Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 8

Games Mobile Suit Gundam 2.0 Playstation 1 game Bandai, 1996 I bought a LOT of anime games for PS1 back in the 00s, and it was always a crap shoot. The language barrier could either be nonexistent or a brick wall, depending on the game mechanics. And you didn’t usually...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 7

Other books Anime Piano Suite Space Battleship Yamato / Mobile Suit Gundam アニメピアノ組曲 宇宙戦艦ヤマト/機動戦士ガンダム B&W, 84 pages Tokyo Ongaku Shoin, 1982 A companion book to a 1982 album from Nippon Columbia, sheet music for piano arrangements of themes from these two classic anime series (the ONLY book of any kind...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 6

Compendiums MS Gundam ZZ&Z Preservation Edition Setting Documents Collection 機動戦士ガンダム ZZ&Z 保存版設定資料集 Color and b&w, 184 pages Bandai, 1986 “MJ Material” is an abbreviation for Making Journal magazine, a Bandai publication. Several special issues like this one focused on individual topics. Two 1985 editions (found in the Zeta Gundam section)...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 5

U.C. Side Stories Side Story of Gundam Z サイドストーリーオブガンダムZ (B-CLUB COMIC) B&W paperback, 168 pages Bandai, 1988 A parallel manga to Zeta Gundam mainly focusing on Amuro Rey’s adventures on Earth during the AEUG/Titans war. Written and drawn by Kazuhisa Kondo, who previously adapted First Gundam. Model Graphix Special Edition...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 4

Other U.C. Anime MS Gundam 08th MS Team Anime V special 機動戦士ガンダム 第08MS小隊 Color and B&W, 72 pages Gakken, 1997 Coverage of the first six episodes with story digest and world guide. MS Gundam 08th MS Team Design Works Perfect File 機動戦士ガンダム 第08MS小隊 B&W, 98 pages Gakken, 1997 Design works...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 3

Gundam Double Zeta (TV series, 1986-87) MS Gundam ZZ Animedia Special Edition Part 1 機動戦士ガンダムZZ 別冊アニメディア PART 1 Color and B&W, 136 pages Gakken, 1986 Covers Episodes 1-23 with world guide and design works. MS Gundam ZZ AnimediaSpecial Edition Part 2 機動戦士ガンダムZZ 別冊アニメディア PART 2 Color and B&W, 136 pages...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 2

Zeta Gundam (TV series, 1985-86) MS Z Gundam, a Book to Enjoy it 10 Times More 機動戦士 Zガンダム を10倍楽しむ本 Color and B&W, 152 pages Kodansha, 1985 The first Zeta Gundam publication on record; stills from the first five episodes with descriptions up to 13. Character, mecha, and world guide with...

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Mobile Suit Gundam books, set 1

First Gundam and The Origin MS Gundam Roman Album Extra 35 機動戦士ガンダム ロマンアルバム・エクストラ35 Color and B&W, 208 pages Tokuma Shoten, 1980 The first major publication on the original series. Tokuma Shoten’s Roman Album series set the standard for coverage with several components: story digest, chara/mecha/world guide, design works, original art,...

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Vifam staff interviews

How Vifam got its start The direction of each staff member who supports Galaxy Drifter Vifam starts with a focus on depicting children to expand the possibilities of anime. How was this basis determined, and how did Vifam initially start? We asked Director Takeyuki Kanda to trace his memories. “I...

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