{"product_id":"mobile-suit-gundam-iii-encounters-in-space-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-h261-copy","title":"“Mobile Suit Gundam \/ Char Aznable \u0026 Zeong” (機動戦士ガンダム), Original Japanese Promotional Poster c. 1983, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q82","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"140\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eB2 promotional poster\u003c\/strong\u003e from the early \u003cstrong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eGundam\u003c\/strong\u003e boom, featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"253\"\u003eChar Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside the \u003cstrong data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eZeong\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"292\"\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e the standard theatrical B2 poster for the first 1981 movie. The lower-right margin identifies \u003cstrong data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"434\"\u003e“TOTAL-SHOP OF ANIMATION \u0026amp; COMICS ANIMATE,”\u003c\/strong\u003e which places it within Animate’s early retail promotion world; since Animate’s first Ikebukuro store opened in \u003cstrong data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eMarch 1983\u003c\/strong\u003e, this poster is most accurately catalogued as an \u003cstrong data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eearly-1980s promotional issue, c. 1983.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"889\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"889\"\u003eFranchise background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003eThe original \u003cem data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"924\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c\/em\u003e theatrical trilogy began with \u003cstrong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"979\"\u003eMobile Suit Gundam I\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"997\"\u003eMarch 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1033\"\u003eSoldiers of Sorrow\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1050\"\u003eJuly 1981\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eEncounters in Space\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003e1982\u003c\/strong\u003e. That run helped turn Gundam from an admired television series into a full-scale cultural phenomenon in Japan. 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. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1477\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003estriking and highly unusual\u003c\/strong\u003e design, and one of the most visually distinctive early Gundam posters. Rather than focusing on the RX-78-2 Gundam or a crowded battle scene, the composition gives pride of place to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1718\"\u003eChar Aznable\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown unmasked in his red uniform, standing before the immense blue mass of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1800\" data-end=\"1809\"\u003eZeong\u003c\/strong\u003e. Running vertically along the left edge is the famous English slogan: \u003cstrong data-start=\"1880\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003e“MAN MAY TRANSCEND EVEN TIME IN THE YEARS AHEAD.”\u003c\/strong\u003e That single line gives the poster an unusually philosophical and futuristic atmosphere, while the contrast between Char’s red uniform and the cold monumental blue of the Zeong creates tremendous wall presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2384\"\u003eIt is precisely this combination — \u003cstrong data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2188\"\u003eChar\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2199\"\u003eZeong\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the severe English slogan treatment — that makes the sheet so collectible. It feels less like ordinary film advertising and more like an early statement of Gundam’s larger mythos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2920\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2401\" data-end=\"2477\"\u003eVery Good. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e The poster displays strongly overall, with rich colour and excellent visual impact. There is light age-related handling, surface wear in places, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2627\" data-end=\"2693\"\u003ea small area of paper loss at lower right hand corner from previous display\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with minor edge wear and light signs of old use visible chiefly near the borders and on the reverse. This has been \u003cstrong data-start=\"2816\" data-end=\"2853\"\u003etaken into account in the pricing\u003c\/strong\u003e. Despite that, the poster still presents very well from the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2922\" data-end=\"2950\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2928\" data-end=\"2949\"\u003eover 43 years old\u003c\/strong\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2952\" data-end=\"2994\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2958\" data-end=\"2993\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3037\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2996\" data-end=\"3037\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56831213207930,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-23T083240.315.jpg?v=1776900788","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/mobile-suit-gundam-iii-encounters-in-space-original-japanese-first-release-movie-poster-1982-b2-size-51-73-cm-h261-copy","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}