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manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written and illustrated by

Haruhiko Mikimoto is a Japanese anime character designer, illustrator and manga artist. Mostly active during the 1980s, during that decade he rose to prominence and is considered one of the top character designers of his time. He graduated from Keio University, ...

. Officially part of Sunrise's long running '' Gundam'' franchise, the manga was serialized in

Kadokawa Shoten , formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...

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Gundam Ace is a monthly Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten. It largely focuses on the ''Gundam'' franchise. There was a Chinese version published by Kadokawa Media (Taiwan) Co., Ltd, discontinued in 2008. Overview Gundam Ace s ...

'' from 2001 to 2011 and was compiled into twelve '' tankōbon'' volumes. It was licensed in North America by Tokyopop, who released nine volumes, and in France the manga is licensed and published by Pika Édition. The manga is the first work in the franchise to feature a main female lead.

Plot summary

Beginning in Universal Century 0085, Asuna Elmarit is a student from École du Ciel, a military school for training future MS pilots. Unexpected events occur, exposing Asuna and her classmates to the reality that is war. Along the way, the school council's real intentions are revealed.

Manga

published the first '' tankōbon'' volume of the manga on November 22, 2002. Tokyopop published the first ''tankōbon'' volume of the manga on September 13, 2005, they released nine in total. Pika Édition released the first ''tankōbon'' volume of the manga in France on March 15, 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobile Suit Gundam Ecole Du Ciel Ecole du Ciel Manga series Tokyopop titles 2000 manga Shōnen manga