After the One Year War, Peace was signed between Zeon and the Earth Federation. Three years later, however, some remaining forces of Zeon who never gave up steal the new Federation mobile suit Gundam Unit 2, capable of Nuclear Strike and use it as its primary weapon in their Operation Stardust. Can Federation rookie pilot Kou Uraki and his Gundam Unit 1 match up against Zeon's Anavel Gato, the Nightmare of Solomon, and still be able to stop Zeon before it's too late? Kou is an obvious ripoff of Amuro Ray, as they share the same characteristic of being socially awkward but good with machines. Anavel Gato is obviously the better pilot, but why did he kill himself so that Kou, the ripoff idiot, could live? Gato's GPO2A was one of the best Gundams I've seen in recent Gundam series. Cima's death was unnecessary, although I didn't like her.<br/><br/>As for the Uraki-Purpleton romance, it was nice, but unoriginal. The defining moment in the series was when the La Vie En Rose commander was shot and killed. That was tragic. I have been a fan of Gundam for almost 20 years and have seen it through it's various incarnations. While I am no authority on anime, I definitely know what I like. I used to think Zeta Gundam was a pinnacle in mecha design and plot twists, but this one brings it all home.<br/><br/>The character design, story telling and music are all A+ #1<br/><br/>It's one thing to just think of them as giant robots, or big tanks, but this series brought out how hard it was to be a pilot of one of these devices, both physically as well as psychologically.<br/><br/>If you can, I advise getting it!
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