In the fall of 1987 the Japanese modeling magazine Model Graphix began to serialize an original monthly Gundam novel named Gundam Sentinel. The series ran from 1987 until its conclusion in the month of August in 1988. Gundam Sentinel became a cult hit due to the super-detailed mechanical designs of the series and the intricate story by veteran writer and Gundam fan Masaya Takahashi. Gundam Sentinel took a much more realistic look at the Gundam world, where mobile suits were seen more as fighter jets or military weapons, rather than as cartoonish robots. It was also the debut of Hajime Katoki, who has come to be one of Gundam's most prolific mechanical designers. (Wikipedia)