fighting to defend Earth and its space colonies from an enemy race far more advanced in terms of technology.
The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on June 13, 2011, during a special event at the 2011 Tokyo Toy Show. Gundam AGE premiered on the MBS and TBS broadcasting stations in Japan on October 9, 2011 and 49 episodes were broadcast, with the final episode on September 23, 2012. A compilation OVA titled Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden was released on July 26, 2013, focusing on the second protagonist of the series, Asemu Asuno.
The story of Gundam AGE is separated into four arcs, with the first three focusing on a different protagonist, and the last, the "Three Generations" arc, focusing on all three previous protagonists.