, also referred to as , is a 2015 Japanese mecha drama anime television series and the fourteenth incarnation to Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. It is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, a team which previously collaborated on Toradora! and Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day. It aired in Japan on MBS and other JNN stations on October 4, 2015, making this the first Gundam series to return to a Sunday late afternoon time slot since Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. On American television, the series began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on June 5, 2016, making it the first Gundam series to receive a televised broadcast in the United States since Syfy's airing of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 in 2008–09.
For episodes 1–13, the series' opening theme song is titled "Raise your flag", performed by Man with a Mission, while the ending theme is "Orphans no Namida" performed by Misia and co-written by Shiro Sagisu. For episodes 14–25, the opening theme is "Survivor" by Blue Encount, while the ending theme is titled by True. The ending theme for episode 19 is by Yuko Suzuhana. For episodes 27-38, the third opening theme is "Rage of Dust" by Spyair, and the ending theme is "Shōnen no Hate" (少年の果て, lit. "The Ends of a Boy") by Granrodeo. From episode 39-50, the fourth opening is "Fighter" by Kana-Boon, while the ending theme is "Freesia" by Uru.
Series overview
Episode list Season 1 (2015–16)
Season 2 (2016–17)
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