Gundam is a metaseries of Japanese anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots (or "mecha") called "Gundam". The metaseries started in April 7, 1979 as a serial TV show called Mobile Suit Gundam. That first TV series has since spawned a franchise that has come to include works released in numerous media. Titles have appeared in the form of multiple television series and OVAs, movies, manga, novels and video games, among other modes. The story from the original 1979 series has been considerably extended with sequels, prequels, side stories and alternate timelines. Shin SD Sengokuden Chou Kidou Daishougun is the seventh work of the Musha Gundam series. The title of the Comic Bom Bom version is Shin Musha Gundam Chou Kidou Daishougun, lit. New Musha Gundam: The Super Mecha Daishougun?). Running period, 1995 to 1996.