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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

1988 · 120 min

A solemn, operatic clash of ideals and giant machines, heavy with fatalism and grand emotional stakes.

Overview: In UC 0093, 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 reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an apocalypse.

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
obsession
fate
morality
redemption
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, action, science fiction
Directed by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Written by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Starring: Toru Furuya, Shuichi Ikeda, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kazue Ikura, Koichi Yamadera, Maria Kawamura, Mayumi Shou
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Runtime: 120 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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