Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS

Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS

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Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ, Kidō Senshi Gandamu Tekketsu no Orufenzu)

Companies

Production

• Sunrise

Streaming

• Crunchyroll
• Funimation
• Netflix (Discontinued)
• Hulu
• Prime Video
• Apple TV
• Google TV

English Dub

• Bang Zoom! Entertainment

Staff

Director

• Tatsuyuki Nagai

Story & Script

• Mari Okada

Character Design

• Yu Ito
• Chiba Michinori

Mechanical Design

• Naohiro Washio
• Kanetake Ebikawa
• Ippei Gyoubu
• Kenji Teraoka
• Tamotsu Shinohara

Art Director

• KUSANAGI

Music

• Masaru Yokoyama

Release

Japanese

2015-10-04–2017-04-02

English

2016-06-04–2018-04-28

Number of Episodes

50 Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (機動戦士ガンダム 鉄血のオルフェンズ, Kidō Senshi Gandamu Tekketsu no Orufenzu?) is a 2015 anime television series created by Sunrise. The first season aired every Sunday at 19:30 in Japan from October 4, 2015 to March 27, 2016. Gundam.Info simulcasted the anime for Southeast Asia and DAISUKI simulcasted the anime for the rest of the world. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Hulu also aired the anime with a 1 week delay. The English dub of the first season began airing in the United States at 00:30 ET, 23:30 CT on Saturday, June 4, 2016 on Adult Swim's Toonami block.[1] A second season premiered in Japanese on October 2, 2016 and concluded its final, twenty-fifth episode on April 2, 2017. The English dub of the second season began airing on Adult Swim's Toonami in September 2017.

A special abridged version focused on the aspects of Tekkadan was aired on Tokyo MX from April 5, 2022 followed by teasers of the Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS G app.

Contents

• 1 Synopsis
  • 1.1 Season 1
  • 1.2 Season 2
• 2 Episodes
• 3 Music
  • 3.1 Opening Theme
  • 3.2 Ending Theme
  • 3.3 Insert Song
• 4 Characters
  • 4.1 Tekkadan
  • 4.2 Chryse
  • 4.3 Chryse Guard Security (CGS)
  • 4.4 Gjallarhorn
  • 4.5 Teiwaz
  • 4.6 Brewers
  • 4.7 Montag Company
  • 4.8 Arbrau
  • 4.9 Dawn Horizon Corps
  • 4.10 Others
• 5 Mechanic
  • 5.1 Chryse Guard Security/Tekkadan
    • 5.1.1 Mobile Weapons
  • 5.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.3 Gjallarhorn
    • 5.3.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.3.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.4 Teiwaz
    • 5.4.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.4.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.5 Brewers
    • 5.5.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.5.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.6 Dawn Horizon Corps
    • 5.6.1 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.7 Dort Colonies
    • 5.7.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.7.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.8 Arbrau Defense Forces
    • 5.8.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.8.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.9 S.A.U. (Strategic Alliance Union)
    • 5.9.1 Mobile Weapons
  • 5.10 Oceanian Federation
    • 5.10.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.10.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.11 Montag Company
    • 5.11.1 Mobile Weapons
    • 5.11.2 Vehicles and Support Units
  • 5.12 Miscellaneous
• 6 Production
  • 6.1 Release
• 7 Gallery
  • 7.1 Blu-Ray
• 8 Video
• 9 See also
  • 9.1 Manga
  • 9.2 Gunpla
  • 9.3 Toys
  • 9.4 Games
• 10 Notes & Trivia
• 11 References
• 12 External links

Synopsis[]

Season 1[]

It is now the Post Disaster era, roughly 300 years have passed since the end of the great conflict known as the "Calamity War".

The Earth Sphere had lost its previous governing structure, and a new world was created under new systems of government. While a temporary peace had arrived, the seeds of a new conflict were being sown in the Mars Sphere, far away from Earth.

The protagonist, a boy named Mikazuki Augus, belongs to a private security company called Chryse Guard Security (CGS). The company accepts a mission to escort Kudelia Aina Bernstein, a girl who seeks to liberate the Martian city of Chryse from the rule of one of Earth's major powers. However, the military organization Gjallarhorn attacks CGS in order to nip this rebellion in the bud. CGS begins an evacuation, using Mikazuki and the other children as decoys.

Orga Itsuka, the leader of the boys, decides to take this opportunity to rise up in revolt and launch a coup d'état against the adults who have been oppressing them. He gives Mikazuki the task of repulsing Gjallarhorn, and Mikazuki enters battle using the Gundam Barbatos, a mobile suit from the Calamity War era which has been serving as CGS's power source.[2][3]

Season 2[]

Mikazuki Augus is part of Tekkadan, an Organization that jumped to fame from the battles involving the escorting of Kudelia Aina Bernstein to Earth and the Arbrau primary elections. The conflict exposed the corruption of Gjallarhorn as well, and the world was changing slowly but surely.

Tekkadan, with the rights to halfmetal as negotiated with Arbrau, became a direct affiliate of Teiwaz. That resulted in abundant funds and more people interested in joining, growing massively to even have a branch on Earth.

Kudelia, learning about the world from her journey to Earth, founded Admoss Company to strive for the financial independence of Mars both in reality and in practice. However, there are many who do not look favorably about the rise of the youngsters who are trying to start something new.

Admoss Company will be inspecting a mining site of halfmetal, and hired Tekkadan to guard them. There, the leader of Tekkadan, Orga Itsuka, senses an attack from a new enemy. Under Orga’s command, Tekkadan, including Mikazuki in the mobile suit Gundam Barbatos Lupus, head out to repel the enemy.[2]

Episodes[]

Comprehensive Listing of Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Episodes

#	Episode Title	Japanese Airdate	English Airdate
1	Iron and Blood	4 October 2015	4 June 2016
2	Barbatos	11 October 2015	11 June 2016
3	Glorious Demise	18 October 2015	18 June 2016
4	The Price of Life	25 October 2015	25 June 2016
5	Beyond the Red Sky	1 November 2015	9 July 2016
6	As For Them	8 November 2015	16 July 2016
7	Whaling	15 November 2015	23 July 2016
8	The Form of Closeness	22 November 2015	30 July 2016
9	Sakazuki	29 November 2015	6 August 2016
10	A Letter from Tomorrow	6 December 2015	13 August 2016
11	Human Debris	13 December 2015	20 August 2016
12	The Shoals	20 December 2015	27 August 2016
13	Funeral Rites	27 December 2015	10 September 2016
14	Vessel of Hope	10 January 2016	17 September 2016
15	Trail of Footprints	17 January 2016	24 September 2016
16	Fumitan Admoss	24 January 2016	1 October 2016
17	Kudelia's Decision	31 January 2016	8 October 2016
18	Voice	7 February 2016	15 October 2016
19	The Gravity of Wishes	14 February 2016	22 October 2016
20	Brother	21 February 2016	5 November 2016
21	To the Place of Return	28 February 2016	12 November 2016
22	Not Yet Home	6 March 2016	19 November 2016
23	The Final Lie	13 March 2016	26 November 2016
24	A Future Reward	20 March 2016	3 December 2016
25	Tekkadan	27 March 2016	10 December 2016
26	New Blood	2 October 2016	7 October 2017
27	In the Midst of Jealousy	9 October 2016	14 October 2017
28	Battle Before Dawn	16 October 2016	21 October 2017
29	The Trigger of Success	23 October 2016	4 November 2017
30	Inauguration of the Arbrau Defense Forces	30 October 2016	11 November 2017
31	Silent War	6 November 2016	18 November 2017
32	My Friend	13 November 2016	2 December 2017
33	Sovereign of Mars	20 November 2016	9 December 2017
34	Vidar Rising	27 November 2016	16 December 2017
35	Awakening Calamity	4 December 2016	6 January 2018
36	Stained Wings	11 December 2016	13 January 2018
37	Chryse Defensive Battle	18 December 2016	20 January 2018
38	Hunter of Angels	25 December 2016	27 January 2018
39	Counsel	15 January 2017	3 February 2018
40	Lit by a Blazing Sun	22 January 2017	10 February 2018
41	Natural For a Human	29 January 2017	17 February 2018
42	Settlement	5 February 2017	24 February 2018
43	Revealed Intentions	12 February 2017	3 March 2018
44	The Man Who Holds the Soul	19 February 2017	10 March 2018
45	If this is the End	26 February 2017	17 March 2018
46	For Whom?	5 March 2017	24 March 2018
47	Scapegoat	12 March 2017	7 April 2018
48	Promise	19 March 2017	14 April 2018
49	McGillis Fareed	26 March 2017	21 April 2018
50	Their Place	2 April 2017	28 April 2018

Music[]

Opening Theme[]

Names	Performed By	Episodes
Raise your flag	MAN WITH A MISSION	2 – 13
Survivor	BLUE ENCOUNT	14 – 25
RAGE OF DUST	SPYAIR	27 – 38
Fighter	KANA-BOON	39 – 50
BLAZE	MAN WITH A MISSION	Abridged

Ending Theme[]

Names	Performed By	Episodes
Raise your flag	MAN WITH A MISSION	1
Orphans' Tears	MISIA	2 – 13, 21
STEEL ―Iron Blooded Bonds―	TRUE	14 – 25
Lamplight of War	Suzuhana Yuko of Wagakki Band	19
RAGE OF DUST	SPYAIR	26
Shounen no Hate	GRANRODEO	27 – 38
Freesia	Uru	39 – 50

Insert Song[]

Names	Performed By	Episodes
Lamplight of War	Suzuhana Yuko of Wagakki Band	19
To The Sky	Suzuhana Yuko of Wagakki Band	46

Characters[]

Tekkadan[]

• Mikazuki Augus
• Orga Itsuka
• Biscuit Griffon
• Eugene Sevenstark
• Akihiro Altland
• Norba Shino
• Takaki Uno
• Yamagi Gilmerton
• Ride Mass
• Chad Chadan
• Dante Mogro
• Danji Enrei
• Nadi Yukinojo Kassapa
• Dexter Culastor
• Atra Mixta
• Hush Middy
• Zack Lowe
• Dane Uhai
• Radice Riloto

Chryse[]

• Kudelia Aina Bernstein
• Fumitan Admoss
• Norman Bernstein
• Tomomi Bernstein
• Haba
• Sakura Pretzel
• Cookie Griffon
• Cracker Griffon

Chryse Guard Security (CGS)[]

• Maruba Arkay
• Sasai Yankus
• Haeda Gunnel

Gjallarhorn[]

• McGillis Fareed
• Gaelio Bauduin/Vidar
• Ein Dalton
• Crank Zent
• Coral Conrad
• Orlis Stenja
• Iznario Fareed
• Carta Issue
• Corlis Stenja
• Rustal Elion
• Julieta Juris
• Iok Kujan
• Isurugi Camice
• Yamazin Toka
• Liza Enza
• Arae Proto
• Gallus Bauduin

Teiwaz[]

• McMurdo Barriston
• Naze Turbine
• Amida Arca
• Lafter Frankland
• Azee Gurumin
• Merribit Stapleton
• Eco Turbine
• Jasley Donomikols

Brewers[]

• Brooke Kabayan
• Kudal Cadel
• Masahiro Altland
• Vito
• Aston Altland
• Derma Altland
• Pedro

Montag Company[]

• Montag
• Todo Mirconen

Arbrau[]

• Togonosuke Makanai
• Henri Fleurs
• Lasker Alesi

Dawn Horizon Corps[]

• Sandoval Reuters
• Dawn Horizon Corps Twins

Others[]

• Nobliss Gordon
• Orcus
• Almiria Bauduin
• Savarin Canele
• Navona Mingo
• Galan Mossa

Mechanic[]

Further information: see Post Disaster Technology for the main technological concepts of this timeline

Chryse Guard Security/Tekkadan[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos
  • ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus
    • ASW-G-08 Gundam Barbatos Lupus Rex
• ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake
  • ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City
• ASW-G-64 Gundam Flauros (Ryusei-Go)
• EB-06/tc Graze Custom
  • EB-06/tc2 Ryusei-Go
• STH-16 Shiden
  • STH-16/tc Shiden Custom (Ryusei-Go III/Riden-Go)
  • STH-16/tc2 Orga's Shiden
• STH-20 Hekija
• UGY-R41 Landman Rodi

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• NOA-0093 Isaribi
• NOA-0132 Hotarubi
• Brewers Ship
• TK-53 CGS Mobile Worker
  • TK-53/c CGS Mobile Worker Commander Type
  • TK-53/s CGS Mobile Worker Space Type
  • TK-53 Tekkadan New Mobile Worker
• Union New Model Mobile Worker‎‎
• TK-56 Tekkadan Mobile Worker
• JEE-M103 Kutan Type-III

Gjallarhorn[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• ASW-G-01 Gundam Bael
• ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris
  • ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Trooper
    • ASW-G-XX Gundam Vidar
      • ASW-G-66 Gundam Kimaris Vidar
• EB-05s Schwalbe Graze
• EB-06 Graze
  • EB-06s Graze Commander Type
  • EB-06j Graze Ground Type
  • EB-06r Graze Ritter
    • EB-06rs Graze Ritter Commander Type
  • EB-AX2 Graze Ein
  • EB-06Q Graze Schild
• EB-08 Reginlaze
  • EB-08s Iok's Reginlaze
  • EB-08jjc Reginlaze Julia

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• Biscoe-class
• Halfbeak-class
• Skipjack-class
• NK-17 Gjallarhorn Mobile Worker

Teiwaz[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• STH-05 Hyakuren
  • STH-05/AC Amida's Hyakuren
  • STH-05R Rouei
• STH-14s Hyakuri
• STH-16 Shiden
• STH-20 Hekija

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• JEE-M103 Kutan Type-III
• Saisei
• TIR-0009 Hammerhead
• TIR-0102 Golden Jasley
• Teiwaz Transport Ship

Brewers[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• ASW-G-11 Gundam Gusion
• UGY-R41 Man Rodi

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• Brewers Ship

Dawn Horizon Corps[]

• IPP-66305 Hugo
• UGY-R45 Garm Rodi

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• HD-21 HD Mobile Worker
• Dawn Horizon Corps Battleship
• Multipurpose Battleship

Dort Colonies[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• UGY-R38 Spinner Rodi

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• UW-33 Union Mobile Worker
• Dort Colony Launch

Arbrau Defense Forces[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• AEB-06L Hloekk Graze
• EB-04 Geirail
• EB-04jc4 Geirail Scharfrichter

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• Union New Model Mobile Worker‎‎

S.A.U. (Strategic Alliance Union)[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• IPP-0032S Gilda SAU

Oceanian Federation[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• IPP-0032 Gilda

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• SAU-17 SAU Mobile Worker

Montag Company[]

Mobile Weapons[]

• V08-1228 Grimgerde
  • V08Re-0526 Helmwige Reincar

Vehicles and Support Units[]

• Biscoe-class

Miscellaneous[]

• Hashmal
• Civilian Transport Ship

Production[]

1/10

The series was first announced many weeks prior to July 15, 2015, known only by the abbreviation G-Tekketsu (Gの鉄血, Ji no Tekketsu?, Iron-Blood of G). The website depicted a shadowy image of the main mobile suit, a countdown and a link to the Twitter account. As the countdown approached zero, shadows were removed. On July 15, 2015, Sunrise, Bandai-Namco and SOTSU held an event that could be streamed from the website, there was also an option to hear a translator for English and French speakers. At the event, important details about the series were revealed including the full name, setting, characters, mechanical designs and staff.

Directing the series is Tatsuyuki Nagai. The writer is Mari Okada, who wrote the mecha anime M3 the dark metal. Mechanical designs are by Naohiro Washio, Kanetake Ebikawa, Ippei Gyōbu, Kenji Teraoka and Tamotsu Shinohara. The character designs are done by Yu Ito and Chiba Michinori.

According to anime distributor Crunchyroll, the anime begun production in 2009 after the conclusion of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 series. However, projects such as Mobile Suit Gundam AGE kept staff away from the series.[4]

The animation was done by Sunrise's internal Studio 3. On April 5, 2017 12:00 JST, Gundam Global Portal allowed Facebook users to send messages of gratitude which they would translate and deliver to Studio 3 staff. They would do this until April 11 in USA time zones.[5]

Release[]

On September 30, 2015 at 05:46 GMT, Gundam Global Portal announced that the anime would be starting from October 4, 2015 at 03:30 PDT (GMT-7) on Daisuki.net, Hulu, and Gundam info as well as starting from October 11, 2015 at 01:30 PDT on Crunchyroll and FUNimation.[6] Later at 12:15 GMT, Gundam Global Portal announced that the premiere screening of episode 1 would be held across Asia. In Hong Kong, it premiered at the Golden Harvest Cinema "The Sky" in Olympian City at 18:30 GMT+8 on 2 October, in Taiwan, it premiered at GBT Taipei at 16:00 GMT+8 and GBT Gaoxiong at 17:00 GMT+8 on 4 October. In Thailand, it premiered at the SF Terminal 21 Cinema on 2 October, 19:00 GMT+8. In Korea it premiered at the Daehan theater on 3 October at 14:00 GMT+9.[7] At the 2015 New York Comic Con, Sunrise announced that anime will be dubbed in English by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, the same company that dubbed the movie Mobile Suit Gundam F91.[8]

The final episode of the first season was released on March 27, 2016 20:00 JST, half an hour later than usual. At the end of the episode, the second season, which will begin airing in Fall, 2016, was teased.

On May 12, 2016, Turner Broadcasting System posted their latest lineup for Adult Swim and its late night block, Toonami. Among the series listed was Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED Orphans.[9] On May 21, 2016, Gundam Global Portal uploaded the first trailer that featured dubbed audio, also announcing the airtime and start date for the anime's run on Adult Swim's Toonami block; 00:30 local time from June 4, 2016.[1] Promos began broadcasting on Adult Swim shortly afterwards. One which Toonami uploaded on their Facebook page on May 27, 2016 15:45 PDT was shown to have presentational style inspired by that of their old Mobile Suit Gundam Wing promos.[10]

The first preview of the second season was released on July 11, 2016 with the first visual at 07:17 GMT+00.[11] Pre-screenings of the first episode of the second season were held on October 1, 2016 at various locations around the world. At Anime Weekend in Atlanta, at 12:00 UTC+8 in The Sky Olympian, Hong Kong, at 16:00 and again at 17:00 UTC+8 on the sixth floor of Syntrend Creative Park, Taipei, at 13:00 UTC+7 at the Animate Shop, MBK Shopping Mall, Bangkok, three to four times from 14:00 UTC+9 at G-BASE, Hongdae branch in Seoul, and at 11:30 UTC+8 on both Saturday and Sunday as part of C3 Beijing at the China National Convention Centre.[12]

Gallery[]

Poster Season 1Poster Season 2Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Logo Horizontal

Blu-Ray[]

Gundam Barbatos (1st Form) on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.1 CoverGraze on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.2 CoverMcGillis' Schwalbe Graze on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.3 CoverAmida's Hyakuren on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.4 CoverGundam Gusion and Man Rodi on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.5 CoverGundam Gusion Rebake on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.6 CoverGundam Kimaris on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.7 CoverGrimgerde on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.8 CoverGundam Barbatos (6th Form) and Graze Ein on Iron-Blooded Orphans I Blu-ray Vol.9 CoverGundam Barbatos Lupus on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.1 CoverGundam Gusion Rebake Full City on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.2 CoverJulieta's Reginlaze and Iok's Reginlaze on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.3 CoverGundam Vidar on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.4 CoverGundam Flauros (Ryusei-Go) on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.5 CoverReginlaze Julia on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.6 CoverGundam Bael on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.7 CoverGundam Kimaris Vidar on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.8 CoverGundam Barbatos Lupus Rex on Iron-Blooded Orphans II Blu-ray Vol.9 Cover

Video[]

Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS PVPreviewガンダム新作発表会 Brand new Gundam Announcement English subAnnouncementMOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS PV2Second PreviewToonami Pre-Flight - Gundam IBO English Dub PreviewPre-Flight Preview for ToonamiToonami Promo Gundam ~ Iron-Blooded OrphansOfficial Toonami Promo「MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS 2nd Season 」 PVFirst preview for second seasonMobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans - Coming SoonMobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans 5th Anniversary Celebration

See also[]

Manga[]

• Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Gekko
• Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS (Manga)

Gunpla[]

• High Grade IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
• High Grade IRON-BLOODED ARMS
• 1/100 IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
• Hi-Resolution Model
• SD Gundam BB Senshi
• SD Gundam EX-Standard

Toys[]

• NXEDGE Style
• Robot Damashii

Games[]

• Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS Urdr-Hunt

Notes & Trivia[]

• This anime was the first Gundam television series since Mobile Suit Gundam 00 to receive an official North American release and English dub. Although Mobile Suit Gundam AGE and Gundam Build Fighters received English dubs from Medi-Lan Limited, they only aired in Southeast Asia (although Right-Stuf! eventually gave them a western Blu-ray release with said dubs in 2018 and 2016, respectively).
• This anime was also the first Gundam anime since Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (which aired on Syfy) to air on North American television and the first since Mobile Suit Gundam SEED to air regularly on Toonami or Adult Swim (a single episode of New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz aired on Adult Swim in 2012 as part of an April Fools prank).
• Iron-Blooded Orphans was the first Gundam series to have its English dub recorded in the United States, though the dubs for most OVA's and the film Mobile Suit Gundam F91 were previously recorded there.
• In the February 2016 issue of NewType magazine, Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS was ranked the third best series.[13]
• The mobile weapons of this series follow various naming themes:
  • The Gundam Frames reference the 72 demons from the Ars Goetia, such as Barbatos, Gusion, Kimaris, Flauros and Bael, whereas their ancient archenemies, the mobile armors, are named after types of angels from Judeo-Christian mythology, such as Hashmal.
  • The Valkyrja Frames are named after valkyries in Richard Wagner's Die Walküre, such as Grimgerde and Helmwige, while Gjallarhorn's mass production mobile suits mostly bear generic German nouns, such as Schwalbe, Ritter or Scharfrichter.
  • Teiwaz's designs in turn have (Sino-)Japanese names.
• Whereas most other Gundam series have all types of short, medium, and long range projectiles like beam weapons or cannons for their mobile suits, the mobile suits in this anime use weapons based off of medieval times such as swords, clubs, and grappling hooks, and fight more in close combat and hand to hand. Most of the mobile suits in this series will be equipped with only one cannon that uses large shells or bullets; otherwise they will be seen fighting in close combat. The creators intended the fights to have a more medieval flavor to them using these weapons. It also shows the abilities of the different mobile suits. The background music in the series usually also has a medieval tempo and instruments playing to give it that medieval theme.
  • Another interesting thing about this series is the fact that almost all ranged weapons use ballistic munitions or physical explosives instead of beam weapons. It is later revealed in Season 2 episode 10 that beam weapons are ancient technology rendered completely ineffective against mobile suits due to their armor. This is a subversion of the usual state of affairs in a Gundam series, where a hit with a beam weapon on a non-main character machine is usually devastating.
• Similar to Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Iron blooded Orphans is among one of the darkest entries in the series featuring one of the series highest body counts as well as generally more gruesome deaths/injuries.
  • According to series writer Mari Okada, in all the other drafts for the ending director Tatsuyuki Nagai wanted every single named character to be killed off. Mari Okada and other staff members protested the idea and had the ending rewritten as a result. However, according to an interview, this also led Takahiro Sakurai (McGillis Fareed's VA) to voice against her decisions of changing the script.[14]
• The title card for each episode also serves as the series' eyecatch.

References[]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gundam Global Portal (20 May, 2016 22:37 GMT)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS|STORY
3. ↑ DAISUKI
4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Crunchyroll/videos/vb.6047074339/10154796433309340
5. ↑ Gundam Global Portal (05 April, 2017 12:00 JST)
6. ↑ Gundam Global Portal (30 September, 2015 05:46 GMT)
7. ↑ Gundam Global Portal (30 September, 2015 11:15 GMT)
8. ↑ Sunrise to Dub Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Release Gundam Build Fighters
9. ↑ Adult Swim Continues to Capture Millennial Audiences With Multi-Platform Programming Slate
10. ↑ Toonami
11. ↑ Gundam Global Portal
12. ↑ Gundam Global Portal September 26 at 11:49 UTC+01
13. ↑ NewType Magazine February 2016
14. ↑ IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS The Last Flag event pamphlet

External links[]

• Official Website
• Interview with Naohiro Washio (Italian)

Post Disaster
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Books	IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS | Gekko
Gunpla	High Grade IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS | High Grade IRON-BLOODED ARMS | 1/100 IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS
Video Games	G | Urdr-Hunt
Timelines	Ad Stella | Advanced Generation | After Colony | After War | Anno Domini | Build Fighters | Correct Century | Cosmic Era | Future Century | Mars Century | Post Disaster | Regild Century | SD Gundam | Universal Century