Anaheim Electronics
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Anaheim Electronics is a fictional civilian company that appeared in the Universal Century
timeline of the Gundam
anime metaseries. The company appeared first in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
(aired in 1985) as the main financier, supplier, and manufacturer of the faction AEUG. However, the company also builds weapons for both the Earth Federation
, its elite faction Titans, enemy of the AEUG, and the Axis Zeon, which in turn became the enemies of the AEUG until the end of the sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
(aired in 1986). The company continues its manufacturing contracts in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
(aired in 1988), where its weapons are always seen in both sides of the conflicting factions. In the novel Gundam Sentinel
, which happens between the conflicts of the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile suit Gundam ZZ, Anaheim Electronics became the main contractor of the Earth Federation of its new mass-production units like Nero and the Z Plus series for the Task Force alpha and also provided prototype units such as S Gundam
as a testbed for the Federation. The Gundam Sentinel' s Model Graphix special edition, Gundam Wars III, the battle of real Gundam in turn gave a detail analysis of the company and retcon
ned the production and testing history. The company's earlier history was then told in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
(OVA first released in 1991), where it first became the contract manufacturer of the Earth Federation. In December 2003, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Gundam metaseries, a book Anaheim Journal was released, disguised as a monthly magazine published by Anaheim Electronics in UC0100. The company also appeared in the comic Silhouette Formula 91, and later in the anime Mobile Suit V Gundam.
to battleship
s and even space colonies
. Their service do not end at electronic goods, according to Anaheim Journal, they also have departments providing cosmetics, vacation travelling plans (with their own resort space colonies) and credit cards. Upon the end of the One Year War
, Anaheim was able to acquire the assets and personnel of the Zeonic Corporation - a mobile suit manufacturing firm of the defeated Principality of Zeon. This merger enabled Anaheim Electronics to enter the lucrative business of mobile suit production. As such, the firm was contracted by the Earth Federation
to become its principal mobile suit provider until the end of the second Neo Zeon War.
Anaheim Electronics is known for its profit-oriented mindset - creating advanced mobile weapons for any faction that would be willing to pay, then selling the same technology to the former's enemy. During the rise of the oppressive Titans taskforce, Anaheim funded the AEUG and gave it access to their technology and safe shelter as the Titans restricted their trading engagements, despite the Earth Federation Forces and the Titans being their primary customer. Later, the company would service contracts from the remnants of the Principality of Zeon such as Axis and Neo Zeon. According to GundamOfficials, this is due to the gigantic company structure. With several sections, each department can be contracted by different factions without needing to notify the main executive board. This policy is simply adopted to minimize the company's overall responsibility; after the main battle, they can always just apply the penalty on a single department's head instead of making the whole company suffer.
In the story of Silhouette Formula 91, after U.C. 0123, Anaheim Electronics lost its contract bid with the EFF to SNRI
's new miniaturized mobile suit designs, which were cheaper, more versatile and higher in performance. Anaheim Electronics had to maintain its low profile until U.C. 0153, and financially supported League Militaire in secrecy defending Earth from Zanscare Empire.
According to the official timeline, Anaheim Electronics remains as the main manufacturer of mobile suits in the Earth Sphere until the Earth Federation itself was disbanded in the U.C. 0200s, although its monopoly in the field was literally obliterated since the second Universal Century with the entrance of the Federation-backed competitor SNRI
.
Known Factories and Branches:
Notable members:
Vehicles
Universal Century
is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C. is often used instead in recent production like MS Igloo and Master Grade model instructions and official pages is the original timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. The official English name U.C....
timeline of the Gundam
Gundam
The is a metaseries of anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits" ; usually the protagonist's MS will carry the name Gundam....
anime metaseries. The company appeared first in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
is a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
(aired in 1985) as the main financier, supplier, and manufacturer of the faction AEUG. However, the company also builds weapons for both the Earth Federation
Earth Federation
The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime series. The name also made a reappearance outside of the Gundam series in following media.* Godzilla vs...
, its elite faction Titans, enemy of the AEUG, and the Axis Zeon, which in turn became the enemies of the AEUG until the end of the sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
is a TV series aired on Japanese TV from 1986–1987, was the third Gundam series, and a direct follow up to Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino returned to lead the series, and he assembled a new team consisting of character designer Hiroyuki Kitazume, who had been one of Zeta...
(aired in 1986). The company continues its manufacturing contracts in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
is a 1988 anime film set in Gundam's Universal Century timeline of Gundam, specifically U.C. 0093.Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, Char's Counterattack is the culmination of the original saga begun in Mobile Suit Gundam and continued through Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit...
(aired in 1988), where its weapons are always seen in both sides of the conflicting factions. In the novel Gundam Sentinel
Gundam Sentinel
is a novel set in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam universe, originally serialized in Model Graphix magazine between September 1987 and August 1988. Gundam Sentinel became a cult hit, due to its super-detailed mechanical designs and an intricate story by veteran writer Masaya Takahashi...
, which happens between the conflicts of the anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile suit Gundam ZZ, Anaheim Electronics became the main contractor of the Earth Federation of its new mass-production units like Nero and the Z Plus series for the Task Force alpha and also provided prototype units such as S Gundam
MSA-0011 S Gundam
The MSA-0011 S Gundam is a prototype transformable mobile suit that appears in the Gundam novel Gundam Sentinel. It is not only piloted by the protagonist, but the onboard AI, A.L.I.C.E., is also one of its pilots.- MSA-0011 S Gundam :...
as a testbed for the Federation. The Gundam Sentinel
Retcon
Retroactive continuity is the alteration of previously established facts in a fictional work. Retcons are done for many reasons, including the accommodation of sequels or further derivative works in a series, wherein newer authors or creators want to revise the in-story history to allow a course...
ned the production and testing history. The company's earlier history was then told in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
is a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992...
(OVA first released in 1991), where it first became the contract manufacturer of the Earth Federation. In December 2003, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Gundam metaseries, a book Anaheim Journal was released, disguised as a monthly magazine published by Anaheim Electronics in UC0100. The company also appeared in the comic Silhouette Formula 91, and later in the anime Mobile Suit V Gundam.
Fictional corporate history
Based on the Moon, Anaheim Electronics originally produced a wide range of technological applications from consumer electronicsConsumer electronics
Consumer electronics are electronic equipment intended for everyday use, most often in entertainment, communications and office productivity. Radio broadcasting in the early 20th century brought the first major consumer product, the broadcast receiver...
to battleship
Battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
s and even space colonies
Space Colony (Gundam)
In the fictional Gundam anime metaseries, space colonies play a pivotal role in ever-changing stories. Below is an explanation of the colonies in each of the Gundam timelines.-Universal Century:...
. Their service do not end at electronic goods, according to Anaheim Journal, they also have departments providing cosmetics, vacation travelling plans (with their own resort space colonies) and credit cards. Upon the end of the One Year War
One Year War
The is a fictional conflict from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Mobile Suit Gundam metaseries. The One Year War is very similar to World War II, the major difference being that The One Year War is in a science fiction setting and some major battles occurred in space...
, Anaheim was able to acquire the assets and personnel of the Zeonic Corporation - a mobile suit manufacturing firm of the defeated Principality of Zeon. This merger enabled Anaheim Electronics to enter the lucrative business of mobile suit production. As such, the firm was contracted by the Earth Federation
Earth Federation
The is a fictional organization in the Universal Century timeline of the Gundam anime series. The name also made a reappearance outside of the Gundam series in following media.* Godzilla vs...
to become its principal mobile suit provider until the end of the second Neo Zeon War.
Anaheim Electronics is known for its profit-oriented mindset - creating advanced mobile weapons for any faction that would be willing to pay, then selling the same technology to the former's enemy. During the rise of the oppressive Titans taskforce, Anaheim funded the AEUG and gave it access to their technology and safe shelter as the Titans restricted their trading engagements, despite the Earth Federation Forces and the Titans being their primary customer. Later, the company would service contracts from the remnants of the Principality of Zeon such as Axis and Neo Zeon. According to GundamOfficials, this is due to the gigantic company structure. With several sections, each department can be contracted by different factions without needing to notify the main executive board. This policy is simply adopted to minimize the company's overall responsibility; after the main battle, they can always just apply the penalty on a single department's head instead of making the whole company suffer.
In the story of Silhouette Formula 91, after U.C. 0123, Anaheim Electronics lost its contract bid with the EFF to SNRI
Strategic Naval Research Institute
SNRI is a fictional Earth Federation think tank referenced in the Gundam series Mobile Suit Gundam F91 and the manga and kits Gundam F90...
's new miniaturized mobile suit designs, which were cheaper, more versatile and higher in performance. Anaheim Electronics had to maintain its low profile until U.C. 0153, and financially supported League Militaire in secrecy defending Earth from Zanscare Empire.
According to the official timeline, Anaheim Electronics remains as the main manufacturer of mobile suits in the Earth Sphere until the Earth Federation itself was disbanded in the U.C. 0200s, although its monopoly in the field was literally obliterated since the second Universal Century with the entrance of the Federation-backed competitor SNRI
Strategic Naval Research Institute
SNRI is a fictional Earth Federation think tank referenced in the Gundam series Mobile Suit Gundam F91 and the manga and kits Gundam F90...
.
Corporate Profile
- Name: Anaheim Electronics, Inc.
- Main Office: Anaheim, Moon
- Chairman of the Board: Melanie Hue Carbine (as of U.C. 0087)
Known Factories and Branches:
- Von Braun City
- Granada
- Amman
- Epsilon City
- La Vie en RoseLa Vie en Rose (Gundam)The mobile docking ship La Vie en Rose is a fictional spaceship from the Japanese science fiction anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam. First appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, the La Vie en Rose is floating dock ship and primary home of the RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium Orchis"...
mobile factory/docking ship
Notable members:
- Wong Lee
- Nina Purpleton
- Mora Boscht
- Nick Orville
- Lucette Audevie
- O'Sullivan
- October Saran
- Paula
- Alberto Vist
- Iris Orlando
Notable Creations
Mobile Suits- Gundam Development ProjectGundam Development ProjectThe following are a list of mobile weapons that appeared in the Japanese OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, which is part of the Gundam franchise, as well as related media.-History of the Gundam Development Project models:...
- RX-78GP00 Gundam "Blossom"
- RX-78GP01 Gundam "Zephyranthes"
- RX-78GP02A Gundam "Physalis"
- RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium"
- AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra
- Project ZetaMobile Suit Zeta Gundamis a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
- RMS-099 (MSA-099) Rick Dias (Codename: γ Gundam)
- MSN-00100 (MSN-100) Hyaku Shiki (Codename: δ Gundam)
- RMS-108 (MSA-002) Marasai
- MSA-003 Nemo
- MSA-005 Methuss
- MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam (Codename: ζ Gundam)
- MSZ-006A1 Z Plus A1
- MSZ 006C1 Z Plus C1
- MSA-007 Nero
- MSZ-008 ZII
- MSZ-010 Double Zeta Gundam (Codename: θ Gundam)
- MSA-0011 S GundamMSA-0011 S GundamThe MSA-0011 S Gundam is a prototype transformable mobile suit that appears in the Gundam novel Gundam Sentinel. It is not only piloted by the protagonist, but the onboard AI, A.L.I.C.E., is also one of its pilots.- MSA-0011 S Gundam :...
(Codename: ι Gundam)
- RGM-86R GM III
- RGM-89 Jegan
- RGZ-91 Re-GZ (Refined Gundam Zeta)
- MSN-03 Jagd DogaMSN-03 Jagd DogaThe Jagd Doga is a fictional mobile suit designed by Yutaka Izubuchi for the anime movie Char's Counterattack; it has also appeared in the Super Robot Wars franchise and the PlayStation 2 title Climax U.C..- In Char's Counterattack :...
- MSN-04 SazabiMSN-04 SazabiThe MSN-04 Sazabi is a fictional mobile suit designed by Yutaka Izubuchi for the anime movie Char's Counterattack; it has also appeared in titles including, but not limited to, the Super Robot Wars series of strategy games, the Gundam: Battle Assault series of fighting games, the PlayStation 2...
- RX-93 Nu Gundam (Codename: ν Gundam)
- RX-0 Gundam Unicorn
- RGZ-95 ReZEL (Refined Zeta Escort Leader)
- RGM-96X Jesta
- RX-104 Odysseus Gundam (Penelope)
- RX-105 Xi Gundam (Codename: ξ Gundam)
- RGM-109 Heavygun
- RX-110 Zorin Soul
- F71 G-CannonFormula ProjectThis article is about a fictional weapon series from the Universal Century timeline of the anime Gundam metaseries.- F71 G-Cannon :This Earth Federation attack mobile suit is the first mass-production model derived from SNRI's Formula Project....
- Silhouette Formula Project
- RXF-91 Silhouette GundamF91 Gundam Formula 91The F91 Gundam Formula 91 is the title mobile suit of the anime movie Mobile Suit Gundam F91.-F91 Gundam Formula 91 :The F91 Gundam is a high-performance mobile suit developed by Earth Federation's Strategic Naval Research Institute...
- RX-99 Neo Gundam
- F71B G-Cannon Manga
- RGM-111 Hardygun
- RXF-91 Silhouette Gundam
Vehicles
- FXA-05D G-Defenser
- La Vie en RoseLa Vie en Rose (Gundam)The mobile docking ship La Vie en Rose is a fictional spaceship from the Japanese science fiction anime franchise Mobile Suit Gundam. First appearing in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, the La Vie en Rose is floating dock ship and primary home of the RX-78GP03 Gundam "Dendrobium Orchis"...
class mobile factory/docking ship- La Vie en Rose
- Argama class cruiser
- Argama
- Pegasus III
- Nahel ArgamaNahel ArgamaThe Nahel Argama is a fictional spaceship from the Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and OVA/Novel series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.-Nahel Argama in UC0088:...
Appearances
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memoryis a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992...
- Mobile Suit Zeta GundamMobile Suit Zeta Gundamis a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZMobile Suit Gundam ZZis a TV series aired on Japanese TV from 1986–1987, was the third Gundam series, and a direct follow up to Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino returned to lead the series, and he assembled a new team consisting of character designer Hiroyuki Kitazume, who had been one of Zeta...
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
- Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMobile Suit Gundam Unicornis a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui . The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively...
Sources
- Gundam Wikia Official Anaheim Electronics
- The Mecha Archives HQ
- Official Gundam website
- Gundam Officials, ISBN / 4-06-330110-9, Kodansha, 21st Mar, 2001.
- Anaheim Journal, ASIN: 475771663X, enterbrain, 20th Dec, 2003.