Gundam Ace (ガンダムエース Gandamu Eesu?) is a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa, largely focusing on the Gundam franchise. There is a Chinese version published by Kadokawa Media (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Overview
Gundam Ace started as a quarterly publication from vol.1 to 3, moved to a bi-monthly publication from vol.4, and on April 25, 2003 (with vol.10) it became a monthly publication. The producer is Shinichirou Inoue of Kadokawa Shoten who also produces Newtype and Shonen Ace. The chief editor is Hideaki Kobayashi.
The magazine contains a number of common features found in official fan magazines, including news on upcoming Gundam series and merchandise.
Gundam Ace is considered canon by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino.
Featured manga/novels
Many of the manga titles running in the magazine serve as promotion (adaptations based on recent games, animated series side stories, etc.) or parody the Gundam series/fandom.
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
- Mobile Suit Gundam The Plot to Assassinate Gihren
- MSV-R: The Return of Johnny Ridden
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Deleted Affair: Portrait Of Young Comet
- Haman-san's Axis
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles
- Mobile Suit Gundam Gaiden : Sora, senkou no hate ni...
- Gundam Legacy
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Ixtab of Space
- Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Astray
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray
- Mobil Suit Gundam SEED Re:
- Mobile Suit Gundam X ~Under the Moonlight~
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny -The Edge-
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Ore wa Renppou Guren Tai
- Mobile Suit Gundam-san
- Tony Takezaki's Gundam manga
- Mobile Suit Buyo Gundam
- Imouto Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C.: The Bonds of the Bloodline
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Gaiden: Zion no genyou
- Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Steel 7
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Revelations 0079
- Developers: Mobile Suit Gundam Before One Year War
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Day After Tomorrow - From Kai Shiden's Report
- Ganota no Onna
- Operation Troy
- Wings of Rean
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00I
- New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop
- New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: The Glory of Losers
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Super Dad Dozle - False War Story
Non-manga columns
- Data Gundam
- Ages of Gundam
- Okawara Factory
- Gundam Goods Navigation
- Gundam Game Information
- GUNDAM"ACE"FIX
- GAME'S MSV
Giveaways
Most issues of Gundam Ace contain at least one 'free gift' item. These may be used to promote a current Gundam work or based on original manga appearing in the magazine. In the three months leading up to the premiere of Mobile Suit Gundam 00, the magazine gave away a 00 pencil board, sticker sheet and poster. A continuing series has been keychains depicting Mobile Suit Gundam characters as chickens, based on a popular manga of the same concept. Other items given away include CM collection CD-ROMs, exclusive alternate manga cover sleeves and cardboard calendar cubes.
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Start a Discussion Discussions about Gundam Ace
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SD Gundam Mythology Lore?
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Does anyone have scans of these articles from Gundam Ace? The offical title is SDガンダム神話伝承.
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