Sunday, April 2, 2017

Book Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Volume 1


Review:  #650
Title:  Mobile Suit Gundam:  The Origin Volume 1
Series:  Mobile Suit Gundam:  The Origin - 1st volume
Author:  Yoshikazu Yasushiko
Read Before:  no
Comments:  The Origin serves to retell the story of Gundam from the first anime series of three decades ago.  It immediately grabs your attention with the world it had presented.  Taking place in the future where humans have migrated to space due to overpopulation, there were giant mobile suits used for warfare.  The newest mobile suit, the experimental Gundam is exposed by enemies and Amuro, a teenage boy, ends up becoming the pilot through a series of coincidences.  We are introduced to several characters, not all which are likeable.  This first volume manages to set up a story that you know will be complex in a good way.  The art direction is fantastic and is easy to determine what is happening in the panels during firefights.  Telling an excellent story, The Origin is a fantastic read.
Rating:  7/10

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