Reviews

Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Volume 1: Activation by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

ljfarve28's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sdraws's review

1.0

There is nothing special about this manga. It’s got a boring and predictable plot (the get attacked, attacked, attacked and the set up for the next book? That’s right, another boring attack!). The plot is incredibly bare bones and just serves to get the main character into another stale fight. The blows lack all impact and the fight has no stakes when the Gundam predictably blows everything apart. The action is actually worse than a transformers film, if such a thing is even possible. The main character is annoyingly whiney for no reason and treats the main female lead (fraw) like trash for no actual reason. She gets shoved around so much it’s comical. If I cared about the book I’d talk about the bizarre gender aspects of it, but the book doesn’t deserve it. Nice art though.

snowowl549's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

spaceman5000's review

5.0

What a beautiful book. The story is a manga adaptation of the anime (I think? - I'm not sure what came first...) and the presentation is gorgeous. A hardcover volume with slick pages and color plates that make the package feel very luxurious. Certainly worth picking up if you are a Gundam fan.

rikuson1's review

4.0

I Really Liked It

ggross's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

revolution666's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

waitthisaintyoutube's review

adventurous tense

4.5

skyeblu20's review

3.0

There's a lot that changes from the original anime in terms of when plot progression elements happen and some ways that characters act that makes this feel a lot more coherent

mirandont's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5