Plamo-Kyoshiro

Plamo-Kyoshiro (プラモ狂四郎) was a manga series mainly based on the models of the first Mobile Suit Gundam series along with its Mobile Suit Variations series. First published in 1982, written by Hisashi Yasui and drawn by Koichi Yamato, the story is set in the world of Plamo-kyo ("Plastic-Model Fans"), where schoolkids compete with self-built Mobile Suit Variations in a virtual-reality simulator. The same concept was used in Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G and Gundam Build Fighters.

Production Notes
Due to the immense popularity of the Gundam plastic model kits in Japan in the mid-'80s, this popular comic series by Team Craft and Koichi Yamato was a series mainly based on the models of the first Gundam series along with its Mobile Suit Variation series. Released in the February 1982 issue of the Comic BomBom magazine, It is the first series on Gundam models. Series features modification of existing models and creating new ones, like the PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam, PF-78-3 Perfect Gundam III, and Musha Gundam, which were endorsed by Bandai and was later released as official model kits and figures, and also as units featured in various games. The series started the idea for Mobile Fighter G Gundam of pilot's emotion reflecting the emotion of the unit. Various series basing on the same plot model were published, more recently the Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) OVA series and Gundam Build Fighters (2013).

Publication History
The volume numbers can be confirmed on the cover
 * Original Issue 1982-1986

Chapters

 * Episode 1: Gundam vs. Zaku
 * Episode 2: Gundam vs. Big Zam-Acguy
 * Episode 3: Gundam vs. Gouf
 * Episode 4: Rick Dom-Gelgoog Cannon vs. Cancer
 * Episode 5: Gundam vs. Zeong
 * Episode 6: Gundam vs. Agg
 * Episode 7: Tiger I vs. Magella Attack
 * Episode 8: F-15 vs. Tomcat
 * Episode 9: X-Wing vs. Core Booster

Characters

 * Shiro Kyoda
 * Futoshi Kurata
 * Midori Kurata
 * Ken Maruyama
 * Koichi Kida
 * Tomita
 * Akira Yamane
 * Muraoka
 * Hiroshi Fujii
 * Iwaki Tetsuo
 * Sacky Takeda

List of Mobile Suits

 * Devil Change Gouf
 * Bloody Mary
 * Dokuro Zaku
 * Guncarrier
 * FA-78-1 Gundam Full Armor Type
 * FA-78-2 Heavy Gundam
 * Mobile Animal
 * Mobile Trooper
 * Musha Gundam
 * Musha Gundam Mk-II
 * Mush Zeta Gundam
 * OMAX-02 Zeong II
 * Original Zeta Gundam
 * PF-78-3 Perfect Gundam III "Red Warrior"
 * PF-178 Perfect Gundam Mark II
 * PF-78-1 Perfect Gundam
 * Perfect Zaku
 * Perfect Zeong Mark II
 * RX-78-2 Gundam
 * Semi-armored Gundam
 * Triple Zeta Gundam
 * Wooden Gundam

Plamo From Other Series

 * ATM-09-ST Scopedog (Armored Trooper VOTOMS)
 * Dunbine (Aura Battler Dunbine)
 * Billbine (Aura Battler Dunbine)
 * FAM-RV-S1 Vifam (Space Castaway Vifam)
 * L-Gaim Mk-II (Heavy Metal L-Gaim)
 * Xabungle (Combat Mecha Xabungle)
 * The Mole (Thunderbirds)
 * Baldios (Space Warrior Baldios)
 * God Tiger
 * Perfect Combat Vehicle
 * Plamo Majin
 * Autopilot Tank

Sequels

 * Shin Plamo-Kyoshiro (1987–1988) - by Hisashi Yasui (Story), Koichi Yamato (Illustration)

Editions

 * Vol.1 ISBN: 978-4-06-370566-9
 * Vol.2 ISBN: 978-4-06-370567-6
 * Vol.3 ISBN: 978-4-06-370577-5
 * Vol.4 ISBN: 978-4-06-370578-2
 * Vol.5 ISBN: 978-4-06-370586-
 * Vol.6 ISBN: 978-4-06-370587-4
 * Vol.7 ISBN: 978-4-06-370594-2
 * Vol.8
 * Vol.9 ISBN: 978-4-06-370601-7
 * Vol.10 ISBN: 978-4-06-370602-4