Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)

In the war between the Earth Federation and Zeon, a young and inexperienced crew find themselves on a new spaceship. Their best hope of making it through the conflict is the Gundam, a giant humanoid robot, and its gifted teenage pilot. Produced and animated by Nippon Sunrise and created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on April 7, 1979 and ran until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes.