A manga adaptation of the original [[Mobile Suit Gundam]], written and illustrated by [[Yasuhiko Yoshikazu]]. Published from June 25, 2001 to June 25, 2011, and then followed by an adaptation of the [[mobile suit Gundam: cucuruz doan's island|Doan's Island]] episode that ran from June 25, 2016 to August 25, 2019.

The manga was partially adapted into a 6-episode series of OVAs released between 2015 to 2018. These OVA episodes primarily focused on a younger [[Char Aznable]], and his pre-OYW backstory. The OVAs were later recut into 13 TV-length episodes that aired in the 2019 Spring season.
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