Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN) is a theatrical OVA series created by Sunrise adapting volumes V to VII of the manga of the same name by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.

Synopsis
Who were we? Who are we? Where are we going? What are we trying to achieve? The moment Zeon Zum Deikun died his family's life was in danger, In order to protect Casval & Artesia and to prevent them from being used as political tools they were spirited away, and given new identities and lives, however sometimes fate does not allow people to be forgotten and live an easy life, and as the Republic of Munzo now known as the Principality of Zeon moves ever closer to war, what does destiny have in store for Édouard Mass and Sayla Mass as they are are now known.

These are just some of questions that have been asked, will they finally be answered?

Principality of Zeon

 * Char Aznable
 * Dozle Zabi

Black Tri-Stars

 * Miguel Gaia
 * Mash
 * Ortega
 * Slender
 * Denim

Earth Federation Forces

 * Johann Ibrahim Revil

Munzo Defense Forces

 * Tachi O'Hara
 * Donovan Matgloss

The Deikuns

 * Zeon Zum Deikun
 * Roselucia Deikun
 * Astraia Tor Deikun
 * Casval Rem Deikun
 * Artesia Som Deikun

Zabi Family

 * Degwin Sodo Zabi
 * Gihren Zabi
 * Sasro Zabi
 * Dozle Zabi
 * Kycilia Zabi
 * Garma Zabi

Ral Family

 * Jimba Ral
 * Ramba Ral

Club Eden

 * Crowley Hamon
 * Clamp

Mass Family

 * Don Teabolo Mass
 * Édouard Mass
 * Sayla Mass

Yashima Family

 * Shu Yashima
 * Mirai Yashima

Aznable Family

 * Char Aznable
 * Roger Aznable
 * Michelle Aznable

Autonomous Republic of Zeon

 * Dozle Zabi
 * Ramba Ral
 * Miguel Gaia
 * Mash
 * Ortega

Club Eden

 * Crowley Hamon
 * Clamp

Civilians

 * Amuro Ray

Zabi Family

 * Garma Zabi

Autonomous Republic of Zeon

 * Lino Fernandez
 * Torenov Y. Minovsky

Part IV

 * Lalah Sune
 * The Gambler
 * Agha

Jaburo Construction Office

 * Foreman
 * Char Aznable

Side 7

 * Amuro Ray (Origin)

Hatte

 * Yuki Snow
 * Fang Li

Noa

 * Amuro Ray
 * Kai Shiden
 * Hayato Kobayashi
 * Fraw Bow

Principality of Zeon

 * Degwin Sodo Zabi
 * Gihren Zabi
 * Kycilia Zabi
 * Garma Zabi
 * Dozle Zabi
 * Zenna Zabi
 * Mineva Lao Zabi
 * M'Quve
 * Ramba Ral
 * Aiguille Delaz
 * Crowley Hamon
 * Tachi O'Hara
 * Donovan Matgloss
 * Clamp
 * Cozun Graham

Black Tri-Stars

 * Miguel Gaia
 * Mash
 * Ortega

Earth Federation

 * Johann Ibrahim Revil
 * Ryu Jose
 * Duckbill Radar Operator
 * William Kemp
 * Paolo Cassius (Origin)
 * Bright Noa
 * Marker Clan (Origin)
 * Oscar Dublin (Origin)

Earth Federation Forces

 * RTX-65 Guntank Early Type
 * RX-78-02 Gundam
 * Columbus-class
 * FF-3F Saberfish
 * Recon Type Saberfish "Duckbill"
 * Hog
 * Lepanto-class
 * Magellan-class
 * Ananke
 * Public Safety Armored Bus
 * Salamis-class
 * GU101
 * Pegasus-class
 * White Base
 * Falcon

Iron Cavalry Squadron

 * RCX-76-02 Guncannon First Type (Iron Cavalry Squadron)

Anaheim Electronics

 * RCX-76 Guncannon First Type Rollout Unit 1

Hatte Defense Force

 * Vollhog

Autonomous Republic of Munzo

 * RTX-65 Guntank Early Type

Autonomous Republic of Zeon

 * Mobile Worker MW-01 Model 01 Early Type
 * Mobile Worker MW-01 Model 01 Late Type
 * Mobile Worker MW-01 Model 01 Final Type
 * YMS-03 Waff

Space Defense Military Academy

 * 8-Wheeled Armored Car
 * Self-Propelled Heavy Motar
 * Minesweeper

Principality of Zeon

 * MS-04 Bugu
 * MS-05 Zaku I
 * MS-05S Char's Zaku I
 * MS-06C Zaku II
 * MS-06R-1A Zaku II High Mobility Type
 * MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type
 * Chivvay-class
 * Musai-class
 * Yapp

Inserts
2. By Your Side by Kaori Sawada

5. Don’t Say Good bye by Kaori Sawada

Endings

 * 1) Hoshikuzu no Sunadokei by Takayuki Hattori ft. yu-yu
 * 2) Kaze yo 0074 by Takayuki Hattori ft. Takumi Ishida
 * 3) Eien no Astraea by Kou Shibasaki
 * 4) Sora no Kanata de by Hiroko Moriguchi
 * 5) I CAN'T DO ANYTHING -Sora yo- by Takayuki Hattori ft AYA

Production
The movie adaptation of the series was first unveiled at the Mobile Suit Gundam 35th Anniversary ~ RISE!--The World In Motion Event at March 20, 2014. It was announced that it would be a 4-Episode Movie series, in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Gundam. Originally the first episode was expected to be released in theaters in Spring 2015.

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko is the character designer and writer of the OVA, adapting his manga to screenplay with Kunio Okawara providing the mechanical designs again. The producer is Ichiro Itano and the director is Takashi Imanishi.

Although originally announced to be four episodes, it was later extended to six with the final two episodes fully adapting the Loum arc that was partially depicted in the prologue to episode 1.

Release
Following the partnership between Sunrise and Right Stuf!, it was announced that they would provide an English release and a dub for the series, most of the voice actors had previously worked on Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. On January 19, 2015, GundamInfo uploaded the third trailer for the first installment, Blue-Eyed Casval and the same video with English audio (the first sample of the dub) and the release date was stated to be February 28, 2015. On February 4, 2015, a Blu-ray collectors edition was announced to be released on April 24, 2015 and streaming service DAISUKI (which had previously streamed Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ) announced they would be streaming the movie in both English and Japanese audio for their paid premium service on February 28. The Australian/New Zealand distributors were announced to be Madman Entertainment which has released the majority of Gundam series in Australia/New Zealand and the UK and French distributors were announced as Anime Limited. On February 5, Gundam Global Potal confirmed that the Blu-Ray would be region free and thus playable on any Blu-Ray player. The Blu Ray's Collectors' edition was available for pre-order from Amazon.co.jp for ¥, Right-Stuf! for $94.99 and Anime Limited for £68.99, the latter is available for pre-order until April 13, 2015.

On February 16, the GundamInfo YouTube channel uploaded the first 7 minutes of both the subbed and dubbed versions of the first installment, Blue-Eyed Casval.

The first installment was released in cinemas simultaneously on February 28 in Japan and other countries in East and Southeast Asia. In one theater in Shinjuku, fans could meet the cast and crew; including Shuicihi Ikeda, Mayumi Tanaka, Megumi Han and Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. DAISUKI began their their premium stream to viewers outside of Asia on the same day, costing $6.99 for 3 days. Wakanim began streaming the first installment in French speaking countries on 31 March 2015, and Anime Limited began streaming in the United Kingdom April 2 via Vimeo. The trailer for the second installment, Artesia's Sorrow was shown to the cinema audiences after the credits and was stated to be released sometime in Fall 2015. GundamInfo also uploaded it on their YouTube channel.

On July 1, 2015, Gundam Global Portal announced the release date of Artesia's Sorrow to be October 31, 2015 and it will play in Japanese cinemas for two weeks starting from that day. The Blu-Ray Collectors' Edition will become available internationally, a week afterwards on November 7, 2015.