Gundam Series Gets an 8-Week BS12 Marathon — Every Classic Film, One Sunday at 7 PM

Source: 「ガンダム」作品をBS12で8週連続放送 「ククルス・ドアンの島」など — natalie.mu (comic news)

BS12 TwellV is dedicating 8 straight weeks starting August 9 to a curated marathon of Mobile Suit Gundam theatrical releases, airing every Sunday at 7:00 PM JST. This isn't just a random grab-bag — it's a structured journey through the franchise's most acclaimed films.

The Full Schedule

Week 1–3: Original Gundam HD Remaster

• Aug 9 — Mobile Suit Gundam (HD Remaster)
• Aug 16 — Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (HD Remaster)
• Aug 23 — Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (HD Remaster)

Week 4: The Fan Favorite

• Aug 30 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

Week 5–7: Z Gundam — A New Translation Trilogy

• Sep 6 — Z Gundam: A New Translation — Those Who Inherits the Stars
• Sep 13 — Z Gundam: A New Translation II — Lovers
• Sep 20 — Z Gundam: A New Translation III — The Pulse of a Star Is Love

Week 8: The Grand Finale

• Sep 27 — Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Why This Matters

The HD Remaster versions are the definitive way to experience the original UC story on TV — remastered image quality that actually does justice to the 1979 classic. And Cucuruz Doan's Island, widely considered one of the best Gundam films period, gets its first prime-time TV spotlight.

There's also good news for anyone who missed the theatrical run: the Hathaway film "Witch of the Moon" arrives on Amazon Prime Video in Japan starting August 17 for rental/purchase, with unlimited streaming kicking off August 31.

That's 8 weeks of giant robot. What a time to be a Gundam fan.