Gundam X Director Reveals Original Protagonist Design Was Rejected
The director of one of the most divisive entries in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise opens up about the original design of its main protagonist.
Original headline at CBR Anime: “30 Years Later, Gundam Director Reveals Original Design Rejected After Gundam Wing”
Key facts
- Release date
- April 1996
- Episodes
- 39
- Director
- Shinji Takamatsu
- Character Designer
- Masayoshi Nishimura
Tags
- #After War Gundam X
- #Garrod Ran
- #Masayoshi Nishimura
- #Mobile Suit Gundam
- #Mobile Suit Gundam After War Gundam X
- #Shinji Takamatsu
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