Book Review: 機動戦士ガンダムMS大全集 (2009) MOBILE SUIT Illustrated 2009

December 10, 2009 by Parka

機動戦士ガンダムMS大全集 (2009), or MOBILE SUIT Illustrated 2009, is the catalogue of all the Gundam every produced, as of 2009. There are hundreds of designs inside.

The book is split into two parts. The first part is coloured art of the the Gundam designs and the second part is the line art for those designs. The latter part is also thicker because it has more views. It's a good resource for mecha designs but there are no direct front or side views.

The Mobile Suits themselves are arranged into four categories:

• Universal Century
• Experimental & Event Movie
• Another Century
• Games Variation

The only series I've watched are the Gundam Wing and Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. So most of the designs in this book is totally new. I'm surprised to see that there's a Mobile Suit (MS), from the Mobile Fighter G Gundam, that can transform into a windmill. There are also lots of cool weapons and guns but some are printed a bit too small.

This book is for the ultimate fans.

Here's the complete rundown on all the series that have their MS included in this book:

Universal Century:

• Mobile Suit Gundam from TV Animation
• Mobile Suit Variation (MSV)
• Mobile Suit X (MS-X)
• Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO Hidden The One Year War
• Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO Apocalyse 0079
• Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2 The Gravity Front
• Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 603
• Mobile Suit Gundam The OBTH MS Team from O.V.A
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket from O.V.A
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Star Dust Memory from O.V.A
• Mobile Suit Gundam from TV animation & movie
• Z-MSV
• Advance of Z
• Mobile Suit Gundam Ecole du Ciel
• Mobile Suit Gundam Phantom Bullets
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ From TV animation
• Another Gundam Story Gundam Sentinel
• ZZ.CCA Mobile Suit Variation
• Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counter Attack
• Another Gundam Story Double Fake
• Mobile Suit Gundam Kunio Ohkawara Collection
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn from animation
• Mobile Suit Gundam Hassaway in the Brilliant from Novel
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 MSV
• Mobile Suit Gundam F90
• Mobile Suit Gundam Silhouette Formula 91 in U.C. 123
• Mobile Suit V Gundam from TV animation

Experimental & Event Movie

• Gundam Evolve 4
• Gundam Evolve 5
• Gundam Evolve../ 7
• Gundam Evolve../ 9
• Gundam Evolve../ 10
• Gundam Evolve../ 11
• Gundam Evolve../ 13
• Gundam Evolve../ 15
• Gundam Neo Experience -0087- Green Divers
• Gundam the Ride -A BAOA QU-
• Gundam Crisis

Another Century

• Mobile Fighter G Gundam from TV animation
• Mobile Fighter Side Story Gundam Fight 7th
• New Mobile Report Gundam W from TV animation
• New Mobile Report Gundam W Endless Waltz from O.V.A
• Gundam Wing Dual Story G-Unit
• After War Gundam X from TV animation
• ∀ Gundam from TV animation
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED from TV animation
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ASHTRAY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X ASHTRAY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY MSV
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY ASHTRAY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73 STARGAZER
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73 ASHTRAY
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FRAME ASHTRAYS
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 from TV Animation
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00V
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00P
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2nd season) from TV animation

Games Variation

• Mobile Suit Gundam from game
• SD Gundam G Generation 0(Zero)
• SD Gundam G Generation Gatherbeat 2
• Harmony of Gundam
• Gundam the Battle Master
• Gundam Musou

The book actually reads from right to left.

You can find this book on amazon.co.jp and YesAsia USA. If you buy from the link, I get a little commission that helps me get more books for review.

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