Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island Series

Former Zeon mobile suit squad leader Cucuruz Doan deserted, taking up residence on a small island where he helped to raise a number of orphaned children. But what about the other members of his squad? While the original story was told from federation pilot Amuro Ray’s perspective, Ohno’s limited series goes beyond the original television episode to explore the ramifications of Doan’s actions on his own troops, bringing us a multilayered and emotionally complex view of the events from Zeon’s perspective.

Former Zeon mobile suit squad leader Cucuruz Doan deserted, taking up residence on a small island where he helped to raise a number of orphaned children. But what about the other members of his squad? While the original story was told from federation pilot Amuro Ray’s perspective, Ohno’s limited series goes beyond the original television episode to explore the ramifications of Doan’s actions on his own troops, bringing us a multilayered and emotionally complex view of the events from Zeon’s perspective.

The epic spinoff of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko’s Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN continues! This is the story of Cucuruz Doan like you’ve never seen it before.

As Vasily, Kitz, and the rest pick up the pieces in the wake of their commander’s desertion, their recollections provide unprecedented insight into the development of the mobile suits and the outbreak of war with the Federation. Unfolding with the franchise’s classic mix of action and pathos, we see events—including the decisive battle for Jaburo—entirely from the Zeon perspective, with the Gundam itself forever looming in the background as a silent, unstoppable foe.

Based on the legendary “lost” episode from the First Gundam TV series, this is the story of Cucuruz Doan like you’ve never seen it before. 

Created as a spinoff of original character designer and animation director Yoshikawa Yasuhiko’s own manga retelling of First Gundam in Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, this 5-volume series explores the ramifications of Cucuruz Doan’s actions from the perspective of the Zeon soldiers under his command. Gundam veteran Junji Ohno brings us brand-new characters and a new view of the development of the original mobile suits, all with the imprimatur of Yasuhiko himself.