Kodansha announced a deluxe edition of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, a manga adaptation of the 1979 anime.
Kodansha has officially announced a deluxe edition of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, the critically acclaimed manga adaptation of the original 1979 anime. This new edition was scheduled to hit shelves in Fall 2025 with a full chapter preview on Kodansha's website.
This announcement came alongside the debut of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX in Japan, a new anime series set in an alternate Universal Century timeline. The series will feature a new protagonist named Amate Yuzuriha, a high school girl who lives on Side 6.
The upcoming deluxe edition will include:
- High-quality printing for both color and black-and-white pages.
- Larger trim size (7.5" x 10") to showcase the manga’s detailed artwork.
- Faux leather debossed cover, adding a premium touch to the collection.
Originally written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin retells the original anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate. The story is set in Universal Century 0079, where the Earth Federation develops the RX-78 Gundam to combat the Principality of Zeon. The narrative follows Amuro Ray, a young civilian who unexpectedly finds himself piloting the Gundam in the chaos of the One Year War.
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is also adapted into a six-episode anime and then re-edited into a "Movie Edition" trilogy. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin also had a 13-episode television series recompilation, which premiered in Japan in April 2019. The recompilation is called Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Advent of The Red Comet.
Here's the manga synopsis, taken from Kodansha's website:
In the world of Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN: It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunately, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against the Zeon’s most mobile mechs, Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam.
Caught in the crossfire is a young teen named Amuro Ray. Not willing to see innocent people die like this, Amuro crawls into the cockpit of the closest machine around him. Whether it be a tank, jeep or jet, he was going to use it to help stop this slaughter. And what he happened to slide into was another Gundam. Having never operated a machine like this, what are the chances he can do anything to repel an experienced squad of mech-piloting invaders?
The Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Manga will be published on Fall 2025. The exact date will be announced in the future.
