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MOBILE SUIT
GUNDAM 0083
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Story Date
Universal Century 0083

The Story
A brief synopsis of the story, and profiles of the major characters.

The Mechanics
Mobile suits and vehicles, with complete specs where available.

 The most epic of the non-Tomino Gundam stories, Gundam 0083 attempts to bridge the seven-year gap between the original series and the followup Z Gundam. As well as depicting the creation of the fascistic Titans, it combines huge naval battles, colony drops, massive nuclear attacks, monster mobile armors and top-quality animation into a fan-pleasing smorgasbord. The series was created by an all-star team of Sunrise regulars under the supervision of Takashi Imanishi.

The thirteen-episode video series, subtitled "Stardust Memory," was released in twelve volumes from 1991 to 1992. In the "GxG Unit" promotion, a preview version of episode 1 was released in December 1990 as a special bonus with purchase of a Gundam F91 movie ticket.

One month before the final episode of the video series arrived, a movie compilation was released under the title "Last Blitz of Zeon." This cut out large portions of the story, but didn't add any significant new material or make any noteworthy changes. However, it did spoil the ending for everyone.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Format:                 Original video series, 13 episodes
Released:               Volume 1: May 23, 1991
                        Volume 2: June 27, 1991
                        Volume 3: August 22, 1991
                        Volume 4: September 26, 1991
                        Volume 5: October 24, 1991
                        Volume 6: November 21, 1991
                        Volume 7: February 20, 1992
                        Volume 8: April 23, 1992
                        Volume 9: May 21, 1992
                        Volume 10: June 21, 1992
                        Volume 11: August 21, 1992
                        Volume 12: September 24, 1992

Directors:              Takashi Imanishi, Mitsuko Kase
Scenario:               Takashi Imanishi
Screenplay:             Fuyushi Gobu, Akinori Endo, Asahide Okuma,
                        Ryosuke Takahashi
Character design:       Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mecha styling:          Shoji Kawamori
Mecha design:           Mika Akitaka, Yasushi Ishizu, Hajime Katoki
Animation supervisor:   Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mecha animation supervisor:
                        Hirotoshi Sano
Art direction:          Jun'ichi Higashi

Cast:
  Kou Uraki             Ryo Horikawa
  Nina Purpleton        Rei Sakuma
  Anavel Gato           Akio Otsuka
  Eiphar Sinapus        Chikao Otsuka
  Chuck Keith           Yoshiharu Yamada
  Aguille Delaz         Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  Cima Garahau          Mari Mashiba

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon

Format:                 Theatrical motion picture
Premiered:              August 29, 1992

Director:               Takashi Imanishi
Character design:       Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mecha styling:          Shoji Kawamori
Mecha design:           Mika Akitaka, Yasushi Ishizu, Hajime Katoki

Cast:
  Kou Uraki             Ryo Horikawa
  Nina Purpleton        Rei Sakuma
  Anavel Gato           Akio Otsuka
  Eiphar Sinapus        Chikao Otsuka
  Chuck Keith           Yoshiharu Yamada
  Aguille Delaz         Kiyoshi Kobayashi
  Cima Garahau          Mari Mashiba

Mobile Suit Gundam, Z Gundam, Gundam ZZ, Char's Counterattack, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Gundam F91, Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon, Gundam: The 08th MS Team, and Gundam W: Endless Waltz are copyright Sotsu Agency and Sunrise. V Gundam, G Gundam, Gundam W, and Gundam X are copyright Sotsu Agency, Sunrise and TV Asahi.