The Gundam Mailing List is an e-mail discussion list is devoted to general Gundam topics. David Van Cleef is the maintainer of the list, which runs off a DX4/100 Linux box named "Hyakushiki." To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@aeug.org with the words "subscribe gundam" in the message body. Selected past discussions are archived at the Gundam Mailing List Archive.

There are now two versions of the Gundam Wing Mailing List, a list devoted to the new series on the block and the folks who love it. To subscribe to the new low-noise list (recommended for those who want to stay on-topic), send a message to majordomo@animanga.com with the words "subscribe gwing" in the message body. Selected past discussions, and additional signup instructions, are archived at The Gundam Wing Mailing List Archive.

Commercial Web Sites

AnimeVillage.com
A new Web site operated by Bandai Entertainment, the Bandai subsidiary that will be bringing Gundam to the U.S. this fall. AnimeVillage.com will be, at least initially, the only source for these U.S. releases. In addition to direct video sales, the site also hosts discussion boards, games, and live chats, and will later offer a fan art gallery and other community-building features. Registration is free, and if you sign up now you'll be entered in a prize drawing.

Bandai [JAPANESE]
The entertainment juggernaut that holds the Gundam franchise. Though the animation is done by Bandai's Sunrise subsidiary, Bandai has a lock on such key merchandise as videos, laser discs and model kits. The company's Web site has a searchable listing of new products which includes many of the model kits, as well as a page devoted to the latest video games.

Gundam Perfect Web [JAPANESE]
Launched on August 1, this is Bandai's official Gundam Web site for the Japanese audience. It covers Gundam-related announcements, upcoming model kits and videos, and other material of interest to "Gundam freaks."

Sunrise [JAPANESE]
The animation studio that fills our empty lives with the glory of Gundam. Sunrise's primary online presence is on Japan's NiftyServe service. On its Web site, you'll find info on NiftyServe's Sunrise Station, plus material on current TV shows and video series. Of particular note is a listing of publications, videos, LDs, CDs and CD-ROMs, including information on third-party publications. There's also an English version with some general background info.

Sunrise: Big Bang Project [JAPANESE]
Catch up on Sunrise's plans for Gundam's 20th anniversary on this special Web page! For the Japanese-impaired, the plans include the summer release of the Endless Waltz Special Edition and 08th MS Team: Miller's Report movies, documented on Sunrise's Gundam the Movie page, as well as the reissue of just about every Gundam video and soundtrack album ever made. Two new television productions are planned for 1999 - an animated series directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, and a television special called G-Saviour that will combine live action and computer graphics.

UCI Anime Store
The UC Irvine bookstore has a good selection of import laser discs and music at low prices, and can also do special orders. Your best bet for audio and video shopping.

HobbyLink Japan
A Japan-based mail-order model shop run by Scott T. Hards. A good choice for thrifty model fiends, with a convenient online Gundam Kits Catalog.

Rainbow Ten
Another Japan-based mail-order model shop. We haven't dealt with them first-hand, but we've heard good things about them.

Bandai America
Bandai's U.S. branch, home of Tamagotchi and toys galore.

Hobby Japan [JAPANESE]
The home page of the Gundam fan's modelling magazine, with information on the latest issue and notice of upcoming book releases.

Mediaworks [JAPANESE]
Though its specialty is video games, this publisher has lots of Gundam books in its online catalog.

Asahiya Shuppan [JAPANESE]
Publisher of the highly-recommended Mobile Suit Gundam the Movies film comics series.

Fan Web Sites

Anime Web Turnpike: Gundam Links
Lots and lots of links, continually updated. Once you're done perusing our picks below, check out the Turnpike's huge list.

The Gundam Project by Keith Rhee and Mark Simmons
Your one-stop Gundam information depot.

Gundam Page by Jorge Donato
The first English-language Gundam page.

The Mecha Domain by Burke Rukes
A library of mobile suit specs and line art, plus the famous Burke's Big List of Gundam specs.

Gundam Mailing List Archive by Kota Fujimura
A selection of the most informative (or at least amusing) discussions from the Gundam Mailing List, archived for your browsing pleasure.

Kelvin's Gundam Page by Kelvin Koh
A nice general overview of Gundam, with reviews of each show and guides to the characters and mobile suits.

Zeta Gundam Warehouse by Kamiry Vidan
A treasure trove of information on the ever-popular Z Gundam.

The Gundam Wing Mailing List Archive
All the informational highlights of the traffic-intensive Gundam Wing mailing list.

The Ultimate Gundam Wing WebRing
An alliance of Gundam W fan pages, linked together in a virtual ring; here's the current list of sites.

The Gundam Wing Universe by Shuuichi Minamino
Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing by Team Bonet
Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing by Dawn
Zechsama's Gundam Wing Home Page by Zechsama
Obsessed With Duo Maxwell by Jaimmie
fushigi no ujyu no Duo by Kukuri
A few more of the growing number of Gundam W fan pages, with original stories and art, plus links to more such sites.

Gundam Wing or Gundam Yaoi? from 3WA Anime Magazine
An interesting analysis of the GUNDAM W phenomenon.

GunPra Home Page
A comprehensive listing of Gundam plastic model kits.

Gunpra.org by Y.Choe
An occasional newletter about the latest and greatest Gundam kits.

Gundam to Battletech Conversion Rules by Prabal Nandy
Kidou Senshi Mekton Zeta
Gundam Silhouette by Scott DiBerardino
Custom rules for using Gundam mobile suits in your favorite mecha combat game.

Char's Empire by Joseph Ng
An illustrated history of the famous Red Comet.

3D Rendered Models by James Chao
Nifty 3D renderings of the Zaku.

32Square by Tatsuya Hama
Hand-crafted icons of classic mobile suits and mobile armors, ready to adorn both Macintosh and Windows desktops.

NASA: Space Settlement
L5: First City In Space
Further reading for those interested in space colonies. The former is a detailed study conducted by NASA, the latter promotes on an IMAX movie about life on a space colony.

Side 7: the Gundam Primer Page by Raymond Way-Ming Au

Gundam Page by Linwood Foster

Stardust Memory by Charles Wong

Banana Bunch Colony by Scott DiBerardino

Gundam Page by Fitz Walker

The Gundam Info-site by Jae

Brief History and Tech Description of Sentinel Gundam by Gordon Callender

Mobile Suit Museum by Chris Leung

Mobile Suit Gundam, Z Gundam, Gundam ZZ, Char's Counterattack, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Gundam F91, Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon, Gundam: The 08th MS Team, and Gundam W: Endless Waltz are copyright Sotsu Agency and Sunrise. V Gundam, G Gundam, Gundam W, and Gundam X are copyright Sotsu Agency, Sunrise and TV Asahi.