The pair also worked together on Space Battleship Yamato’s storyboards and Brave Raideen, before Tomino launched the Mobile Suit Gundam series in 1979 with character designs by Yasuhiko.
Since then, Yasuhiko worked on character designs for other installments in the Gundam franchise, including Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam F91.
That manga served as the inspiration for the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime, a prequel to the original series.
In 2001, Yasuhiko launched his Gundam: The Origin manga, a retelling of the original 1979 series’ story.