Funko has announced a new wave of Funko Pop! vinyl figures from the Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam.
Gundam ’79 characters transformed into Pop! figures.
Mobile Suit Gundam, also known as First Gundam, Gundam 0079 or simply Gundam ’79, is an anime television series, produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise.
Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its affiliated ANN stations on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes.
It was the first Gundam series, which has subsequently been adapted into numerous sequels and spin-offs.
Set in the futuristic calendar year “Universal Century” 0079, the plot focuses on the war between the Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation, with the latter unveiling a new giant robot known as the RX-78-2 Gundam piloted by the teenage civilian mechanic Amuro Ray.
In 1981, the series was re-edited for theatrical release and split into three films – Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981), Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982).
Characters from Mobile Suit Gundam have been transformed into Funko Pop! vinyl figures and are part of the Pop! Animation series. The newly announced wave, celebrating the 45th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam, includes two 6 inch Funko Pop! vinyl figures of RX-78-2 Gundam and MS-06S Char’s Zaku II.
Pre-order your new Mobile Suit Gundam Funko Pop! vinyl figures from Amazon or Entertainment Earth.
Click here for the complete collection and guide of Funko Pop! vinyl Mobile Suit Gundam figures.
