Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
2015 • Sunrise
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 2015
- Episodes
- 6
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Sunrise · Shouchiku
- Genres
- Action · Mecha · Science fiction
The first episode, Aoi Hitomi no Casval, tells the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068.
The story for the second episode, Kanashimi no Artesia, moves three years ahead to U.C. 0071. The story will follow the tearful separation of the siblings Casval and Artesia (before they became known as Char and Sayla). It will also feature more of the development of the mobile suits, particularly on the Zeon side.
The third episode, Akatsuki no Houki, follows the youth who would become known as Char Aznable and his future comrade Garma Zabi after they join the Zeons' military academy.
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Where it came from
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin began as a serialized manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who served as the original character designer for the 1979 anime. The manga reimagines the narrative of the original series with a focus on the backstory of Char Aznable and Sayla Mass, delving into the political tensions that sparked the One Year War. When Sunrise adapted the manga into an OVA series starting in 2015, they aimed to honor Yasuhiko's distinct visual style while utilizing modern digital animation techniques to enhance the mechanical detail of the mobile suits.
The production sought to provide a definitive prequel experience, bridging the gap between historical context and established lore. The series was met with significant critical praise for its high production values, complex character studies, and the way it expanded upon the motivations of central figures in the Universal Century timeline. It remains a hallmark of contemporary Gundam storytelling, successfully blending the nostalgia of the original series with a more nuanced, modern approach to war drama.
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