The Gundam the Origin film series launched back in 2015 with Blue-Eyed Casval. Now, it seems that the anime film series is finally coming to an end with Rise of the Red Comet. This is because the Gundam the Origin official website has now confirmed that it will indeed be the final entry in the series.
In the announcement, they thanked fans for their support, and also added that the series won’t be a success without them. They also asked fans to enjoy the final film, which premieres in Japan on 5th May. Meanwhile, for its international release, the new trailer reveals that it will premiere in “Early Summer 2018”.
As the trailer shows, it “Rise of the Red Comet” will feature plenty of familiar faces from the 1979 original. This includes Bright Noah, Mirai, Frau, and of course, Amuro Ray himself. The film will focus on the aftermath of the events from the 5th film, “Clash at Loum”. It will then lead to the events which kick off the original 1979 anime’s setting.
Bandai/Sunrise, make a “Mobile Suit Gundam” (1979) Remake for its 40th Anniversary!!!
https://www.change.org/p/bandai-bandai-sunrise-make-a-mobile-suit-gundam-1979-remake-for-its-40th-anniversary
In a recent (August 14th, 2017) interview with the Daily Sports newspaper in Japan, “Mobile Suit Gundam” character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko said he was open to a remake of the original 1979 anime. The response came after being questioned whether or not the current ongoing “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin” anime would continue into the story of the first anime. Yoshikazu replied that he’d be lying if he said he doesn’t like the idea, but also that the whole “The Origin” staff feels the same way.
Yasuhiko further elaborated, saying that he still has regrets with the original show. Scheduling and budget issues, along with being shortened from 51 episodes to 43, prevented the show from reaching its best form and being, out of all the Gundam series, the one that aged the worst. As a result, he feels that, while it will always be number one to him, it is hard to impossible to show it to young people.
The purpose of this petition is to show support to Yasuhiko’s position up to persuade Bandai and Sunrise in fulfilling “The Origin” staff wish, thus delivering the animated sci-fi masterpiece original “Mobile Suit Gundam” is to a brand new and younger audience.