Hajime Yatate Knihy

The biggest name in Japanese science fiction—Gundam—returns with one of its creators retelling its origins 25 years after the series debuted. Caught in the crossfire of a space civil war, teenager Amuro Ray accidentally finds a new mobile weapon—the RX-78 Gundam. In the eighth volume of Gundam: THE ORIGIN, readers are sent back to the war at hand. The White Base continues to be chased across the Earth by Zeon forces. The story shifts away from the jungles and deserts of the Americas, moving into much more urban settings in Europe.

A giant, deadly battle robot—RX-78-2 Gundam—and its teenage pilot Amuro Ray are the heart of one of the most popular series in manga history, and the story of its genesis continues with this fourth installment of The Origin. Caught in the crossfire of an outer space war between the Earth Federation and the invading Principality of Zeon, mechanic-turned-robot-jockey Amuro boards and commands the Gundam. Thrust into the front lines defending those he loves from a silent enemy, can Amuro and the Gundam save the colony's survivors or destroy them? Although he began his career as an animator, the honored author of Gundam, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, was the winner of the Japanese Sci-Fi Association's Nebula Award and the Grand Prize from the Japan Comic Artist Association.

In the third volume of Gundam the Origin, the White Base is on the run after a successful attack against the Zeon forces in Los Angeles. As they refuel en-route to their Federation base in Jaburo, hidden in the heart of the Amazonian jungle, the crew learns they may be holding on to a new weapon just as valuable as their new Mobile Suit. On the Zeon side, their leadership has been shaken to its core. A grand ceremony is produced in honor of a fallen Zabi youth. Shocked by this death, there are many within the Zeon ranks left frustrated with intent on seeking vengeance.

"Originally published in Japanese as Kidou senshi Gundam: the origin, volumes 11 and 12 in 2005, 2006 and re-issued in hardcover as Aizouban Kidou senshi Gundam: the origin VI -Jaburo- in 2010, by Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd."--Colophon.

Chairman Durandal has a vision for a new world without war or strife, where no one questions his authority, and he's determined to force peace upon the universe - regardless of the cost!

WAR WITHOUT END Shinn Asuka is the ZAFT Empire’s ace pilot. And it’s not just his elite combat skills that make him such a fearsome soldier. He has a burning hatred for the Earth Alliance, the Empire’s enemy in a long and terrible war. But then Shinn meets someone who makes him question everything he believes. Stella Loussier is beautiful and innocent–and a pilot for the Earth Alliance. She also might be the victim of a horrifying military research experiment, one that shocks even the battle-hardened Shinn. Now Shinn is determined to give her a new life, away from war, destruction, and death. But as Shinn risks his life to return Stellar to her friends at the Alliance, he may be headed for heartbreak.

THE FORTUNES OF WARThe ZAFT Empire and the Earth Alliance are caught in a deadly stalemate now that the Alliance has attempted to retaliate against the Plant. Meanwhile, Princess Cagalli, free after escaping a political marriage to the prime minister’s son, is teaming up with the crew of the Archangel in their search for an end to the war. And Athrun has joined ZAFT’s special forces to fight for peace. But even though Athrun and Cagalli are united in the same cause, their fates are about to collide.

ANOTHER EPIC BATTLE IS BREWINGYear 71, Cosmic Era. After the terrible battle of Yakin Due, an uneasy peace rests between the Earth Alliance and the Zaft Empire. But even as Cagalli and Athrun visit Chairman Durandal to cement the tentative cease-fire, Zaft terrorists plot with Neo Roanoke to drag both sides into all-out war. The plan: storm Zaft territory and steal several Gundam Mobile Suits. But that’s only the beginning. They’re also scheming to engineer a catastrophic event, one designed to drive the Earth down a bloody path. Now the crew of the Minerva must prevent disaster, as everything and everyone–including the love between Athrun and Cagalli–is thrown in mortal danger.

Infolge des schwindenden Lebensraums auf der Erde strömte die Menschheit in die unermesslichen Weiten des Weltalls. Jahrhunderte vergingen, bis schließlich das entlegene Herzogtum Zeon seine Souveränität proklamierte. Doch diese Unabhängigkeitserklärung entfachte einen interstellaren Konflikt, der binnen kürzester Zeit zahllose Opfer fordern sollte … Die White Base hat Jaburo erreicht. Doch die Besatzung kommt auch im vermeintlich sicheren Hauptquartier nicht zur Ruhe. Denn der Rote Komet konnte Jaburo infiltrieren, und nach Jahren der Trennung stehen sich Char und Sayla endlich wieder gegenüber. Aber nicht etwa als Soldaten feindlicher Streitkräfte – sondern als die Geschwister Casval Rem und Artesia, Kinder jenes Mannes, mit dem alles begann: Zeon Zum Deikun.

Eine Explosion unterbricht eine entscheidende Konferenz, bei der das Schicksal der Erde und Kolonien besprochen wird. Relena wird entführt, und Quatre Raberba Winner steht auf der Opferliste. Heero und die anderen Gundam-Piloten sehen sich mysteriösen Angreifern gegenüber, während Vergangenheit und Zukunft in einem entscheidenden Jahr kollidieren.