The trailer at the end of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV anime volume confirmed on Saturday that the anime’s Loum Arc will start next fall with volume 5, “Gekitotsu Loum Kaisen” (Clash – The Battle of Loum).
The Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV volume opened in 15 Japanese theaters on Saturday, November 19.
The new arc will cover the Battle of Loum, the pivotal conflict in the One Year War’s early days before most of the events depicted in the first Mobile Suit Gundam anime.
Yasuhiko designed the characters in the first Gundam anime, and he serves as the chief director and storyboarder for the Gundam: The Origin anime.