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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars

2006 · 99 min

A dense, somber war epic of clashing fleets and fraught politics, ending on a note of heavy, fatalistic sorrow.

Overview: Universal Century 0087, Char Aznable has now become the leader of the AEUG. Scirocco, the man from Jupiter, schemes to seize control of the Titans. Haman, the Axis leader, is attempting to restore the Zabi family. Through politics and strategy, these three powers struggle for dominion over the Earth Sphere. The war builds to a deadly endgame around the space colony Gryps 2, which has been converted into a giant laser cannon. What destiny awaits Kamille at the end of the conflict? This is the final part of the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam feature trilogy, which features enhanced animation and theme songs by GACKT.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
power
betrayal
identity
death
Places: space
military
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: action, animation, science fiction, war
Directed by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Written by: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Starring: Nobuo Tobita, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Bin Shimada, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Kazuhiko Inoue, Maya Okamoto, Masako Katsuki, Tomomichi Nishimura
Music: Shigeaki Saegusa
Cinematography: Saori Kibe
Runtime: 99 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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