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, with character designs by

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. The series was originally aired on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its sister

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stations between 1985 and 1986. The plot is set in the futuristic "Universal Century" timeline and takes place eight years after the events of the original series. ''Zeta'' centers on a new conflict that is formed between two new factions - the Titans, a corrupt task force formed by the Earth Federation, and the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG), a rebel group that seeks to end the Titans. The show is told through the perspective of

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, a teenage member of the AEUG and pilot of the RX-178 Gundam Mk-II, and later the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam. Several main characters from the previous ''Gundam'' series return in supporting roles, including

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and his rival

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Between 2005 and 2006, the series was reproduced and compiled into a film trilogy, ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation''. Though still directed by Tomino, it involved many changes in the original storyline. The films were considered to be a success in Japan.

Plot

Set in the year Universal Century (UC) 0087, eight years after the events of ''

'' (0079), and four years after the events of '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' (0083 to 0084) the series follows a rebel group called the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) as they try to defeat the Titans, an elite task force of the Earth Federation designed to hunt down Zeon remnants but which ruthlessly kills anyone demanding equal rights for the space citizens in cold blood. The story of ''Zeta Gundam'' is told through the viewpoint of

, a civilian teenager and amateur mobile suit pilot whose parents are engineers working for the Earth Federation and the Titans. While traveling to the Green Noa colony to meet his parents, Kamille is insulted by and strikes a Titans officer named Jerid Messa. Following an AEUG attack led by Quattro Bajeena on the colony to capture a trio of

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mobile suits undergoing field tests, Kamille takes the opportunity to steal Messa's Mk-II to repel the attack and follows Quattro back to the AEUG mothership ''Argama''. The Titans, under the order of Bask Om, take Kamille's parents in an attempt to force the return of the stolen Gundam Mk-II's. Jerid, unaware of the hostage plot, mistakenly kills Kamille's mother. Because of this, and many other reasons, Kamille eventually joins the AEUG. As the war escalates, Kamille encounters people from all sides of the conflict, including brainwashed Titans, artificial Newtypes and the leaders of Anaheim Electronics, who are secretly funding the AEUG. The AEUG eventually launch a full-scale attack on the Earth Federation's assembly at

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, leading to an Earth Sphere civil war. Quattro reveals himself to be Char Aznable and presents evidence of the Titans' tyranny including using G3 nerve gas on a defenseless colony. The Earth Federation court soon rules the Titans' actions to be illegal and backs the AEUG in hunting down Titans leader Jamitov Hymem. After losing the support of the Earth Federation, the Titans turn to their original enemy, remnants of the Principality of Zeon now known as Axis Zeon, to form an alliance to regain control of the Earth Sphere. Axis Zeon's leader Haman Karn contacts the AEUG, using the civil war of the Earth Federation at hand to politically ask for the control of Side 3, the former Zeon colony. Axis involvement and Jamitov's assassination by Jupiter Fleet commander Paptimus Scirocco soon leads to a battle over the colony headquarters of the Titans, Gryps, which has been modified to be a colony laser. The war ends when Kamille, piloting the titular mobile suit Z Gundam, kills Scirocco in battle and the AEUG sinks Scirocco's flagship and most of the Titans' fleet. However, Kamille himself is psychologically broken and although survives without any physical harm to him or the Zeta Gundam, becomes mentally unstable with signs of memory lapse and/or insanity. The series concludes with both the AEUG and Earth Federation, after suffering considerable losses over the course of the war, facing the full force of Axis Zeon, leading into ''

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''.

Production

Yoshiyuki Tomino crammed his frustrations into ''Zeta Gundam''. He created the anime with the idea of telling viewers "Hey, watch my new Gundam, youngsters. Why are you not so lively like them in Z?" Tomino has mixed feelings about ''Zeta Gundam''. Tomino did not like the series and believes he should have ended the story in the first TV series. However, at the same time, he noted that thanks to ''Zeta'' the franchise became more popular.

Soundtrack

A majority of the series background music was written by Japanese

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Shigeaki Saegusa. The melodies of the two opening themes and sole ending theme were written by American pop singer/songwriter

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. The first opening song used is called which was performed by

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, and used for the first twenty-three episodes. ''Zeta - Toki wo Koete'' was based upon the song "Better Days are Coming" from Sedaka's 1972 album ''Solitaire''. The second opening song used is entitled and was performed by

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, this second opening song is used in episodes twenty-four to fifty. The song "''Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete''" was derived from an unreleased song entitled "For Us to Decide". The sole ending song used for the series is called which was sung by Mami Ayukawa. "''Hoshizora no Believe''" was adapted from the song "Bad and Beautiful" from the 1976 album ''Steppin' Out''. In addition to the opening/ending songs an insert song was also made called . This song is sung by Hiroko Moriguchi and is used in episode twenty. The opening and ending songs differed for the International release version, as well as Japanese streaming versions, as opposed to the original. The opening song used is called which was composed by Saegusa, while the song used for the endings entitled was also written by Saegusa. The songs used for the three films that came out of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam were all performed by

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, and were compiled and released on his tribute album 0079-0088. The first film ''Heirs To The Stars'' uses two songs; '' Metamorphoze'' is used as the opening song while is used for the ending. The second film ''Lovers'' uses just one new song called ''Mind Forest'' for the ending song. Mind Forest is also featured on Gackt's album called "Crescent". The final film made ''Love is the Pulse of the Stars'' uses two new songs. ''Love Letter'' is used as an insert song followed by the song ''Dybbuk'' which is used as the ending song.

International release

The show has been placed on rerun on the anime

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, across Japan and later its respective networks worldwide, including

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, and other regions. In 2004, after almost 2 years of delays and failed television and merchandising deals,

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released a limited edition Zeta Gundam boxset with dubbed English and original Japanese audio tracks. The box-set includes pencil sharpener collectibles and a 48-page booklet and poster. The English dub was done by Ocean Production's Blue Water Studio based in

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. Due to Bandai not having rights to the theme songs outside of Asia, the opening and closing sequences were altered. The English subtitles were criticized as inaccurate and appeared to be based on the script for the English dub, rather than a direct translation of the original Japanese script. Bandai corrected the subtitles to a properly translated version for later DVD releases in 5 cases with 2 discs each. Each disc contained five episodes. In 2006,

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acquired the rights to the US release of the "A New Translation" film trilogy, originally slated for release on June 22, 2010, but was later changed to July 6. The series and films have been out of print, following the closure of Bandai Entertainment. On October 11, 2014, at their 2014

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panel, Sunrise announced they will be releasing all of the Gundam franchise, including the ''Zeta Gundam'' TV series and films in North America through distribution from Right Stuf Inc., beginning in Spring 2015.

Related media

Manga

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from March 1985 to February 1986 issues, and compiled into three volumes. A manga remake was also made entitled . This remake was written and illustrated by

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and began serialiation in ''

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'' on June 25, 2011.

Compilation films

In celebration of Gundam's 25th anniversary (and also the 20th anniversary of ''Zeta Gundam''), the 50-episode series was compiled into a film trilogy called ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation''. According to Tomino, the films were created to fix some of the problems he identified in the television series and to bring it into a 21st-century context for a new generation now experiencing the increasingly commercialized series, such as ''

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''. The first film, ''Heirs to the Stars'', opened on May 28, 2005, followed by ''Lovers'' on October 29, 2005, and ''Love is the Pulse of the Stars'' on March 6, 2006. The compilations digitally remastered the television series of ''Zeta Gundam'' with new footage. Around 33% of "''Heir to the Stars''" was newly animated footage, with 70% for "''Lovers''" and almost 80% for "''Love is the Pulse of the Stars''". However, several major plot events from the TV series were either edited or removed to allow the films to flow more smoothly, unlike Tomino's previous Gundam film compilations. Likewise, the fate of some characters in the television version were entirely changed, notably Kamille's — in the original, his final battle renders him into a vegetative state, while he remains physically and mentally fit by the end of the film trilogy. In addition, mobile suits belonging to the Gundam timeline, but designed after the television broadcast of ''Zeta Gundam'', were also placed into the films. Shigeaki Saegusa's musical score from the TV series was reused for the films, with the addition of new songs by Japanese singer-songwriter

. A music video for the first film's opening theme " Metamorphoze" featured Gackt singing inside a mobile suit cockpit during battle. The majority of the original TV voice cast returned to reprise their respective roles.

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, who died in 2003 - was posthumously credited, as an archived recording of her voice was used for a cameo appearance of Sayla Mass in the third film. There were some changes to the voice cast - namely

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replacing

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as Four Murasame,

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replacing Miyuki Matsuoka as Fa Yuiry, and a few others. This change sparked controversy among fans, who suspected that Yukana used her relationship with sound director Sadayoshi Fujino to land her role. The films were a box office success in Japan.

Games

In 1985, Bandai released a special board game based on the series. Designed for two to four players, ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Take Off MKII'' has a paper map and 12 miniatures of various AEUG and Titans mobile suits, plus game rules and mission files. '' Kidō Senshi Z-Gundam: Hot Scramble'' followed in 1986. the first ''Gundam'' video game for home consoles, Hot Scramble featured first-person and side-scrolling stages. this would be followed by a 3D-fighting game, ''Mobile Suit Z Gundam'', for the Sony PlayStation in 1997. Featuring remastered cutscenes from the series, it comes on two discs, allowing players to experience the series from the viewpoints of Kamille and Char. Bandai later added the series' mobile suits as part of Gundam Vs. Zeta Gundam in 2004. In addition, Tecmo Koei and Namco Bandai have co-published the '' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam'' franchise since 2007.

Reception

Critical reception

''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' is praised by fans of the Universal Century sect of the franchise, with many lauding it for its bleak tone, character development, and its complicated expression of war. However, the series has also been criticized for being overly depressing, and frequently exhibiting a directionless plot. The show has also been accused as being

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for its overuse of killing off female love interests and the characterization of some of the female characters. Even the series' director, Yoshiyuki Tomino, has expressed not liking the show, finding in retrospect much of the hostility and abuse inflicted upon characters to undermine any realistic depiction of war. The review website Mania.com gave the anime an overall 'B+' rating, regarding it as "one of

's greatest works." They stated that the "lack of an A/A+ is that this is recommended for fans who are already familiar with the Universal Century storyline," recommending that audiences view "the original film trilogy" first before watching ''Zeta Gundam''. The reviewer Chris Beveridge of Mania.com gave certain volumes of the series a full 'A' rating, describing the last ten episodes as being "the huge payoff episodes" where "you can almost feel the characters being rushed around a bit and moved through the paces. But at the same time, it all comes so fast that it's simply enjoyable to watch so much happen and change so quickly." Beveridge would later review the Blu-Ray releases of the series for ''The Fandom Post'', giving both sets of Blu-Rays an 'A−' rating. Beveridge writes in the review for the first set, "It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost ten years since I last saw this series as you realize just how much anime you consume. But it also makes you realize which ones truly stand out over the course of time and this one is definitely one of them." Beveridge found the second half of the series weaker, though still claims that the show "hits most things right". While reviewing for the Blu-ray release of the series, Ollie Barder of ''

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'' gave the show a rave review, even titling it as "Possibly The Greatest 'Gundam' Series Ever Made". Barder praised the series' more realistic approach to war and its striking designs for the many different robots, though did find the transforming mechas out of place in ''Zeta's'' more grounded reality. Lauren Orsini of ''

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'' also praised the series in a review for the first Blu-ray release, giving the dub for the first set a 'B', praising it for its powerful storytelling. Orsini was more critical of the second half of the series, finding the plot too chaotic and calling it Gundam's "awkward coming-of-age". But Orsini still praised the second half for its mecha designs and strong emotional payoffs, ultimately giving the subtitle version of the series a 'B'. ''

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'' listed ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' as the best Gundam anime in their 2020 list, and the series was later ranked as the highest-rated Gundam show on ''

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''. ''Bluefin Brand'', one of the biggest distributors of Gunpla model kits and other Japanese branded toys in the west, had ''Zeta Gundam'' the top show to watch in the franchise. ''

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'' listed ''Zeta Gundam'' as the third-best

of the pre-90s, only below the original ''

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''. In the '' NHK's'' 2018 mega "All Gundam Poll", ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' was placed as the second-best anime in the Gundam franchise, only behind the original 1979 ''Gundam'' show. The Zeta Gundam mecha was voted as the second-best mobile suit in the same poll, only behind the RX-93 ν Gundam (also known as the Nu Gundam) from ''

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''. The second opening song, , was also voted the best Gundam song in the franchise.

, the original singer of ''Mizu no Hoshi'', re-recorded a new version of the song in '' Gundam Song Covers'', along with the nine other songs in the top ten of ''NHK's'' poll. A music video of Moriguchi's new version of ''Mizu no Hoshi'' was released in 2019. The ''NHK'' reported that there was a total of 1,740,280 votes in the poll, with 46% of the votes for ''Zeta'' coming from voters between the ages 40 to 46.

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