Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士Ζガンダム,
Hepburn: KidÅ Senshi ZÄ"ta Gandamu) is a 1985 Japanese television
anime series, the second installment in the Gundam franchise, and a
sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and
directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu
Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split among Kunio
Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita. The series was originally
aired on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its sister ANN 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
who seek to end the Titans. The show is told through the perspective
of Kamille Bidan, 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 Amuro Ray and his rival Char Aznable, the latter of which
returns as a pilot for the AEUG under the new identity of Quattro
Bajeena.Often regarded as one of the best shows in the franchise, the
series is praised for its dark themes, characters, and its
improvements over its predecessor. Between 2005 and 2006, the series
was reproduced and compiled into a movie 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.Set in the year Universal Century
(UC) 0087, eight years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam (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.
Hepburn: KidÅ Senshi ZÄ"ta Gandamu) is a 1985 Japanese television
anime series, the second installment in the Gundam franchise, and a
sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and
directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu
Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split among Kunio
Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita. The series was originally
aired on Nagoya Broadcasting Network and its sister ANN 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
who seek to end the Titans. The show is told through the perspective
of Kamille Bidan, 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 Amuro Ray and his rival Char Aznable, the latter of which
returns as a pilot for the AEUG under the new identity of Quattro
Bajeena.Often regarded as one of the best shows in the franchise, the
series is praised for its dark themes, characters, and its
improvements over its predecessor. Between 2005 and 2006, the series
was reproduced and compiled into a movie 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.Set in the year Universal Century
(UC) 0087, eight years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam (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.
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