One Of Gundam’s Most Rated Series Is Finally Broadcasting

For Western audiences, the 1990s Gundam can basically be defined in a number of ways: Gundam Wingthe sixth major entry in the franchise and the one that set the stage for it the rise of the mecha series In the west with its landmark run on Cartoon Network in 2000. But only one year later wing Broadcast in Japan, Gundam is back with an all-new series – one that often flies under the radar as one of the series’ most interesting additions.

Gundam X after the war first released in Japan in 1996, and now, outside of Blu-ray releases a few years ago, it’s finally making its international debut. Free on Tubi this month. Set the time Gundamof third alternative graph—that is, not being part of the “Universal Age” continuum, unlike the first four Gundam series were all part of later wing and its predecessor G Gundam, Gundam X It begins a decade and a half after a deadly interstellar war destroyed Earth and its space colonies. One of the survivors, Garrod Ran, follows a young scavenger who collects and repairs trash for a living. remnants of mobile suits After the war, Garrod discovers the titular Gundam Xi and crosses paths with the crew of the battleship Freeden, a handful of Newtypes who have developed an advanced perception for survival in space, tasked with protecting the evolved humans. Various factions seeking to plunge the Earth Sphere into interstellar conflict once again.

while Gundamprevious alternate universes of wing and G Gundam only drew loose parallels within the world-building of the Universal Age – mainly in the form of conflict between Earth and space colonies, and of course giant mechanics –Gundam X was the first to really openly tackle one of the alternate universes Gundam‘s most interesting concepts In the form of Newtypes, taking both the literal name (other AU Gundam shows have explored the concept through different lenses and names) for these advanced individuals and also exploring their place in the world outside of exploitation as war assets. Although at that time Gundam X received a mixed reception – it lasted for only 39 episodes, cut from the planned 49 episodes, and was ultimately overshadowed by its success in the west. Gundam Wingnever received an English-language dub—it has been revised for several years and has been praised for its place in the world. wider creativity of Gundamalternate timelines.

From the trio of the 90s Gundam AUs (aside from X‘s direct successor, the 1999 anniversary series Turn Gundama series that mostly plays with ideas that connect itself to the original timeline while still being in its own continuity and wider Gundam franchise), which is arguably the most in conversation with the original Mobile Suit Gundam and his their direct heirs in Zeta and Double Zeta. It’s worth checking out, especially since Tubi is free – and I hope that’s a sign of even more users. Gundam‘s big hitters are currently landing on other streaming houses, we may see a few more entries from the franchise take center stage on Tubi as well (mentioned above). Turn Aa franchise highlight that desperately needs a streaming home!).

You can check Gundam X after the war Tubi here.

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