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Gundam ( ガンダム , Gandamu ^? ) is one of the longest running series of Japanese anime, featuring giant robots or mecha, created by Sunrise . The series started in April 1979. Currently (as of 21 January 2008), the Gundam Franchise is a 50 billion yen trademark. Gundam is the collective term for both the Universal Century (UC) series, like Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam , and series set in alternative timelines, such as New Mobile Report Gundam Wing , After War Gundam X , Mobile Suit Gundam SEED or Mobile Suit Gundam 00 . In the 2008 Anime average sales figure ranking of copies sold in Japan (1970~2008 total sales figure averaged by episode), Gundam series got 4 positions out of the top 5. While Mobile Suit Gundam ranking second position, the third, fourth, fifth position is Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny , Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam respectively. Also, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing ranked 18th and Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam ranked 20th.