{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-iii-encounters-in-space-機動戦士ガンダムiii-めぐりあい宇宙-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space” \/ 「機動戦士ガンダムIII めぐりあい宇宙」, Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1982, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q284","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"142\" data-end=\"390\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"211\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster printed in 1982\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"304\"\u003eKidō Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora\u003c\/em\u003e), the climactic third film in the landmark \u003cstrong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"370\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e theatrical trilogy.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eFor collectors of anime, mecha design, and Japanese popular culture, this is an especially important and desirable piece: it features \u003cstrong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"584\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko’s legendary “Last Shooting” artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most iconic images in all of Gundam history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"8ulmlz\" data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"671\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eHistorical background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"1069\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"693\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e brought the original 1979 television series to its cinematic conclusion, adapting the final stages of the One Year War and the decisive Battle of \u003cstrong data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eA Baoa Qu\u003c\/strong\u003e. Alongside the first two compilation films, it helped elevate Gundam from a once-struggling television series into one of the foundational franchises of modern anime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1071\" data-end=\"1471\"\u003eThe original \u003cstrong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1106\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e changed the course of Japanese science-fiction animation. Rather than presenting super robots in purely heroic fantasy terms, it introduced a more serious and militarised vision of war, politics, and human conflict. The film trilogy was instrumental in cementing that legacy, and the third entry remains the emotional and thematic culmination of the original saga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1mpbkqg\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1493\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1619\"\u003eThis poster is dominated by the unforgettable \u003cstrong data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003e“Last Shooting”\u003c\/strong\u003e composition, a truly monumental image in anime poster art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1621\" data-end=\"1953\"\u003eAt the center stands the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1664\"\u003eRX-78-2 Gundam\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown in a dramatic \u003cstrong data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003elow-angle heroic perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e. It has already suffered catastrophic damage in its final confrontation: the head is gone, and one arm has been destroyed. Yet even in this ruined state, the Gundam remains upright, defiantly raising its beam rifle for one final shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2273\"\u003eFrom the rifle erupts a brilliant \u003cstrong data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2030\"\u003evertical column of golden-white light\u003c\/strong\u003e, blasting upward through a violent sky of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2073\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003ecrimson, orange, and fiery explosion tones\u003c\/strong\u003e. The surrounding space is filled with debris, shattered machinery, and fragments of battle, conveying the chaos and tragedy of the war’s closing moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2477\"\u003eBeneath and behind the Gundam are the wrecked remains of enemy mobile suits, most notably the ruined \u003cstrong data-start=\"2376\" data-end=\"2385\"\u003eZeong\u003c\/strong\u003e, reinforcing the image’s meaning as the final, mutually devastating climax of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2479\" data-end=\"2678\"\u003eThe artwork is powerful not merely as an action image, but as a distilled symbol of Gundam itself: \u003cstrong data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2677\"\u003eheroism at the point of destruction, victory entwined with loss, and the tragic grandeur of war\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"57y16r\" data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"2710\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eText and design details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2752\"\u003eThe top left carries the English phrase:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2754\" data-end=\"2774\"\u003e“Last Shooting!”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2776\" data-end=\"2831\"\u003eAt the upper right appears the poetic Japanese tagline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2854\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2833\" data-end=\"2854\"\u003e「震えるか宇宙 めぐりあえよ生命」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2856\" data-end=\"3033\"\u003eThis is typically understood as an evocative line calling out to the trembling universe and to lives crossing paths in destiny, entirely in keeping with the film’s elegiac tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3079\"\u003eAt the lower right is the film’s title logo:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3081\" data-end=\"3106\"\u003e「機動戦士ガンダムIII めぐりあい宇宙」\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3351\"\u003eThe lower margin includes the principal production credits, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3190\"\u003eShochiku\u003c\/strong\u003e, director \u003cstrong data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003eYoshiyuki Tomino\u003c\/strong\u003e, character designer and animation director \u003cstrong data-start=\"3265\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003eYoshikazu Yasuhiko\u003c\/strong\u003e, mechanical designer \u003cstrong data-start=\"3309\" data-end=\"3326\"\u003eKunio Okawara\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3332\" data-end=\"3350\"\u003eNippon Sunrise\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3356\" data-end=\"3382\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3944\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"3627\" data-end=\"3646\"\u003e“Last Shooting”\u003c\/strong\u003e image has achieved near-mythic status within Gundam collecting and fandom. It is not simply a poster illustration, but one of the defining visual statements of the franchise. As such, original first-release examples are prized both as display pieces and as foundational artefacts of anime history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3946\" data-end=\"4051\"\u003eAmong all posters connected to the original Gundam series, this is unquestionably one of the most iconic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"7zrzpy\" data-start=\"4053\" data-end=\"4069\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4071\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4071\" data-end=\"4095\"\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photograph carefully, as it shows the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4522\"\u003eThe poster presents extremely well, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"4217\" data-end=\"4281\"\u003erich colour, strong contrast, and outstanding display appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e. It remains a highly attractive surviving example of this now-classic 1982 release poster. 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