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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
Akatsuki no Houki
Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin
Sunrise
Genres
- Sci-Fi
Tags
all 26- OrganisationsMilitary97
- MechaReal Robot95
- OtherWar91
- DramaConspiracy90
- OtherPolitics89
- UniverseSpace89
- DramaComing of Age84
- DramaRevenge79
- DramaTragedy78
- Main CastAnti-Hero74
- Sci-FiSpace Opera74
- Main CastMale Protagonist73
- OtherAdoption70
- Main CastFemale Protagonist60
- TechnicalCGI60
- RomanceBoys' Love60
- VehicleTanks60
- Main CastEnsemble Cast53
- OtherGore53
- ActionGuns53
- DemographicShounen46
- SceneBar40
- SportFencing20
- ActionFugitive20
- TraitsNudity20
- SportBasketball20
Genres: Sci-Fi. Tags: Military, Real Robot, War, Conspiracy, Politics, Space, Coming of Age, Revenge, Tragedy, Anti-Hero, Space Opera, Male Protagonist.
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Episode Progress
Complete6 / 6 episodes aired
All 6 episodes available on Crunchyroll, Hulu
OVA6 / 6 epsFinished8.33
Sunrise
- Aired
- Feb 28, 2015 – May 5, 2018
- Duration
- 11 min
- Time to Complete
- ~1h 6m
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダムTHE ORIGIN
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin
enAoi Hitomi no Casval
enKanashimi no Artesia
enAkatsuki no Houki
Synopsis
In the year 0068 of the Universal Century, Casval Rem Deikun's life is thrown into chaotic disarray after the assassination of his father, a prolific figure in the crusade towards civil rights for people who live away from the Earth's surface. Casval and his sister Artesia receive aid from soldiers who were loyal to their father, and the siblings are whisked away from their home, separated, and thrown into a twisted fate that sees them come into their own as soldiers and adults. Years before stealing the name Char Aznable or his "Red Comet" moniker, Casval must contend with the rise of a militarized version of his father's ideology and his own vengeful nature as intergalactic war molds him into a legendary mobile suit pilot. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Synopsis
Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin adapts volumes 5-7 of the manga of the same name by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, the animation director and character designer for the original Kidou Senshi Gundam.
Where to Watch
Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is entry 3 of 26 in the Mobile Suit Gundam watch order, continuing the story after Portrait of the Red.
Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam
Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content
- 1Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketMain Story #1 (OVA)1989
- 2Portrait of the RedSeason 22010
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginMain Story #3 (OVA)2015
- 4
- 5Mobile Suit GundamSeason 51979
- 6Mobile Suit Gundam IMain Story #6 (MOVIE)1981
- 7Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowMain Story #7 (MOVIE)1981
- 8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceMain Story #8 (MOVIE)1982
- 9Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMain Story #9 (OVA)1991
- 10Mobile Suit Zeta GundamSeason 101985
- 11Mobile Suit Gundam ZZSeason 111986
- 12Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMain Story #12 (MOVIE)1988
- 13Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the StarsMain Story #13 (MOVIE)2005
- 14Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - LoversMain Story #14 (MOVIE)2005
- 15Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the StarsMain Story #15 (MOVIE)2006
- 16Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMain Story #16 (OVA)2010
- 17Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096Season 172016
- 18Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AxisSeason 182017
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam F91Main Story #19 (MOVIE)1991
- 20Mobile Suit Victory GundamSeason 201993
- 21∀ GundamSeason 211999
- 22Gundam Reconguista in GSeason 222014
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red BlurMain Story #23 (MOVIE)2017
- 24Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeMain Story #24 (MOVIE)2018
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam: HathawayMain Story #25 (MOVIE)2021
- 26Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph CirceMain Story #26 (MOVIE)2026
Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories
- 1
- 2All That GundamOptional SPECIAL1989
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamOptional OVA1996
- 430th Gundam Perfect MissionOptional OVA2009
- 5Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.Optional SPECIAL2019
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IOptional SPECIAL1988
- 11SD Gundam GaidenOptional OVA1990
- 12Mobile Fighter G GundamOptional TV1994
- 13Mobile Suit Gundam WingOptional TV1995
- 14After War Gundam XOptional TV1996
- 15Kidou Senshi Gundam: Uchuu Seiki YowaOptional SPECIAL1996
- 16Gundam: Mission To The RiseOptional SPECIAL1998
- 17The Impression of First GundamOptional SPECIAL1998
- 18Gundam EvolveOptional OVA2001
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.Optional SPECIAL2001
- 20Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDOptional TV2002
- 21SD Gundam ForceOptional TV2004
- 22Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year WarOptional OVA2004
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam 00Optional TV2007
- 24Ring of GundamOptional SPECIAL2009
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-TitleOptional ONA2009
- 26SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional TV2010
- 27Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning GOptional SPECIAL2010
- 28Mobile Suit Gundam AGEOptional TV2011
- 29Gundam Build FightersOptional TV2013
- 30Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Episode EX - 100 Years of SolitudeOptional SPECIAL2014
- 31Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional TV2014
- 32Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansOptional TV2015
- 33Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltOptional ONA2015
- 34Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkyOptional MOVIE2016
- 35Gundam Build Fighters: BattlogueOptional ONA2017
- 36Gundam Build DiversOptional TV2018
- 37SD Gundam World: Sangoku SoketsudenOptional ONA2019
- 38SD GUNDAM WORLD HEROESOptional ONA2021
- 39Gundam Breaker: BattlogueOptional ONA2021
- 40Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandOptional MOVIE2022
- 41Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryOptional TV2022
- 42Gundam Build MetaverseOptional ONA2023
- 43Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for VengeanceOptional ONA2024
- 44Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC EncounterOptional SPECIAL2024
- 45Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-Optional MOVIE2025
- 46Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuXOptional TV2025
- 47
- 48
- 49
- 50
- 51Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of SpaceOptional SPECIAL1992
- 52Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of ZeonOptional MOVIE1992
- 53Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Picture Drama - The Mayfly of Space 2Optional SPECIAL2016
- 54
- 55Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green DiversOptional MOVIE2001
- 56
- 57Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag.Optional OVA2009
- 58
- 59
- 60
- 61
- 62
- 63Re:I AmOptional MUSIC2013
- 64Mobile Suit Gundam UC: A Phantom WorldOptional SPECIAL2016
- 65
- 66
- 67
- 68
- 69∀ Gundam1999
- 70∀ Gundam I: Earth LightOptional MOVIE2002
- 71∀ Gundam II: Moonlight ButterflyOptional MOVIE2002
- 72
- 73Kidou Senshi Gakuen: G-Reco KoushienOptional SPECIAL2014
- 74Gundam: G no Reconguista - From the Past to the FutureOptional SPECIAL2015
- 75Gundam Reconguista in G I: Go! Core FighterOptional MOVIE2019
- 76Gundam Reconguista in G II: Bellri's Fierce ChargeOptional MOVIE2020
- 77Gundam Reconguista in G III: Legacy from SpaceOptional MOVIE2021
- 78Gundam Reconguista in G IV: Love That Cries Out in BattleOptional MOVIE2022
- 79Gundam Reconguista in G V: Beyond the Peril of DeathOptional MOVIE2022
- 80
- 81
- 82
- 83
- 84Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIOptional OVA1989
- 85Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackOptional OVA1989
- 86Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIIOptional OVA1990
- 87Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IVOptional OVA1990
- 88Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IV SpecialOptional SPECIAL1990
- 89Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-VOptional OVA1990
- 90Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency SortieOptional MOVIE1991
- 91Mobile Suit SD Gundam FestivalOptional MOVIE1993
- 92Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation MeteorOptional OVA1996
- 93Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional OVA1997
- 94TWO-MIX: White ReflectionOptional MUSIC1997
- 95Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's ReportOptional MOVIE1998
- 96Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional MOVIE1998
- 97Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV AstrayOptional OVA2004
- 98Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: After-Phase Between the StarsOptional SPECIAL2004
- 99Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special EditionOptional TV2004
- 100Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinyOptional TV2004
- 101
- 102Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079Optional OVA2006
- 103Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special EditionOptional TV2006
- 104Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73: StargazerOptional ONA2006
- 105Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: SEED Supernova - Tanekyara GekijouOptional SPECIAL2007
- 106Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Tenshi-tachi no KisekiOptional SPECIAL2008
- 107Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Second SeasonOptional TV2008
- 108Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the BattlefrontOptional OVA2008
- 109Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special EditionOptional OVA2009
- 110Chou Deneiban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional MOVIE2010
- 111Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerOptional MOVIE2010
- 112Many Things SD GundamOptional SPECIAL2011
- 113Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - A Battle with the Third DimensionOptional SPECIAL2013
- 114Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of EdenOptional OVA2013
- 115Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Picture Drama - Aratanaru TatakaiOptional SPECIAL2014
- 116Gundam Build Fighters SpecialsOptional SPECIAL2014
- 117Kotowaza Gundam-sanOptional TV2014
- 118Mobile Suit Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA2014
- 119Gundam Build Fighters TryOptional TV2014
- 120Kotowaza Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA2015
- 121Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional MOVIE2015
- 122Kidou Senshi Gundam-san: Hiyoko Days ― Suisei Hiyoko to Fushigi na OfudaOptional SPECIAL2016
- 123Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island WarsOptional TV2016
- 124Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd SeasonOptional TV2016
- 125Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd SeasonOptional ONA2017
- 126Gundam Build Fighters: GM no GyakushuuOptional ONA2017
- 127Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerOptional MOVIE2017
- 128Gundam Build Divers PrologueOptional ONA2018
- 129GUNDAM BUILD DIVERS Re:RISEOptional ONA2019
- 130Mobile Suit Academy: The Return of 'G-Reco Koushien'Optional SPECIAL2020
- 131Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise 2nd SeasonOptional ONA2020
- 132Gundam Build Divers BattlogueOptional ONA2020
- 133Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Revealed ChronicleOptional ONA2022
- 134Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special EditionOptional TV2022
- 135Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - PrologueOptional SPECIAL2022
- 136Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury RecapOptional TV2022
- 137Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2Optional TV2023
- 138Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 RecapOptional TV2023
- 139Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomOptional MOVIE2024
- 140
Platform Scores
MAL
8.33
Rank #288Votes 36.3K
AniList
81 / 100
Trend 0Popularity 23.2K
AniList Trend
26
Episode Guide
Aired so far: 6 / 6
Main Story
6 / 6
100%
Latest Aired
Episode 6
Remaining
Fully available
Aired so far
OVAs: 6
Theme Songs
Endings
Status Breakdown
23,172users
Completed11,75450.7%
Planning8,67537.4%
Watching1,5396.6%
Paused9073.9%
Dropped2971.3%
Tags
Shows how closely each tag relates to this animeOrganisations1
Military
97
Mecha1
Real Robot
95
Other4
War
91
Politics
89
Adoption
70
Gore
53
Drama4
Conspiracy
90
Coming of Age
84
Revenge
79
Tragedy
78
Universe1
Space
89
Main Cast4
Anti-Hero
74
Male Protagonist
73
Female Protagonist
60
Ensemble Cast
53
Sci-Fi1
Space Opera
74
Technical1
CGI
60
Romance1
Boys' Love
60
Vehicle1
Tanks
60
Action2
Guns
53
Fugitive
20
Demographic1
Shounen
46
Scene1
Bar
40
Sport2
Fencing
20
Basketball
20
Traits1
Nudity
20
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin have?
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is an OVA series that has a total of 6 episodes.
Is Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin a sequel?
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is an entry in the franchise and is not a direct sequel to a previous series. It is the third entry in the overall watch order.
Where can I watch Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin?
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Is Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin worth watching?
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is an OVA series with a Sci-Fi genre and holds a score of 8.33/10, suggesting it is a well-regarded entry in the franchise.
Information
- Type
- OVA
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- Feb 28, 2015 – May 5, 2018
- Episodes
- 6 / 6
- Duration
- 11 min
- Time to Complete
- ~1h 6m
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダムTHE ORIGIN
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin
enAoi Hitomi no Casval
enKanashimi no Artesia
enAkatsuki no Houki
8.2
AniList
weighted average
8,628
voters
Score Distribution
10
15.2%
1,3129
33.9%
2,9278
29.9%
2,5827
12.7%
1,0966
342 · 4.0%
5
159 · 1.8%
4
68 · 0.8%
3
51 · 0.6%
2
25 · 0.3%
1
66 · 0.8%
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