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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Gyakushuu no Char—Beltorchika's Children

Tomino Yoshiyuki

Mangaka: Tomino Yoshiyuki
First published: 2014
Status: Completed
Original language: Japanese
Genres: Science fiction · Action · Psychological · Mecha
Content rating: Safe

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This volume serves as a significant alternate-continuity retelling of the *Char's Counterattack* film, famously featuring the Hi-Nu Gundam design that has since become a cornerstone of the franchise's iconography. By exploring story beats and character arcs that diverged from the theatrical release, this work offers fans a deeper look into Yoshiyuki Tomino’s original narrative intentions for the final confrontation between Amuro and Char.

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Beltorchika's Children originated as an early draft for the 1988 film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, penned by series creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. Because the film production committee preferred a different narrative direction, Tomino instead serialized this version as a novel in Newtype magazine. It serves as an alternative continuity where Beltorchika Irma, rather than Chan Agi, remains the romantic lead, and features unique mobile suit designs like the Hi-Nu Gundam and Nightingale.

The story was later adapted into a manga series illustrated by Takayuki Yanase and later Kouzoh Yohtani, which began serialization in 2014 in Gundam Ace. This adaptation was designed to bring the darker, more character-driven tone of the original novel to a new generation of fans. It is widely regarded by enthusiasts as a pivotal expansion of the Universal Century lore, offering a more nuanced exploration of the psychological conflict between Amuro Ray and Char Aznable than the theatrical version.

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