This is the manga adaptation of the video game of the same name. The game that infamously was a flop, which doomed it to languish as an overpriced PS4/PS5 exclusive until the end of time.
This was a translation I actively followed for archival purposes, which put me on the radar of the translator: Kyosuke Asatte, back when the Mangadex massacre happened. They were an unfortunate victim in the whole case, as this manga was not owned or distributed by any of the parties who initiated the mass take downs. A year later, for whatever reason, they have asked if they could distribute on our website. I assume they followed Ecole du Ciel and liked our setup. Anyways, we are happy to bring you Code Fairy, translated and edited by Kyosuke Asatte and presented by Moon Moon Scans. With a couple minor fixes and edits we've made to it ourselves.
We are not going to just release other people's chapters on our website as a regular thing. We are making a special case for a member of the Gundam community who needs the help. Now, with the preamble out of the way, here's a word from Kyosuke Asatte himself.
"Code Fairy is a rather special Gundam story.
It's a bright spot in the One Year War, and, fundamentally, it shouldn't work.
It's a story about a secret squad of high-school aged girls piloting giant robots during a major war. They live in a big fancy mansion in the forest, and work for the Principality of Zeon. They fight a giant robot that can go invisible somehow. It is, as I've heard it said, 'Kawaii-vering up their war crimes'. By all means, this sounds absolutely bonkers. There is no way this story could or should work in a setting such as the One Year War.
And yet, it does work! It features an interesting and entertaining cast of characters who just work together so well! Its protagonist may or may not literally only have ADHD as her main superpower rather than being a Newtype! It's a story about found family in the most unlikely of situations! It features a Dom with a comically oversized cannon blowing stuff up, and they fight a giant robot that can go invisible somehow! And it was incredibly fun! There was a lighthearted atmosphere throughout all the story, even as the situations grew more and more dire and the foregone fall of Zeon grew ever closer.
Unfortunately, Code Fairy was ALSO a financial flop. The game didn't do as well as hoped. Because of this, they never ported it anywhere outside the PS4, despite GBO2 being put on Steam. The only model kits created were Helena's Efreet Jaeger, and the Black and White Riders - but let's face it, they were going to make the Riders with or without Code Fairy existing, weren't they?
So that means technically, the only legacy this whole side story would leave behind as time went on would be hearsay, a single model kit that wasn't even of the main protagonist, and maybe some footnotes in the Pale Rider family history.
I didn't want that to be its only legacy. Code Fairy is fun! It is silly! It has things to say! It provides an incredible, hilarious contrast and rebuttal to Requiem For Vengeance's ending! It absolutely deserves to be more than a footnote on the Black and White Rider's lore!
So I did what I could, with what I had. This is something I have to complete.
With this, I can now announce this project's Rise From The Ashes! This Lost War Chronicle will continue on to the Space To The End Of A Flash, a shining Rebellion against the Aggressor that is the hardships of life! Suit up, because we've got a major Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation NEXT! So that this tale is not left to become Eternal in an incomplete state, so that future G Generations can read about the goofy Zaku goobers...
This is SHADOW WIZARD FAIRY GANG: DAS FINALE!
FLY HIGH, FAIRIES!
- Kyosuke Asatte, brainfarter with google translate and a dream
oh also you guys gotta try Sakura Wars sometime, code fairy is totally just borrowing from Sakura Wars"
Hichikarah's note:
Fellow Sakura Wars fan sighted. Assuming he is not talking about that awful reboot; my respect has been earned. So far this has been one of the best MTLs I've seen.
No More Cheese Dip's note:
I like this guy's font variety.
You can read Code Fairy online here!
You can download volumes 1-3 on CBZ format here!
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