MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN I Blue-Eyed Casval (Dubbed)

2015 • 63 minutes

About this movie

Universal Century 0068, Side 3 – The Autonomous Republic of Munzo. Zeon Zum Deikun attempts to declare complete independence of Munzo from the Earth Federation Government, while he preaches the evolutionary potential of humans who have advanced into outer space. Deikun however suddenly falls to his death in the middle of his speech at parliament.
Upon Deikun’s death, Jimba Ral spreads word of a House of Zabi conspiracy – but despite such efforts the power and sphere of influence of House of Zabi, led by Degwin Sodo Zabi, only seem to escalate.
While we witness for the first time the untold convulsions of Universal Century history, Casval and Artesia, just bereaved of their father, must face destinies which will be just as tumultuous as the very era itself.
(c)SOTSU, SUNRISE

Ratings and reviews

Overall a good beginning to this new entry in the Gundam Franchise. The animations were great and the visuals were excellent especially the opening scene. I'm extremely excited to learn more about the Zabi family. Their interactions among each other were highly intriguing and entertaining. I can't wait to watch the rest of the OVAs as they're released.

It's nice to finally see how the One Year War began thanks to the assassination of Zeon Zum Deikun, and how the displacement of his family leads into the events of the Mobile Suit Gundam series. Excellent animation quality, and even the dubbed voice acting is above par when compared to other anime OVAs. Keep them coming, Sunrise!

This is an excellent start to seeing the rise of Char and where he came from. As a fan I found this series has helped make sense of who is part of what family and gave more insight into the rise of Zeon. The animation is fantastic and even though I'm not a fan of CGI in anime generally, I found this was use appropriately and actually blended rather well. I look forward to being able to purchase this rather than just rent it.