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What is Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet about?

Status: Finished

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 , Real Robot , Politics , War , Space , CGI , Revenge , Shounen

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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199

Also known as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.

Studio: Xebec , AIC , Funimation , Bandai , Production I.G , Tohokushinsha Film Corporation , Bandai Visual , Voyager Entertainment , OLM , Lantis , Shouchiku
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader's assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth. It contains humanity's last hope: the planet Iscandar on the other side of the Magellan Galaxy has the technology to defeat the Gamilos and restore the planet. The space battleship Yamato is entrusted with this task, but they have only one year before humanity ends.

Tags: Space , Space Opera , Aliens , Military , Primarily Adult Cast , War , Travel , Survival , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Aviation , Conspiracy , CGI , Language Barrier , Post-Apocalyptic , Real Robot , Robots , Amnesia , Love Triangle , Lost Civilization , Female Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Tomboy , Nudity

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Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu: Die Neue These - Kaikou

Also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These.

Studio: Production I.G
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states—the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance—are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the exploits of rivals Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen Li as they rise to power and fame in the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.

Tags: Military , Space , War , Space Opera , Politics , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , CGI

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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima

Also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island.

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

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 , War , Military , Politics , Family Life , Anti-Hero , CGI , Foreign , Agriculture , Ships , Slapstick

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