Gundam Evolve

Gundam Evolve / ガンダムEVOLVE / Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve

Genres: Action, Mecha, Military, Sci-Fi, Space
Themes: Mecha, Military, Space
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Sotsu
Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment
Rating: 6.46 / 10
Rank: #7519
Popularity: #6361
Users Listed: 12,341
Users Scored: 4,700
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 03/06/2024
Aired: May 17, 2001 – January 26, 2007 (Spring)
Type: ova
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 15

Synopsis:

The *Gundam Evolve* series presents a collection of vignettes expanding upon established narratives within the broader Gundam universe. These short films, frequently distributed alongside model kits, offer glimpses into pivotal moments and unexplored scenarios from various Gundam timelines. Employing a diverse range of animation styles – encompassing traditional cel animation, 3D computer graphics, and distinct cel-shaded 2D approaches – *Evolve* provides supplementary content to iconic events. Viewers encounter training sequences for characters like Domon Kasshu and Kamille Bidan, alongside battles between familiar rivals such as Amuro Ray and Quess Paraya. The series explores character interactions and alternative developments, providing a unique perspective on the ongoing history of the Gundam franchise through concise storytelling.

Episodes:

Episode 1: RX-78 (Aired: 05/17/2001)
Episode 2: RX-178 Gundam MK II (Aired: 05/17/2001)
Episode 3: GF 13-017 NJ II (Aired: 05/17/2001)
Episode 4: Dendrobium RX-78GP03 (Aired: 05/17/2001)
Episode 5: RX-93 Nu Gundam (Aired: 05/17/2001)
... and 10 more episodes

Characters:

Ajissah, Yuri (Main) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako
Ashta, Judau (Main) - Voice Actors: Yao, Kazuki
Aznable, Char (Main) - Voice Actors: Ikeda, Shuuichi
Bidan, Kamille (Main) - Voice Actors: Tobita, Nobuo
Bull, Challia (Main) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Rikiya
Hiden (Main) - Voice Actors: Kamiya, Hiroshi
Jonathan (Main) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Takahiro
Kasshu, Domon (Main) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu
Mikamura, Rain (Main) - Voice Actors: Narahashi, Miki
Paraya, Quess (Main) - Voice Actors: Kawamura, Maria
Ray, Amuro (Main) - Voice Actors: Furuya, Toru
Reverie, Prayer (Main) - Voice Actors: Kojima, Sachiko
Yuy, Heero (Main) - Voice Actors: Midorikawa, Hikaru
Ashta, Leina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sendai, Eri
Audevie, Lucette (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katsuki, Masako
Doctor J (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inaba, Minoru
Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji
Kato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Endou, Junichi
Louka, Roux (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Matsui, Naoko
Mass, Sayla (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, You
Matsunaga, Shin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji
Medoz, Astonaige (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hiromori, Shingo
Noa, Hathaway (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sasaki, Nozomu
Roberto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shioya, Kouzou
Sune, Lalah (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Han, Keiko
Zabi, Gihren (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ginga, Banjou

Staff:

Yatate, Hajime (Producer, Original Creator)
Abe, Yuuichi (Director)
Imanishi, Takashi (Director)
Kitamura, Masaki (Director)
Momose, Keiichi (Director, Sound Director)
Murase, Shukou (Director, Script, Storyboard, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Yonetani, Yoshitomo (Director)
Suzuki, Kenichi (Episode Director)
CHINO (Theme Song Performance)
Komine, Lisa (Theme Song Performance)
Akitaka, Mika (Mechanical Design)
Ike, Yoshihiro (Music)
Katoki, Hajime (Mechanical Design)
Nagano, Mamoru (Mechanical Design)
Ookawara, Kunio (Mechanical Design)
Tanaka, Kouhei (Music)
Tomino, Yoshiyuki (Original Creator, Screenplay)
Watanabe, Takeo (Music)

Reviews:

User Paoxy (Score: 2/10):
I tried to make this review as long as I could and to detail as much as possible without spoilers, but there is nothing to say about it the product is really empty, even if you want to start overthinking / overacting, compared to some episodes. I'm not interested in this kind of stuff and it's what die-hard fans usually do when they're too fanatical about something, and it's only to fill a gap in their favorite work, and it irritates a person who isn't necessarily a fan of the show and even fans, and it just doesn't make you want to watch. Story: These are severalseparate episodes/compilations/short films gathering the most Gundam series, which was released so far, it's purely for the die hard fans. nAnd they don't tell anything relevant/interesting except to be entertaining I guess? nIt tells a number of side stories, alternate scenes, that are obviously canon in the lore.nnArt: It varies quite a bit, but it's very very often CGI mixed with average PlayStation 2 game graphics, it's pretty experimental and ugly for the date it was released.nEven if it would have been drawing and 2d, it wouldn't change anything to this disaster anyway.nnMusic: Nothing to remember about it, it's empty, it's a background soundtrack that you can hear anywhere.nYou hear much more the sounds of the mecha weapons, than music or any semblance of background music.nnCharacters: Nothing to say about them, this anime/compilation doesn't bring them anything really important, except seeing them again in action for a banal secondary story. nAnd it's way too short to really judge the characters or even impossible in this compilation/short movie.nThey appear just to make hardcore fans smile and because Gundam loves fan service and never stopped.nnEnjoyment : Well I didn't get any, there is nothing interesting in this OVA, even for the biggest fans, it's a meaningless thing and not worth the time to invest in it, unless you want to consume all the content related to Gundam or always want more.nnOverall: it doesn't bring anything interesting and it's a waste of time, it's too rushed and the execution is bad, I didn't really understand the point of this ova, even for die hard fans in need of content, I doubt they'll appreciate this thing.nnI'm going to summarize the episodes below, without spoilers as much as possible, anyway there's nothing to say about it it's just empty and uninteresting for a lot of reasons, so if you're going to watch this ova anyway, free to choose to read or not, but nothing relevant will be stated, I just made synopsis/summary of the episodes.nnEpisode 1 = Amuro highlights, with the original Gundam, and a concentrate of 0079 action scenes, all in 6 minutes of episode, it's just a kind of Higlight/AMV.nnEpisode 2 = Zeta, a kind of augmented reality training/simulation for Kamille Bidan, to adapt/train, it's just a kind of report, and the animation is just similar to an average PlayStation 2/CGI game.nnEpisode 3 = Mobile Fighter G…

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