Turn A Gundam was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, who was the main creator of the Gundam franchise and had written and directed many previous Gundam works. Tomino created the series as a means of “affirmatively accepting all of the Gundam series, which is reflected in the series title’s use of the Turned A, a symbol representing universal quantification.
The Turn A Gundam was chosen to be the 100th Master Grade model of Gunpla (abbreviation of Gundam Plastic Model) and at an earlier time, the first release of the Turn A Gundam DVD box set was announced. Noted modeller Seira Masuo drastically redesigned the unit. Turn A Gundam is also available as a High Grade 1/144 scale.