Happy 29th Anniversary To G-Gundam
This is the first series in the franchise that takes place in another alternate timeline, the Future Century, paving the way for future series in more alternative timelines.
My journey to being a Gundam fan started with Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, originally aired 28 years ago on April 7th, which I caught on Cartoon Network’s Toonami block (once my youngest uncle got DirecTV for my grandmother and me).
I started doing deep research on the franchise (once I got a regular Internet connection) and learned that there were more series in the franchise set in alternate timelines. One series that got my undivided attention was Mobile Fighter G-Gundam, which aired 29 years ago on April 22nd, that is was heavily inspired by martial arts.
As a fan of fighting games like Street Fighter and The King of Fighters, I wanted to check out Mobile Fighter G-Gundam but this was a time when anime was still expensive to buy (my mom refused to pay $30 for a VHS tape of Street Fighter…