After War Gundam X

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After War Gundam X
Promotional image of the main protagonists and mobile suit Gundam X
機動新世紀ガンダムX (Mobile New Century Gundam X)
Genre	Military science fiction, Mecha
TV anime
Directed by	Shinji Takamatsu
Studio	Sunrise
Network	Animax, TV Asahi
Original run	April 5, 1996 – December 28, 1996
Episodes	39 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Kōichi Tokita
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Comic Bom Bom
Original run	April 1996 – March 1997
Volumes	3
See also
After War Gundam X: Under the Moonlight
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After War Gundam X, known in Japan as Mobile New Century Gundam X (機動新世紀ガンダムX, Kidō Shinseiki Gandamu Ekkusu^?), is an anime television series from Japan. It is a part of the Gundam franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate universe called After War Era. The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April 5, 1996 to December 28, 1996 across TV Asahi's ANN stations and the anime satellite television network Animax. It was directed by Sunrise veteran Shinji Takamatsu (SD Gundam, The Brave of Gold Goldran, School Rumble), and the screenplay was written by Hiroyuki Kawasaki.

The sequel manga Gundam X: Under the Moonlight, released as a tie-in with the DVD release of Gundam X, proved popular and was extended from its initial run of six chapters.

Story

After the end of an apocalyptic war that resulted in the drop of virtually all space colonies onto Earth, devastating the planet and destroying 99% of humanity's population. The series begins in AW 0015, as the Earth is just beginning to recover. The primary protagonist of this series is fifteen year-old Garrod Ran, a member of Vulture, a scavenger group that patrols the wasteland for profits, which is on a mission to find and save mistreated Newtypes from those who wish to take advantage of them. The first episode begins with Garrod doing a 'hold-up' to a reckless bandit who possessed a Mobile Suit. He was discovered by an old man who assigned him to rescue a girl named Tiffa Adill from Vulture. As he rescues Tiffa, he discovers that she is a Newtype who is the target of an unknown party. The party eventually finds a "15 year-old nightmare", the Gundam X. Gundam X also used the space war concept featured in previous Gundam series as a backdrop, with the New United Nations Earth and the Space Revolutionary Army as the opposing factions.

Cast and crew

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Japanese cast

• Garrod Ran - Wataru Takagi
• Tiffa Adill - Mika Kanai
• Jamil Neate - Kenyuu Horiuchi
• Roybea Loy - Takumi Yamazaki
• Witz Sou - Kazuya Nakai
• Sara Tyrell - Yumi Kakazu
• Toniya Malme - Kotono Mitsuishi
• Olba Frost - Nozomu Sasaki
• Shagia Frost - Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Ennil El - Chieko Honda
• Perla Ciss - Miki Nagasawa
• Lancerow Dawell - Hiroshi Takemura
• Carris Nautilus - Yuko Mizutani
• Fixx Bloodman - Shin Aomori
• Zaider Rasso - Walter Eme

Staff

• Director - Shinji Takamatsu
• Story & Script - Hiroyuki Kawasaki
• Character Design - Nobuyoshi Nishimura
• Art Director - Masaru Sato
• Mecha Designer - Kunio Okawara & Junya Ishigaki
• Music - Yasuo Higuchi

Episode list

Theme music

Reception

According to Japan's Weekly The Television magazine, the series peaked at 6.2% of the viewing audience watching which averaged 4.3% during the first two quarters,^[1] about the same as Gundam series from the mid-90s onward. In October 1996, the third quarter was moved from a Friday afternoon 5:00 PM timeslot to a Saturday morning 6:00 AM timeslot, suffering declining ratings.

See also

• List of After War Gundam X characters
• List of After War Gundam X mobile weapons
• List of After War Gundam X technology

References

1. ^ All Gundam TV series ratings, Gunota

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• After War Gundam X (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia