No Zaku About It: I Started a Gundam Channel In addition to all of my manga and novel translating adventures, I’m slowly starting to dabble back in the fansubbing world now that I’m a bit more comfortable with the tools of the trade and whatnot. Today’s update will introduce you all not only to my […]
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08th TEAM NOVELIZATION
April 22nd, 2026 
deackychu At long last the controversial novelization is now available for the English community to enjoy! For further context about the novel, I’d suggest reading Ohkouichi’s interview here. 機動戦士ガンダム第08MS小隊 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 08TH MS TEAM VOL.1-3 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Published: 1999.04 – 1999.06 Released: 2026.04.22 Read It: VOL.1 (PDF | EPUB) VOL.2 (PDF | EPUB) VOL.3 (PDF | EPUB) Universal Century […]
GUNDAM 00P (Volume.01)
April 16th, 2026 deackychu With the second volume finally up on Patreon, it’s time to introduce the fandom to the first! With 00’s anniversary next year, you can expect to see translations of the series proper in the future once I wrap up Victory Gundam’s novelization attempts. 機動戦士ガンダムOOP(上) MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00P VOL.1 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: ASCII Media Works […]
MANGA MIGRATION
April 6th, 2026 deackychu For years, I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with MangaDex and with uploading my scans there. What began with the massive purge in May of last year only spiraled into further uncertainty once they started operating alongside NamiComi. At that point, uploading required us to tick a little box claiming we had authorization or permission […]
BRAVE SOLDIERS OF THE SKY
November 17th, 2025 deackychu Up on MangaDex today is an oldie from 2001 which originally saw a rough translation over on the Gundam.com forms back in the day (not by me)! ガンダムパイロット列伝 蒼穹の勇者達 GUNDAM PILOT BIO: BRAVE SOLDIERS OF THE SKY PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Sony Magazine Published: 2001.10.06 Released: 2025.11.17 Read It: Available Here Brave Soldiers of the Sky […]
FROZEN TEARDROP
October 14th, 2025 deackychu Links to volumes eight through ten have been added under the NOVELS tab. If you want an ebook for any of the volumes, just change the extension from .pdf to .epub.
GAIA GEAR VOL.5
July 22nd, 2025 deackychu ガイア・ギア5 GAIA GEAR 5 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) Released: 1992.04.01 Price: 571 yen Download: click here Two centuries have passed since humanity turned to space colonization to address its expanding population. This choice sparked fierce conflict between the Earth Federation and the space colonies, leaving Earth’s natural environment devastated by years of […]
MS ERA POPULAR EDITION
June 13th, 2025 deackychu Record of Thunderbolt’s lore book is available on Patreon or over on Ko-Fi! M.S.ERA 機動戦士ガンダム戦場写真集 POPULAR EDITION MS ERA POPULAR EDITION PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Media Works Released: 2008.03 Price: 1,575 yen Download: click here This book was published with the concept of a “battlefield photography collection from the Universal Century world.” As indicated by the title […]
GAIA GEAR VOL.4
March 19th, 2025 deackychu Volume five is up in its entirety on Patreon! Expect the radio drama to kick off next month! ガイア・ギア4 GAIA GEAR 4 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) Released: 1992.01.28 Price: 530 yen Download: click here Two centuries hav epassed since humanity began colonizing space as a policy to address its burgeoning population. The […]
Disappearing Downloads
December 27th, 2024 deackychu Visitors of the site may notice that the downloads tab is no longer available. Unfortunately, due to what are likely fake copyright infringement strikes on my Mega account, I’ve elected to scrub the former downloads page of links to the offending titles and just link to them on MangaDex. Sorry, I just don’t have the […]
YOSHIYUKI TOMINO INTERVIEWS
December 19th, 2024 deackychu Given the complexity of the man we all know as Tomino, I’ve decided to do a weekly deep-dive into some older interviews he’s had with a wide variety of individuals over the years (serialized in Gundam Ace and then compiled into stand-alone books). Although some of them, admittedly, haven’t aged all that well (they were […]
ADVANCE OF ZETA VOL.02
December 10th, 2024 deackychu Just a quick note, the last two chapters of the novelization have been added to the PDF. You can snag it from the right under the Novel Translations section.
Hi-Streamer Vol.03
November 27th, 2024 deackychu It’s finished! 機動戦士ガンダムハイ・ストリーマー〈３〉シャア篇3 HIGH-STREAMER Vol.3 CHAR EDITION PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (Tokuma Dual Bunko) Released: 1988.03.15 Price: 670 yen Download: click here Char and Amuro – two rivals sharing the same vision yet eternally opposed, meet again beside a serene lake where swans glide across the water. Was this reunion mere coincidence, or were they […]
GAIA GEAR VOL.3
November 19th, 2024 deackychu The first half of volume four are now available on Patreon! Expect this series to be finished early next year! ガイア・ギア3 GAIA GEAR 3 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) Released: 1990.09.01 Price: 478 yen Download: click here Two centuries have passed since humanity began space migration, and one century since Char Aznable declared […]
Frozen Teardrop Project Kicks Off
October 16th, 2024 deackychu With translations of the Endless Waltz novelization complete, it was time to move on to Frozen Teardrop! Given that I’ve had 2/3 of the novel series translated for a decade now, I figured it was time to focus on it as a passion project. It’s really a severely misunderstood entry thanks to piecemeal information nuggets, […]
GAIA GEAR VOL.2
August 13th, 2024 deackychu I finished this ages ago, but I’ve been going back and making tweaks based on Vol.3. Enjoy! Vol.3 chapters have been started on Patreon! ガイア・ギア2 GAIA GEAR 2 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) Released: 1989.09.01 Price: 530 yen Download: click here It has been two centuries since mankind sought an outlet for its […]
GUNDAM SENTINEL RETRANSLATION
June 24th, 2024 deackychu A long-awaited retranslation of the first-ever project is finally finished! ガンダム・センチネル：アリスの懺悔 GUNDAM SENTINEL: ALICE’S CONFESSION PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Dainippon Kaiga Co, Ltd. Released: 1990.07.01 Price: 1650 yen Download: click here In the chaotic aftermath of the Gryps War a group of young Earth-centric officers stage a daring rebellion on the asteroid base Pezun, challenging the fragile […]
GAIA GEAR VOL.1
September 9th, 2023 deackychu After nearly a year of bashing my head in dealing with insane Tomino-speak, here’s another milestone for the community. Enjoy! Vol.2 chapters have been started on Patreon! ガイア・ギア１ GAIA GEAR 1 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko) Released: 1988.09.01 Price: 450 yen Download: click here It has been two centuries since mankind sought an […]
WEARWOLF & VANADIS HEART
September 9th, 2023 deackychu Downloads for both series are now available via the download link at the top of the page (all available chapters in Gundam Ace). You can read chapter 4 of Wearwolf here if you don’t want to download it.
GUNDAM F90 RETRANSLATION
September 8th, 2023 deackychu Today in the category of sorely needed retranslations of past projects comes the original F90 manga! 機動戦士ガンダムF90 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM F90 PUBLICATION INFORMATION Publisher: Bandai Published: 1991.07.01 Released: 2023.09.08 Download: Available Here In a strategic bid to market to the Federation Forces, SNRI scaled down mobile suits, resulting in the development of the Gundam F […]
