 Gundam Evolve In 2001, Bandai premiered a series of animated shorts to accompany various model kits. These shorts all feature a starring Gundam from one of the various anime series in miniature side stories. In most of the shorts, the goal is to show a Gundam rendered in high quality CGI. The shorts feature work from several past Gundam directors, including original creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, Takashi Imanishi (Gundam 0083, MS IGLOO) and Yuuichi Abe (SD Gundam Force). Originally, five shorts were produced from 2001-2003. Although the fifth short was billed as the last, Bandai kick-started the Evolve series in late 2004 with new shorts. These new entries in the series further explore the Universal Century, but they also expand into the alternate universes of Gundam Wing and Gundam SEED. The Evolve shorts are not available in the U.S. |