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What is Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island about?

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished

After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man—Cucuruz Doan.

Note: Announced at the "Dai 2-kai Gundam Conference" event, the film is described as a retelling of the 15th episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam television anime. The episode itself has been omitted from English releases of the series.

Tags: Real Robot , Military , War , Anti-Hero , Family Life , Politics , CGI , Agriculture , Foreign , Ships , Slapstick

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Kidou Senshi Gundam: THE ORIGIN

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.

Studio: Sunrise , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

The first episode, Aoi Hitomi no Casval, tells the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068.

The story for the second episode, Kanashimi no Artesia, moves three years ahead to U.C. 0071. The story will follow the tearful separation of the siblings Casval and Artesia (before they became known as Char and Sayla). It will also feature more of the development of the mobile suits, particularly on the Zeon side.

The third episode, Akatsuki no Houki, follows the youth who would become known as Char Aznable and his future comrade Garma Zabi after they join the Zeons' military academy.

Tags: Military , Real Robot , War , Space , Politics , Coming of Age , Revenge , Conspiracy , Tragedy , Adoption , Anti-Hero , Space Opera , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , CGI , Tanks , Guns , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Shounen , Bar , Nudity , Fencing , Basketball

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Kidou Senshi Gundam: THE ORIGIN - Zenya Akai Suisei

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet.

Studio: Sunrise
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mecha , Sci-Fi

What was the tragedy that decided the fates of Char Aznable, the man later nicknamed the "Red Comet" as an ace pilot of the Zeon forces, and his sister Sayla Mass?

The two siblings' journeys, brought on by the sudden death of their father Zeon Zum Deikun who was a leader of the Spacenoids, are depicted in the four episodes of "Chronicle of Char and Sayla."

The Zabi family who seize control of Side 3 and lead the Principality of Zeon, the early days of many renowned Zeon ace pilots who later fight in the One Year War, the secrets of mobile suit development, conflicts with the Earth Federation Forces, and the road leading to the outbreak of war—all will be revealed.

Tags: Space Opera , Military , Politics , Real Robot , War , Space , CGI , Revenge , Shounen

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