Mobile Suit Gundam WING 3


Book Description

The Gundams have gathered to put a stop to a planned operation to launch MS Tauruses into space from New Edwards Base. Quatre, Trowa and Wufei attack the base without realizing that the operation is a feint. OZ Commander Treize seizes the chance to launch Operation Pleiades with the aim of dismantling the United Earth Sphere Alliance. As the moderate members of the Alliance attempt to flee New Edwards Base, Heero’s Wing Gundam alights...




Gundam Wing Volume 1


Book Description

Graphic novel, telling further stories from the hit animated cartoon series. An epic space opera featuring giant robotic battle suits.




Mobile Suit Gundam Wing


Book Description

Five boys use giant machines called "gundams" to fight an oppressive government.




Mobile Suit Gundam


Book Description

It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunatley, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against the Zeon's most mobile mechs, Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam. Caught in the crossfire is a young teen named Amuro Ray. Not willing to see innocent people die like this, Amuro crawls into the cockpit of the closest machine around him. Whether it be a tank, jeep or jet, he was going to use it to help stop this slaughter. And what he happened to slide into was another Gundam. Having never operated a machine like this, what are the chances he can do anything to repel an experienced squad of mech-piloting invaders?




Gundam Wing: The Last Outpost (G-Unit) Volume 2


Book Description

A side-story to the Gundam Wing series, this graphic novel takes place during the same time Lady Une promotes peace to the colonies. On a resource satellite, a revolutionary Gundam project is under way. But this project is attracting unwanted attention, as the satellite is attacked by a secret organization within the Romfeller Foundation. Illustrations.




Mobile Suit Gundam: The ORIGIN 11


Book Description

The biggest name in Japanese science fiction—Gundam—returns with one of its creators retelling its origins 25 years after the series debuted. Caught in the crossfire of a space civil war, teenager Amuro Ray accidentally finds a new mobile weapon—the RX-78 Gundam. In the eleventh volume of Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Amuro and the rest of the Federation forces prepare to advance toward the space fortress A Baoa Qu.




The Gundam Explorer


Book Description

The secrets and mysteries of the four televised Gundam sagas from 1979. The books guides the reader through a maze of character bios. Gundam technologies, truths and legends that continue to perplex and mesmerize viewers all over the world.




Mostly Manga


Book Description

Appropriate for any public library collection, this book provides a comprehensive readers' advisory guide for Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua. Japanese manga and anime, Korean manhwa, and Chinese manhua are Asian graphic novels and animated films that have gained great popularity in the last ten years and now are found in most public library collections. Mostly Manga: A Genre Guide to Popular Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime is the first readers' advisory guide to focus on this important body of literature. This guide provides information on all of the major manga and anime formats and genres, covering publications from the early 1990s to the present. It identifies important titles historically and provides a broad representation of what is available in each format. Selected major titles are described in detail, covering the general plot as well as grade level and pertinent awards. The author also discusses common issues related to manga and anime, such as terminology, content and ratings, and censorship.




Total Gundam Wing


Book Description

Total Gundam Wing includes special 16-page 3-D section with 3-D glasses; Gundam Wing character bios and episode guide; the latest on Gundam War; prices and photos for all the best Gundam action figures, models, and merchandise.




The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition


Book Description

"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive—The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work."—Neil Gaiman Over one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . . This third edition of the landmark reference work has six additional years of information on Japanese animation, its practitioners and products, plus incisive thematic entries on anime history and culture. With credits, links, cross-references, and content advisories for parents and libraries. Jonathan Clements has been an editor of Manga Max and a contributing editor of Newtype USA. Helen McCarthy was founding editor of Anime UK and editor of Manga Mania.