It’s been a long time coming, but the hosts of the Animecast finally dive into the origins of what became one of the biggest franchises of anime history. The 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam series in all of its retro glory. Does it hold up to today’s standards, what does it do right, and what may hold it back. Listen and find out!

As mentioned in the podcast, this copy of Mobile Suit Gundam was provided to us for review by Nozomi Entertainment and Rightstuf.

The opening for this episode is the OP for Mobile Suit Gundam called “Fly! Gundam” by Koh Ikeda. The closing for this episode is the ED for Mobile Suit Gundam called “Forever Amuro” by Koh Ikeda