Gundam Evolve (2001)

Directed by

Masaki Kitamura, Shinya Horii, Yasuaki Matsuki, Ryukow Masuo

Genre

mecha

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a collection of short promotional films set in different timelines of the Gundam universe. The clips present alternate scenes, side stories, and fan service material, mixing traditional animation with 3D and cel-shaded styles. Each short focuses on showcasing mobile suits in high quality CGI.

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What happens

Gundam Evolve (ガンダムEVOLVE, Gandamu Iborubu), also known as Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve, is a series of promotional short films set in the different timelines of the Gundam series. Originally there were only five Evolve episodes, produced from 2001 to 2003, Bandai created ten more Evolve episodes from 2004 to 2007. While the first two episodes took place in the Universal Century, some of the later clips also showed Gundams from the other timelines. The clips show alternative scenes, side-stories or omakes for fans. The clips feature a mix of animation media which vary from traditional animation to 3D rendering to cel-shaded animation. The target is to show the Gundams and other mobile suits in high-quality CGI. A total of 15 shorts were released and later compiled in three separate volumes, namely Gundam Evolve ../+ ("Plus"), Gundam Evolve ../Ω ("Omega") and Gundam Evolve ../Α ("Alpha"). Each volume consists of 5 episodes. The logo features a battered Core Fighter floating upside down, as seen on the final episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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