Mobile Suit Gundam-san

• Name — Mobile Suit Gundam-san • Ja Kanji — 機動戦士ガンダムさん • Ja Romaji — Kidō Senshi Gandamu-san • Genre — Comedy, mecha, science fiction • Creator — * Hajime Yatate • Yoshiyuki Tomino

• Type — manga • Author — Hideki Ohwada • Publisher — Kadokawa Shoten • Publisher En — Denpa (The Men Who Created Gundam) • Magazine — Gundam Ace, Comic Charge, Kerokero Ace, 4-Koma Nano Ace • First — June 25, 2001 • Volumes — 22

• Type — tv series • Director — Mankyū • Producer — Kōichi Ueyama, Shin Sasaki • Writer — Hideki Ohwada, Mankyū • Music — Jun Abe, Seiji Muto • Studio — Sunrise • Network — Tokyo MX, BS11 • First — July 6, 2014 • Last — September 28, 2014 • Episodes — 13 • Episode List — #Episode list Mobile Suit Gundam-san, commonly referred to as Gundam-san, is a Japanese yonkoma (4-panel) parody gag manga series by Hideki Ohwada. A part of the Gundam media franchise, it is a parody of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, featuring Amuro Ray, Lalah Sune, and Char Aznable as main characters. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's seinen manga magazine Gundam Ace since June 2001 and collected in twenty-two tankōbon volumes. The manga has spawned an anime television series adaptation by Sunrise. The series of animated shorts was broadcast on the BS11 network between July 6 and September 28, 2014.

The manga is a parody of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and features most of its characters for its yonkoma strips. In addition, there are several "sub-stories" featured in the manga tankōbon, including Captain Zaku-san, which features anthropomorphic versions of the mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam, and Genesis of Gundam, which dramatizes the story of the creation of the Gundam franchise and features Yoshiyuki Tomino as well as other staff and cast members. On January 24, 2014, Kadokawa released two tankōbon volumes collecting Gundam Sousei chapters as a separate manga titled "Gundam" wo Tsukutta Otoko-tachi. At Anime NYC 2019, Denpa announced that they would publish The Men Who Created Gundam in English, with the omnibus volume released on June 7, 2022.

Gundam-san began as a fan created yonkoma series on Ohwada's personal website prior to being officially published in Gundam Ace in June 2001. The manga was also serialized in the seinen magazine Comic Charge from the magazine's inception to its cancellation in 2009; in the magazine Kerokero Ace; and in the 4-Koma Nano Ace from 2011. The first collected volume was released on August 24, 2005, and the latest—the 22nd—was released on October 25, 2024. Another series, Naruhodo! Kotowaza Gundam-san was serialized in Kerokero Ace starting 2007. Its collected volume was released on January 22, 2009. "As I Thought! Proverbs Gundam-san" was released on August 21, 2010. Another book, which included Kotowaza Gundam-san stories, subtitled Nippon Saihakken, was released on December 21, 2011. A Kotowaza Gundam-san definitive edition, including Naruhodo and Yappari and the proverbs which appeared in the anime series, was released on October 25, 2014. Additionally, a box of mini books and goods about the character Comet Chick was released on July 24, 2007. Also, a fanbook, which included a special story, was released on February 24, 2010.

The 13-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast between July and September 2014 in the BS11 (during the Gundam Selection program) and Tokyo MX networks. Episodes are about 3 minutes each. The show was first announced in a Gundam Ace issue in June 2014. Mankyū directed and wrote the screenplay for the anime. Sao Tamado was the character designer. Tohru Furuya and Keiko Han returned as cast members but did not reprise their original roles from Mobile Suit Gundam as Amuro Ray and Lalah Sune, respectively. Instead all of the roles were cast to new voice actors.

13 episodes are released on television, while the additional extra episodes (including event premieres) are included in the DVD/Blu-Ray release of the anime.