The men who created Gundam / Hideki Owada, Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino ; translator: Jason Moses.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owada, Hideki, author.

Yadate, Hajime, author.

Tomino, Yoshiyuki, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

"Gundam" wo Tsukutta Otokotachi. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Animation (Cinematography)--Japan--History--Comic books, strips, etc.

Animation (Cinematography).

Robots on television--Comic books, strips, etc.

Robots on television.

Robots in motion pictures--Comic books, strips, etc.

Robots in motion pictures.

Kidō senshi Gandamu (Television program)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Kidō senshi Gandamu (Television program).

Tomino, Yoshiyuki--Comic books, strips, etc.

Tomino, Yoshiyuki.

Yasuhiko, Yoshikazu, 1947---Comic books, strips, etc.

Yasuhiko, Yoshikazu.

Genre:

Graphic novels.

Physical Description:

547 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : DENPA, 2021.

Summary:

"In 1978 animation director Yoshiyuki Tomino set forth to change the Japanese animation industry. For decades prior, Japanese science fiction had churned out numerous tales of semi-autonomous robots that would often come to the aide of humanity, but as someone who worked on a number of those works, Tomino came to the realization that he wanted to see a more realistic robot narrative. His vision was one where the robot while just slightly more human in appearance, was utilized more as a tool manipulated by man. With renowned artist Yoshikazu Yasuhiko by his side, and occasionally as his artistic rival, Tomino would change the way the whole world came to see Japanese animation and the broader toy and comics industries built around it. This evolution would be a war in its own right! Battles were fought in the offices of the animation studio! Conflicts were equally as heated in the recording booth!"-- Amazon.

Notes:

"This is a work of fiction"--Colophon.

"Originally published in Japanese as '"Gundam" wo Tsukutta Otokotachi,' parts 1 & 2 by Kadokawa Corporation, 2014"--Colophon.

The men who created Gundam originally serialized as Gundam Sousei in Vols. 5-9 of Kidou Senshi Gundam-san by Kadokawa, 2009-2011. Tomino legends originally serialized as TominoDen in NewType Ace Iss. 1-7 by Kadokawa, 2011-2012"--Colophon.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781634429740

1634429745

OCLC:

1268128097

Publisher Number:

99991070162