Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Volume 2: Garma
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- Author：Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
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Summary
With the Federation's White Base now on Earth and his assault carrier loaded with civilians， Bright Noah must now navigate his ship safely through enemy occupied territory。 Unfortunately on his tail are a host Zeon troops。 Lead by the Commander of North American Earth Forces， Captain Garma Zabi， a fleet of aircraft is preparing to lay siege on the Federation ship with ambitions to capture its new Mobile Suit。 But before the Zeon make their move in the American desert， an old acquaintance of Garma's has arrived。 Lt Char Aznable， known on the field of combat as The Red Comet， followed the White Base from space and is here to on a reconnaissance mission to gain information on the Federation's new suit。
To prove his worth， Garma engages the Feds soon after his brief reunion。 The results were not ideal。 In fact， the Federation may have found new weapons for their defense in the process。 And Garma， who led the charge himself， was fortunate to survive this first confrontation。
Now with the White Base heading towards South America， and word of an insurgence movement developing， Garma must find a way to quash the Federation's plans。。。There is no turning back！
To prove his worth， Garma engages the Feds soon after his brief reunion。 The results were not ideal。 In fact， the Federation may have found new weapons for their defense in the process。 And Garma， who led the charge himself， was fortunate to survive this first confrontation。
Now with the White Base heading towards South America， and word of an insurgence movement developing， Garma must find a way to quash the Federation's plans。。。There is no turning back！
Reviews
Brannigan
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This is an amazing series with beautiful art。 I’ve been taking my time reading the series while watching the original movies。 It’s been a ton of fun。 Highly recommend it。
lukas ray hall
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83% — beautiful family reunion， a cold betrayal， & needing to pull yourself together
Danielle Booey
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Volume 2 picks up almost immediately after the crash re-entry of White Base onto Earth。 If you enjoyed volume 1 then you are going to like volume 2。 It has the same great giant mech battles， just this time on Earth。 Plus even more tricky political maneuvering from Char， more history of the Federation and Zeon sides， and a short introduction of Prince Garma。 Oh， and Amuro gets some reality slapped into him a bit harshly by both Lt。 Bright and his mother。 Lots of awesome Gundam action and deeper p Volume 2 picks up almost immediately after the crash re-entry of White Base onto Earth。 If you enjoyed volume 1 then you are going to like volume 2。 It has the same great giant mech battles， just this time on Earth。 Plus even more tricky political maneuvering from Char， more history of the Federation and Zeon sides， and a short introduction of Prince Garma。 Oh， and Amuro gets some reality slapped into him a bit harshly by both Lt。 Bright and his mother。 Lots of awesome Gundam action and deeper plot make this a great sequel and bridge to volume 3。The art is fantastic as usual。 Thank you Yoshikazu Yasuhiko！ And we even get a couple of colored sections。 This entire manga is going to be incredibly difficult to talk myself out of purchasing。 。。。more
Johnathon
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Another excellent volume in the series that finds the refugees on Earth but not a much better situation， as they are still chased by Char while moving through hostile territory。 Yasuhiko continues to craft an excellent manga adaptation of the classic anime series， with some nice adult twists。 In particular， Amuro goes through PTSD at the beginning of the story， raising the stakes even higher。 His art is equally excellent， whether depicting cool manga battles or the horrors of war。 All in all， ju Another excellent volume in the series that finds the refugees on Earth but not a much better situation， as they are still chased by Char while moving through hostile territory。 Yasuhiko continues to craft an excellent manga adaptation of the classic anime series， with some nice adult twists。 In particular， Amuro goes through PTSD at the beginning of the story， raising the stakes even higher。 His art is equally excellent， whether depicting cool manga battles or the horrors of war。 All in all， just as good a manga in its own right， outside of the anime series。 。。。more
usagi ☆ミ
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Okay it's official， Origin is now my favorite version of 0079-verse！ Okay it's official， Origin is now my favorite version of 0079-verse！ 。。。more
Lauren Ford
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Why are all the bad guys so pretty？
Ben Zimmerman
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This was not nearly as good as the first volume。 I feel like the localization team really blew it here。 There were a lot of bizarre split sentences across speech bubbles。 Some sentences have strange phrasing that doesn't make sense。 There are also some awkward relics of the series being a tv show。 Volume one is really good， so I hope the translation gets better in later volumes。 This was not nearly as good as the first volume。 I feel like the localization team really blew it here。 There were a lot of bizarre split sentences across speech bubbles。 Some sentences have strange phrasing that doesn't make sense。 There are also some awkward relics of the series being a tv show。 Volume one is really good， so I hope the translation gets better in later volumes。 。。。more
SimranDraws
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A massive improvement on the first。 This one actually has an engaging story， even though Amuro is still a completely dull character。
Olivia Moe
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Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's "Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN" series continues to keep my attention， and help me ease into the science fiction， robot， space wars sub themes and genres of manga。 Yes， I gave both of the first books a 3-star rating， which looks iffy at best， but I can say that despite the 3 stars I am not slowing down from continuing onward into Volume 3！I would love to see this as a anime series， given how each time I watched/read a match， battle， attack， etc。 I could easily see the actio Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's "Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN" series continues to keep my attention， and help me ease into the science fiction， robot， space wars sub themes and genres of manga。 Yes， I gave both of the first books a 3-star rating， which looks iffy at best， but I can say that despite the 3 stars I am not slowing down from continuing onward into Volume 3！I would love to see this as a anime series， given how each time I watched/read a match， battle， attack， etc。 I could easily see the action playing out on a screen。 I could also hear the score as Amuro journeys back to his Mother's land， as Garma faces his foes， and as the refugees reclaim their land。 It is a full sensory experience manga， if you have a full（er） experience with anime。 Hopefully Volume 3 will arrive at the library soon， because one must find out what happens next to Amuro， Fraw， and the others。 。。。more
Bradley
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Char， the red comet， is an asshole。 A lovely， sexy， suave， charismatic， debonair asshole。 Especially in color。 Gotta` love the colored pages in Origin。 As for a review， if you get your hands on the book itself just read the quote on the back by Joe McCulloch。 He hits the nail on the head。*sigh* Fine。 Here it is。"It's a good book。 Very good， actually。 Very good war comics， requiring no prior experience with anime or mecha or Gundam - just a well-made， old-fashioned war comic， full of thrills and Char， the red comet， is an asshole。 A lovely， sexy， suave， charismatic， debonair asshole。 Especially in color。 Gotta` love the colored pages in Origin。 As for a review， if you get your hands on the book itself just read the quote on the back by Joe McCulloch。 He hits the nail on the head。*sigh* Fine。 Here it is。"It's a good book。 Very good， actually。 Very good war comics， requiring no prior experience with anime or mecha or Gundam - just a well-made， old-fashioned war comic， full of thrills and spills and lucky breaks and narrow escapes and preening villains you'll love to hate and pigheaded heroes you may hate to love， and expert drawings by a master craftsman， and hard， sturdy violence。" ~Joe McCulloch， The Comics Journal 。。。more
Barry
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Now I can watch the shows with Evan this summer！
Joshua
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I wanted giant robot battles。 I got it。 I wanted a science-fiction political war drama。 I got it。 I wanted to see at least one of these military studs have a shower scene。 I got that to。Most of all I wanted a developing and nuanced arc from each of the characters in this book as we see them having to reassess and reevaluate who they are in the midst of this intergalactic conflict。 I got it。Mobile Suit Gundam keeps giving me what I want。 And I'll keep taking it。 I wanted giant robot battles。 I got it。 I wanted a science-fiction political war drama。 I got it。 I wanted to see at least one of these military studs have a shower scene。 I got that to。Most of all I wanted a developing and nuanced arc from each of the characters in this book as we see them having to reassess and reevaluate who they are in the midst of this intergalactic conflict。 I got it。Mobile Suit Gundam keeps giving me what I want。 And I'll keep taking it。 。。。more
Matt Matt Tobin
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This series is so fantastic and just keeps getting better。 Also how fantastic are those watercolours？
Aaron
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I wasn't sold on it with the first volume， but this one was awesome。 I've never read any war comics， but this has to be among the best of them。 I wasn't sold on it with the first volume， but this one was awesome。 I've never read any war comics， but this has to be among the best of them。 。。。more
Guilherme Gontijo
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Bloody Awesome。
Monika
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My son got me into the mobile suit series。 Love the artwork。 Really intricate panels， and the premise is an interesting take on space colonisation。
Brian Rogers
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The second volume of this series was equally enjoyable。 Again， I know nothing of the original incarnations of this series， but the story being told here is well done， with lots of humanity and way more time spent on the personalities and politics of the villains than I had expected。 I'll certainly seek out volume 3。 The second volume of this series was equally enjoyable。 Again， I know nothing of the original incarnations of this series， but the story being told here is well done， with lots of humanity and way more time spent on the personalities and politics of the villains than I had expected。 I'll certainly seek out volume 3。 。。。more
Muhammad Bahy
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As you know， I read the previous graphic novel and I fell in love with the series， the characters， and the actions。 After barely escaping the zeon fleet in space， the trojan horse has touched down and Earth， but due to the change of course， they entered the atmosphere miles away from Jaburo。 Forced to traverse the unfamiliar environment of Earth， the ship and the Gundam encounter many enemies， including the new mobile suit， Gouf。 Mobile Suit Gundam: The ORIGIN is a fantastic series。 The last boo As you know， I read the previous graphic novel and I fell in love with the series， the characters， and the actions。 After barely escaping the zeon fleet in space， the trojan horse has touched down and Earth， but due to the change of course， they entered the atmosphere miles away from Jaburo。 Forced to traverse the unfamiliar environment of Earth， the ship and the Gundam encounter many enemies， including the new mobile suit， Gouf。 Mobile Suit Gundam: The ORIGIN is a fantastic series。 The last book was fantastic and this one is no exception。 As I stated in the previous review， the art style is incredible。 The characters were relatable as well。 The plot was solid and had little to no plot holes。 I enjoyed the book and I think all the people who enjoy action and graphic novels will too。 。。。more
Nerdish Mum
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The story definitely picked up in volume 2 which I'm glad of as I found it a whole lot more enjoyable。 I continued my love of Char/Red Comet and I was even treated to a shower scene with him！ First time I've come across nudity （rear not frontal if you want to know） in a male in a manga （that I can remember anyway）。 I do still think the battle scenes suffer due to the use of grey scale， but they were a lot clearer than last time， but that might just be me getting more used to the style。 I was dis The story definitely picked up in volume 2 which I'm glad of as I found it a whole lot more enjoyable。 I continued my love of Char/Red Comet and I was even treated to a shower scene with him！ First time I've come across nudity （rear not frontal if you want to know） in a male in a manga （that I can remember anyway）。 I do still think the battle scenes suffer due to the use of grey scale， but they were a lot clearer than last time， but that might just be me getting more used to the style。 I was disappointed that we saw no more than a line from Sayla as I was really looking forward to seeing more from her， but I know how manga arcs work and I'm sure we'll come back to her again in the future。 Amuro。。。oh Amuro。。。I am really not a fan of his so far and I think the relationship between him and his friend （I can't remember her name sorry） is so childish and silly - mainly on her side - that it takes away from the main story。 What happens between Amuro and his mum is heartbreaking and as a mother， she is despicable; however I still didn't feel any sympathy towards Amuro， just disgust towards his mother。 Characters have started to stand out more now there has been a bit more development， but there are still quite a few that are basically interchangeable for me。 Overall though I really enjoyed this volume and I'm looking forward to volume 3 - which I already have - yay！ 。。。more
Dana
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I wrote a more comprehensive review of the first volume here。 While I think the show itself did a good job of developing its villains， the manga goes even further。 The extra characterization just adds more depth to the story， and Garma's romance with Icelina feels more meaningful here。 So does his relationship with Char， which then adds even more punch to the inevitable betrayal。 Amuro is also better handled， which helps to make his attitude more sympathetic than annoying。 That， and there’s grea I wrote a more comprehensive review of the first volume here。 While I think the show itself did a good job of developing its villains， the manga goes even further。 The extra characterization just adds more depth to the story， and Garma's romance with Icelina feels more meaningful here。 So does his relationship with Char， which then adds even more punch to the inevitable betrayal。 Amuro is also better handled， which helps to make his attitude more sympathetic than annoying。 That， and there’s great smaller character-building scenes sprinkled in among the action， including the scene with Bright and Masaki on the ship， and Sayla and Mirai on the beach， that are very endearing。 In addition to the characterization， the plot itself is much more grounded - the ship isn’t just jumping around from place to place on Earth， it’s following a set course that makes sense given the difficulties faced by the White Base crew。 It also does a better job of clarifying the political situation， so it’s clear why Zeon has such a presence on Earth in the first place。 As always， the art is beautiful， and the presentation by Vertical is fantastic。 。。。more
[boredom。is。overrated]
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Still beautiful， still a bit complicated。
George Nelson
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Char。。。。 Oh you。
Ruth
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After a fairly simplistic introduction to the series in the first volume， Gundam: The Origin volume 2 starts to add additional layers and nuances that the first volume lacked as it worked to introduce the main characters and the basic setting。 With the description of Zeon being based off a rogue colony in the first volume， it was a little surprising to learn that it had territories on Earth itself。 However， this is partially explained through the desires of the refugees to set foot on Earth agai After a fairly simplistic introduction to the series in the first volume， Gundam: The Origin volume 2 starts to add additional layers and nuances that the first volume lacked as it worked to introduce the main characters and the basic setting。 With the description of Zeon being based off a rogue colony in the first volume， it was a little surprising to learn that it had territories on Earth itself。 However， this is partially explained through the desires of the refugees to set foot on Earth again。 While most of the children had been born in colonies， most of the adults were actually from Earth proper。 As a reader， I had supposed that with the technological levels of the colonies that they had been around much longer than they actually had been。 It even seems that Side 7 was in fairly early construction when Amuro went there with his father as a young child--something I had realized。 I assumed that all of the construction was upgrades or repairs， not basic creation。Reflecting on this connection to Earth， the idea that Zeon would have strongholds made much more sense。 This also made the quotes of half of humanity being wiped out by war in less than a year make far more sense as well--if it were just 1 rogue colony as I had misunderstood， it didn't make sense。 But if it were an overall movement to overthrow an established government all of it made much more sense to me。 This， along with some of Char's facial expressions and actions， had me wondering if my first assumption that this series might work for a Gundam neophyte was misplaced。 It's hard to tell if these were elements that were supposed to make sense over time or if I was already assumed to know this。 It works either way for the most part， so I think it will be okay。 It could also simply be my lack of familiarity with sci-fi and mecha that has me a little unstable--I'm not used to how the storytelling should be in stories like this。Even with less assured footing in my understanding of the world in which the story is set， it's still an interesting read。 Mirai Yashima and Sayla Mass in particular have drawn me in。 They're capable and ambitious young women， both who seem to have some interesting backstories （that I hope we'll eventually be privy to） and a sense of calm in danger that most of the other crew members （no matter how senior） seem to lack。 They serve as a nice counter balance to Amuro Ray who has become a bit of a nuisance for me。 From the art， it seems like the story is trying to express a mental and emotional fatigue （possibly even PTSD） from what he is experiencing， but the text is not getting the point across effectively and so the execution of making him an identifiable character is not working for me。 It's not clear if the problem is with the writing or with the translation。 Regardless， the lack of connection with Amuro is easily enough made up for by other interesting characters。 The political intrigue， affinity to Earth （as well as perception of Earth-born as "elites"）， and the unexpected actions of Char allow the second volume to build on the base that the first entry in the series provided。 。。。more
Aaron
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MS Gundam: THE ORIGIN remains a dramatic and intelligent venture into the birthplace of modern mecha warfare。 Overall， Gundam is as thoroughly messy and convoluted as it is brilliantly complex。 And oftentimes， where there is clarity therein also lays， in some measure， a sense of chaos。 The story of Amuro Ray and his fellow laypersons cum crewmembers aboard White Base is chaos before clarity。 The signal for change， as evident in this second volume， Garma， rests in articulating the real， emotional MS Gundam: THE ORIGIN remains a dramatic and intelligent venture into the birthplace of modern mecha warfare。 Overall， Gundam is as thoroughly messy and convoluted as it is brilliantly complex。 And oftentimes， where there is clarity therein also lays， in some measure， a sense of chaos。 The story of Amuro Ray and his fellow laypersons cum crewmembers aboard White Base is chaos before clarity。 The signal for change， as evident in this second volume， Garma， rests in articulating the real， emotional response Amuro has to becoming a dog of war under the sharp eye of his commanding officer， Lieutenant Junior Grade Bright Noa。This shift toward more manageable character dynamics and away from the familiar but improbable， do-what-feels-natural roots of mecha and sci-fi manga/anime certainly bodes well for this property。 All the more so with Yasuhiko's integration of Char's military aspirations into the tenuous bouts of success （or failure） the folks on White Base muster almost daily。 Taking this another step further， readers are given Garma Zabi -- commander of Zeon's North American forces -- whose quest for glory is as blinding as one might imagine it to be for the youngest son of a tyrant。 And so the layers begin to pile up。 But in MS Gundam: THE ORIGIN， that's a good thing。 While the Federation is merely limping by， searching and hoping for a better angle （or a better weapon） with which they might repel Zeon militia; Zeke forces are prone to bitter infighting and jealousy; all of which， in the end， merely proves that the enemy within is the most dangerous of them all。 The Fed's biggest problems are a lack of resources， a lack of planning， and ineptitude。 The Zekes are too prideful， and although prone to discerning their mistakes， loathe disclosing those mistakes to others in order to save face。 It's a delicate dance that often gets more people killed than otherwise necessary。 In Garma， the conflict between Char Aznable and Garma Zabi embodies the militaristic zealotry and interpersonal subterfuge likely to tear apart the Zeon leagues。 And it's awesome to watch。 Is Char too slick for his own good？ Is the Zabi family's incestuous fascination with power too obvious for its own good？ Indeed， the presence of White Base and RX78-02 have only exasperated matters。Yasuhiko's art finds stronger continuity in this volume than in the first。 Previously， one-on-one mecha action was messy and hard to follow。 In this book， the action is a lot clearer and more entertaining as a result。 Additionally， select interludes with secondary characters like Sayla and Masaki prove informative， ensuring this doesn't become the All Amuro Show all too soon。 。。。more
Jonathan
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This story is way more about war than giant robots。
John
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Continuing his retelling of the First Gundam story， Yoshikazu continues to follow the plot of the original while changing and fleshing out details here and there。 This time we get a more concrete look a the locations where the events are happening， and the character of Garma Zabi is better developed。 [spoilers] Of course， by making Garma less of a one dimensional character， it makes Char look worse when he does what he does to Garma。 In the anime， his vengeance could arguably be said to be makin Continuing his retelling of the First Gundam story， Yoshikazu continues to follow the plot of the original while changing and fleshing out details here and there。 This time we get a more concrete look a the locations where the events are happening， and the character of Garma Zabi is better developed。 [spoilers] Of course， by making Garma less of a one dimensional character， it makes Char look worse when he does what he does to Garma。 In the anime， his vengeance could arguably be said to be making Zeon stronger， as the Zabis are presented as being largely incompetent。 Here， Garma looks like he could easily develop into a skilled commander if his career wasn't cut short。It will be interesting to see how Char's character continues to develop as this telling of the story continues。 。。。more
Bloodblader
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amazing retelling of the anime。loved the artwork and story。
Jenna Black
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Honestly so far I don't think there's a single likeable character in this manga。 Honestly so far I don't think there's a single likeable character in this manga。 。。。more
Mathew Carruthers
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This installment of the series is holding my interest enough to move on to volume 3。 The plot keeps moving at a frantic pace and the illustrations keep it moving from battle scene to battle scene。 The more of this series I read， the more it seems to borrow stylistically from the artwork of Moebius， but maybe the same could be said of any comics portraying futuristic cities and machinery with fine line ink work。
brightredglow
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