{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-char-aznable-sayla-mass-機動戦士ガンダム-original-japanese-promotional-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-i196","title":"“Mobile Suit Gundam \/ Char Aznable \u0026 Sayla Mass” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1981, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) I196","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"722\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eB2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e from the height of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"240\"\u003e1981 Gundam boom\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eChar Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"287\"\u003eSayla Mass\u003c\/strong\u003e in one of the most atmospheric and emotionally resonant images from the original series era. It is \u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"394\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e the standard theatrical one-sheet for a specific Gundam film, but an early original promotional issue from the first movie-trilogy period. The vintage \u003cstrong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e“G” movie-era logo\u003c\/strong\u003e at lower left and the printed \u003cstrong data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"609\"\u003e“YAS.”\u003c\/strong\u003e signature within the artwork place it squarely within the world of original early-1980s Gundam printed material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"748\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"748\"\u003eFranchise background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"1285\"\u003eThe original \u003cstrong data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"785\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical trilogy began with \u003cstrong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam I\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"858\"\u003eMarch 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"894\"\u003eSoldiers of Sorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"911\"\u003eJuly 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"940\"\u003eEncounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"952\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e. That run helped turn Gundam from an admired television series into a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1066\"\u003efull-scale cultural phenomenon in Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e. Posters from this first wave are especially desirable because they belong to the period when the franchise’s visual language — heroic, tragic, and increasingly mythic — was first being fixed in the public imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1562\"\u003eWhat makes this image especially compelling is that it focuses not on large-scale mechanical battle, but on one of the series’ deepest emotional threads: the divided fate of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003eDeikun siblings\u003c\/strong\u003e, with Char and Sayla standing on opposite sides of war, memory, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1581\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1958\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1624\"\u003estriking and highly unusual\u003c\/strong\u003e early Gundam design. Rather than centring the RX-78-2 Gundam or a conventional combat scene, the composition presents \u003cstrong data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"1759\"\u003eChar Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e, masked and caped, standing high on a rocky outcrop, while \u003cstrong data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1833\"\u003eSayla Mass\u003c\/strong\u003e appears below with sidearm in hand, turning upward toward him. The effect is theatrical, tense, and psychologically charged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"2407\"\u003eThe palette is particularly strong: deep blacks and dark rock forms are set against a fiery orange-red sky, while Sayla’s pale pink uniform and Char’s vivid red military dress create a dramatic contrast. The image feels closer to a painted illustration or character study than to ordinary commercial poster art. It is precisely this focus on mood, symbolism, and the tragic relationship between the two figures that makes the sheet so collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2409\" data-end=\"2598\"\u003eTogether with the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2447\"\u003evintage “G” logo\u003c\/strong\u003e and the printed \u003cstrong data-start=\"2464\" data-end=\"2471\"\u003eYAS\u003c\/strong\u003e signature, the poster has the feel of a serious piece of early Gundam art rather than a routine piece of promotional ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2613\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2613\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"3090\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2615\" data-end=\"2703\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster displays strongly overall, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2762\"\u003erich colour\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2767\" data-end=\"2794\"\u003eexcellent visual impact\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3120\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3098\" data-end=\"3119\"\u003eover 45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3122\" data-end=\"3164\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"3128\" data-end=\"3163\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3207\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3207\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56831241060730,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-23T093447.668.jpg?v=1776904558","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/mobile-suit-gundam-char-aznable-sayla-mass-%e6%a9%9f%e5%8b%95%e6%88%a6%e5%a3%ab%e3%82%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%a0-original-japanese-promotional-poster-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-i196","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}