Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
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| 機動戦士ガンダム：逆襲のシャア (Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack) |
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| Genre | Drama, Mecha, Military, Science Fiction |
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| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Tomino |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Released | March 12, 1988 |
| Runtime | 124 minutes |
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア/Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā; Mobile Suit Gundam: The Counterattacking Char) is an anime movie set in the primary Universal Century timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC 0093.
Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, Char's Counterattack is the final culmination of the original saga begun in Mobile Suit Gundam and continued through Zeta Gundam and Double Zeta Gundam, marking the final conflict of the fourteen year rivalry between Char Aznable and Amuro Ray, and the end of the EF/Zeon conflicts. The movie is based on the novel by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
In addition to being the first original Gundam theatrical release, Char's Counterattack was also the first Gundam production to make use of computer graphics during a five-second shot of a colony rotating serenely in space. Char's Counterattack made its American debut on January 4, 2003 at 11 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
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[edit] Production
Three of the four mecha designers credited on Char's Counterattack went on to direct their own anime series: Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon) and Koichi Ohata (Burst Angel). Yoshinori Sayama continued designing on shows such as Patlabor, Cowboy Bebop and Izubuchi's RahXephon.
[edit] Story
The year is Universal Century 0093. Five years have passed since the First Neo-Zeon War. The Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space Char Aznable re-appears out of self imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement. Unlike movements of the past, Char intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an ice age. Faced with a renewed space war the Earth Federation tasks Londo Bell to suppress Char’s uprising before it can gain momentum. When Neo Zeon forces agree to surrender in exchange for the abandoned mining colony Axis the Federation believes that the crisis has been averted; however Londo bell forces think otherwise, and when the asteroid unexpectedly begins moving toward earth Londo Bell’s worst fears are realised. With Neo Zeon forces poised to win, and the Federation unable to reinforce Londo Bell the fate of Earth once more rests with Amuro Ray and his RX-93 Nu Gundam.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Earth Federation
[edit] Londo Bell
- Bright Noa
- Amuro Ray
- Chan Agi
- Astonaige Medoz
- Kayra Su
- Meran
[edit] Neo-Zeon
- Char Aznable
- Gyunei Guss
- Nanai Miguel
- Rezin Schnyder
- Horst Harness
- Lyle
[edit] Civilians
- Mirai Yashima
- Hathaway Noa
- Cheimin Noa
- Quess Paraya
- Cameron Bloom
- Katherine
- October Saran
[edit] Weapons and Support Units
[edit] Earth Federation Forces
Mobile Weapons
Support Units
- Clop class
- FF-X7-Bst Core Booster
- Salamis Kai class
[edit] Londo Bell
Mobile Weapons
- Med
- RGM-89 Jegan
- RGZ-91 Re-GZ
- RX-93 ν Gundam
- Zuck
Support Units
- Base Jabber Mobile Suit Sled
- Clop class
- Ra Cailum-class (Ra Cailum)
- Note: clicking the first link will take you to the class page, clicking the second link will take you to the Ra Cailums personal page.
[edit] Neo-Zeon
- AMS-119 Geara Doga
- MSN-03 Jagd Doga
- MSN-04 Sazabi
- NZ-333 α Azieru
- RMS-116H Hobby Hizack
Support Units
- Musaka-class
- Rewloola-class
- Shackles Mobile Suit Sled
[edit] Theme songs
Ending:
- Beyond the Time by TM Network (Tetsuya Komuro, Takashi Utsunomiya and Naoto Kine)
[edit] See also
Preceded by (in timeline): Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Followed by (in timeline): Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (Novel), Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Variation models: Char's Counterattack Mobile Suit Variations (CCA-MSV)
[edit] External links
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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