{"product_id":"9781941220153","title":"Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin 9: Lalah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e: \"Originally published in Japanese as Kidou Senshi Gundam THE ORIGIN volumes 17 and 18 in 2008 and re-issued in hardcover as Aizouban Kidou Senshi Gundam The origin IX--Lalaa in 2012, by Kadokawa Shoten Co., Ltd.\"--Colophon. Marc Notes : Translated from the Japanese.;In a brutal civil war, half of humanity has been wiped out, while Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits is the ultimate decisive weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, teen Amuro Ray miraculously stumbles on a second unit - the awesome RX-78 Gubdan. Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions save the colony's survivors or destroy them?. Biographical Note : Hokkaido native Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (1947-) is a Japanese animator and manga artist. His career as a character designer has spanned over four decades, creating famed characters for such anime as Super Atragon , Brace Raideen , and the widely known Mobile Suit Gundam . Considered a pivotal player in mecha and sci-fi anime, Yasuhiko's characters, stories and illustrations are unmistakable in their style and serve as timeless examples as pioneers of manga and animation in Japan. Yasuhiko began his career as an animator in Osama Tezuka's Mushi Productions, and later on decided to go freelance to work for a number of animation productions for both film and television. In the late 70's, Yasuhiko would turn his attention to the world of comics, as he has since penned nearly two dozen titles since. In 1981 he was awarded the Nebula Award by the Japanese Sci-Fi Association. In 1990 his work Namuji won the Japan Comic Artist Association Grand Prize And in 2000 he took the Japan Media Arts Award for Best Comic with his title A Revolutionary Dog. Publisher Marketing : 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 ninth volume of Gundam: THE ORIGIN , the Earth Federation's White Base has now returned to space and is on the offensive. After long being chased around the solar system and across the Earth, they are on the hunt for what remains of the Zeon military establishment. Much has changed over the many weeks since the crew of the White Base fled to Jaburo with a prototype Mobile Suit on board, but now they have knowledge of who and what is awaiting them around the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover | \u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 420 | \u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015-04-28\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46475414241411,"sku":"9781941220153","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6830\/8099\/files\/9781941220153.jpg?v=1770261597","url":"https:\/\/sebink.com\/products\/9781941220153","provider":"Sebink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}