Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO
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| Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO | |
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 Gundam MS IGLOO title screen |
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| 機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO | |
| Genre | Mecha, Action, Military |
| OVA: MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War | |
| Director | Takashi Imanishi |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Released | July 19, 2004 November 3, 2004 |
| OVA: MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 | |
| Director | Takashi Imanishi |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Released | April 27, 2006 |
| Related works | |
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO?) is a CGI Gundam feature which takes place during the One Year War. Two series have been released under the title: The Hidden One Year War, which was exclusively shown at Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Japan but has seen a limited release on DVD, and Apocalypse 0079, an OVA series released on DVD starting in April, 2006. The director of MS IGLOO is Takashi Imanishi, who previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Yutaka Izubuchi is the supervisor.
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[edit] Overview
Taking place during the One Year War in the year U.C. 0079, MS IGLOO follows the missions of the crew of a former civilian cargo ship Jotunheim (named after the land of the giants in Norse mythology,) which has been commissioned to become an experimental support ship by the Principality of Zeon to test various prototype weapons for combat use. However, the crews also served as witnesses to the cruelty of the war, as well as Zeon's path from initial successes to the eventual fate of defeat. What distinguished this show from others is that the main character of the series, Engineer Lieutenant Oliver May, is not a mobile suit pilot, but a technical officer who monitors and reports the weapons testing.
This show is the first to depict some events early in the One Year War that have not been shown in a Gundam Anime previously, including Operation British (before the colony hits Earth), the Battle of Loum and the Earth Drop Operations. It also features some of the biggest mecha designer names in the industry, including Yutaka Izubuchi and Hajime Katoki.
Although it is the first Universal Century Gundam series since Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, which was last released in 1999, MS IGLOO had been a relatively low-key project compared with contemporary Gundam series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. The Hidden One Year War has only seen a limited DVD release, though it has been available for rental in Japanese stores starting 2006. Apocalypse 0079 by contrast was given a mass release, and as a result it managed to reach a few Top 5 Anime DVD charts.
[edit] Cast & Crew
[edit] Japanese Cast
- Oliver May — Hideo Ishikawa
- Monique Cadillac — Miki Nagasawa
- Martin Prochnow — Shozo Iizuka
- Albert Schacht — Tamio Ohki
- Domenico Marquez — Katsuya Shiga
- Erich Kruger — Hiroshi Matsumoto
- Hideto Washiya — Jun Fukuyama
- Jean Xavier — Mikako Takahashi
[edit] Staff
- Director: Takashi Imanishi
- Script: Asahide Ookuma, Hiroshi Oonogi
- Supervision & Character Concepts: Yutaka Izubuchi
- Mechanical Designs: Hajime Katoki, Kenki Fujioka, Kimitoshi Yamane, Shinji Aramaki, Yutaka Izubuchi
- Original Mechanical Designs: Kunio Okawara
- Music: Megumi Oohashi
[edit] Episodes
[edit] The Hidden One Year War (1年戦争秘録)
- The Serpent has Vanished at Loum (大蛇はルウムに消えた) — U.C. 0079.01.04 - 0079.01.17
- The Howl that Stained the Setting Sun (遠吠えは落日に染まった) — U.C. 0079.04.29 - 0079.05.11
- The Rapid Illusion above the Orbit (軌道上に幻影は疾る) — U.C. 0079.10.24 - 0079.11.10
[edit] Apocalypse 0079 (黙示録0079)
- I Saw the Ocean in Jaburo's Skies (ジャブロー上空に海原を見た) — U.C. 0079.12.03 - 0079.12.07
- Go Beyond the Peak of the Beams of Light (光芒の峠を越えろ) — U.C. 0079.12.28 - 0079.12.30
- Spirits Returning to Thunder (雷鳴に魂は還る) — U.C. 0079.12.31 - 0080.01.01
[edit] Weapons and Support Unit
[edit] Principality of Zeon
- MS-05B Zaku I
- MS-06C Zaku II Early Type
- MS-06F Zaku II
- MS-06JC Zaku II Ground Type
- MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type
- MS-09R Rick Dom
- MS-14 Gelgoog
- Papua-class supply ship
- Musai-class light cruiser
- Chivvay-class heavy cruiser
- Gwazine-class battleship
- Dolos-class heavy carrier ship
- Gaw atmospheric attack carrier
- HLV
- HOTOL transport ship
[edit] 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit
- Jotunheim — experimental support ship
- QCX-76A Jormungand — super-large fusion plasma gun
- YMT-05 Hildolfr — experimental transformable mobile tank
- EMS-10 Zudah — prototype mobile suit
- MSM-07Di Ze'Gok — amphibious atmospheric mobile diver unit
- MP-02A Oggo — mobile pod
- MA-05Ad Big Rang — combat support mobile armor
[edit] Earth Federation
- MS-06JC Zaku II Ground Type (captured units)
- MS-06S Zaku II Commander Type (captured unit)
- RGM-79 GM
- RGM-79C GM Kai
- RB-79 Ball — also the C and K subtypes
- RX-78-2 Gundam (only brief cameo as video footage)
- Type 61 main battle tank
- Core Booster II Interceptor Type
- Magellan-class battleship
- Salamis-class cruiser
[edit] Opening Theme
[edit] The Hidden One Year War
- Sora no Tamoto (The Origin of Space-Time) by Taja
[edit] Apocalypse 0079
- Yume Wadachi (Stuck in a Dream) ~Yume Wadachi~ by Taja
[edit] MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the Battlefront
According to the Gundam fan blog site Gunota Headlines, the March 2008 edition of Hobby Japan magazine announced a new UC series MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Of the Battlefront. The series would consist of three 30-minute episodes and have its setting based on Earth and from Earth Federation's point of view. The 3D CGI will be in high definition, higher in quality than what was seen in the previous productions. The production staff is largely unchanged, though the mecha designers behind the design works are given as Yutaka Izubuchi, Kimitoshi Yamane, Takuhito Kusanagi, Shinji Aramaki and Fumihiro Katagai. The super high-detail designs will appear in the U.C. Hardgraph line and be used as is in the animation. The official site, http://www.msigloo2.net, will open on the 25th.
[edit] External links
- MS IGLOO - Official Site (Japanese)
- MS IGLOO USA - Official Site (English)
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Jūryoku Sensen (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
| Preceded by Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |
Gundam metaseries (production order) 2004, 2006 |
Succeeded by Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny |
| Preceded by none |
Gundam Universal Century timeline U.C. 0079 |
Succeeded by Mobile Suit Gundam |
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