Mobile Suit Gundam-san
| Mobile Suit Gundam-san | |
Cover art to Volume 1 of the Gundam-san manga, artwork by Hideki Ohwada
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| 機動戦士ガンダムさん (Kidō Senshi Gandamu-san) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Mecha, Science Fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideki Ohwada |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Gundam Ace, Comic Charge, Kerokero Ace |
| Original run | 2001 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mankyū |
| Produced by | Kōichi Ueyama, Shin Sasaki |
| Written by | Hideki Ohwada, Mankyū |
| Music by | Jun Abe, Seiji Muto |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| Original run | July 6, 2014 – September 28, 2014 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Mobile Suit Gundam-san (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダムさん Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu-san?), commonly referred to as Gundam-san, is a Japanese yonkoma (4-panel) parody gag manga series by Hideki Ohwada. A part of the Gundam media franchise, it is a parody of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series, featuring Amuro Ray, Lalah Sune, and Char Aznable as main characters. It has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Gundam Ace since June 2001 and collected in twelve tankōbon volumes.
The manga has spawned an anime adaptation by Sunrise. The TV series of animated shorts was broadcast on the BS11 network from July 6, 2014 to September 28, 2014.[1][2]
Overview
The manga is a parody of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and features most of its characters for its yonkoma strips. In addition, there are several "sub-stories" featured in the manga tankōbon, including Captain Zaku-san (隊長のザクさん?), which features anthropomorphic versions of the mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam, and Gundam Sousei (ガンダム創世?), which dramatizes the story of the creation of the Gundam franchise and features Yoshiyuki Tomino as well as other staff and cast members.
Publication
Gundam-san began as a fan created yonkoma series on Ohwada's personal website[3] prior to being officially published in Gundam Ace in 2001.
The manga was also serialized in the shonen magazine Comic CHARGE from the magazine's inception to its cancellation in 2009.
Another series, I see! Proverbs Gundam-san (なるほど☆ことわざ ガンダムさん Naruhodo Kotowaza Gandamu-san?) was serialized in Kerokero Ace starting 2007.
Anime adaptation
The 13-episode TV anime adaptation was broadcast from July to September 2014 in the BS11 (during the Gundam Selection program) and Tokyo MX networks. Episodes are about 3 minutes each. The show was first announced in a Gundam Ace issue in June 2014. Mankyū directed and wrote the screenplay for the anime. Sao Tamado was the character designer. Tohru Furuya and Keiko Han returned as cast members but did not reprise their original roles from Mobile Suit Gundam as Amuro Ray and Lalah Sune, respectively. Instead all of the roles were cast to new voice actors.[2]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
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| 1 | "He Likes the Red One" "akai no ga suki" (赤いのが好き) |
July 6, 2014 |
| 2 | "Amuro Going Through Puberty" "shishunki no amuro-san" (思春期のアムロさん) |
July 13, 2014 |
| 3 | "The Melancholy of Haro-Man" "haro-otoko no yūutsu" (ハロ男の憂鬱) |
July 20, 2014 |
| 4 | "How They Met" "deai" (出会い) |
July 27, 2014 |
| 5 | "The Red Comet Chick's Menace" "suisei hiyoko no kyoui" (彗星ヒヨコの脅威) |
August 3, 2014 |
| 6 | "Dr. Sayla's Consultation Room" "joi sayla no onayami soudanshitsu" (女医セイラのお悩み相談室) |
August 10, 2014 |
| 7 | "He Likes Those Who Have Fallen" "chitta hito ga suki" (散った人が好き) |
August 17, 2014 |
| 8 | "Daydreaming Amuro" "mousou no amuro-san" (妄想のアムロさん) |
August 24, 2014 |
| 9 | "Showdown of Destiny" "shukumei no taiketsu" (宿命の対決) |
August 31, 2014 |
| 10 | "Lalah Moves Out" "raraa shutsugeki" (ララァ出撃) |
September 7, 2014 |
| 11 | "A Mobile Suit's Feelings" "mobiru sutsu no kimochi" (モビルスーツの気持ち) |
September 14, 2014 |
| 12 | "Kycilia-tan, Age 14" "kycilia-tan, juuyonsai" (キシリアたん14歳) |
September 21, 2014 |
| 13 | "He Likes People with Moles" "hokuro no hito ga suki" (ホクロの人が好き) |
September 28, 2014 |
References
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Mobile Suit Gundam-san (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam-san (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
| Preceded by | Gundam metaseries (production order) 2013-2014 |
Succeeded by Gundam Reconguista in G |
