Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin
機動戦士ガンダム The Origin

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Principality of Zeon Children's Academy; Gundam: Zeon Children's Academy
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Principality of Zeon Children's Academy· ジオン公国幼年学校
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The manga is set in the seceding space colonies during the year Universal Century 0079 — the timeframe of the One Year War from the first Gundam space anime series. The story follows five boys who all share a sense of "camaraderie, duty, … jealousy, and *war*." \[Source: Anime News Network\]

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Ikeda Yuuichi no "Sanbai Hayaku!! Char ga Iku!!" - Gundam Ningen Tanbouki
池田秀一の「三倍速く!! シャアが行く!」~ガンダム人間探訪記~
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Mobile Suit Gundam: U.C. Hard Graph Iron Mustang
Kidou Senshi Gundam U.C. Hard Graph - Tetsu no Kanba· 機動戦士ガンダムU.C. HARD GRAPH 鉄の駻馬
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Universal Century 0079.03.18 – The Principality of Zeon carries out their third drop operation. The 4th Terrestrial Mobile division make their way down to Earth. Chief Petty Officer Cuaran arrives on Earth as a part of the 908th Mobile Reconnaissance Company 2nd Team’s Commander. He would later be the man who attempted to destroy the Federation’s “white mobile suit”, the dreaded “Gundam.” (Source: Zeonic-Corps)

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Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
Kidou Senshi Gundam Thunderbolt· 機動戦士ガンダム サンダーボルト
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In the Universal Century year 0079, the space colony known as Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later they are locked in a fierce battle for the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies. (Source: VIZ Media)

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Legend of the Universal Century Heroes: Mobile Suit Gundam MSV-R
Kidou Senshi Gundam MSV-R: Uchuu Seiki Eiyuu Densetsu - Kougei no Shin Matsunaga· 機動戦士ガンダムMSV‐R 宇宙世紀英雄伝説 虹霓のシン・マツナガ
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Many heroes have fought through the eras. Soldiers play a sonorous melody, their traces shaping the course of history. Even now, their stories shall be read from a corner of the Pantheon. For those with regrets in their hearts, the battle begins. This is a tale of heroes who fell in space. Uchuu Seiki Eiyuu Densetsu Series: 1. [White Wolf of Rainbows](https://mangabaka.org/search?q=myanimelist%3A51179) 2. Aoki Kyosei no Senei-hen (Source: MU)

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Hunter of Black Clothes
Kidou Sensei Gundam: Kokui no Kariudo· 機動戦士ガンダム 黒衣の狩人
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In the year U.C. 0079, as the One Year War draws to a close. Major Wolfgang leads the Principality of Zeon squadron "Hunter of Black Clothes" on atmospheric patrols. The squad is named after Wolfgang's black Zaku. The Federation fears them as "GM Hunters." When Wolfgang enters combat with a GM squadron fatefully close to the atmosphere.

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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Bright Noah Story
Kidou Senshi Gundam UC: Niji ni Norenakatta Otoko· 機動戦士ガンダムUC 虹にのれなかった男
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A Gundam Memorial from the point of view of Bright Noah, a man who has watched numerous Gundam pilots and Newtypes! What did Bright feel when he saw Amuro, Kamille, and Judau?

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Kidou Senshi Gundam FAR EAST JAPAN
機動戦士ガンダム FAR EAST JAPAN
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Universal Century, November 0079. A Komusai is shot at during a drop operation in order to send reinforcements to Odessa. The Komusai falls, unable to control its fight against gravity, and makes an emergency landing in an area of the Far East called Japan... The soldiers’ contacts with both Zeon and Federation forces shed new light on a hidden front of the One Year War.

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Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link
Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden: Missing Link· 機動戦士ガンダム外伝 ミッシングリンク
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During the One Year War, in an attempt to replace losses in the Federation for mobile suit pilots, a penal battalion was formed called the Slave Wraiths. Led by Travis Kirkland, he and his team take on suicide missions in highly advanced mobile suits to make deadly surgical strikes into the enemy side. On the other side, the Marchosias, a regiment for Zeon elite pilot washouts was formed as well. When Doug Schneid, a former pilot of Zeon defects to the Federation with the Pale Rider in tow, both sides are forced to fight together to stop a conspiracy that lurks within the MS development research. (Source: Gundam Wikia)

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Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny
Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden: The Blue Destiny (2015)· 機動戦士ガンダム外伝 ザ・ブルー・ディスティニー
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Robotic armed freedom fighters fight for Earth's future in this intergalactic tale of the pursuit of freedom. After Earth's overpopulation sends humans offworld to live in space stations, they are abused by the controlling power—the Earth Federation government. Colonists form the Zeon Dukedom to resolve their disputes and wage the One Year War for independence. For over 20 years, the world of Gundam has reigned over all other mecha anime and manga series. Mobile Suit Gundam: Blue Destiny continues the Gundam legacy with the adventures of Federal Forces second lieutenant Yu Kajima and his special unit of mobile suits. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
Kidou Senshi Gundam THE ORIGIN MSD: Cucuruz Doan no Shima· 機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN MSD ククルス·ドアンの島
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Former Zeon mobile suit squad leader Cucuruz Doan has deserted, taking up residence on a small island where he helped to raise a number of orphaned children. But what about the other members of his squad? While the original story was told from federation pilot Amuro Ray's perspective, Ohno's limited series goes beyond the original television episode to explore the ramifications of Doan's actions on his own troops, bringing us a multilayered and emotionally complex view of the events from Zeon's perspective. (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Mobile Suit Gundam Ground Zero Rise From the Ashes
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Ground Zero - Colony no Ochita Chi de· 機動戦士ガンダム GROUND ZERO コロニーの落ちた地で
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Universal Century 0079. The One Year War, which started with the Principality of Zeon's declaration of war, took the largest toll in human history. Their first step, in particular, was a colony drop, which brought unprecedented damage to the Earth and in an instant, resulted in the death of half of mankind. This story depicts the road to recovery of a ravaged land, the hardest hit area of Australia: Ground Zero for the colony drop. *Includes chapter 0.*

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Mobile Suit Gundam Bandiera
Kidou Senshi Gundam Bandiera· 機動戦士ガンダム バンディエラ
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A new Zeon unit is formed to break the deadlock in which the Principality of Zeon is with the Earth Federation during the One Year War. The commander of which is a left handed former soccer player from Side 3.

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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou· 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争
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The story of Christina Mackenzie as a test pilot at the Montana Base before she arrived on Side 6 and of one of the Cyclops Team’s previous mission. *Notes: Volumes 1 contains 3 prequel chapters.*

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Mobile Suit Gundam: Rust Horizon
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Rust Horizon· 機動戦士ガンダム ラストホライズン
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Universal Century 0079: The One Year War. Garma is dead and Char is gone... (Source: Shueisha, translated)

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Battle Tales of Flanagan Boone
Kidou Senshi Gundam: Flanagan Boon Senki· 機動戦士ガンダム フラナガン・ブーン戦記
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Universal Century 0079, Flanagan Boone, under the command of Garma Zabi, heads down to earth, at California Base, Boone is assigned a Zaku Marine Type by Garma himself. There Boone would take command of the Naga III squad of Zeon's Naval Fleet. Soon after that Garma heads for New Yark abord his Gaw, upon hearing of Garma's death, Boone vowed to defeat the white devil.

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Magical Ensign Blaster Mari
Mahou no Shoui Blaster Mari· 魔法の少尉ブラスターマリ
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In UC 0079, during the One Year War, Mariko Starmine, a fifth grader at the Zeon 6th Elementary School, meets the legendary Red Comet on his white horse. He gives her a magic wand that grants her magical powers to transform her into the Magical Ensign, Blaster Mari.

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Tony Takezaki presents Gundam Manga
Tony Takezaki no Gundam Manga· トニーたけざきのガンダム漫画
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This book parodies the original Kidou Senshi Gundam TV series, and is especially centered around the character Char Aznable.

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Kidō Senshi Gundam-san
Mobile Suit Gundam-san· 機動戦士ガンダムさん
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In the Kidou Senshi Gundam-san series: 1) Saisho no Maki 2) Tsuki no Maki 3) Mittsume no Maki 4) Yottsume no Maki 5) Itsutsume no Maki Starting from the 5th volume, Gundam Sousei, which has 24 chapters, is included in the tankobon.

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Atsumare! Gundam Kinoko Aji
あつまれ!ガンダムきのこ味
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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Super Otousan - Yarase wa Senzou Monogatari
機動戦士ガンダム 超超お父さんドズル
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Mineva Lao Zabi is a baby in the Zabi family. Her father Dozle Zabi is a military general for the space army but is the biggest bonehead. Mineva's mother Zenna Zabi is just as dense and causes Mineva the biggest headache on a daily basis. This series follows the Zabi family and Mineva’s struggle with her parents who both have a screw loose.

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Kidou Senshi Gundam THE MSV: The Mobile Suit Variation
機動戦士ガンダム THE MSV ザ・モビルスーツバリエーション
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Char's Daily Life
Char no Nichijou· シャアの日常
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They day after a red shooting star fell to Earth, a man wakes up to find himself in an apartment with no memory of what happened up until that moment. Could he be "Char"? Or is he simply someone who just happens to look like him? One mystery just seems to lead to another mystery? A hillarious spinoff to Neo Gundam! (Source: Kadokawa, translated)

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Apartment of Gundam
アパートメント・オブ・ガンダム
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The main crew of White Base from Kidou Senshi Gundam, including the 19-year-old Bright, the good-looking office lady Sayla, and moody teenager Amuro lead peaceful, slow-paced lives in the same apartment building.