History Trivia / MobileSuitGundam

* ActingForTwo: Many of the principal actors performed a number of supporting characters in addition to their primary roles. For example:

* TalkingToHimself: Creator/KanetoShiozawa, voiced both M'Quve and Cameron Bloom. In the original series, they even get to briefly interact, with [[spoiler:Cameron calling M'Quve out on his bullshit before leaving.]]

** After Creator/HirotakaSuzuoki's death, Creator/KenNarita took over for Bright Noa for all later appearances starting with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn''.

* TheOtherDarrin: The TV series was dubbed by the Vancouver-based [[Creator/TheOceanGroup Ocean Studios]] whilst the movies were dubbed in California (under the direction of Doug Stone, who also voiced Gihren in the movie dub). The TV series in this case, are the replacement voices as the films were dubbed a few years before.
** In particular: to date, Char has been portrayed by four different actors in English, Michael Kopsa being the only one to ever reprise the role (in ''Anime.MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack''). Oddly appropriate for a guy who changes identities so often.

* TheOtherDarrin: The TV series was dubbed by the Vancouver-based [[Creator/TheOceanGroup Ocean Studios]] whilst the movies were dubbed in California. The TV series in this case, are the replacement voices as the films were dubbed a few years before.

** The Gundam was originally going to be a somewhat less flashy-looking red and black robot with a blank, GM-like face called the Gunboy, but this was changed at Bandai's request into the more {{Toyetic}} samurai-like design we all know and love. The Guntank, by contrast, was much sillier looking, with its cannons sticking out of its chest and big, pipe-like arms with humanoid hands. Oddly enough, the Guncannon's early designs look about the same, except that it was supposed to be painted white.

** In America, it didn't do too much better on Toonami. Low ratings (and 9/11) also led to early cancellation. It would later be shown on Creator/AdultSwim's Action block back in 2002 (when it was mostly comprised of former ''Creator/{{Toonami}}'' shows and shows meant to air on ''Toonami'') but they skipped an episode and pulled it before it could finish its run.

* HeAlsoDid: While working on this show, Yoshiyuki Tomino was also working as a storyboard artist on a show that couldn't have been more different - [[Creator/IsaoTakahata Isao Takahata's]] ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''. Yes, he'd done shows like ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' in the past, but that was also before he did ''Anime/ZambotThree'' and ''Anime/DaitarnThree''.

* HeAlsoDid: While working on this show, Yoshiyuki Tomino was also working as a storyboard artist on a show that couldn't have been more different - [[Creator/IsaoTakahata Isao Takahata's]] ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables''.

** In America, it didn't do too much better on Toonami. Low ratings (and 9/11) also led to early cancellation. It would later be shown on ''Creator/AdultSwim Action'' back in 2002 (when it was mostly comprised of former ''Creator/{{Toonami}}'' shows and shows meant to air on ''Toonami'') but they skipped an episode and pulled it before it could finish its run.

** In America, it didn't do too much better on Toonami. Low ratings (and 9/11) also led to early cancellation.

** In America, it didn't do too much better on Toonami. Low ratings ([[TooSoon and 9/11]]) also led to early cancellation.

* ReferencedBy: The ''Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo'' would dedicate its fifth short to showcasing the animation of series and movie animators Yasuhiko Yoshikazu and Ichiro Itano.

** In America, it didn't do too much better on Toonami. Low ratings (and 9/11) also led to early cancellation.

* ReferencedBy: ''Anime/JapanAnimationExpo'' would dedicate its fifth short to showcasing the animation of series and movie animators Yasuhiko Yoshikazu and Ichiro Itano.

* TheOtherDarrin: The TV series was dubbed by the Vancouver-based [[Creator/TheOceanGroup Ocean Studios]] whilst the movies were dubbed in California

* The idea of Mobile Suits were inspired by the Power Suits of ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''.
* FanNickname: The BrightSlap for the one-two that Bright gave Amuro to snap him out of his {{Wangst}} funk. Ironically for all its claims to make "men of destiny", the very first one...didn't work out.

* MissingEpisode: Episode 15, ''Kukuruz Doan's Island'', was removed from the US release by request of Yoshiyuki Tomino himself. While most rumors claim it's due to the horrendous OffModel animation, Tomino himself said it was due to an issue [[YouKnowWhatYouDid between himself and a certain member of the staff]], but he's not willing to elaborate any further as long as that other person is still alive. Note that this doesn't stop Doan from popping up in video games like ''G Generation'' and ''Extreme Vs.'', and even having his own spin-off to the ''Origin'' manga.

* MissingEpisode: Episode 15, ''Kukuruz Doan's Island'', was removed from the US release by request of Yoshiyuki Tomino himself. While most rumors claim it's due to the horrendous OffModel animation, Tomino himself said it was due to an issue [[YouKnowWhatYouDid between himself and a certain member of the staff]], but he's not willing to elaborate any further as long as that other person is still alive. Note that this doesn't stop Doan from popping up in video games like ''G Generation'' and ''Extreme Vs.''.

** Perhaps most infamously, in the original draft of the series, Amuro was going to be a DecoyProtagonist who dies about half-way through the story. The White Base would then go into an EnemyMine alliance with Char. This original concept was used as the basis for the Novel Adaptations.

* FanNickname: The BrightSlap.