Line #50 Franchise/SDGundam


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7	->''"Get ready for Gundam like you've never seen it before! ...Really cute and tiny!"''
8	-->--'''Creator/{{Toonami}} Promo for ''Anime/SDGundamForce'''''
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10	Everyone knows about ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', one of the big name Anime franchises out there. [[MilitaryScienceFiction A gritty mix between a space opera and a war drama]], with angst and death always around the bend. So how about instead of that, we talk about something a little more wacky and fun?
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12	Starting with a contributed illustration to "Model News" magazine by Nagoya junior high school student Koji Yokoi in the 1980s, which would then lead to Koji serializing ''SD Gundam'' 4 frame comics for said magazine, ''SD Gundam'' (''SDガンダム'') is a sub-franchise to ''Gundam'' focusing entirely on SuperDeformed mechs.
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14	In spite of receiving negative attention from those who don't consider it "true" Gundam nowadays, the toys were actually very popular in the late '80s-early '90s, to the point where sales from the ''SD Gundam'' franchise were actually better than everything else ''Gundam''-related at the time, and its popularity even led to a bunch of Super-Deformed shows such as the ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries'' and ''Manga/LordOfLordsRyuKnight'', as well as ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' (In fact, ''Super Robot Wars'' used the ''SD Gundam'' designs for Gundam until ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Alpha]]'').
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16	Although it started off parodying the main series, over the years separate continuities have been made featuring the main franchises mechs (And in some cases even the human characters) in different settings, like a Sengoku war or a medieval fantasy.
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19	!!Works include the following:
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21	* ''Anime/MobileSuitSDGundam'' (1988-1993 Anime shorts series)
22	* ''Double Zeta-kun is Here'' (1988-1994 Manga)
23	* ''SD Sengokuden'' series
24	** ''Toys/SDSengokudenMushaShichininShuHen'' (1988-1990 Model line)
25	** ''SD Sengokuden Ten to Chi To'' (1990 Model line)
26	** ''SD Sengokuden Furinkazan Hen'' (1991 Model line)
27	** ''SD Sengokuden Tenka Toitsu Hen'' (1991-1992 Model line)
28	** ''Shin SD Sengokuden Chijou Saikyo Hen'' (1992-1993 Model line)
29	** ''Shin SD Sengokuden Densetsu No Daishogun Hen'' (1993-1994 Model line)
30	** ''Shin SD Sengokuden Shichinin No Choushogun Hen'' (1994-1995 Model line)
31	** ''Shin SD Sengokuden Chou Kidou Daishogun Hen'' (1995-1996 Model line)
32	** ''Chou SD Sengokuden Bujin Kirahagane Hen'' (1996-1997 Model line)
33	** ''Shin SD Sengokuden Kidou Musha Taisen'' (1996 Video Game)
34	** ''Chou SD Sengokuden Touha Daishogun Hen'' (1997-1998 Model line)
35	** ''Chou SD Sengokuden Tensei Shichinin Shu Hen'' (1998-1999 Model line)
36	** ''Musha Senki Hakari no Hengen Hen'' (1999-2000 Model line)
37	* ''SD Gundam Gaiden'' series
38	** ''Anime/SDGundamGaiden'' (1990-1991 Anime OVA adaptation of Cardass series ''SD Gundam Gaiden: Sieg Zeon Hen'', which lasted from 1989-1990)
39	** ''Toys/SDGundamGaidenKnightsOfTheRoundTable'' (1991 Cardass series)
40	** ''Toys/SDGundamGaidenSeikiheiMonogatari'' (1992 Cardass series)
41	** ''Toys/SDGundamGaidenKikoushinDensetsu'' (1993 Cardass series)
42	** ''Toys/ShinSDGundamGaidenKnightGundamMonogatari'' (1994 Cardass series)
43	** ''Toys/ShinSDGundamGaidenGoldSaga'' (1995 Cardass series)
44	** ''Toys/ShinSDGundamGaidenGaitoshinSenki'' (1996 Cardass series, didn't receive a proper end until 2010)
45	** ''Toys/SDGundamSeidan'' (1997 Cardass series)
46	** ''Toys/NewTestamentSDGundamGaidenSaddracKnightSaga'' (2013-2015 Cardass series, also includes the 2016 sequel ''Saddrac Knight Saga EX'' and the 2018 special re-release ''Saddrac Knight Saga SP'')
47	** ''Toys/NewTestamentSDGundamGaidenNewWorldAdventLegend'' (2017 Cardass series)
48	** ''Toys/NewTestamentSDGundamGaidenSuperiorSaga'' (2019-2020 Cardass series)
49	** ''Toys/NewTestamentSDGundamGaidenGundamKingStory'' (2020-2022 Cardass series)
50	** ''SD Gundam Gaiden NEO: The Forbidden Magic'' (2024-ongoing Cardass series)
51	* ''SD Command Chronicles'' series
52	** ''SD Command Chronicles G-ARMS'' (1990 Gashapon toyline)
53	** ''SD Command Chronicles II Gundam Force'' (1991 Gashapon toyline)
54	** ''SD Command Chronicles III Super G-ARMS'' (1992 Gashapon toyline)
55	** ''Shin Gundam Force GREAT PANCRACION'' (1993 Gashapon toyline)
56	* ''Gundlander'' series
57	** ''Gundlander: Revelations Of Darkness'' (1990 Gashapon toyline)
58	** ''Gundlander II: Saint Sword That Seals Evil'' (1991 Gashapon toyline)
59	** ''Gundlander III: Guardian Of The Dragon'' (1992 Gashapon toyline)
60	** ''Gundlander IV: Revival Of The Seiyusha'' (1993 Gashapon toyline)
61	* ''Tamaroid Super-C Gundam'' (1991-1993 Manga)
62	* ''Musha Knight Command SD Gundam Scramble'' (1991 Short film)
63	* ''Mobile Suit SD Gundam: Menace of Psycho Salamander'' (1991 Video Game)
64	* ''WesternAnimation/DoozyBots'' (Failed 1991 Western Animated TV series)
65	* ''Super Gachapon World: SD Gundam X'' (1992 Video Game)
66	* ''Toys/SDGundamChibiSenshi'' (1992-1994 Model line)
67	* ''Anime/MobileSuitSDGundamFestival'' (1993 Anime compilation film)
68	* ''SD Gundam Space Time Transfer Gun-Voyager'' (1993 Cardass series)
69	* ''SD Gundam G-Changer'' (1995-1996 Model line)
70	* ''Manga/SDGundamFullColorTheater'' (1997-2007 Manga)
71	* ''SD Gundam Musha Generation'' (2000 Manga)
72	* ''SD Gundam Eiyuden'' (2000-2002 Manga)
73	* ''Manga/SDGundamMushamaruden'' (2001-2004 Manga trilogy)
74	* ''Manga/SDGundamForceEmakiMusharetsuden'' (2004-2005 Manga duology)
75	* ''Anime/SDGundamForce'' (2003–2004 TV series)
76	** ''Manga/SDGundamForceGaiden'' (2004 Manga)
77	** ''VideoGame/SDGundamForceShowdown'' (2004 Video Game)
78	* ''Manga/SDGundamMushaBanchoFuunroku'' (2006-2007 Manga)
79	* ''Toys/BBSenshiSangokuden'' (2007-2010 Model line, page includes numerous adaptatations, mostly the 2010-2011 TV series ''Brave Battle Warriors'')
80	* ''Anime/GundamSEEDCharacterTheater'' (2007 Anime shorts series)
81	* ''Toys/SDSengokudenBushinKourinHen'' (2009-2010 Model line)
82	* ''SD Gundam Bind'' (2009-2010 Gashapon toyline)
83	* ''Toys/SDGundamUltimateBattle'' (2011-2012 Cardass series)
84	* ''Literature/SDGundamTheLastWorld'' (2016-2019 Web Novel)
85	* ''SD Gundam World'' Series
86	** ''Anime/SDGundamWorldSangokuSoketsuden'' (2019-2021 ONA)
87	** ''Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes'' (2021 TV series)
88	** ''SD Gundam World Heroes: The Legend of Dragon Knight'' (2022 Web Manga)
89	** ''SD Gundam World Heroes Gaiden'' (Releases on Winter 2021, format currently unknown)
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92	Please note that we aren't including ''VideoGame/SDGundamGGeneration'' or ''VideoGame/SDGundamCapsuleFighter'' into the list because while they do feature SD mechs, they're more crossovers for the main ''Gundam'' works (Characters from ''BB Senshi Sangokuden'' have appeared in both, however).
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96	!!Tropes associated with the ''SD Gundam'' franchise include:
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98	* AdaptationAmalgamation: Characters from this franchise are always based off of mechs and sometimes even humans from countless works in the main ''Gundam'' franchise, even though a good number of those works take place in {{Alternate Continuit\|y}}ies, and even the ones that share continuities take place in different points in time. While this was due to ''SD Gundam'' starting off as a parody, once the works became more serious as time went on, it became this trope.
99	* AlternateContinuity: This whole franchise is one to the main ''Gundam'' franchise. And like the main ''Gundam'' franchise, it has its own individual continuities.
100	* ArtEvolution: When the franchise first debuted, the characters were in the standard two-heads tall chibi proportions. Over time, this evolved to the current three-heads tall proportions.
101	* LighterAndSofter: Relatively speaking. The works can be dark and serious at times, but they're overall still ''much'' more cheerful than most main ''Gundam'' works.
102	* MerchandiseDriven: Good part of the success of this franchise was thanks to the Creator/{{Banpresto}} toys made during TheEighties that were very popular then.
103	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: While SD Gundams may not look human, they are seen showing emotions and having personalities like humans.
104	* SailorEarth: Making an ''SD Gundam'' OC can be as simple as deciding which mech from throughout the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise you wanna base your character off of. That is, unless you don't want to base them after any mech in particular and instead want to use common design themes shared between the mechs to make something new.
105	* SuperDeformed: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Uh, no doy. Every character is chibified, and the "SD" in the franchise's title even stands for "Super Deformed".]]
106	* TropeCodifier: Considering all the works it inspired, the franchise can be considered this for SuperDeformed mecha.
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