Running alongside the Japanese release of the TV show Superior Defender Gundam Force, SD Gundam Force Musha Retsuden is a barely connected 'sidestory'. As there is always a yearly SD Gundam manga/model kit line running in Japan, the title seems to only reference the show in the hopes of former promotion (a possibly false hope, as the show did not fare as well as hoped). Superior Defender Gundam Force is a anime TV series, a parody of various Gundam series. ...

Chinese version of the story was published by Rightman Publishing Inc.

Story

The actual story is a revival of the very first Musha Gundam storyline focusing on Ark's "Seven of Light" defenders, seven brave Musha Gundams who defend the land of Ark by order of the Shogundam. This basic story was presented in Musha Retsuden Zero, whilst Musha Retsuden was set a few years later. Just about all of the legendary defenders have fathered sons and are training them to one day assume their father's roles. This form of the storyline was backed up by a model kit line which featured all of the fathers and sons, as well as their Mobile Musha secret weapon. Each of the kits had elements of interchangeable armour, with a story point being that one certain combination gave the central father and son pair a Dai-Shogun form. This form itself was released as the final kit of the line, based on how it appeared in Gundam Evolve 14. Gundam Evolve is a series of short films set in the different timelines of the Gundam series. ...

The instructions for the model kits also presented a full colour manga side story. The Seven of Light and their sons face a Musha Turn A Gundam warlord who is being controlled by more evil forces. The sidestory was primarily used to show the gimmicks of the kits (such as armour changing) in action in a story setting. ∀ Gundam or Turn A Gundam ) is a 50 episode series that aired between 1999 and 2000 on Japans FNN networks, created for the Gundam Big Bang 20th Anniversary celebration. ...

Relationship with Superior Defender Gundam Force

Although the series generally appears to be unconnected to the SD Gundam Force anime and in some areas would conflict (Zeon inspired mono-eyed characters exist in Ark in Musha Retsuden, whist SDGF states that such robots didn't appear in Ark until the Dark Axis produced them for Kibaomaru), some fans have speculated that it could be history that occurred before the show. The reasoning for these theories rests on the fact that various elements are common amongst the SD Gundam franchise and perhaps more notably that the young lead of the manga, Retsumaru, resembles Bakunetsumaru and there appears to be a history of fire/sword related techniques in his family. However, there is no official statement from the creators to confirm or deny these theories.

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