Mobile Suit Gundam: The ORIGIN, Volume 11: A Cosmic Glow

by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino (Created by), Hajime Yatate (Produced by)

Overview

The biggest name in Japanese science fiction—Gundam—returns with one of its creators retelling its origins 25 years after the series debuted. Caught in the crossfire of a space civil war, teenager Amuro Ray accidentally finds a new mobile weapon—the RX-78 Gundam. In the eleventh volume of Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Amuro and the rest of the Federation forces prepare to advance toward the space fortress A Baoa Qu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781941220467
Publisher:	Kodansha USA
Publication date:	09/22/2015
Series:	Gundam Wing: The Origin , #11
Pages:	372
Sales rank:	72,918
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Hokkaido native Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (1947-) is a Japanese animator and manga artist. His career as a character designer has spanned over four decades, creating famed characters for such anime as Super Atragon, Brace Raideen, and the widely known Mobile Suit Gundam. Considered a pivotal player in mecha and sci-fi anime, Yasuhiko's characters, stories and illustrations are unmistakable in their style and serve as timeless examples as pioneers of manga and animation in Japan.

Yasuhiko began his career as an animator in Osama Tezuka's Mushi Productions, and later on decided to go freelance to work for a number of animation productions for both film and television. In the late 70's, Yasuhiko would turn his attention to the world of comics, as he has since penned nearly two dozen titles since.