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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #50 “Golden Autumn”

Turn A Gundam‘s fiftieth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on April 14, 2000. This is the final episode of the show and the last entry in this blog post series. This is a behemoth of a finale with a very unique and memorable epilogue sequence. It features stunning animation by Masami Goto, Atsushi Shigeta, Kenichi Yoshida, among others, and Yoshihito Hishinuma and Masami Goto served as animation directors. This episode’s broadcast date was postponed due to the eruption of Mount Usu on March 31, 2000.

Naturally, the finale was selected by fan-poll to receive an audio commentary track for the Blu-ray release.

Turn A Gundam‘s fiftieth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on April 14, 2000.
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #49 “Moonlight Butterfly”

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-ninth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 24, 2000. This episode was selected by fan-poll to receive an audio commentary track for the Blu-ray release.

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-ninth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 24, 2000.
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #47 “Ghingnham Invades”

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-seventh episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 10, 2000. This is the last episode with scenario by Tetsuko Takahashi.

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-seventh episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 10, 2000.
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #46 “To Earth Again”

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-sixth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 3, 2000. This is the final episode to feature scriptwriting by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama.

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-sixth episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on March 3, 2000.
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #43 “The Shocking Dark History”

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-third episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 11, 2000. I own a copy of its storyboard and have included comparison shots, which provide an additional layer of perspective on how scene framing and/or drawings began and evolved over time. This episode’s storyboard is by Kazuki Akane, and it is the only episode in which they were involved in. Additionally, this episode was selected by fan-poll to receive an audio commentary track for the Blu-ray release. It received so many votes that two audio commentary tracks were recorded, each with a separate set staff members, proving that it is unquestionably the fan-favorite episode.

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-third episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 11, 2000. The illustration pictured is by by Naomi Yamamura from the Gundam Perfect File no. 163.
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Turn A Gundam Staff, Production, and Episode Analyses – Episode #42 “The Turn X Activates”

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-second episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 4, 2000. I own a copy of this episode’s storyboard and have included comparison shots in this post, which gives one an additional layer of perspective on how scene framing and/or drawings began and evolved over time. This episode’s storyboard is by Seiji Okuda, an absolute veteran in the industry.

Turn A Gundam‘s forty-second episode was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 4, 2000.
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