AdvertisementWhen Mobile Suit Gundam first aired in Japan, the only toys available featuring the robots from the show were “Chokogin” die-cast models made by Clover.
Chokogin were extremely popular in Japan throughout the 1970s, but after Mobile Suit Gundam failed to catch on, Clover gave up the license.
But the series also attempts to fold every single Gundam series into a singular, cohesive timeline—with this timeline even being updated to include series that aired long after Turn A Gundam.
After Colony: The “Western” GundamAdvertisementMany Western Gundam fans’ first introduction to the series came from the After Colony timeline, and its one and only series: Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
Each Gundam is essentially a ridiculous racial stereotype, such as Mexico’s sombrero-wearing “Tequila Gundam”, or the Netherland’s “Nether Gundam”, which has a Windmill for a body.