If Cell Swimsuit Gundam celebrates its forty fifth anniversary since its first tv broadcast, the OVA collection Cell Swimsuit Gundam: The Origin has been re-edited right into a three-part “movie version” for theatrical launch.
Gundam: The Origin serves as a prequel to the unique Gundam collection and is a crucial a part of the Common Century timeline of occasions. Under you may see the viewing order of the Gundam anime:
The re-edited movie model, overseen by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, will open at Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo on September 13, 2024, adopted by screenings in theaters nationwide.
The movie model is split into three chapters: Chapter 1: Char & Sayla, Chapter 2: The Warfareand Chapter 3: Loum.
These chapters comprise the six unique OVA episodes, with Chapter 1 overlaying episodes 1 and a pair of, Chapter 2 overlaying episodes 3 and 4, and Chapter 3 overlaying episodes 5 and 6. The operating time of every chapter is 110 minutes, 120 minutes, and 147 minutes respectively.
No new footage or extra footage has been added, however the story has been fastidiously rewritten to reinforce the cinematic expertise.
To rejoice the discharge, a particular stage greeting occasion can be held at Shinjuku Piccadilly on September 14, that includes performances by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and character designer Tsukasa Kotobuki.
As well as, one other stage greeting occasion can be held on the Shimane Cinema ONOZAWA on September 21, coinciding with the exhibition “Yoshikazu Yasuhiko: The Man Who Attracts” on the Shimane Prefectural Iwami Artwork Museum.
This occasion will even function a screening of Gundam: The Origin within the presence of Yasuhiko and mechanical designer Kimitoshi Yamane.
The Gundam: The Origin The movie model can be proven consecutively at Shinjuku Piccadilly, with Chapter 1: Char & Sayla from September 13–26, 2024, Chapter 2: The Warfare from September 27, 2024 to October 10, 2024, and Chapter 3: Loum from October 11–24, 2024.
Shimane Cinema ONOZAWA will even host screenings, beginning with Chapter 1 on September 22 and persevering with by way of early November with subsequent chapters.
The Gundam: The Origin The OVA collection is an adaptation of the manga Cell Swimsuit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who was additionally the character designer and animation director for the unique 1979 movie Cell Swimsuit Gundam cartoon.
The OVA collection focuses on the backstory of the unique Gundam story, particularly the rise of Char Aznable and the early years of the Zeon Principality. It supplies detailed perception into the occasions main as much as the One Yr Warfare, the central battle of the unique Gundam collection.
The collection was launched in six elements from 2015 to 2018.
Supply: Oricon