Movie

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

1981 · 135 min

A somber, character-driven war story where young soldiers grapple with loss and fear amid sprawling mecha battles.

Tagline: I pray, pray, pray to bring near the New Day.
Overview: After surviving attacks by Zeon's Char Aznable and Garma Zabi, the crew of Federation warship White Base and its mobile suits must battle Zeon forces through Asia, Europe, and the Atlantic Ocean if they are to reach Earth Federation's headquarters alive. During that process, many of its crewmembers must overcome their fears, losses, immaturities, and insecurities in order to persevere.

Search YouTube for the trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
grief
coming-of-age
survival
trauma
Places: space
sea
military
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

Titles like Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

Movie

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

1982

A weighty, operatic space-war finale where giant-robot battles carry real grief and the cost of growing up.

Same director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko · Melancholic, tense · about war and coming-of-age

Also: Same director: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Via: melancholic
tense
war
coming-of-age
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 140 min

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Mobile Suit Gundam

1979–1980

A somber, character-driven war saga where giant robots feel like instruments of trauma rather than toys.

Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Melancholic, tense · about war and grief

Also: Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: melancholic
tense
war
grief
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit GundamHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

1985–1986

A sprawling, somber war saga where young pilots are ground down by politics and loss, leaving a lingering ache.

Same director: Osamu Sekita · Melancholic, tense · about war and trauma

Also: Same director: Osamu Sekita
Via: melancholic
tense
war
trauma
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Zeta GundamHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

1988

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

Same writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Melancholic, tense · about war

Also: Same writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: melancholic
tense
war
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 120 min

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

1986–1987

A jarring but endearing swing between goofy colony-kid antics and grim wartime loss, anchored by scrappy young pilots growing up fast.

Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Earnest · about war and grief

Also: Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: earnest
war
grief
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers

2005

A somber, operatic war drama where giant-robot battles carry the weight of young love and loss.

Same writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Melancholic, tense · about war and grief

Also: Same writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: melancholic
tense
war
grief
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 98 min

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: LoversHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V – Clash at Loum

2017

A grim, operatic war chapter that feels like a tragic historical epic in space, heavy with doom and spectacle.

Same writer: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko · Melancholic, tense · about war

Also: Same writer: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Via: melancholic
tense
war
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 84 min

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin V – Clash at LoumHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Fist of the North Star

1984–1988

A grim, blood-soaked wander through a ruined world, heavy with loss and punctuated by explosive, bone-crushing fights.

Melancholic, tense · about grief and survival

Via: melancholic
tense
grief
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 6

Details In your watch list

Fist of the North StarHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

1991

A dense, fast-moving space war drama with youthful pilots, political intrigue, and sudden tragedy.

Same director: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Melancholic, tense · about war and survival

Also: Same director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: melancholic
tense
war
survival
Pacing: brisk
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 115 min

Details In your watch list

Mobile Suit Gundam F91Hidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

1988–1997

A vast, talky chronicle of fleets and factions that rewards patience with quiet philosophical weight and a mounting sense of tragedy.

Melancholic, tense · about war

Via: melancholic
tense
war
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Seasons: 4

Details In your watch list

Legend of the Galactic HeroesHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Space Runaway Ideon

1980–1981

A grim, sprawling space war saga that grows increasingly heavy and fatalistic, with moments of awe and dread.

Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino · Melancholic · about war and survival

Also: Same creator: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Via: melancholic
war
survival
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 1

Details In your watch list

Space Runaway IdeonHidden from your suggestions.

TV series

Turn A Gundam

1999–2000

A thoughtful, slow-building mecha saga that contrasts rustic Earth life with lunar technology, asking viewers to sit with its quiet melancholy and moral questions.

Same writer: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama · Melancholic, tense · about war

Also: Same writer: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
Via: melancholic
tense
war
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Seasons: 2

Details In your watch list

Turn A GundamHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres: animation, science fiction, action
Directed by: Osamu Sekita, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Written by: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yoshihisa Araki
Starring: Toru Furuya, Shuichi Ikeda, Yo Inoue, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Rumiko Ukai, Kiyonobu Suzuki, Toshio Furukawa
Music: Yuji Matsuyama, Takeo Watanabe
Runtime: 135 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

How it feels

More like this

Titles like Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow

Where to watch in the UK

Details