The celebrate the streaming debut on the fourth part of the OVA adaptation of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, the first three entries in the story of Casval Rem Deikun (later Char Aznable) will be streaming for free for a month.

The Origin manga is being released in North America by Vertical.

See more on http://www.daisuki.net/us/en/anime/detail.MOBILESUITGUNDAMTHEORIGIN.html

Synopsis

#01 Blue-Eyed Casval

Universal Century 0068, Side 3 – The Autonomous Republic of Munzo. Zeon Zum Deikun attempts to declare complete independence of Munzo from the Earth Federation Government. Deikun however suddenly falls to his death in the middle of his speech at parliament. Casval and Artesia, just bereaved of their father, must face destinies which will be just as tumultuous as the very era itself.

#02 Artesia's Sorrow

Universal Century 0071. Three years have passed since the escape from Side 3's Autonomous Republic of Munzo.

Casval and Artesia have fled to Earth along with Jimba Ral. They now live quiet lives under the names Édouard and Sayla. However, they are once again being targeted by the evil schemes of the pursuing Zabi family...

Meanwhile, Side 3 has been renamed the Autonomous Republic of Zeon. They embark on the development of a new weapon called the mobile worker in order to resist the Earth Federation Forces.

#03 Dawn of Rebellion

Universal Century 0074. After leaving Texas Colony, Édouard Mass camouflages his identity and enrolls in the Autonomous Republic of Zeon's Space Defense Military Academy under the name of Char Aznable. He develops a friendship with his classmate Garma, a scion of the Zabi family. Gradually the two become admired by the other students.

Then, in Universal Century 0077, the students at last rise up in arms and begin the fight for independence against the Earth Federation's security forces. This rebellion, however, also marks the beginning of Char’s spectacular scenario of revenge...

Now, the gears of history are turning!





Staff

Original Concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino(from ”Mobile Suit Gundam”)

Original Comic Story: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko(KADOKAWA ”Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin”)

Animation Character Design: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Tsukasa Kotobuki

Original Mechanical Design: Kunio Okawara

Mechanical Design: Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane, Mika Akitaka, Astrays

Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa

Storyboards: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Takashi Imanishi

Episode Director: Kiyoshi Egami

Pre-Title Sequence Director: Ichiro Itano

Chief Animation Director: Hiroyuki Nishimura

Chief Mechanical Animation Director: Takuya Suzuki

Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda, Yukiko Maruyama

Color Designer: Nagisa Abe

Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama

Editor: Masato Yoshitake

Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino

Music: Takayuki Hattori

Director: Takashi Imanishi

General Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Planning & Production: SUNRISE

via WTK



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