Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (機動戦士Vガンダム Kidō Senshi Vikutorī Gandamu?, Mobile Suit V Gundam), is a 1993 Japanese science fiction anime television series. It consists of 51 episodes, and was directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The series was first broadcast on TV Asahi (and its ANN stations). It is the final Gundam television series set in the Universal Century calendar.