When does Mobile Suit Gundam return?

The series premiered in Japan on April 7, 1979, airing 43 episodes until its cancellation on January 26, 1980. Set in the futuristic calendar year "Universal Century" 0079, the plot focuses on the war between Zeon and the Earth Federation. The series is considered notable for pioneering a depiction of mechs as mass-produced weapons of war. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino used the series to tell a story about war.