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The poster itself bears the printed \u003cstrong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eGundam II\u003c\/strong\u003e designation at lower left, linking it directly to the era of \u003cstrong data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"535\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e, which opened in Japan on \u003cstrong data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"578\"\u003e11 July 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is therefore best understood not as the standard theatrical one-sheet for the film, but as a rarer \u003cstrong data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"716\"\u003esoundtrack \/ promotional issue\u003c\/strong\u003e from the second-film period. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"809\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"809\"\u003eFranchise background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"1391\"\u003eThe original \u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical trilogy began with the first film in \u003cstrong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"909\"\u003eMarch 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"945\"\u003eSoldiers of Sorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"962\"\u003eJuly 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"991\"\u003eEncounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e. That run helped transform Gundam from a respected television series into a full cultural phenomenon in Japan. Posters and promotional material from this first wave are especially desirable because they belong to the period when the franchise’s heroic, tragic, and increasingly mythic visual language was first being fixed in the public imagination. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1393\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1999\"\u003eThis is one of the most lyrical and emotionally charged early Gundam designs. Rather than emphasising mechanical battle or explosive action, the composition presents a youthful \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1602\"\u003eAmuro Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e in the foreground, with an ethereal female figure rising behind him in a soft painterly haze, creating a mood of memory, loss, and awakening. The printed \u003cstrong data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1767\"\u003e“YAS.”\u003c\/strong\u003e signature in the image itself ties the sheet closely to the visual world of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the muted palette of warm browns, pale whites, and soft blues gives the poster an unusually elegant and melancholic atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2001\" data-end=\"2220\"\u003eThat restraint is exactly what makes it so compelling. It feels less like ordinary merchandising and more like a character study — one of the most refined and poetic surviving poster images from the original Gundam era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2235\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2222\" data-end=\"2235\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2702\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2325\"\u003eVery Good \/ Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2704\" data-end=\"2732\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2731\"\u003eover 45 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2932\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2740\" data-end=\"2747\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e the standard theatrical one-sheet for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2786\" data-end=\"2799\"\u003eGundam II\u003c\/strong\u003e, but it is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"2814\" data-end=\"2879\"\u003eauthentic early-1980s Japanese promotional \/ soundtrack issue\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2885\" data-end=\"2931\"\u003enot a modern reproduction or later reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2975\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2934\" data-end=\"2975\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56831235981690,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-23T091929.473.jpg?v=1776904021","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/mobile-suit-gundam-ii-on-the-battlefield-%e6%a9%9f%e5%8b%95%e6%88%a6%e5%a3%ab%e3%82%ac%e3%83%b3%e3%83%80%e3%83%a0ii-%e6%88%a6%e5%a0%b4%e3%81%a7-original-japanese-promotional-soundtrack-poster-c-1981-b2-size-51-73-cm-q84","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}