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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 12/1987 (Animedia)
Let’s continue the dive into pre-release Char’s Counterattack coverage with Animedia from December 1987, where the anticipation is building for an incredible line up of anime films in the coming year. [Originally translated September 2025].
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Animage)
Char’s Counterattack is once again the cover story in the October 1987 issue of Animage. This is highlighted by an interview with Director Tomino in which he discusses his decision to set the movie when Amuro and Char are in their thirties and how it fits in the Gundam world’s chronology. Plus some notes about…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Newtype)
The October issue of Newtype from 1987 reveals a little more information about the mobile suits that will be featured in the film, and announces a contest for readers regarding the voices of the new characters. [Originally translated October 2024].
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 10/1987 (Animedia)
Early coverage of Char’s Counterattack continues in the October issue of Animedia, featuring a character relationship chart, descriptions of the new mobile suits, and some interesting fan submissions. [Originally translated June 2024].
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animage)
Animage’s coverage of Char’s Counterattack in the September issue features much more art and information compared to the other magazines we covered from this month. In addition, it includes a press release written by Director Tomino and some brief statements from other members of the staff. [Originally translated May 2024]. This cover art is by…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 09/1987 (Animedia & Newtype)
The official announcement for Char’s Counterattack appeared in multiple September 1987 issues of anime magazines, though the extent of the coverage varied. This post covers Animedia and Newtype, which both included relatively short sections about the movie. However, Animage had a much more in depth coverage, and will be its own article. [Originally translated March…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 08/1987 (Newtype)
Welcome to a series of articles covering the months leading up to the release of the film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack on March 12, 1988, as told through anime magazines and books of the time. I’ll be providing scans of the relevant pages, translations of the text, plus extra comparisons and analysis as needed.…
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Road to Char’s Counterattack – 07/1987 (Monthly BANDAI Making Journal: Model Information)
Monthly BANDAI Making Journal: Model Information was a monthly publication released by Bandai to advertise their upcoming model kits. I picked up this particular issue out of curiosity since it had some of the old CCA promo art on the cover. Here’s a look inside at the movie announcement featured within. [Originally translated May 2024].
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Kamille Bidan Pia Mook – Interview with Nobuo Tobita
The following is a translation of the interview with Nobuo Tobita from the Kamille Bidan Pia Mook, published by Pia (ぴあ) in 2018. [Originally translated December 2024.]
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Char Aznable Pia Mook – Interview with Shūichi Ikeda
The following is a translation of the interview with Shūichi Ikeda from the Char Aznable Pia Mook, published by Pia (ぴあ) in 2020. [Originally translated July 2023.]
