Yoshiyuki Tomino (Gundam Creator) Directed Anime Watchlist
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Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the Gundam anime franchise.
Tomino is noted for directing several well-known anime series throughout his career, most notably for transforming the "Super Robot" mecha anime genre into the "Real Robot" genre with the Mobile Suit Gundam series, beginning in 1979, and which was later followed onto numerous sequels, spinoffs and merchandising franchises, Brave Raideen (1975) (in which he directed the first 26 episodes), Space Runaway Ideon (1980), Aura Battler Dunbine (1983), and numerous others. His newer work includes Brain Powerd (1998), Turn A Gundam (1999), Overman King Gainer (2002) and most recently, Gundam Reconguista in G (2014).
Tomino is noted for directing several well-known anime series throughout his career, most notably for transforming the "Super Robot" mecha anime genre into the "Real Robot" genre with the Mobile Suit Gundam series, beginning in 1979, and which was later followed onto numerous sequels, spinoffs and merchandising franchises, Brave Raideen (1975) (in which he directed the first 26 episodes), Space Runaway Ideon (1980), Aura Battler Dunbine (1983), and numerous others. His newer work includes Brain Powerd (1998), Turn A Gundam (1999), Overman King Gainer (2002) and most recently, Gundam Reconguista in G (2014).
TV, 1972,
27 eps
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The TV series is based on a manga by Osamu Tezuka. This anime marks the directorial debut of Yoshiyuki Tomino (best known as the creator of Gundam). The anime altered plot points, characters, including the ending that differed significantly from the original manga.
TV, 1975,
50 eps
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The first half (Episodes 1-26) of the TV series was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, while the second half (Episodes 27-50) was directed by Tadao Nagahama. It is noted to be Tomino's first contribution in a mecha anime.
TV, 1977,
23 eps
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The TV series was created under the direction of Yoshiyuki Tomino, who is also the writer along with Yoshitake Suzuki.
TV, 1978,
40 eps
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The TV series was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, who co-wrote it with Yoshitake Suzuki for the second time after Zanbot 3.
TV, 1979,
43 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it was the first Gundam series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs. The series was later re-edited for theatrical release, and split into three movies. It is set in the year U.C.0079 in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam series.
Movie, 1981,
1 ep
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The theatrical movie trilogy is a re-edited version of the original TV series. Each of the three films is largely made up of old footage from the TV series, but Tomino felt that some things could be changed for the better.
The first film is a compilation of episodes 1-13 of the TV series.
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 1/3
The first film is a compilation of episodes 1-13 of the TV series.
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 1/3
Movie, 1981,
1 ep
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The second film covers episodes 16-30 of the TV series. Unlike the first film, which was edited entirely from existing episodes, this adaptation uses at least 30% of new animation.
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 2/3
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 2/3
Movie, 1982,
1 ep
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The third film adapts episodes 31-43 of the TV series. Unlike the previous films this adaptation uses at least 70% of new animation.
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 3/3
Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy 3/3
TV, 1980,
39 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, produced immediately following his signature work, Mobile Suit Gundam. Originally, the series was planned to be 43 episodes long, but was cancelled after only 39 episodes were aired. However, the remaining four episodes were modified and expanded into the sequel movie The Ideon: Be Invoked (1982).
Movie, 1982,
1 ep
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The film compiles the first 32 episodes of the TV series. It is followed by The Ideon: Be Invoked (1982).
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Movie, 1982,
1 ep
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The film is a sequel to the TV series, which was meant to be 43 episodes long but got canceled after 39 were aired. This film is composed of the last episode aired (#39) and the remaining four episodes (#40-43).
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TV, 1982,
50 eps
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The TV series was created by Sunrise pseudonym collective staff "Hajime Yatate" and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
Movie, 1983,
1 ep
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The compilation movie, which included new footage and a different ending to the series.
TV, 1983,
49 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino of Gundam fame along with episodes scripts written by Sukehiro Tomita. It is one of the few anime to combine fantasy and science fiction, and is considered one of the earliest examples of isekai anime.
TV, 1984,
54 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Its characters and mecha were designed by Mamoru Nagano, who would later go on to create The Five Star Stories.
OVA, 1986,
1 ep
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The OVA is a compilation of the first half of the TV series.
OVA, 1987,
1 ep
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The OVA is a compilation of the second half of the TV series.
OVA, 1987,
1 ep
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The OVA is an original story that takes place in the middle of the TV series after episode 18.
TV, 1985,
50 eps
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The TV series is a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam, but is positioned as a continuation of the theatrical film trilogy rather than the TV series version, and was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is set in the year U.C.0087 in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam series.
TV, 1986,
47 eps
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The TV series is a direct follow up to Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is set in the year U.C.0088 in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam series.
Movie, 1988,
1 ep
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The film is the final chapter of the original saga that began with Mobile Suit Gundam, continued with Zeta Gundam and Gundam ZZ. It was directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tomino, based on his original novel High Streamer, with changes. It is set in U.C.0093, Gundam's primary Universal Century timeline.
Movie, 1991,
1 ep
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The film was director Yoshiyuki Tomino's attempt to launch a new Gundam saga. Originally planned as a 50-episode TV series, but production issues led the scripts for the first 13 episodes to be compressed into a film, cutting out much of the original storyline. It is set in the Late Universal Century timeline of Gundam, taking place in U.C.0123.
TV, 1993,
51 eps
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The TV series was directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. It takes place in the U.C.0153 of the Late Universal Century timeline. It is the final TV series following the Universal Century timeline in the Gundam franchise.
OVA, 1996,
3 eps
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The OVA series is based on volumes 1 and 2 of the five-volume novels series of the same name by director Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is a spin-off of Aura Battler Dunbine, despite taking place in the world's past.
TV, 1998,
26 eps
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The TV series was directed and written by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and features mecha designs by Mamoru Nagano.
TV, 1999,
50 eps
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The TV series marks the return of director Yoshiyuki Tomino, who left Sunrise after Victory Gundam. It was created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. This is the first Gundam series directed by Tomino that is not set in the Universal Century. Instead, it takes place in the Correct Century timeline.
Movie, 2002,
1 ep
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It is a compilation movie for episodes 1-27 of the TV series, along with some new animation.
Movie, 2002,
1 ep
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It compiles episodes 27-50 of the TV series.
TV, 2002,
26 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is loosely based on the science fiction novel series La Compagnie des glaces by Georges-Jean Arnaud.
Movie, 2005,
1 ep
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In celebration of Gundam's 25th anniversary (and also the 20th anniversary of Zeta Gundam), TV series was compiled into a new movie trilogy. The compilations digitally remastered the TV series of Zeta Gundam with new footage.
The first film compiles episodes 1-14 of the TV series. 33% of the first film was remastered footage.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 1/3
The first film compiles episodes 1-14 of the TV series. 33% of the first film was remastered footage.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 1/3
Movie, 2005,
1 ep
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The second film is a compilation of episodes 14-32 of the TV series. Around 70% of the second film was newly animated footage.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 2/3
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 2/3
Movie, 2006,
1 ep
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The third film is a compilation of episodes 33-50 of the TV series. About 80% of the third film is new footage with plot points changed, including the ending.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 3/3
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy 3/3
ONA, 2005,
6 eps
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The ONA series is loosely based on a light novel series of the same name by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It is an alternate story to another series, Aura Battler Dunbine.
TV, 2014,
26 eps
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The TV series was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino for the Gundam 35th Anniversary celebration. It is Tomino's first Gundam TV anime project since Turn A Gundam in 1999. It is set in the Regild Century, a period after the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam series.
Movie, 2019,
1 ep
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It is the first movie out of the planned five compilation films covering Gundam Reconguista in G. It is made up of re-edited versions of episodes 1-5 of the TV series, as well as new scenes.
Movie, 2020,
1 ep
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It is the second movie out of the planned five compilation films covering Gundam Reconguista in G. It will consist of re-edited and new cuts from episodes 6-11 of the TV series.
Movie, 2021,
1 ep
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It is the third movie out of the planned five compilation films covering Gundam Reconguista in G.
Movie, 2022,
1 ep
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It is the fourth compilation film covering Gundam Reconguista in G.
Movie, 2022,
1 ep
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It is the fifth compilation film covering Gundam Reconguista in G.
