When did Gundam take place?

Set in a fictional universe (Universal Century year 0079 according to the Gundam Calendar), the Principality of Zeon has declared independence from the Earth Federation, and subsequently launched a war of independence called the One Year War.
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Does Gundam have a timeline?

Cosmic Era (often abbreviated as "C.E.") is the timeline of the Gundam SEED series. It is the only Gundam timeline after the original Universal Century with multiple TV series. It is also the second most developed, with two TV series, one ONA and two compilation movies.
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What year did Gundam begin?

The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with Mobile Suit Gundam, a TV series that defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by featuring giant robots called mobile suits (including the original titular mecha) in a militaristic setting.
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What year is UC 0001?

Traditional Asian calendar dates may be derived by adding 2698 to AD dates or 4778 to UC dates. Thus, 2080 AD is the Year of the Rat 4778 (AD + 2698) and UC 0001 is the Year of the Ox 4779 (UC + 4778).
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How many years in the future is Gundam?

Anno Domini (A.D.) is home to two seasons of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and one movie, Mobile Suit Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer. This timeline is actually our current timeline in the real world and is set about 300 years in the future.
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Are all gundams connected?

Nope, there is no connection between them. It basically means that you can watch each one indepent from the others, you basically won't miss out in relevant information to the given selection.
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What year is iron blooded orphans set in?

Story. It is the year 323 P.D. (Post Disaster), more than 300 years after a disastrous, interplanetary conflict known as the "Calamity War".
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What timeline is Gundam 00 in?

Anno Domini is the timeline used by the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and its spinoff projects.
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What year is Gundam Unicorn?

The main story takes place in UC 0096, sixteen years after the end of the One Year War, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, and 27 years before Mobile Suit Gundam F91. The story revolves around Banagher Links, a seemingly normal boy living and going to school in the space colonies.
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Which Gundam is canon?

within Mobile Suit Gundam (the original TV series) are all canon. The Gundam Unicorn novels, and all that happens within, are not canon. However, once it became a series of animated features, Gundam Unicorn entered into the realm of canon.
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What came first Gundam or Transformers?

Mobile Suit: Gundam first began in 1979, with Transformers first arriving in 1984 on television screens across the world as well. Since their original introductions, both franchises have rocketed in terms of popularity and it would be a real debate which has become more popular in the world of pop culture.
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What is G Gundam timeline?

Plot. Unlike previous series in the Gundam franchise which are set in the "Universal Century" timeline, Mobile Fighter G Gundam takes place in an alternate "Future Century" universe. Within this timeline, much of mankind has abandoned a ruined Earth to live in space colonies.
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What is Gundam based on?

The Yatate team combined the English word "gun" with the last syllable of the word "freedom" to form the portmanteau Gundom. Tomino changed it to Gundam, suggesting a unit wielding a gun powerful enough to hold back enemies like a hydroelectric dam holding back water.
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Is Gundam Hathaway before or after unicorn?

Instead the anime tells you very early on that Gundam Hathaway takes place after the events of Unicorn, roughly about 10 years.
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Is correct century connected to Universal Century?

After thousands of years and endless wars that had occurred in the UC, the Correct Century happened. This was a timeline in which all technology on Earth and human civilizations in space, except for the Moon, were destroyed - the culmination of mankind's "Black History".
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Is Turn A Gundam connected to UC?

The very idea of Turn A, a universal quantifier, is the connection of the Gundam timelines together. Obviously only UC, Wing, X and G Gundam showed up in the Dark History because later shows did not exist at the time.
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Which Gundam is the strongest?

1 Turn A Gundam Is the Most Powerful Suit Ever Designed

Intended to be a story that was all-encompassing for every Gundam timeline, the Turn A is the most powerful mobile suit ever designed.
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Is Amuro Ray in Gundam Unicorn?

Amuro only appears in cameo-form in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, in the form of a photo portrait on the wall of the Captain Bright Noa's office on board his vessel, the Ra Cailum, as seen by Lt. Riddhe Marcenas, during OVA 4, "At the bottom of the gravity well".
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Is Gundam Unicorn a sequel?

Gundam Unicorn, Narrative Anime Sequel Teased, Coming After Hathaway. Sunrise plans to release a sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative once it's done with the Gundam Hathaway anime movie projects, with Part 2 in production.
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What is the longest Gundam series?

Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the longest-running anime franchises of all time.
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Here are 10 Gundam series that show how the franchise has withstood the test of time.
  1. 1 Mobile Suit Gundam.
  2. 2 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. ...
  3. 3 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. ...
  4. 4 Mobile Suit Gundam 00. ...
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Is Gundam 00 a spin off?

A new entry in the Gundam OO series has been announced. Revealed Chronicle, a new CG spinoff that will delve into previously untold stories from the world of Gundam OO, was revealed during the latest livestream from the official Gundam YouTube channel.
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Is Mobile Suit Gundam 00 a sequel?

A film sequel, titled Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer, premiered in Japan on September 18, 2010 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 25, 2010, in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam television series to be animated in widescreen and in high-definition.
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Where does Gundam Hathaway fit in the timeline?

Hathaway is set in the year UC 105, positioning it 26 years after the original Gundam, 18 years after Zeta, and eight years after the previous UC entry, the Gundam Narrative movie.
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What happened Barbatos Gundam?

Used by the 1st Form up to the 5th Form, it was lost during the atmospheric entry battle with Gundam Kimaris and was left floating in earth's orbit.
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