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{{short description|Japanese mecha anime series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
|name = Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
|image           = Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Vol 1.jpg
|caption         = North American cover of the first ''Gundam Wing'' DVD volume, featuring the protagonist [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Heero Yuy|Heero Yuy]] and the titular Wing Gundam.
|ja_kanji        = 新機動戦記ガンダム{{ruby|W|ウイング}}
|ja_romaji       = Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu
|genre           = [[Mecha anime and manga|Mecha]], [[military science fiction]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type = tv series
|director = Masashi Ikeda (eps. 1-26)<br>[[Shinji Takamatsu]] (eps. 27-49, uncredited)
|producer = Hideyuki Tomioka
|writer = Katsuyuki Sumizawa
|music = [[Kow Otani]]
|studio = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
|licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Sunrise <small>(licensing)</small><br>[[Nozomi Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/13-1/nozomi-rolls-out-big-news-for-gundam-utena-and-aria|title=Nozomi Rolls Out Big News for "Gundam," "Utena," and "Aria"|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062915/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/08/13-1/nozomi-rolls-out-big-news-for-gundam-utena-and-aria|url-status=live}}</ref> <small>(Home Video)</small>}}{{English anime licensee|AUS=[[Madman Entertainment]]
|UK=[[Anime Limited]]}}
|network = [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[TV Asahi]])
|network_en = {{English anime network| AUS=[[Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] |BI=[[Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel)|Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami (British and Irish TV channel)|Toonami]]) |CA=[[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] | US=[[Cartoon Network]] ([[Toonami]]), [[Crunchyroll Channel]]}}
|first = April 7, 1995
|last = March 29, 1996
|episodes = 49
|episode_list = List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = manga
|author =
|illustrator = [[Kōichi Tokita]]
|publisher = [[Kodansha]]
|publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA= [[Tokyopop]]}}
|demographic = ''[[Children's manga|Kodomo]]''
|magazine = [[Comic Bom Bom]]
|first = April 1995
|last = April 1996
|volumes = 3
|volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type = ova
|title = Operation Meteor
|director = Masashi Ikeda
|producer = 
|writer = 
|music = 
|studio = Sunrise
|licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Sunrise}}{{English anime licensee|AUS=[[Madman Entertainment]]}}
|first = April 25, 1996
|last = October 10, 1996
|runtime = 
|episodes = 4
|episode_list = List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing episodes#Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = manga
|title = Battlefield of Pacifists
|author =
|illustrator = Kōichi Tokita
|publisher = Kodansha
|publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA= Tokyopop}}
|demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
|magazine = Haoh Magazine
|published = 1997
|volumes = 1
|volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = manga
|title = [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero|Episode Zero]]
|author = Katsuyuki Sumisawa
|illustrator = [[Akira Kanbe]]
|publisher = Gakushukenkyusha
|publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA= [[Viz Media]]}}
|demographic = ''Shōnen''
|magazine = Anime V
|published = 1997
|volumes = 1
|volume_list = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| title           = [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Last Outpost|The Last Outpost]]
| author          = Kōichi Tokita
| publisher       = Kodansha
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher | NA= Tokyopop }}
| demographic     = ''Kodomo''
| magazine        = Comic Bom Bom
| first           = September 1997
| last            = April 1998
| volumes         = 3
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = serial novel
|title = [[New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop|Frozen Teardrop]]
|author = Katsuyuki Sumizawa
|illustrator = 
|publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
|demographic = ''[[Seinen]]''
|imprint = 
|magazine = [[Gundam Ace]]
|first = August 2010
|last = November 2015
|volumes = 13
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
|type = manga
|title =  Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers
|author = Katsuyuki Sumizawa
|illustrator = [[Hajime Katoki]]<br>Tomofumi Ogasawara
|publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
|publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[Vertical (company)|Vertical]]}}
|demographic = ''Seinen''
|imprint = 
|magazine = [[Gundam Ace]]
|first = September 25, 2010  
|last = November 25, 2017
|volumes = 14
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

'''''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing''''', also known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''New Mobile Report Gundam Wing'''''{{efn|The translation"New Mobile Report Gundam Wing" is used by the R2 DVD releases in Japan, and thus is used extensively by the English-language fanbase in order to differentiate it from the [[Universal Century]] ''Gundam'' series. While the use of the term "report" in the title is not necessarily incorrect, it does not convey the full meaning of the original-language terminology. The Japanese word senki (戦記) has a specific meaning of "military history." Some official translations in the past have used the translation "New Mobile War Chronicle Gundam Wing" as well, and some of the official art uses "The New Mobile History Gundam Wing", and at least one Japanese book has used "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing"{{citation needed|date=August 2023}} }}|新機動戦記ガンダム{{ruby|W|ウイング}}|Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu}}, is a 1995 [[Japan]]ese [[mecha]] [[anime]] series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise, taking place in the "After Colony" timeline.  As with the [[Mobile Suit Gundam|original series]], the plot of ''Gundam Wing'' centers on a war in the future (specifically, the year After Colony 195) between Earth and its orbital colonies in the Earth-Moon system.

The series aired in [[Japan]] on the terrestrial [[TV Asahi]] network. It ran for 49 episodes, beginning on April 7, 1995, and ending on March 29, 1996. It received multiple [[manga]] adaptations, as well as video games. Four [[original video animation]] (OVA) episodes were produced including a retelling of the series, ''Operation Meteor'', and a direct sequel, ''[[Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz|Endless Waltz]]''. In 2010, Sumizawa started writing the novel ''[[New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop|Frozen Teardrop]]'', another sequel to the series. While the series fared modestly well in Japan, it found greater success in the United States and single-handedly popularized the ''Gundam'' franchise in the West.

==Plot==
{{See also|List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters}}
In the distant future, Mankind has colonized space, with clusters of space colonies at each of the five Earth-Moon [[Lagrangian point|Lagrange points]]. Down on the Earth, the nations have come together to form the United Earth Sphere Alliance. This Alliance oppresses the colonies with its vast military might. The colonies wishing to be free, joined in a movement headed by the pacifist Heero Yuy. In the year After Colony 175, Yuy is shot dead by an assassin, forcing the colonies to search for other paths to peace. The assassination prompts five disaffected scientists from the Organization of the Zodiac, more commonly referred to as OZ, to turn rogue upon the completion of the mobile suit prototype Tallgeese.

The story of ''Gundam Wing'' begins in the year After Colony 195, with the start of "Operation Meteor": the scientists' plan for revenge against OZ. The operation involves five teenage boys, who have each been chosen and trained by each of the five scientists, then sent to Earth independently in extremely advanced mobile suits (one designed by each of the scientists) known as "Gundams" (called such because they are constructed from a rare and astonishingly durable material called Gundanium alloy, which can only be created in outer space). Each Gundam is sent from a different colony, and the pilots are unaware of each other's existence.

The series focuses primarily on the five Gundam pilots: [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Heero Yuy|Heero Yuy]] (an alias, not to be confused with the martyred pacifist), [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Duo Maxwell|Duo Maxwell]], [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Trowa Barton|Trowa Barton]], [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Quatre Raberba Winner|Quatre Raberba Winner]] and [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Chang Wufei|Chang Wufei]]. Their mission is to use their Gundams to attack OZ directly, to rid the Alliance of its weapons, and to free the colonies from its oppressive rule. The series also focuses on [[List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing characters#Relena Peacecraft|Relena Peacecraft]], heir to the pacifist Sanc Kingdom, who becomes an important political ally to the Gundam pilots (particularly Heero) throughout the series.

==Production==
The making of ''Gundam Wing'' was influenced by ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'' with the idea of having five main characters. Originally, the series was meant to be titled ''Gundam Meteor'' after "Operation Meteor." [[Bandai Entertainment|Bandai]] suggested having a Gundam with the ability of transforming into a plane-like form (which led to the creation of the Wing Gundam and its "Bird Mode"). The writers worked together for one week conceptualizing the characters, mobile suits and first 40 episodes. Director Masashi Ikeda reacted to their work comparing it to the first ''Gundam'' series, ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|Zeta]]'' and ''G'' all at once.<ref name="gundamw">{{cite web|url=http://www.gundam-w.jp/special/taidan.html|script-title=ja:５体のガンダムから始まった「ガンダムＷ」の企画|publisher=Gundam W|access-date=December 16, 2013|language=ja|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102051416/http://www.gundam-w.jp/special/taidan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was more focused on drama than mecha, which the staff credits as one of the reasons for the show's popularity within the female demographic.

Writer Katsuyuki Sumizawa expressed difficulties in the making of the story as opposed to his work in novels due to the fact he relayed duties to other members. However, the handling of the five characters was made easy due to the setting.<ref name="gundamw"/> Early sketches of the protagonists by Ikeda were handled by character designer Shuko Murase. He was cast due to his work with Ikeda in ''[[Samurai Troopers]]''. The director wanted the designs to appeal to the female demographic. Originally, Duo Maxwell was set as the protagonist but was replaced by Heero Yuy. The staff members noted Heero was too different from previous Gundam protagonists and were afraid he would be unpopular. The voice casting was more difficult to do than the ones from previous series due to the different atmosphere.<ref name="gundamw"/>

Following the series' ending, the staff members were asked by the studio to make a sequel due to its popularity. Neither Ikeda nor executive producer Hideyuki Tomioka intended to make a sequel for ''Gundam Wing''. However, Sumizawa was bothered by the finale as he felt the series ended abruptly. Tomioka asked Sumizawa if he could write a continuation, which he agreed to do.<ref name="gundamw"/>

==Media==

===Anime===
{{Main|List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing episodes}}
''Gundam Wing'' was not the first series in the ''Gundam'' franchise to be [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] and distributed in the U.S. (the compilation film version of the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', as well as the [[Original video animation|OVAs]] ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|War in the Pocket]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Stardust Memory]]'', preceded it by about two years), but it is well known as the first ''Gundam'' series to be aired on American television. This dub was licensed by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] and the voice work was done by [[Ocean Productions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/wing/gwseries.htm |title=Mobile Suit Gundam Wing |access-date=2007-02-14 |publisher=Mecha Anime HQ |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20061118021539/http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/wing/gwseries.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=2006-11-18}}</ref> The series aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s weekday afternoon after-school programming block [[Toonami]], premiering on March 6, 2000. In the first extended promo leading up to the series' premiere, voice actor [[Peter Cullen]] narrated the back story, evoking memories of ''[[Voltron]]'s'' opening credits. The promo was said to be so riveting that [[Bandai Entertainment|Bandai]] decided to use it as the official promo for the series.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImR8f701y_Q| title = Gundam Wing trailer| date = October 12, 2005| access-date = 2013-02-01| publisher = YouTube| archive-date = March 18, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170318053715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImR8f701y_Q| url-status = live}}</ref> ''Gundam Wing'' was a huge ratings winner for Toonami (often outperforming veteran series such as ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'') and became, for a time, not only the highest rated series on Toonami but on all of Cartoon Network.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-03-15/gundam-wing-ratings| title = Gundam Wing Ratings - News - Anime News Network| date = August 5, 2023| access-date = December 21, 2021| archive-date = May 6, 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230506232334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-03-15/gundam-wing-ratings| url-status = live}}</ref>

It was broadcast in two formats: an edited version shown in the daytime on [[Toonami]] and an uncut version shown past midnight as part of Toonami's "Midnight Run." Examples of the edits included the removal of blood, profanity, atheism, and the word "kill" being replaced with the word "destroy" (this was extended to Duo's nickname, "The God of Death," changed to "The Great Destroyer," forcing the alteration of two episode titles), though the word "death" was mostly left intact. All ''Gundam Wing'' episodes have been released to [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] in the U.S. Differences between the two video systems is that the VHS episodes contain the edited version while the DVD episodes contain the uncut version.

Due to the closure of Bandai Entertainment, the series was out-of-print for some time. On October 11, 2014, at their 2014 [[New York Comic Con]] panel, Sunrise announced they will be releasing all of the ''Gundam'' franchise, including ''Gundam Wing'' in North America though distribution from [[Right Stuf Inc.]], beginning in Spring 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-partners-with-right-stuf-to-release-gundam-franchise-stateside/.79830|title=Sunrise Partners with Right Stuf to Release Gundam Franchise Stateside|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2014-10-11|access-date=2014-10-12|archive-date=October 11, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141011180715/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-11/sunrise-partners-with-right-stuf-to-release-gundam-franchise-stateside/.79830|url-status=live}}</ref> Right Stuf released the series on Blu-ray and DVD in two sets in November 2017.<ref name="Blu-ray">{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-12/right-stuf-details-g-gundam-gundam-wing-anime-releases/.120051|title=Right Stuf Details G Gundam, Gundam Wing Anime Releases|work=Anime News Network|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2017|archive-date=March 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311211400/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-12/right-stuf-details-g-gundam-gundam-wing-anime-releases/.120051|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, a collector's edition set containing the complete series, ''Endless Waltz'', ''Operation Meteor'' and the ''Frozen Teardrop'' picture drama was released in December 2017.

''Gundam Wing'' was also the first ''Gundam'' series to air on [[Television in the Philippines|Philippine television]] and dubbed in [[Filipino language|Filipino]] on [[GMA Network]] in 1999.

===OVAs===
After the series ended, four [[original video animation]] (OVA) episodes, compiling various scenes from the series along with a few minutes of new footage, were released in 1996 as ''Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor'' I and II.

A three-part OVA titled ''[[Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]]'' was produced in 1997 as a sequel to the TV series; plot-wise, it brought the "After Colony" timeline to a close. The OVA was also notable for its massive redesigns of all the Gundams by [[Hajime Katoki]], such as the Wing Gundam Zero's new "angel-winged" appearance.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/w/xxxg-00w0.htm | title = XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero | access-date = 2013-02-01 | publisher = Mecha Anime HQ | archive-date = July 8, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060708194352/http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/w/xxxg-00w0.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> A compilation film version of ''Endless Waltz'' (featuring additional footage, alterations of the music score and a different ending theme) was later released in Japan on August 1, 1998. ''Endless Waltz'' premiered on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on November 10, 2000. Both the OVA and film versions of ''Endless Waltz'' were later released together on DVD.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/ew/ewmain.htm | title = New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz | access-date = 2013-02-01 | publisher = Mecha Anime HQ | archive-date = November 5, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105072824/http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/ew/ewmain.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Right Stuf released both OVAs on Blu-ray and DVD in December 2017 (though ''Operation Meteor'' remains un-dubbed).<ref name="Blu-ray" />

===Manga===
In addition to manga adaptations of the series and ''Endless Waltz'', several [[manga]] [[Side story|sidestories]] have also been produced. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero|Episode Zero]]'' is a prequel, detailing the events leading up to series; the stories have been collected in a volume that also contains one brief open-ended interlude, ''Preventer 5'', that details an operation that occurs after ''Endless Waltz''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/EpisodeZero.htm | title = Gundam Wing: Episode Zero | access-date = 2013-02-14 | publisher = About Gundam Wing | archive-date = December 21, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121221111451/http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/EpisodeZero.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> A coincident storyline to the series is presented in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Last Outpost|Last Outpost (G-Unit)]]''.  Several sequel manga, occurring between ''Gundam Wing'' and ''Endless Waltz'', have also been written: ''Blind Target'', ''Ground Zero'' and ''Battlefield of Pacifists''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/BlindTarget.htm | title = Gundam Wing: Blind Target | access-date = 2013-02-14 | publisher = About Gundam Wing | archive-date = December 23, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121223020021/http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/BlindTarget.htm | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/GroundZero.htm | title = Gundam Wing: Ground Zero | access-date = 2013-02-14 | publisher = About Gundam Wing | archive-date = December 23, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121223022049/http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/GroundZero.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/BattlefieldOfPacifists.htm | title = Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists | access-date = 2013-02-14 | publisher = About Gundam Wing | archive-date = July 3, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130703112641/http://aboutgundamwing.com/Manga/BattlefieldOfPacifists.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

The ''Gundam Wing'', ''Battlefield of Pacifists'' and ''Endless Waltz'' manga series were published in English by [[Tokyopop]], while ''Blind Target'', ''Ground Zero'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Episode Zero|Episode Zero]]'' were published by [[Viz Communications]]. Another sequel manga detailing the future of the colonies entitled ''Tiel's Impulse'' was printed in 1998 and has not been published in the United States.

In September 2010, ''[[Gundam Ace]]'' magazine began serializing a manga titled ''New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Endless Waltz:  The Glory of Losers'' that retells the events of the anime while incorporating facts from ''Episode Zero'' and the novel ''Frozen Teardrop''. The manga ended in November 2017 and was compiled into fourteen volumes. The manga also uses [[Hajime Katoki]]'s Gundam redesigns from ''Endless Waltz'' and other subsequent media, instead of the original [[Kunio Okawara]] designs featured in the anime. [[Vertical (company)|Vertical]] published English editions of the manga volumes under the title ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers'' from July 2017 to November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vertical Licenses Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers, Helvetica Standard Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/vertical-licenses-gundam-wing-the-glory-of-losers-helvetica-standard-manga/.111968|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 1, 2018|date=January 1, 2018|archive-date=January 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013448/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/vertical-licenses-gundam-wing-the-glory-of-losers-helvetica-standard-manga/.111968|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Novel sequel===
In early 2010, ''[[Gundam Ace]]'' magazine announced they would serialize a "New ''Gundam Wing'' Project".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=191446|title=New Gundam Wing Project To Be Serialized In Gundam Ace – Jinxworld Forums|date=2010-04-23|publisher=606studios.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106190759/http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=191446|archive-date=2010-11-06|access-date=2016-10-18}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is to a post on a forum and doesn not show the text from the magazine |date=August 2023}}  The project was eventually revealed to be a novel, titled ''[[New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop]]''. Written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa, the novel begins a new timeline, following the "Mars Century" calendar ("MC") which was the successor of the previous "After Colony" calendar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEW MOBILE REPORT GUNDAM W: FROZEN TEARDROP {{!}} Zeonic{{!}}Scanlations|url=http://www.zeonic-republic.net/?page_id=151|access-date=2021-05-05|language=en-US|website=www.zeonic-republic.net|archive-date=July 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724140920/http://www.zeonic-republic.net/?page_id=151|url-status=live}}</ref> According to an interview with the author, the novel spans backwards into the AC century and the Gundam pilots, Relena, and their children make appearances.

===Other media===
A [[fighting game|fighting video game]] titled ''[[Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel]]'' was developed by [[Natsume Co., Ltd.]] and released for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]] in Japan on March 29, 1996.<ref>{{cite web | author=''Famitsu'' staff | title=SFC 新機動戦記ガンダムW 〜ENDLESS DUEL〜 | trans-title=SFC ''New Report Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Duel'' | url=http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1640 | publisher=[[Famitsu]] | language=ja | access-date=July 20, 2013 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065514/http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=1640 | url-status=live }}</ref> A second fighting game titled ''Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: The Battle'' was developed by Natsume Co., Ltd. and released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in Japan on October 11, 2002, as the 13th volume of the [[Simple series|Simple Characters 2000]] series.<ref>{{cite web | author=Bandai staff | title=ＰＳ SIMPLEキャラクター2000シリーズ Vol.12 機動武闘伝Gガンダム THE バトル | trans-title=PS Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol. 13 ''New Report Mobile Sui Gundam Wing: The Battle'' | url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/catalog/item/4543112107473000.html | publisher=[[Bandai]] | language=ja | access-date=July 19, 2013 | archive-date=December 7, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207130805/http://www.bandai.co.jp/catalog/item/4543112107473000.html | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Gundam Wing'' characters and mecha have also appeared in several other video game series including ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', ''[[Gundam Battle Assault]]'', ''[[Another Century's Episode]]'', ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs.]]'' and ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]]''.

Upon the series' debut in North America, ''Gundam Wing'' received a large roster of licensees for merchandise including wallscrolls, apparel, school supplies, skateboards, trading cards, model kits and action figures.<ref name="phenomenon">{{Cite web | date=June 13, 2000 | title=Gundam Wing Phenomenon Grows With Addition of New Licensees as Television Ratings and Toy Line Sales Surge. | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gundam+Wing+Phenomenon+Grows+With+Addition+of+New+Licensees+as+...-a062704291 | publisher=[[Business Wire]] | access-date=2009-12-04 | archive-date=October 16, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016114027/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Gundam+Wing+Phenomenon+Grows+With+Addition+of+New+Licensees+as+...-a062704291 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Soundtracks==
{{Main|Music of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing}}
;Openings:
*"[[Just Communication]]" by [[Two-Mix]] (ep. 1–40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBqDyAvv-_M|title=Gundam Wing opening 1|publisher=YouTube|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916153513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBqDyAvv-_M|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] Broadcast: 1–49)
*"[[Rhythm Emotion]]" by [[Two-Mix]] (ep. 41–49)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYe_-oFkMaI|title=Gundam Wing opening 2|website=YouTube|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=July 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718095616/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYe_-oFkMaI|url-status=live}}</ref>

;Ending:
*"It's Just Love!" by Rumi Ohishi (ep. 1–49)
*"Just Communication" (Instrumental Version) by [[Kow Otani]] ([[Toonami]] Broadcast, ep. 1–49; the credits aired over a shortened version of the show's first opening animation)<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqEny2Ir_Sk | title = Gundam Wing Toonami ending | date = December 17, 2010 | access-date = 2013-02-04 | publisher = YouTube | archive-date = August 26, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160826025052/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqEny2Ir_Sk | url-status = live }}</ref>

;Insert songs:
*"Just Communication" by [[Two-Mix]] (eps. 3 & 49)
*"Rhythm Emotion" by [[Two-Mix]] (eps. 36, 38, 39, and 41)

==Reception and international broadcasters==
''Gundam Wing'' was only a modest success in Japan during its initial run; it, along with ''G Gundam'', was the only ''Gundam'' series of the 1990s that managed an average [[Audience measurement|television rating]] over four percent. It was ranked number two in ''[[Animage]]'' magazine's [[Anime Grand Prix]] in 1996 and was also ranked number 76 in the publication's list of the 100 most important anime of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 1996 |title=月刊アニメージュ【公式サイト】 |url=http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1996.html |work=Animage.jp |access-date=2008-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915231559/http://animage.jp/old/gp/gp_1996.html |archive-date=September 15, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | date=January 15, 2001 | title=Animage Top-100 Anime Listing | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing | work=AnimeNewsNetwork.com | access-date=2008-11-29 | archive-date=April 15, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-15/animage-top-100-anime-listing | url-status=live }}</ref> The series is infamous within ''[[dōjinshi]]'' where authors tend to depict [[Slash fiction|romantic relationships between several of the protagonists]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Queer Popular Culture: Literature, Media, Film, and Television|author=Peele, Thomas|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2007|isbn=978-1403974907|pages=187–190}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=LGBT Identity and Online New Media|author=Pullen, Christopher|publisher=Routledge|year=2010|isbn=978-0415998673|page=188}}</ref>

''Gundam Wing'' was a greater success in North America, however, and is credited by John Oppliger on ''Animation Anime News Blog'' with single-handedly popularizing the ''Gundam'' franchise among American audiences.<ref name="Oppliger">{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenation.net/ask-john-which-gundam-series-have-had-the-most-impact-on-anime/|title=Ask John: Which Gundam Series Have Had the Most Impact on Anime?|last=Oppliger|first=John|author-link=AnimeNation#John Oppliger|date=2007-10-12|publisher=[[AnimeNation]]|access-date=2016-10-18|archive-date=October 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018235252/http://www.animenation.net/ask-john-which-gundam-series-have-had-the-most-impact-on-anime/|url-status=live}}</ref> Just over a week after its premiere on [[Cartoon Network]] on March 6, 2000, the series was the top rated program in all age groups.<ref>{{cite news | date=March 15, 2000 | title=Gundam Wing Ratings | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-03-15/gundam-wing-ratings | work=[[Anime News Network]] | access-date=2008-11-29 | archive-date=December 6, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206234119/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-03-15/gundam-wing-ratings | url-status=live }}</ref> During the summer of 2000, it remained as the first or second top-rated show among kids and teens during its twelve airings per week on the [[Toonami]] block. ''Gundam Wing'' was ranked the 73rd best animated series by [[IGN]], calling the series "so good that even those opposed to anime have to give the show its due credit".<ref name=ign1>{{cite web|title=73. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing|url=http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/73.html|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=November 10, 2015|archive-date=November 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116230553/http://www.ign.com/top/animated-tv-series/73.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' was also the first-ever [[Gundam]]-franchise to broadcast internationally in [[Indonesia]] by then-[[Salim Group]]-owned television station [[Indosiar]] from mid-2001 until mid-2002.

== See also ==
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==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*Official Website: [http://www.gundam-w.jp/index.html Anime]
*Kodansha USA publishing page: [http://kodansha.us/series/mobile-suit-gundam-wing/ Mobile Suit Gundam WING (Mobile Suit GUNDAM WING Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers)]
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