You think I would be excited to read not just a new Gundam manga this year, but a spinoff to site favorite Gundam: The Origin. Alas, things always seem to end up a little cursed whenever Cucuruz Doan is involved.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN MSD: CUCURUZ DOAN'S ISLAND (Kido Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima), based on the original concept by Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino, the original manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, mechanical designs by Hajime Katoki, and character designs by Tsukasa Kotobuki, with story and art by Junji Ohno. First published in 2016 and first published in North America in 2024.
PLOT:
Once, Cucuruz Doan was the commander of the Y-02 Platoon, there to test some of Zeon's latest prototypes in their efforts to win the One Year War. He was known for his ruthlessness and ferocity in battle...until the day he defected.
Months later, the former members of his squad have been scattered across the battlefields of Earth, thinking back on their commander and wondering how things all went wrong as one by one they confront the dreadful Gundam.
