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Mobile Suit Gundam: the Origin 5: Char & Sayla Free FREE MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN 5: CHAR & SAYLA PDF Yoshikazu Yasuhiko,Hajime Yatate,Yoshiyuki Tomin | 474 pages | 27 Mar 2014 | Vertical Inc. | 9781939130198 | English | New York, United States Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Volume 5: Char & Sayla by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Following the international success of Gundam: The Origin's manga, a 4-episode movie adaptation was announced into coincide with the Gundam franchise's 35th anniversary. The result is a detailed origin story focusing on the primary antagonist Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla the original Mobile Suit Gundam, Char Aznable. Addressing the events leading up to the One Year War in from Char and his sister Sayla's perspectives, it takes a humanistic, character-driven approach to Gundam's mecha-heavy tale. This movie collection has been brought to life by a star-studded production team any Gundam fan will recognize. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the character designer and writer of the Origin manga—not to mention the original character designer of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla show—provides the screenplay adapted from his bestselling manga. Kunio Okawara, who produced the mechanical designs for nearly every Gundam show from the original to Zeta Gundam to Gundam Unicorn, reprises his role as the mechanical designer. While the combined staff has a lot of experience with mecha, it's Yasuhiko's character designs that steal the show. Yasuhiko has retained most elements of his designs for the original show, meaning the Origin's characters have a delightfully vintage feel while taking advantage of modern production values. It's delightful to recognize so many familiar faces: Char and Sayla as children, Ramba Ral as a much younger man, the Zabi family rendered with a full range of emotional expressions. Even if these characters are not recognizable to newcomers, their stories are told in such detail that their motivations and personalities are crystal clear. This is most starkly demonstrated with the antihero of the story, Char Aznable. We know that Char is a bad guy, who will have even his friends killed if it will help him attain his goals, but this story explains how he got to this point—even if it doesn't justify his actions. Dramatic irony is used to great effect, employing the audience's awareness of Char's future. I can only hope that he doesn't cause some great calamity in the future. As Char gets older, smarter, and more dangerous, the stakes are constantly raised, since we know what kind of damage he's capable of. Char's coming of age culminates with a military school Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla, seemingly launched by Garma but of course orchestrated by Char in the shadows. With life-or-death stakes and action-packed sequences, it's a pivotal moment in the the Origin as well as simply great entertainment. Accompanied by an orchestral soundtrack, the major milestones in Char's journey to adulthood are punctuated with all the right notes. Also impressive is the Japanese dub, for which nearly every living actor has reprised their original Gundam role. It's a little odd to hear Shuichi Ikeda, Char's original voice actor who is now in his late 60s, voicing Char as a teen, and an equally aged Toru Furuya as teen Amuro—though honestly, I can't imagine this pair with different voices anymore. The English dub is equally familiar, with veteran anime VAs in all the major roles, and if you're a dub fan you'll find nothing to complain about. In the first three one-hour movies, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla is unquestionably Char's story. We focus mostly on Char's youth, while occasionally veering to a concurrent political or technological development that served as a countdown timer toward the One Year War. But in the fourth movie, things start to go off the rails. We suddenly get into Amuro's pre-war life. We spend a lot of time on the moon with Kycilia in disguise. Char's hanging out with Lalah and then suddenly in the military—and it bothers me that we never see how our maverick hero arranged that transition. Sayla is hardly present at all. It's more similar to the trajectory of the Origin manga, which was released in 12 parts and has plenty of time to jump around without feeling lopsided. Surprisingly lacking as well is the mecha side of the story. I have no complaints with Okawara's inventive renderings of Gundam prototypes. What I do take issue with is the films' heavy and distracting reliance on CGI. Just like in Gundam MS IGLOO, which Imanishi previously directed, mobile suits seem too light and quick in their movements to match the way Gundams move in the hand-drawn installments of the series. To me, these movements look cheap, though I'm sure they were costly to render, and it's likely a matter of preference. Overall, Gundam: The Origin blends old and new—vintage character designs with modern flair, legacy mobile suits with computer graphics, the timeless Gundam story of teens getting wrapped up in the turmoil of war with a fast-paced, cutting-edge storytelling style. Yasuhiko's character designs and original story are the clear outliers here, so I understand fans who might rather read the manga. Still, there are some tense, pivotal moments that make for an enjoyable anime adaptation too. It may not always be successful, but it's the origin story that the Gundam franchise deserves, shining a light on exactly why these classic characters become who they are in the future. No account yet? Registering is freeeasyand private. Discuss in the forum, contribute to the Encyclopedia, build your own MyAnime lists, and more. Everything chronological archives Features incl. Game Reviews Columns incl. Anime News Nina! Industry Comments. Login or Register forgot it? Review by Lauren Orsini, Aug 1st As the son of an influential politician, Casval Rem Deikun was never going to have an ordinary life. But after Zeon Zum Deikun dies under mysterious circumstances, the young boy vows to get his revenge. As he grows to adulthood, going through several aliases, the man who comes to be known as Char Aznable remains single-minded in his goal. He hones his skills, intellect, and athleticism, all to achieve his bloody intentions. Production Info:. Chief Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Original creator: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla Tomino Hajime Yatate. Unlike many other game adaptations, this one is available in English Myles takes an early look at the newest entry in the Bakugan franchise and finds a game perfect for scratching that monster-catcher itch. And he wasn't kidding. In addition to its Armored Alliance series dropping on Netflix soon, a new season The first anime season based on Tadatoshi Fujimaki's manga aired from April-September The second season aire Oct 20, 6 comments. Subaru's death count has continued growing but we're far from answering the mysteries of Re:Zero. Nick and Steve look back at the most recent season and see where Subaru currently stands in a world full of witches and intrigue. Nick and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla look back at the most recent season and see where Subaru cu The title is not meant literally but rather metaphorically: each one of these short stories is sudden, short, and challenges the idea of what is beautiful and ugly. After all, none of the tales are about allergies, colds, or other things that make you sneeze, nor are any actually about people sneezing. But on the table of contents, t Oct 20, 0 comments. It's a match made in Halloween! The official website for the television anime of Fujita's Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii manga revealed that the limited edition of the manga's 10th volume, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 5: Char & Sayla is bundling the manga's second original anime disc, will launch on February 26, The website also unveiled a new visual for the new episode. Kodansha Comics is releasing the manga in English, and it des Onee Chanbara Origin Oct 19, 5 comments. You know what you're here for, and that's cutting monsters into chunky giblets and doing sick flips. In many ways it is perfectly serviceable — a game I had fun playing for the time I spent playing it. Is there any other metric to measure a game by, really? But by the same token, it is yet another third-person action game in a cro All rights reserved. Features Reviews Columns. Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Chronicle Of Char And Sayla Collection - Review - Anime News Network It is a retelling of the story from the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundamof which Yasuhiko was the original character designer. An anime adaptation of the manga, focusing on the stories of Casval Rem Deikun more famously known as Char Aznable and his sister Artesia aka Sayla Massproduced by Sunrise was released between and in six parts. Yasuhiko was the chief director of the adaptation, with Sunrise veteran Takashi Imanishi as director, and Katsuyuki Sumisawa as the scriptwriter. The plot of the manga follows somewhat closely to the plot of the original series. It is the year Universal Centuryand 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 warship White Baseas they fight to ferry the experimental RX Gundam mobile suit to the Federation base at Jaburo.
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