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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin(Japanese:Cơ động chiến sĩ ガンダム THE ORIGIN,Hepburn:Kidō Senshi Gandamu Ji Orijin)is a Japanesemangaseries written and illustrated byYoshikazu Yasuhiko.It is a retelling of the story from the 1979animetelevision seriesMobile Suit Gundam,of which Yasuhiko was the original character designer.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | |
![]() Volume one cover ofMobile Suit Gundam: The Originmanga | |
Cơ động chiến sĩ ガンダム THE ORIGIN (Kidō Senshi Gandamu Ji Orijin) | |
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Genre | Mecha,military science fiction,space opera |
Created by | |
Manga | |
Written by | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Gundam Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 25, 2001–June 25, 2011 |
Volumes | 24 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Takashi Imanishi |
Produced by | Osamu Taniguchi |
Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa |
Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by |
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Released | February 28, 2015–November 19, 2016 |
Runtime | 58–68 minutes |
Episodes | 4 |
Manga | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin MSD: Cucuruz Doan's Island | |
Written by | Junji Ōno |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Gundam Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 25, 2016–May 25, 2019 |
Volumes | 5 |
Original video animation | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Loum Arc | |
Directed by | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Takashi Imanishi |
Produced by | Osamu Taniguchi |
Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa |
Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by |
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Released | September 2, 2017–May 5, 2018 |
Runtime | 84 minutes each |
Episodes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet | |
Directed by | Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Takashi Imanishi |
Produced by | Osamu Taniguchi |
Written by | Katsuyuki Sumisawa |
Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
Studio | Sunrise |
Licensed by |
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Original network | NHK General TV |
English network | |
Original run | April 29, 2019–August 12, 2019 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anoriginal video animationadaptation of the manga, focusing on the stories of Casval Rem Deikun (more famously known asChar Aznable) and his sister Artesia (akaSayla Mass), produced bySunrisewas released between 2015 and 2018 in six parts. Yasuhiko was the chief director of the adaptation, with Sunrise veteran Takashi Imanishi as director, and Katsuyuki Sumisawa as the scriptwriter.[1]A 13-episodeanimetelevision recompilation of the OVAs aired onNHK General TVin 2019.
Plot
editThe plot of the manga follows somewhat closely to the plot of the original series. It is the yearUniversal Century0079, and the eighth month of a vicious war between the Earth Federation and a breakaway nation of space colonists, the Principality of Zeon. The story follows the crew of the warshipWhite Base,as they fight to ferry the experimentalRX-78-02 Gundammobile suit to the Federation base at Jaburo.
Although for the most part faithful to the original series' plot (all of the major events unfold in mostly the same manner as the TV series, though often in different locales), Yasuhiko has taken the liberty of changing certain elements in the series universe, giving a different character to the series and the struggle that unfolds. Primary among these is the presence of mobile suits in both sides well before the conflict begins—in fact, in the flashback sequences, both the Earth Federation Forces and Zeon use Guntanks in 0068, and they and the Guncannon mobile suit are described as "obsolete" and fit for target practice in the first volume (in the TV series proper, both the RX-75 and the RX-77 were as new as the RX-78 Gundam itself, designed to serve as long- and mid-range fire support units).
Other differences concern the breadth of the Gundam's journey to Jaburo. Where it's implied that the White Base's journey to Jaburo in the series was pretty much a circumnavigation of the globe unconnected to many real-world locations, Yasuhiko's journey places the White Base's landfall nearLos Angeles,the headquarters ofGarma Zabi(in the series, Garma was based out of a generic"New York"—Originin fact states the Zeon occupation HQ asLos Angeles City Hall,with Garma residing inHollywood/Beverly Hills) and moves the craft steadily to the southeast, and down theSouth Americancoast—pastCaracas, Venezuelaand throughMachu Picchuand intoBrazil,where Jaburo, the headquarters of the Earth Federation, is located. This retelling cuts out some of the more trivial encounters seen in the original series, while keeping and expanding on important characters like Garma,Ramba Ral,and the Black Tri-Stars. As a direct result the events of Operation Odessa which takes place around the Ukrainian city of the same name, occur after the events of Jaburo, as opposed to the anime where they occur before.
Yasuhiko further finally tells the entire back story of theMobile Suit Gundamuniverse in the manga. After the successful defense of Jaburo, the story diverts into a very in-depth flashback, told primarily from the viewpoints ofSaylaandChar(with a secondary thread being told fromAmuro's POV) recounting the downfall of Zeon Zum Deikun, the rise of the Zabi family, the construction of Side 7 and the research into mobile suits, and leading up through a decade until the launching of the One Year War. It also goes into detail answering many previously unanswered questions such as the appearance of heretofore unseen Zeon mobile suits prior to the MS-05 Zaku I, howDozle Zabireceived his trademark scars and even the origin of Casval Deikun/Edward Mass' "Char Aznable" identity. Volume fourteen, deals with the Battle of Loum at the beginning of the One Year War, and is the last piece of the in-depth flashback.
The story shifted back on track to the original anime's storyline, featuring the White Base's involvement in the Federation'sOperation Odessa,as well as includingKai Shiden's encounter with Miharu. Afterwards, the manga deals with the end of the Odessa campaign and, in another departure from the series, takesM'Quveand his Gyan out of the picture before he has a chance to confront the Gundam.
Media
editManga
editThe series was first serialized in the magazineGundam Acein Japan from 2001 to 2011 and has been collected in 24tankōbonvolumes, with the last volume, published in 2015, containing extra side stories. It was published byKadokawa Shotenunder theirKadokawa Comics Aimprint.Viz Comicsattempted to translate the series and publish it in America in a quarterly,perfect-boundmagazine-sized format, although low sales very quickly ended the American run.
Although Viz released 12 volumes of its English translation, they do not correspond with the Japanese volumes. The English volumes, with an average length between 100-130 pages were about half of that of the equivalent Japanesetankōbon,which ran anywhere between 200-270. The length varied as some contained just four chapters, some contained an additional "special" shorter side story, and others contained a full five chapters. The reason for this could be that the Japanese serialization focused on keeping distinct chapters. As a result, the English serialization ended up having a higher price point than its Japanese equivalent with only roughly half of the content. The Viz release stopped near the end of volume six in the Japanese version.
The popularity of the manga in Japan has led to the release ofaizōbanor Collector's Edition versions. Each collector's edition combines twotankōbonvolumes (combining the beginning and end sections into one), creating large, leather bound, hardback editions with dozens of pages printed in full color, as opposed to about 5 pages pertankōbon.
At Otakon 2012, North American publisherVerticalannounced that it will publish an English language adaptation of the series in hardcover format similar to the aizoban editions.[2]The first volume was released on the March 26, 2013 and the series was completed with the publishing of the 12th volume on December 17, 2015.
A spinoff of the manga, titledMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin MSD: Cucuruz Doan's Island(Japanese:Cơ động chiến sĩ ガンダム THE ORIGIN MSD ククルス·ドアン の đảo,Hepburn:Kidō Senshi Gandamu THE ORIGIN MSD Kukurusu Doan no Shima),was written by Junji Ōno and serialized inGundam Acefrom June 25, 2016 to May 25, 2019, 10 years after the original manga's serialization and collected into five tankobon volumes. The manga serves as a prequel toepisode 15of the original TV series.[3]Kodansha USAannounced in March 2024 that they licensed the manga for North American release,[4]with the first volume released by Vertical (by this time, animprintof Kodansha USA) on October 1, 2024.[5][6]
Tankōbon volume list
editNo. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | Activation Shidō-hen( thủy động biên ) | June 1, 2002 | 4-04-713453-8 |
2 | Fierce Fighting Gekitō-hen( kích đấu biên ) | July 26, 2002 | 4-04-713503-8 |
3 | Garma (Beginning) Garuma-hen (Zen)(ガルマ biên ・ trước ) | November 19, 2002 (SE) November 26, 2002 (RE) | 4-04-713519-4(SE) 4-04-713518-6(RE) |
4 | Garma (End) Garuma-hen (Go)(ガルマ biên ・ sau ) | March 20, 2003 | 4-04-713545-3 |
5 | Ramba Ral (Beginning) Ranba Raru-hen (Zen)(ランバ・ラル biên ・ trước ) | July 20, 2003 (LE) July 25, 2003 (RE) | 4-04-713557-7 |
6 | Ramba Ral (End) Ranba Raru-hen (Go)(ランバ・ラル biên ・ sau ) | March 26, 2004 | 4-04-713611-5 |
7 | Jaburo (Beginning) Jaburō-hen (Zen)(ジャブロー biên ・ trước ) | July 26, 2004 | 4-04-713647-6 |
8 | Jaburo (End) Jaburō-hen (Go)(ジャブロー biên ・ sau ) | November 26, 2004 | 4-04-713680-8 |
9 | Char & Sayla (Beginning) Shā Seira-hen (Zen)(シャア・セイラ biên ・ trước ) | April 26, 2005 | 4-04-713714-6 |
10 | Char & Sayla (End) Shā Seirah-hen (Go)(シャア・セイラ biên ・ sau ) | August 26, 2005 | 4-04-713746-4 |
11 | To War (Beginning) Kaisen-hen (Zen)( khai chiến biên ・ trước ) | December 26, 2005 | 4-04-713771-5 |
12 | To War (End) Kaisen-hen (Go)( khai chiến biên ・ sau ) | April 26, 2006 | 4-04-713805-3 |
13 | Loum (Beginning) Ruumu-hen (Zen)(ルウム biên ・ trước ) | July 26, 2006 | 4-04-713850-9 |
14 | Loum (End) Ruumu-hen (Go)(ルウム biên ・ sau ) | December 26, 2006 | 4-04-713883-5 |
15 | Odessa (Beginning) Odessa-hen (Zen)(オデッサ biên ・ trước ) | May 26, 2007 | 978-4-04-713920-6 |
16 | Odessa (End) Odessa-hen (Go)(オデッサ biên ・ sau ) | November 26, 2007 | 978-4-04-713987-9 |
17 | Lalah (Beginning) Lalah-hen (Zen)(ララァ biên ・ trước ) | June 26, 2008 | 978-4-04-715075-1 |
18 | Lalah (End) Lalah-hen (Go)(ララァ biên ・ sau ) | December 26, 2008 | 978-4-04-715145-1 |
19 | Solomon (Beginning) Solomon-hen (Zen)(ソロモン biên ・ trước ) | June 26, 2009 | 978-4-04-715260-1 |
20 | Solomon (End) Solomon-hen (Go)(ソロモン biên ・ sau ) | January 26, 2010 | 978-4-04-715285-4 |
21 | A Cosmic Glow (Beginning) Hikaru Uchū-hen (Zen)(ひかる vũ trụ biên ・ trước ) | July 26, 2010 | 978-4-04-715482-7 |
22 | A Cosmic Glow (End) Hikaru Uchū-hen (Go)(ひかる vũ trụ biên ・ sau ) | February 26, 2011 | 978-4-04-715601-2 |
23 | Encounters in Space Meguriai Uchū-hen(めぐりあい vũ trụ biên ) | November 26, 2011 | 978-4-04-715770-5 |
24 | Special Tokubetsu-hen( đặc biệt biên ) | February 26, 2015 | 978-4-04-102794-3 |
Aizōban volume list
editNo. | Title | Original release date | English release date |
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1 | Activation Shidō-hen( thủy động biên ) | May 26, 2005 978-4-04-853809-1 | March 26, 2013[7] 978-1-93-565487-2 |
2 | Garma Garuma-hen(ガルマ biên ) | June 26, 2006 4-04-853963-9 | June 25, 2013[8] 978-1-93-565488-9 |
3 | Ramba Ral Ranba Raru-hen(ランバ・ラル biên ) | May 26, 2007 978-4-04-854094-0 | December 17, 2013[9] 978-1-93-565497-1 |
4 | Jaburo Jaburō-hen(ジャブロー biên ) | June 26, 2008 978-4-04-854195-4 | December 17, 2013[10] 978-1-93-565498-8 |
5 | Char & Sayla Shā Seira-hen(シャア・セイラ biên ) | June 26, 2009 978-4-04-854339-2 | March 25, 2014[11] 978-1-93-913019-8 |
6 | To War Kaisen-hen( khai chiến biên ) | July 26, 2010 978-4-04-854502-0 | June 17, 2014[12] 978-1-93-913020-4 |
7 | Battle Of Loum Ruumu-hen(ルウム biên ) | February 26, 2011 978-4-04-854598-3 | September 30, 2014[13] 978-1-93-913067-9 |
8 | Operation Odessa Odessa-hen(オデッサ biên ) | August 26, 2011 978-4-04-854672-0 | December 16, 2014[14] 978-1-93-913068-6 |
9 | Lalah Lalah-hen(ララァ biên ) | February 25, 2012 978-4-04-120040-7 | April 28, 2015[15] 978-1-94-122015-3 |
10 | Solomon Solomon-hen(ソロモン biên ) | June 26, 2012 978-4-04-120275-3 | June 23, 2015[16] 978-1-94-122016-0 |
11 | A Cosmic Glow Hikaru Uchū-hen(ひかる vũ trụ biên ) | September 26, 2012 978-4-04-120394-1 | September 17, 2015[17] 978-1-94-122046-7 |
12 | Encounters Meguriai Uchū-hen(めぐりあい vũ trụ biên ) | August 26, 2014 978-4-04-101757-9 | December 17, 2015[18] 978-1-94-122047-4 |
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin MSD: Cucuruz Doan's Islandvolume list
editNo. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 25, 2017[19] | 978-4-04-105343-0 | October 1, 2024[6] | 978-1-64-729390-1 |
2 | October 26, 2017[20] | 978-4-04-106296-8 | December 3, 2024[21] | 978-1-64-729391-8 |
3 | March 26, 2018[22] | 978-4-04-106700-0 | February 4, 2025[23] | 978-1-64-729392-5 |
4 | November 26, 2018[24] | 978-4-04-107500-5 | April 1, 2025[25] | 978-1-64-729393-2 |
5 | August 26, 2019[26] | 978-4-04-108469-4 | June 3, 2025[27] | 978-1-64-729394-9 |
Anime
editSunrise announced in June 2011 that an anime adaptation ofGundam: The Originwas in production.[28]In March 2014, it was announced it will be a four-episode OVA series with event screenings at Japanese theaters, in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Gundam, and centering on the stories ofCasval Deikunand his sisterArtesia.The first episode, titledThe Blue-Eyed Casval(Thanh い đồng の キャスバル,Aoi Hitomi no Kyasubaru),premiered in limited Japanese theaters on February 28, 2015.[29][30]Sunrise produced an English dub recorded atNYAV Postfor the first time since Bandai retired their Gundam license.[31]Another two-episode OVA series,Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Loum Arc,was released in 2017 and 2018.[32]
A 13-episodeanimetelevision recompilation of the OVA series aired from April 29 to August 12, 2019 under the titleMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet(Cơ động chiến sĩ ガンダム THE ORIGIN đêm trước xích い sao chổi,Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin Zenya Akai Suisei).[33]Sugizoproduced the theme songs.[34]His bandLuna Seaperformed the three opening themes, the first being "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~"(Vũ trụ の thơ ~Higher and Higher~),[35]the second "Hisōbi"(Bi tráng mỹ),[35]and the third a cover ofTM Network's "Beyond the Time (Moebius no Sora wo Koete)"(BEYOND THE TIME ( メビウス の vũ trụ を càng えて )),the ending theme of 1988'sMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack.[36]For the ending themes he decided to collaborate with female singers. The first ending theme is a cover of Daisuke Inoue's "Meguriai"(めぐりあい),the theme song of 1982'sMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space,by Sugizo feat.Glim Spanky.[34]The second ending theme is a cover ofHiroko Moriguchi's "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete"(Thủy の tinh へ ái をこめて),the second opening theme song of 1985'sMobile Suit Zeta Gundam,by Sugizo feat. KOM_I (Wednesday Campanella).[36]The third ending theme is the new song "A Red Ray" by Sugizo feat.miwa.[36]The last is a cover of his andMorrie's co-composition "Hikari no Hate"(Quang の nhai)by Sugizo feat.Aina the End(BiSH).[37]The English dub for theAdvent of the Red CometTV recompilation series was broadcast in the United States onAdult Swim'sToonamiprogramming block from July 7 to October 6, 2019.[38][a]
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External links
edit- OfficialGundam: The Originwebsite(in Japanese)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin(manga) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia