Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
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Genre	Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Military, Science Fiction
Anime
Directed by	Mitsuko Kase, Takashi Imanishi
Studio	Sunrise
Anime
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon
Directed by	Takashi Imanishi
Studio	Sunrise

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (機動戦士ガンダム0083 STARDUST MEMORY, Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0083 Stardust Memory) is a 13-episode anime OVA series set in the Gundam universe. The first volume containing two 30-minute episodes was released in Japan on May 23, 1991. Subsequent volumes, containing one 30-minute episode each, followed every one or two months; the final volume went on sale on September 24, 1992. The series was directed by Mitsuko Kase (Episodes 1–7) and Takashi Imanishi (Eps 2–13). The characters were designed by Toshihiro Kawamoto. Gundam 0083 is licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and is available on VHS and DVD.

Synopsis

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A scene from 0083 series.

Universal Century 0083: Zeon Intelligence has identified a prototype Gundam designed for nuclear attack under development by Anahiem Electronics. A former zeon ace and a small band of Principality soldiers are dispatched to earth to capture the gundam as part of Operation Stardust. When the Zeon succsessfully make off the protoype the Earth Federation assignes the MS carrier Albion to locate and recover the missing mobile suit. When the stolen Gundam fires at a Federation Naval review the Space Force suffers a catastrophic loss in its forces; as the Federation regroups they learn that the Zeon have captured a Space Colony, ostensibly with the objective of colliding it with the moon. When the colonies course is unexpectedly changed toward earth the true objective of stardust is revealed.

The series ends with the creation of the Titans, an elite Zeon-hunting division of the Federal Forces, the main antagonists in Zeta Gundam. Template:Endspoiler

Episodes

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Kou Uraki in the last episode of 0083 Stardust Memory.

The Japanese laserdisc release of Gundam 0083 featured English episode titles on the cover that often differed from the Japanese titles shown at the beginning of each episode. For each episode in the list below, the official English translation of the Japanese title is given, followed by the alternative English title from the laserdisc cover in parentheses.

Gundamjack (Stardust Rising)
Endless Pursuit (War is Not Over, Yet)
Into Battle, Albion (Irregulars in Albion)
Attack and Retreat on the Burning Sand (The Lost Troopers)
Gundam, to the Sea of Star (Sieg Zeon!)
The Warrior of Von Braun (Mind of the Moon)
With Shining Blue Fire (Burning Heart)
Conspiracy Sector (Conspiracy of Silence)
The Nightmare of Solomon (Nightmare of Solomon)
Colliding War Zones (The Hot Area)
La Vie En Rose (La Vie En Rose)
Assault on the Point of No Return (Assault Waves)
A Storm Raging Through (Men of Destiny)

A special VHS sneak peak of the first episode titled GxG Unit was given to advance ticket purchasers of Gundam F91.

A compilation movie, JION no zankou (Last Blitz of Zeon) opened in Japanese theaters on August 29, 1992. The series was reissued in DVD format in Japan on four volumes; the first R2 disc went on sale on January 25, 2000.

Bandai Entertainment licensed the series for the US market. Volume 1 of the R1 DVD went on sale in January of 2002. Cartoon Network premiered the series on US television a month later.

Compilation Movie

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Theatrical poster

After the completion of the Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory OVA in 1992 the series was reformatted into a compilation movie and re-released under the title Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon.

To date, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of Zeon has not been released in America (apparently due to the lack of original footage), however it has been released in France, Benelux, Germany, and received a UK DVD release in May 2006 as Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of Zeon.

Radio Drama

Gundam 0083's canon includes two radio dramas on CD format billed as Cinema CDs. Both drama CDs were directed by series director Takashi with dialogue by Asahide Ōkuma (writer for 5 of the 0083 episodes).

Runga Offing Cannonade Battle: Runga Offing narrates events between Episodes 7 and 8, when the Albion engages a Chivvay-class Zeon warship. It introduces a new character, Aristide Hughes, the Albion's Gunnery Lieutenant.
Mayfly of Space: Mayfly reveals Cima's backstory in flashbacks as she reflects on her past prior to the events of Episode 13. It reveals that Cima and her unit poisoned a Side 5 colony using G-3 nerve gas, under orders, but were treated as pariahs afterwards by their own countrymen for committing such an atrocity. At the end of the war her superior refused to let her retreat to Axis. Because their home colony Mahal had been converted into a weapon, Cima and her men were left stranded and homeless.

Both of these stories appear in the PlayStation 2 game Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space.

Novelization

The story of 0083 was retold in prose form by Hiroshi Yamaguchi in three volumes. The books were published by Kadokawa Shoten and contain illustrations by Toshihiro Kawamoto, Hirotoshi Sano and Hajime Katoki. callum rules