A new Gundam series was announced on 13th June, 2011 in Bandai Channel and Gundam.info. This new series, Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, debuted on 9th October, 2011.

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is the twelfth incarnation of Sunrise's Gundam franchise. The story of AGE is written by Level-5's President Akihiro Hino and is directed by Susumu Yamaguchi

Sources: Gundam Info and Animenewsnetwork

Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) Volume 4 Release Date

Bandai Visual announced on July 23 that the 4th installment of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, “At the Bottom of the Gravity Well”, would be simultaneously released worldwide on December 2, 2011. The movie would be available in Japanese and English audio, with Japanese, English, French, Spanish, Traditional Mandarin & Cantonese subtitles.

Gundam Unicorn is based on the novel of the same name written by Hautoshi Fukui, continuing with the events after the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack in Universal Century timeline. The OVA was planned to have 6 episodes.

Sources: Crunchyroll

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Remaster Project

In later August, Monthly Gundam Ace announced in their October 2011 issue that a remaster project of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is being launched to commemorate the series' 10th year Anniversary. It was confirmed by the director Mitsuo Fukuda in his twitter account. The project involves remixing of the new Ending Themes, updated animation, addition of new songs and the reduction of the whole series into 48 episodes count. More details to come after the budget of the project has been finalized.

Sources: Anime News Network and MakubeX2 of Animesuki

• ... that Mobile Suit Gundam was far less popular and critically acclaimed during its original release than it is today?

• ... that Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam established the eventual trend of the lead pilot(s) getting a generally-improved Gundam as main mobile suit at some point during the series?

• ... that several references to The Wizard of Oz are present throughout Mobile Suit Gundam Wing?

• ... that After War Gundam X is the shortest non-OVA installment in the franchise, with a total of 39 episodes, whereas most Gundam series run an average of ~50 episodes.

• ... that Gilbert Dullindal's room in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is identical to one that appears in the anime Gasaraki, also from Sunrise, occupied by Symbol's CEO, Meth?

• ... that in episode 50 of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny you can see the Pink Lacus Custom ZAKU (used in Meer's concert) in the background of the ZAFT mobile suits launching from the Messiah?

• ... that Mobile Suit Gundam 00 was the first non-OVA Gundam series to be split into two seasons, rather than being aired in a continuous airing?