Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN, Volume 5: Char & Sayla
Hokkaido nativeYoshikazu Yasuhiko(1947-) is a Japanese animator and manga artist. His career as a  character designer has spanned over four decades, creating famed  characters for such anime as Super Atragon, Brace Raideen, and the  widely knownMobile Suit Gundam. Considered a pivotal player in  mecha and sci-fi anime, Yasuhiko's characters, stories and illustrations  are unmistakable in their style and serve as timeless examples as  pioneers of manga and animation in Japan. Yasuhiko began his  career as an animator in Osama Tezuka's Mushi Productions, and later on  decided to go freelance to work for a number of animation productions  for both film and television. In the late 70's, Yasuhiko would turn his  attention to the world of comics, as he has since penned nearly two  dozen titles since.In 1981 he was awarded the Nebula Award by the Japanese Sci-Fi Association.In 1990 his workNamuji won the Japan Comic Artist Association Grand PrizeAnd in 2000 he took the Japan Media Arts Award for Best Comic with his titleA Revolutionary Dog.