Anime Magazine: VIDEO: Latest "Gundam Origin" Anime Preview

Saturday, May 31, 2014

VIDEO: Latest "Gundam Origin" Anime Preview

A second preview is offering the latest look at Gundam Origin. The four part adaptation of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's manga telling of the history behind the original Gundam's One Year War, released in North America by Vertical, kicks off in spring 2015 with "Blued Eyed Casval."

Gundam Origin PV (LQ cap) by AnimeSlovenija

Staff on the anime includes

Director: Takashi Imanishi (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083)
Chief Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Gundam Wing)

Character Design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Tsukasa Kotobuki
Mechanical Design: Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane, Mika Akitaka, Junichi Akutsu

Unit Director: Kiyoshi Egami, Ichiro Itano
Chief Animation Director: Hiroyuki Nishimura
Mechanical Chief Animation Director: Takuya Suzuki
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda, Yukiko Maruyama
Color Design: Nagisa Abe
DIrector of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
Music: Takayuki Hattori
Production: Sunrise

Earlier this month, new character designs were posted

Astraia Tor Deikun, night club diva turned wife of Zeon Zum Deikun and mother of the future Char

Ramba Ral, memorable lieutenant from the original anime

Gihren Zabi... of the famous Sieg Zeon! speach

Sasro Zabi, fourth son of the ursurper clan, introduced by Origin

Dozle Zabi second son and soldier of the Zabi clan

Kycilia Zabi, only daughter of the Zabi clan

Famous antagonist Char

Last month, they offered a look at Casval Rem Deikun (who grows up to be classic antagonist Char Aznable), Artesia Som Deikun (future Sayla Mass), Zeon Zum Deikun (visionary space colony philosopher/politician), Jimba Ral (Deikun family ally and father of memorable Zeon officer Ramba Ral) and Degwin Sodo Zabi (usurper patriarch of the Zabi family, ruling in the original anime).