Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Club Yonkoma
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is an official spin-off Yonkoma
from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
anime
and later its sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
. It is a series of parody comics, usually four panels long (yonkoma). The comics are a joint venture between Bandai/Sunrise's official Gundam SEED fan club and Newtype Japan magazine. The series has spun off into a line of merchandise, including gashapon
figures, t-shirts, etc. Also, three compilations, authored by Azu Maria (Ａｓ’まりあ), were published by Kadokawa Shoten. The second and third compilations (published August 2006, and September 2007 respectively) consisted of characters from Destiny. An original OVA was included on the SEED Supernova official fan DVD released in Japan in June 2007.
In this series, the names of the characters are written in hiragana
instead of katakana
. However, for characters that exist only in the spin-off series, their names are still written in katakana (e.g. Ryoko and Takahashi).
A very similar series was later created for Code Geass.
A second 'fan disc' followed, including another two part OVA. In the first segment, Shinn, Rey and Lunamaria travel back in time in an attempt to destroy Athrun and Kira's friendship, doing battle with a giant Torii of humongous proportions; the size of a 3 story building. This is probably another joke aimed at Athrun's penchant for making things, following up with them showing their "friendship" for each other. In the second segment, they attempt to split up Kira and Lacus. This leads to Shinn pretending to be her in order to disrupt a concert by rampaging through the stage while singing, only to be applauded thus forcing him to continue.
Yonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and later its sequel, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
is an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,...
. It is a series of parody comics, usually four panels long (yonkoma). The comics are a joint venture between Bandai/Sunrise's official Gundam SEED fan club and Newtype Japan magazine. The series has spun off into a line of merchandise, including gashapon
Gashapon
is a Bandai brand trademark widely used throughout the world for their capsule toys. It is also referred to as ." Both gashapon and gachapon are Japanese onomatopoeia, made up of two sounds: "gasha" or "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy...
figures, t-shirts, etc. Also, three compilations, authored by Azu Maria (Ａｓ’まりあ), were published by Kadokawa Shoten. The second and third compilations (published August 2006, and September 2007 respectively) consisted of characters from Destiny. An original OVA was included on the SEED Supernova official fan DVD released in Japan in June 2007.
In this series, the names of the characters are written in hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...
instead of katakana
Katakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
. However, for characters that exist only in the spin-off series, their names are still written in katakana (e.g. Ryoko and Takahashi).
A very similar series was later created for Code Geass.
OVA
A SEED Club OVA was released in June 2007, as part of the SEED SUPERNOVA er DVD. Told in two parts, the OVA details Yzak's desperation to finally beat Athrun. The first segment involves him, with the aid of an unwilling Dearka, attempting to find out how to awaken the SEED Factor. In the second part, the two challenge Kira and Athrun to a beach volleyball game.A second 'fan disc' followed, including another two part OVA. In the first segment, Shinn, Rey and Lunamaria travel back in time in an attempt to destroy Athrun and Kira's friendship, doing battle with a giant Torii of humongous proportions; the size of a 3 story building. This is probably another joke aimed at Athrun's penchant for making things, following up with them showing their "friendship" for each other. In the second segment, they attempt to split up Kira and Lacus. This leads to Shinn pretending to be her in order to disrupt a concert by rampaging through the stage while singing, only to be applauded thus forcing him to continue.
Fairy Tales
Newly products retold Fairy Tales by using SEED Characters, they are:- 1. Yzak Joule as emperor from The Emperor's New ClothesThe Emperor's New Clothes"The Emperor's New Clothes" is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent...
& Meer Campbell as Little Mermaid - 2. Kira Yamato as one of Three Little PigsThree Little PigsThree Little Pigs is a fairy tale featuring anthropomorphic animals. Printed versions date back to the 1840s, but the story itself is thought to be much older...
& Cagalli Yula Athha as rabbit in Fire-Crackle MountainKachi-kachi YamaKachi-Kachi Yama , is one of the few Japanese folktales in which a tanuki is the villain, rather than the boisterous, well-endowed alcoholic.-The trouble-making tanuki:As the story goes, a man caught a troublesome tanuki in...