Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Space, To the End of A Flash, also translated as Space Beyond the Blaze[1] and From Place in the Encounter,[2] was the manga adaptation of the game mode of the same name from Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, detailing the story of the 16th Autonomous Corps. It was written by Tomohiro Chiba and illustrated by Masato Natsumoto, published in Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in Gundam Ace magazine between 2004 and 2005.
Story[]
The story revolves around a second Pegasus-class ship, the SCVA-72 Thoroughbred and its crew. Tasked to intercept a Zeon supply route behind the Moon that leads to Space Fortress Solomon in preparation for "Operation Star One". To accomplish this, the Thoroughbred has been assigned two Gundams, the RX-78-4 Gundam Unit 4 "G04" and its brother unit the RX-78-5 Gundam Unit 5 "G05" piloted by Luce Cassel and Ford Romfellow respectively.
Chapters[]
Volume 1[]
- OPERATION 1: First battle
- OPERATION 2: Cooperation
- OPERATION 3: Flash
- OPERATION 4: Lunar surface
- 0084 - Ford Romfellow - (2015 Japanese Rebellion Rel.)
Volume 2[]
- OPERATION 5: Light Explosion
- OPERATION 6: Rare Light
- OPERATION 7: Peace
- OPERATION 8: End
- 0084 - Lilia Flaubert - (2015 Japanese Rebellion Rel.)
Volume 3[]
- OPERATION 5: if Radiance
- OPERATION 6: if Battle
- OPERATION 7: if Feedback
- 0085 - Miyu Takizawa - (2015 Japanese Rebellion Rel.)
Characters[]
Earth Federation[]
- Ford Romfellow
- Luce Cassel
- Miyu Takizawa
- Annie Brevig
- Kilstein Lombard
- Wesley Navarro: Wesley is the leader of the Guncannon Team assigned to the Thoroughbred, where their primarily role is to support the Gundams via covering fire while at the same time protecting the ship.
- Kirk Wahlberg: Another member of the Guncannon Team assigned to the Thoroughbred, where their primarily role is to support the Gundams via covering fire while at the same time protecting the ship.
- Darryl Boyd: Another member of the Guncannon Team assigned to the Thoroughbred, where their primarily role is to support the Gundams via covering fire while at the same time protecting the ship.
Principality of Zeon[]
- Mallet Sanguine
- Huyman Carlyle
- Lilia Flaubert
- Gusta Piper
- Glenys Escott
- May Kauwin
- Nord Wrangell
- Wolf Ransom
- Jake Gunns
- Darcia Bakharo
- Bahrst
Anaheim Electronics[]
- Tracey Lamour
Mechanics[]
Earth Federation Forces[]
Mobile Weapons[]
- RB-79 Ball
- RGM-79 GM
- RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type
- RX-77-2 Guncannon
- RX-78-4 Gundam Unit 4 "G04"
- RX-78-5 Gundam Unit 5 "G05"
- RX-79［G］ Gundam Ground Type
Vehicles and Support Units[]
Principality of Zeon[]
Mobile Weapons[]
- MA-05 Bigro
- MAN-03 Braw Bro
- MS-05B Zaku I
- MS-06F Zaku II
- MS-09R Rick Dom
- MS-09R-2 Rick Dom II
- MS-11 Act Zaku
- MS-14A Gelgoog
- MS-14B Gelgoog High Mobility Type
Vehicles and Support Units[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ SD Gundam G Generation Genesis
- ↑ Japanese version English title
Editions[]
Japanese Release[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Vol.1 ISBN 4-04-713603-4-C0979
- Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Vol.2 ISBN 4-04-713650-6-C0979
- Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Vol.3 ISBN 4-04-713693-X-C0979
2015 Japanese Release[]
- Vol.1 ISBN 978-4-04-101678-7
- Vol.2 ISBN 978-4-04-101679-4
- Vol.3 ISBN 978-4-04-101680-0
Notes & Trivia[]
- Huyman Carlyle, Lilia Flaubert, and Gusta Piper serve as the Zeonic player-customizable pilots in Encounters in Space's Mission Mode.
External links[]
- http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200310000292
- http://allthatgundam.web.fc2.com/comic/senkou.htm