Personal Collection: [Yoshiyuki Tomino / Sotsu Agency / Nippon Sunrise] The Storyboards of F91 Gundam (1989 - 1991) [Incomplete]

I have had these scanned for the longest, at least around late 2023 to even 2024 proper. I acquired these from an individual who worked at Kodansha around the time that F91 was released in theaters, in particular, around 1991. These pieces are no longer in my possession and were actually bought back/sent back to the individual due to some legalities surrounding their estate and who they were intended to go to (I complied), so at present, these are the best scans I was able to do. 

I was not given permission to disclose their name, etc. or further affiliation. After some struggling / bartering upon their return and my scanning, I was given the go ahead to publish them. I have reached out several times to ask to rescan them, but due to tariffs and other disagreements, I am unsure as to when shipment can occur. When possible, I will re-upload them in better quality with my 4K/HD document scanner (this can go up to 2500 DPI).

With that said, this is an incomplete set of 9 x 10 inch photographic scans turned to CMYK offset prints of Yoshiyuki Tomino's real boards for F91 Gundam. These can be found in several publications, be it newspapers, art books and posters, and more than likely, these were a part of a press package or to show to Sotsu's advertisement agency (I have published several documents/galleries with similar works for 0079 and Genma Taisen, so I am familiar with the layout). I am unsure if there were more boards printed, though surely there were, but these are all I had on hand.

The original cardboard was destroyed/in bad shape (stains to the white backing), so I edited these boards as found to preserve the clarity. Tomino drafted the originals in watercolor, gouache and graphite. In future publications, there are handwritten notes - these do not have them oddly enough. I am not certain how or in what capacity these were genuinely used for.

 The storyboards were officially first drafted in their inception around May of 1990, however, F91 had been in development during 1989 as Yasuhiko's earliest setting documents hail from that period (I have proof and confirmation). Page 1 is a sheet of paper xeroxed that came with it that is not mounted, but was a cover sheet. There is information written on the back that I was asked to redact should I publish them. Scanned at 1200 DPI.