In 2013, a manga series resumed serialization after a nine-year hiatus.

Fans had undoubtedly been waiting for that day.

However, the moment they opened the pages, the robot designs that had been drawn for 27 years,

names and appearances, had completely vanished.

The Five Star Stories. With over 10 million copies sold and serialized for 40 years in Monthly Newtype.

The author, Mamoru Nagano, is also known as the mecha designer for Zeta Gundam.

Why did he destroy the very foundation of his own masterpiece with his own hands?

This video will lead you to the answer.

▼ What you'll learn in this video
How Mamoru Nagano became the Gundam mecha designer
Why Five Star Stories has only progressed 2% in 40 years
What changed with the complete design overhaul in 2013?
The true meaning behind the shift from Motorhead to Gothicmade
Mamoru Nagano's policy of never releasing his films anywhere other than theaters

▼ Works covered
Five Star Stories by Mamoru Nagano (serialized in Monthly Newtype, 1986-)
Gothicmade (2012 theatrical film)

▼ About the channel
Boykuma is a channel that delves into the "little-known stories behind" the manga we were so engrossed in back then.
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