With the new 50th anniversary Mobile Suit Gundam film now out, the team behind it released this beautiful and heartfelt short as a prologue.

The song is an absolute bop by PEOPLE 1 called Kinjito. “Kinjito” is a Japanese word that roughly means “a monumental achievement,” and honestly that feels incredibly fitting for a franchise that has endured for 50 years while offering something for almost everyone.

This short, titled “A Boy with Gundam’c perfectly captures that legacy.

The animation follows a man growing up alongside Gundam, while featuring iconic mobile suits from across the franchise’s long history. It feels like a love letter to everything Gundam has been, and everything it still means to people. Absolutely perfect.