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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet (TV)

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Alternative title:
Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin Zenya - Akai Suisei (Japanese) 
機動戦士ガンダム THE ORIGIN 前夜 赤い彗星 (Japanese) 
Genres: science fiction 
Themes: space war 
Objectionable content: Significant 
Plot Summary: U.C. 0068 - Zeon Zum Deikun suddenly dies while giving his speech to declare the Autonomous Republic of Munzo's independence from the Earth Federation. As Munzo falls in turmoil while the House of Zabi rises to power, Deikun's children Casval and Artesia flee the colony to Earth. In the years to come, Casval and Artesia live in secret while the Principality of Zeon develops its military power before finally declaring war in January U.C. 0079. 
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Ratings: 44 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:3, dub:2)
 Excellent: 10 votes (sub:5, dub:3, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 12 votes (dub:6, sub:5, others:1
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:6, dub:3)
 Decent: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 72 s, rank: #6043 (of 9997)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.818 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.4345, rank: #1046 (of 10155)
Weighted mean: 7.764 (Very good−), rank: #1045 (of 10155) (seen all: 7.76)
Bayesian estimate: 7.698 (Very good−), rank: #902 (of 7635)
Number of episodes: 13 
Episode titles: We have 13
Vintage: 2019-04-29 to 2019-08-12 
Opening Theme:
#1: "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~" (宇宙の詩 〜Higher and Higher〜; Space Song ~Higher and Higher~) by LUNA SEA (eps 1-4) 
#2: "Hisōbi" (悲壮美; Tragic Beauty) by LUNA SEA (eps 5-8) 
#3: "BEYOND THE TIME ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~" (BEYOND THE TIME ～メビウスの宇宙を越えて～; Beyond the Time ~Beyond the Möbius Universe~) by LUNA SEA (eps 9-13) 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Meguriai" (めぐりあい; Encounter) by SUGIZO feat. GLIM SPANKY (eps 1-4) 
#2: "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" (水の星へ愛をこめて; From the Aqueous Star with Love) by SUGIZO feat. Komai (eps 5-8) 
#3: "A Red Ray" by SUGIZO feat. miwa (eps 9-13) 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko 
Director: Takashi Imanishi 
Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa 
Music: Takayuki Hattori 
Original creator:
Yoshiyuki Tomino 
Original story: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko 
Character Design:
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko 
Art Director:
Shigemi IkedaYukiko Maruyama 
Chief Animation Director: Hiroyuki Nishimura 
Mechanical design:
AstraysMika Akitaka 
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino 
Cgi Director: Kiichiro Inoue 
Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama 
Executive producer: Hideyuki Tomioka 
Producer: Osamu Taniguchi 

2D CG: Makoto Takakura (8 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 10-13
) 
3D Background Modeling: Megumi Endō (eps 1-6) 
3D CG: Tatsuki Itō (eps 1, 4, 10-13) 
Background Art:
Takumu Sasaki (Bamboo; eps 4, 7) 
Color design: Nagisa Abe 
Display Design: Yoshinori Sayama 
Editing: Masato Yoshitake 
Ending Staff: Teru Saitou (ep 13) 
Grading: Teru Saitou (ED1) 
In-Between Animation:
Keiko Abu (Origin Studio Animation Room; 4 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 13
) 
Key Animation: Takeshi Baba (ep 1) 
Mechanical Chief Animation Director: Takuya Suzuki 
Military Uniform And Equipment Design: Takuhito Kusanagi 
Music producer:
Junji FujitaTomoko Yamada 
OP/ED Music Producer: Sugizo 
Original Mobile Suit Design: Kunio Ōkawara 
Paint: Ryō Taba (Wish; eps 8, 11) 
Photography:
Tomoaki Makitera (Asahi Production; 5 episodes
eps 3, 5, 7, 10, 13
)Yoshiyuki Anzai (Asahi Production; ep 3) 
Planning Producer: Shin Sasaki 
Science Fiction Setting Consultant:
Tsukasa ShikanoYūya Takashima 
Science Fiction Setting Cooperation: Atsushi Noda 
Special Effects Director: Teru Saitou (eps 9-13) 
Theme Song Arrangement:
Luna Sea (OP's)Sugizo (ED1-3) 
Theme Song Composition:
Daisuke Inoue (ED1)Luna Sea (OP 1 and OP 2)Neil Sedaka (ED2)Sugizo (ED3)Tetsuya Komuro (OP3) 
Theme Song Lyrics:
Luna Sea (OP 1 and OP 2)Masao Urino (ED1-2)Mitsuko Komuro (OP3)miwa (ED3)Rin Iogi (ED1) 
Theme Song Performance:
Sugizo (ED) 
Title Design: Daisuke Unno 
Mayumi Tanaka as Casval Rem Deikun (young) 
Megumi Han as Artesia Som Deikun/Sayla Mass 
Shūichi Ikeda as
Casval Rem Deikun/Édouard Mass 
Char Aznable 

Ai Kayano as Zenna Mia 
Akeno Watanabe as Kycilia Zabi 
Ayumi Tsunematsu as Astraia Tor Deikun 
Banjō Ginga as Gihren Zabi 
Chafūrin as Jimba Ral 
Eizō Tsuda as Zeon Zum Deikun 
Hironori Kondō as Clamp 
Hiroshi Naka as Johann Ibrahim Revil 
Jin Urayama as Degwin Sodo Zabi 
Kazuya Ichijō as Gaia 
Kenichirō Matsuda as Ortega 
Kenta Miyake as Dozle Zabi 
Kōichi Sakaguchi as Tem Ray 
Kouichi Makishima as Don Teabolo Mass 
Misato Fukuen as Fraw Bow 
Miyuki Sawashiro as Crowley Hamon 
Saori Hayami as Lalah Sune 
Shigeo Kiyama as Ramba Ral 
Tetsuya Kakihara as Garma Zabi 
Tōru Furuya as Amuro Ray 
Toshihide Tsuchiya as Mash 
Toshihiko Seki as Char Aznable (real) 

Akio Ōtsuka as Narrator 
Asami Seto as Fang Li 
Ayumi Fujimura as Mirai Yashima 
Jin Yamanoi as Gungen 
Kenshō Ono as Yuki 
Mitsuru Ogata as Donovan Matgloss 
Miyuki Ichijō as Roselucia Deikun 
Naomi Kusumi as Gopp 
Riki Kitazawa as Tachi Ohara 
Shinshū Fuji as Sasro Zabi 
Shintarō Ōhata as Denim 
Yoshihisa Kawahara as Slender 
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Sunrise 
Backgrounds:
Team Till Dawn (ep 8) 
Broadcaster: NHK 
Ending Animation:
Studio Easter (ED3) 
Music Production: Sunrise Music Publishing (as Sunrise Music) 
Opening Animation: Asahi Production (OP3) 
Planning: Sunrise 
Production: Sunrise 
English cast
English staff
Translation: David Fleming 
ADR Script: Stephanie Sheh 
Producer:
Eri Suzuki (Sunrise)Mark Simmons (Sunrise)Michael Sinterniklaas (NYAV Post)Nobuo Masuda (Sunrise)Stephanie Sheh (NYAV Post) 

Audio Engineer:
Anthony TortoriciMichael Schneider 
Audio Mixing: Oscar Garcia 
Casting: Stephanie Sheh 
Production Supervision: Clark Cheng 
Video Editing: Derek Kan 
Voice Direction: Stephanie Sheh 
Karen Strassman as Casval Rem Deikun (young) 
Keith Silverstein as
Casval Rem Deikun/Édouard Mass 
Char Aznable 
Maggie O'Connor as Artesia Som Deikun/Sayla Mass 

Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld as Fraw Bow 
Amanda Schuckman as Crowley Harmon 
B.J. Oakie as
Clamp 
Tem Ray 
Bob Johnson as Dozle Zabi 
Braeden Fox as Sasro Zabi 
Chris Niosi as Garma Zabi 
David Vincent as Gaia 
Doug Erholtz as Ortega 
Doug Stone as Jimba Ral 
Edward Bosco as Tachi Ohara 
Jason Simon as Johann Ibrahim Revil 
Kirk Thornton as Ramba Ral 
Liam O'Brien as Gihren Zabi 
Lipica Shah as Lalah Sune 
Lucien Dodge as Amuro Ray 
Marc Diraison as Zeon Zum Deikun 
Marc Thompson as Degwin Sodo Zabi 
Mike Pollock as Teabolo Mass 
Tom Wayland as Mash 
Veronica Taylor as Astraia Tor Deikun 
Wendee Lee as Kycilla Zabi 

B.J. Oakie as Wakkein 
Braeden Fox as Denim 
Bryce Papenbrook as
Marker 
Ryu Jose 
Chris Hackney as Yuki 
Chris Niosi as Kal 
Christopher Bevins as William Kemp 
Christopher Smith as Bright Noa 
Danny Katiana as Shu Yashima 
Erin Fitzgerald as Zenna Mia 
Ethan Murray as M'Quve 
Fryda Wolff as
Amuro Ray (young) 
Katz 
Mirai Yashima 
Grant George as Oscar 
Jason Simon as
Gambler 
Gopp 
Jesse Corti as Agha 
Kevin T. Collins as Kai Shiden 
Kirk Thornton as Narration 
Kyle McCarley as
Dren 
Hayato Kobayashi 
Laura Post as Fang Li 
Liam O'Brien as Howard 
Lisa Ortiz as Michelle Aznable 
Marc Thompson as
Cozun Graham 
Erdush 
Roger Aznable 
Paul St. Peter as Tianem 
Pete Sepenuk as Bergmann 
Robbie Daymond as Lino Fernandez 
Sonja S. Fox as Roselucia Deikun 
Stephanie Sheh as Haro 
Steve Kramer as Paolo Cassius 
Tom Wayland as
Donovan Matgloss 
Maximillian 
William Frederick Knight as Trenov Y. Minovsky 
English companies
Broadcaster: Cartoon Network (Adult Swim/Toonami) 
Internet Streaming:
CrunchyrollFUNimation Entertainment 
Production: Sunrise 
Recording Studio: NYAV Post (LA & NY Studios) 
French staff
French cast
Translation: Jun'Ichi Takeda 

Translation Review: Kevin Stocker 
(none)
French companies
(none)

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