Mobile Suit Moon Gundam

Mobile Suit Moon Gundam
Mobile Suit Moon Gundam (機動戦士ムーンガンダム, Kidō Senshi Moon Gandamu)
Companies
Publisher	Kadokawa
Magazine	Gundam Ace
Staff
Character Design	Takayuki Kosai
Mechanical Design	Ippei Gyoubu
Release
Japanese	August 2017–ongoing
Number of Chapters	60
Number of Volumes	12

Mobile Suit Moon Gundam (機動戦士MOONガンダム, 機動戦士ムーンガンダム) is a manga written by Harutoshi Fukui with art by Takayuki Kosai. It is published in Gundam Ace magazine by Kadokawa.

Story

In U.C. 0091, in the isolated space colony Moon Moon, a group of young colonists who have just turned 13 were led to the surface of the colony to learn the true nature of Moon Moon and the existence of Earth. Among them was the boy Jutta Qasim. Meanwhile, the Londo Bell, led by Amuro Ray, fight and defeat a group of Titans remnants, including a mobile suit equipped with advanced Psycommu weapons: the MRX-013-3 Psycho Gundam Mk-IV G-Doors.

One year later, the Psycho Plates used by the destroyed Psycho Gundam Mk-IV and its disembodied head became lodged in the surface of Moon Moon, damaging the colony walls. Meanwhile, the Atalante 3, a disguised Neo Zeon ship carrying Mineva Lao Zabi, was being pursued by the Ra Gills, a Clop-class cruiser belonging to the Londo Bell.

In order to contact outside help from the Colony Public Corporation, Moon Moon sent out a shuttle, with both Jutta and his grandfather onboard. However, the shuttle was accidentally caught in a battle between the Atalante 3 and the Ra Gills. During the chaos, Mineva was lost in space, but Agos Lagarto, a defective Neo Zeon Cyber Newtype, was able to find and rescue her with the help of Jutta's Newtype ability. The Atalante 3 crew agree to repair Moon Moon in exchange for giving them access to its port facilities, opening up the long-isolated colony to outsiders for the first time in four years...

Chapters

Volume 1

• Episode 01 - Mechanical Earth
• Episode 02 - Disobedient Ones
• Episode 03 - Princess of a Ruined Nation
• Episode 04 - Yutta in Space
• Episode 05 - Encounters
• Episode 06 - Resonant Atmosphere (Part 01)

Volume 2

• Episode 07 - Resonant Atmosphere (Part 02)
• Episode 08 - A Visitor from Afar Cometh
• Episode 09 - The Night Banquet
• Episode 10 - Beyond the Door
• Episode 11 - Leaping Flames
• Episode 12 - The Moon Rises on Moon Moon

Volume 3

• Episode 13 - Sound of the Siren
• Episode 14 - To call it a Betrayal
• Episode 15 - This World's Paradise
• Episode 16 - Paradise Lost (Part 01)
• Episode 17 - Paradise Lost (Part 02)

Volume 4

• Episode 18 - The First Newtype
• Episode 19 - In the Dark Forest
• Episode 20 - The God of Calamity, In Motion
• Episode 21 - Reactivation
• Episode 22 - It's Name: Moon Gundam

Volume 5

• Episode 23 - The Legend of the "Gundam"
• Episode 24 - The Work of a Coward
• Episode 25 - A Perfect World
• Episode 26 - The Zeon Way (Part.1)
• Episode 27 - The Zeon Way (Part.2)

Volume 6

• Episode 28 - Yutta's Way
• Episode 29 - Clash of the Two Newtypes
• Episode 30 - Time Limit
• Episode 31 - Vibration
• Episode 32 - Burning Dog Leader

Volume 7

• Episode 33 - Off on a Rainbow of Color
• Episode 34 - The Triumphant Return of the New King
• Episode 35 - On the Ship
• Episode 36 - Those Who Fight Back (Part 01)
• Episode 37 - To Earth

Volume 8

• Episode 38 - Those Who Fight Back (Part 02)
• Episode 39 - The Father Cometh
• Episode 40 - Intolerance
• Episode 41 - The Unforgiven
• Episode 42 - Wirthing

Volume 9

• Episode 43 - Into the Gravity Well
• Episode 44 - Aboardage
• Episode 45 - The Abyss
• Episode 46 - Two Agos, One Body
• Episode 47 - In the Name of God

Volume 10

• Episode 48 - Reborn
• Episode 49 - The Skies Over Antartica
• Episode 50 - Comet on Ice
• Episode 51 - The Other Part of You

Volume 11

• Episode 52 - Jutta's Escape
• Episode 53 - 1 x 1 = ∞?
• Episode 54 - Blind Men and An Elephant
• Episode 55 - When Peering into the Abyss
• Episode 56 - Endless Rain

Volume 12

• Episode 57 -
• Episode 58 -
• Episode 59 -
• Episode 60 -

Characters

Earth Federation Forces/Londo Bell

• Amuro Ray
• Bright Noa
• Safira Gardner
• Ubaldo Molina
• Lauro Batik
• Bernice

Neo Zeon

• Mineva Lao Zabi
• Illia Pazom
• Lise Genaro
• Olvo Marshev
• Klaus Bakkel
• Ansgar Golon
• Agos Lagarto
• Solon
• Char Aznable
• Nanai Miguel
• Gyunei Guss
• Petra
• Horst Harness
• Haman Karn

Republic of Zeon

• Zeon Zum Deikun
• Lalah Sune

AEUG

• Kamille Bidan
• Katz Kobayashi

Civilians

• Yutta Kassim
• Creto Kassim
• Karel Kassim
• Sarasa Moon
• Eld Moon
• Alphonso
• Saki Mento
• Rinato Licht

Luio & Co.

• Michele Luio
• Stephanie Luio
• Zaji

Mechanics

Earth Federation Forces/Londo Bell

• MSK-008R Rick Dijeh
  • MSK-008R Modified Rick-Dijeh
• RGM-86R GM III
  • RGM-86RF GM III Powered
    • RGM-86RF•FA GM III Powered Full Armor (Bulldog)
• RGM-88X Jeddah
  • RGC-90XC Jeda Cannon
• MSZ-010A1 Theta Plus
  • FXA-07GB-3 Core Fighter (Theta Plus Model)
• RGZ-91X Re-GZID
• RX-78-2 Gundam

Titans Remnants

• RMS-108 Marasai
• RMS-141 Xeku Eins
• RMS-154 Barzam
• MRX-013-3 Psycho Gundam Mk-IV G-Doors

Neo Zeon

• AMA-103 Medussa
• AMA-X9 Gigadzam
• AMX-020 Gaza-G
• AMX-015-4S Dag Doll
• AMX-104L RS-Jarja
• AMX-117LG Gaz-L Grau

• AMX-117LG Gaz Grau BB

• AMX-117RG Gaz-R Grau
• RMS-117 Galbaldy β
• AMS-123X Varguil
• AMS-123X-X Moon Gundam
• AMA-103 Medussa
• AMX-116 Zaku IV
  • AMX-116S Zaku IV S Type (Illia Pazom use) with (princess unit)
• EMS-13 Aggjin
• MSN-04X2 Sazabi Prototype (Terrain Mode)
• AMS-119 Geara Doga
• AMX-107P Psycho Bawoo

Vehicles and Support Units

• Atalante 3

Red Pole

Mobile Suit

• MS-06E-3 Zaku Flipper

Vehicles and Support Units

• Dodai Kai

Republic of Zeon

Mobile Suit

• MS-14S Gelgoog Commander Type

Mobile Armors

• MAN-08 Elmeth

Moon Moon Colony

• AMS-123X Varguil
  • AMS-123X-X Moon Gundam
• Catl

Others

• Re-Gills
• Solon
• Garuda

Gallery

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 5

Volume 6

Volume 7

Volume 8

Volume 9

Volume 10

Volume 11

Mechanical Works

Chronology

Preceded by: Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Chronological order 0091 U.C.'.

Succeeded by: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Editions

Japanese Release

• Vol.1 ISBN 978-4-04-107278-3, September 26, 2018, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.2 ISBN 978-4-04-107279-0, September 26, 2018, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.3 ISBN 978-4-04-107998-0, March 23, 2019, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.4 ISBN 978-4-04-108676-6, October 25, 2019, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.5 ISBN 978-4-04-109217-0, March 26, 2020, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.6 ISBN 978-4-04-110176-6, October 24, 2020, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.7 ISBN 978-4-04-111182-6, March 26, 2021, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.8 ISBN 978-4-04-112009-5, October 26, 2021, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.9 ISBN 978-4-04-112369-0, March 26, 2022, Kadokawa Shoten
• Vol.10 ISBN 978-4-04-113070-4, October 25, 2022, Kadokawa Shotenb
• Vol.11 ISBN 978-4-04-113493-1, March 25, 2023, Kadokawa Shotenb
• Vol.12 ISBN 978-4-04-114267-7, December 26, 2023, Kadokawa Shotenb

Behind the Scenes

MOON was based on the first draft for Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn of the same name, which was included as the settings collection Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Great Works Box II. The main character in this draft is named Join Banagher, who meets the crew of the Garencieres, a disguised Neo Zeon ship carrying Mineva Zabi, while looking for outside help to repair Moon Moon's damaged environmental manitenance system. This causes the colony to come into conflict with the Londo Bell's Nahael Argama and eventually, Char's right hand man Luce Frontal.

Notably, this draft featured Beecha Oleg as a pilot of the Nahel Argama, piloting a MSR-00100 Hyaku Shiki Kai. He would have a friendly rivalry with Londo Bell rookie pilot Marcenas Riddhe. Luce Frontal would serve as the final opponent in the story, piloting the mobile armor Magallanica, a sister unit of the NZ-333 α Azieru.

External links

• Official Website
• https://comic-walker.com/contents/detail/KDCW_KS03200317010000_68/