An Art History of Mobile Suit Gundam

A lesson on the art history of the Japanese television series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1981). The series led to a larger franchise of films, subsequent television series, and streaming series, as well as video games, fan fiction and Gunpla (Gundam plastic models and kits).

Resources include links to sections from the original Gundam films, sequences from a recent Gundam series, related scholarship, fandom and a starter model from a Gunpla kit.

This material is part of FA 288 Art of Asia and the Pacific for York College CUNY created by Emily Verla Bovino, Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the York College Art History program.

To cite this lesson workbook, please use the following bibliographical reference: Bovino, Emily Verla. 'An Art History of Mobile Suit Gundam.' Created for FA 288 Art of Asia and the Pacific, York College CUNY. New York: CUNY Manifold, 2025.

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