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Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Cover of the Blu-ray re-release (limited edition)Directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino Studio Sunrise Release date(s) March 16, 1991 Running time 115 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91 Kidō Senshi Gandamu Efu Kyūjūichi ) is a 1991 anime film, which was Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino's attempt to launch a new Gundam saga, set thirty years after Char's Counterattack and twenty seven years after Gundam Unicorn. He re-teamed with character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mecha designer Kunio Okawara for the occasion. The movie was first released in Japan on March 16, 1991.
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Overview
Originally planned as a full-length television series, Gundam F91 hit a production snag due to staff disputes, and the project was stopped after the screenplays for the first thirteen episodes were written. It was then decided that what was made of the show would be condensed into a theatrical feature film. Condensing a story originally intended to be told over the course of fifty half-hour episodes into less than two hours of screen time required much of the original story to be cut.
The story of Gundam F91 revolves around teenage space colonist Seabook Arno, his girlfriend Cecily Fairchild, and the efforts of the Crossbone Vanguard militia, led by Cecily's grandfather Meitzer Ronah, to establish an aristocracy known as "Cosmo Babylonia". In keeping with Gundam tradition, the civilian Seabook is forced by circumstance to pilot the F91 Gundam, coincidentally designed in part by his estranged mother, Dr. Monica Arno.
The Gundam F91 story was fleshed out in much greater detail in Tomino's two-part novelization. Tomino's manga, Crossbone Gundam, is a direct sequel which takes place ten years after the events of the movie.
Story
Renewed conflict breaks out after a generation of peace in this continuation of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" anime saga. To accommodate the growing population, the Earth Federation has built new space colonies. But the Crossbone Vanguard decides to seize these cities to help establish its extraterrestrial empire. Now, reluctant hero Seabook Arno and his Gundam F91 must lead a fierce struggle for survival.
Cast
- Seabook Arno - Kouji Tsujitani
- Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah - Masaki Maeda
- Cecily Fairchild / Berah Ronah - Yumi Touma
- Annamarie Bourget - Chie Koujiro
- Zabine Chareux - Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Leahlee Edaberry - Mari Yoko
- Reese Arno - Sayuri Ikemoto
- Dorel Ronah - Takeshi Kusao
- Meitzer Ronah - Teppei Takasugi
- Leslie Arno - Mikio Terashima
- Monica Arno - Miyoko Shoji
- Cosmo Eigesse - Takeshi Watabe
- Theo Fairchild - Tamio Ōki
- Birgit Pirjo - Yoku Shioya
- Dwight Camry - Takehito Koyasu
Staff
- Director – Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Script - Tsunehisa Ito & Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Character Design - Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
- Mecha Designer - Kunio Okawara
- Music - Satoshi Kadokura
English dub cast
- Seabook Arno - Steve Staley
- Carozzo "Iron Mask" Ronah - Tom Wyner
- Cecily Fairchild / Berah Ronah - Michelle Ruff
- Annamarie Bourget - Kari Wahlgren
- Zabine Chareux - Jamieson Price
- Leahlee Edaberry - Mari Devon
- Reese Arno - Julie Maddalena
- Dorel Ronah - Dave Wittenberg
- Meitzer Ronah - Simon Prescott
- Leslie Arno - Tony Pope
- Monica Arno - Julie Ann Taylor
- Cosmo Eigesse - Bob Papenbrook
- Theo Fairchild - Michael Forest
- Birgit Pirjo - Derek Stephen Prince
Theme Songs
Ending:
- Eternal Wind ~ Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka (Smile in the Shining Wind) by Hiroko Moriguchi
Opening:
- Kimi o mitsumete (The time I'm seeing you) by Hiroko Moriguchi
The song was intended for use as an opening for F91, but when the series was scrapped and retooled to become a film, the opening was dropped.
External links
- Official Websites: Anime, GundamOfficial
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Preceded by
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketGundam metaseries (production order)
1991Succeeded by
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryPreceded by
Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornGundam Universal Century timeline
U.C. 0123Succeeded by
Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam (manga)
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- Japanese-language films
- Gundam anime and manga
- Universal Century
- Anime film of 1991
- Anime featured in the Super Robot Wars series
- Bandai Entertainment anime titles
- Sunrise (company)
- Anime films
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