Kidou Senshi Cross Bone Gundam (Mobile Suit Cross Bone Gundam)

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English: Mobile Suit Cross Bone Gundam

Japanese: 機動戦士クロスボーン・ガンダム

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 27

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 26, 1994 to Jan 25, 1997

Genres: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Shounen, Space, Military

Authors: Tomino, Yoshiyuki (Story), Hasegawa, Yuuichi (Story & Art)

Serialization: Shounen Ace

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Score: 7.68¹ (scored by 1,234 users)

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Ranked: #1601²

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Popularity: #4701

Members: 2,792

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MangaShounen AceTomino, Yoshiyuki (Story), Hasegawa, Yuuichi (Story & Art)

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Synopsis

The story takes place 10 years after the end of Gundam F91. The movie's heroes, Seabook Arno and Cecily Fairchild, discover that Crux Dogatie of the Jupiter Energy Fleet is plotting to conquer Earth with the forces of his Jupiter Empire. In response, Cecily takes up her birth name "Berah Ronah" and recreates the Crossbone Vanguard, who disguise themselves as pirates attacking the Jupiter Energy Fleet. Seabook, under the alias "Kinkedo Nau," is one of the new Vanguard's top pilots. The other is Zabine Chareux, a veteran of the original Crossbone Vanguard. The main character of Crossbone Gundam is a teenage Newtype named Tobia Arronax, who gets swept up in the war between the Crossbone Vanguard and Jupiter Empire.

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Related Manga

Prequel:	Kidou Senshi Gundam: Silhouette Formula 91, Kidou Senshi Gundam F91
Sequel:	Mobile Suit Crossbone Gundam: Skull Heart

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Characters

Arno, Seabook

Main

Fairchild, Cecily

Main

Arronax, Tobia

Main

Dogate, Crux

Main

Chareux, Zabine

Supporting

Dogate, Tetenith

Supporting

Samon, Umon

Supporting

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Jun 5, 2011

27 of 27 chapters read

Overall Rating: 7

gundameisters (All reviews)

16 people found this review helpful

This is my first time reading a gundam manga. The only reason I read this is because the Crossbone series was released only for the manga and didn't get any anime version. When I heard the title, the first thing that popped into my mind are pirates. I was right. This series is all about space pirates. It's quite obvious once you see the crossbone emblem on the gundam. This gundam has three distinct features that makes it unique from the other gundam series. First are the boosters. The boosters on the back are arranged to form an X, and is directly connected to the cockpit. Meaning, the cockpit can easily detach from the gundam during emergency situations. The second one are the cloaks. Your wrong if you think their just for show. Just like a beam shield, the cloak can protect the gundam from beam attacks. But these are much efficient than beam shields, because it gives the gundam more mobility. Lastly, the sword. You will notice that the beam sabers are identical to a pirate sword, which is kind of cool.

The setting takes place 10 years after the F91 series. So expect most of the former characters to make a comeback, with the addition of a new protagonist. Our new hero, Tobia Arronax starts out as an ordinary 13 year old boy who will later become a great gundam pilot under the teachings of Kincaid Nau. The story this time is about a group of space pirates known as the Crossbone Vanguards, fighting against a corrupt empire lead by Crux Docatie. At first the story starts out slow. But little by little it will get interesting as you progress through the manga. Expect shocking revelations and surprising twist of events. When it comes down to the drawing, I could say it's pretty decent even though it was made last 1994-1997. You will definitely feel the classic gundam style of artwork. Although it was hard for me to appreciate the battle scenes. But most probably the fault lies on my end, since I'm not accustomed to reading gundam mangas. Well that's about it for the Crossbone Gundam's main points.

Overall, I like the Crossbone Gundam series. The gundams are cool and the story is intruiging. But I would have liked it better if I was watching it in animation, instead of reading it in manga. I recommend to all the gundam fans to read the Crossbone Gundam manga. It's a series you dont want to miss. If you happen to liked the series, then you should also try reading the sequels: Skull Heart and The Steel Seven. This concludes my review on Crossbone Gundam. Thank you for reading and I hope you found it useful. Check out also my other manga and anime reviews.

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