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Newtype 09/1985 – Saeko Shimazu interviews Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
In this short article from the September 1985 issue of Newtype magazine, Saeko Shimazu (voice of Four Murasame) asks Director Yoshiyuki Tomino a few questions about the character she plays and her role in the series as a whole. **Note that at the time of publishing, Zeta was still airing, probably around episode 25-26. Four’s…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Newtype)
The October issue of Newtype from 1987 reveals a little more information about the mobile suits that will be featured in the film, and announces a contest for readers regarding the voices of the new characters. The universe is torn apart!! Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack Production on Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack is progressing…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Animedia)
Early coverage of Char’s Counterattack continues in the October issue of Animedia, featuring a character relationship chart, descriptions of the new mobile suits, and some interesting fan submissions. The challenge of reborn Sunrise: Part 3 Will the dream come back to life with the OAV and movie adaptations of the series? There are still many…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 07/1987 (Monthly BANDAI Making Journal)
Monthly BANDAI Making Journal was a monthly publication released by Bandai to advertise their upcoming model kits. I picked up this particular issue out of curiosity since it had some of the old CCA promo art on the cover. Just for fun, here’s a look inside at the movie announcement and some bonus pages of…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animage)
Animage’s coverage of Char’s Counterattack in the September issue features much more art and information compared to the other magazines we covered from this month. In addition, it includes a press release written by Director Tomino and some brief statements from other members of the staff. [cover art by Haruhiko Mikimoto, character designer for Mobile…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animedia & Newtype)
The official announcement for Char’s Counterattack appeared in multiple September 1987 issues of anime magazines, though the extent of the coverage varied. This post covers Animedia and Newtype, which both included relatively short sections about the movie. However, Animage had a much more in depth coverage, and will be its own article. Animedia 09/1987 GUNDAM…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 08/1987 (Newtype)
[originally published on December 14, 2023] Welcome to the first in a series of articles covering the months leading up to the release of the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack on March 12, 1988, as told through anime magazines and books of the time. I’ll be providing scans of the relevant pages, translations of…
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Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 2 (Interview with Director Tomino)
[originally posted on 9 November 2024] Picking up where we left off in this magazine, up next is a section titled Fly! Gundam featuring an interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino. As usual, “Q:” denotes the interview questions and “T:” is Director Tomino’s response. Q: First of all, I hear that you are going to use…
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Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 1 (Color Pages + Info Sections)
[originally posted 26 October 2023] Monthly OUT (月刊OUT) was one of the first anime magazines, published by Minori Shobō and releasing monthly from 1977 to 1995. This series of posts will cover the Gundam-related content from the October 1979 issue. I’ll be going through this magazine in parts, as there is quite a lot to…
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Char & Garma’s Fun!? Military Academy – Interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Animedia 07/2016)
[originally posted 27 September 2023] The following is a translation of an interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, creator of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga and director of the OVA and TV series, published in the July 2016 issue of Animedia. The letter “Q” denotes the interviewers questions, and “Y” is Yas’s responses. The term…