Mobile Suit Gundam Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation

Called "a cornerstone of anime SF," Japan's Gundam franchise that began in 1979 now boasts a worldwide cult of devotees. In the Gundam universe, the Earth Federation battles rebellious off-world colonies, and "Newtype" warriors with evolved mentality pilot gargantuan suits of high-tech armor. This novelization presents creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's unvarnished vision for his own core series, with richer characterizations and a shocking ending. Controversial when it first appeared in English in 1990, the trilogy is being brought to fans in a single re-edited volume. Introduction by Gundam expert Mark Simmons. Yoshiyuki Tomino is a writer and one of Japan's best known SF directors. Translator Frederik L. Schodt has written extensively on Japanese culture and lives in San Francisco.Tomino, Yoshiyuki is the author of 'Mobile Suit Gundam Awakening, Escalation, Confrontation', published 2004 under ISBN 9781880656860 and ISBN 1880656868.