Also known as: 機動戦士Ζガンダム, Zガンダム
Zeta Gundam is the Mecha anime 1985 TV sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam. It was created by largely the same creative staff as is predecessor, but veteran designer Ookawara Kunio was assisted in mechanical designs by newcomers Nagano Mamoru and Fujita Kazumi. It also had character designs by Kitazume Hiroyuki and Yasuhiko Yoshikazu.
Zeta Gundam followed in the footsteps of Choujikuu Yousai Macross (1982) by including a large number of transforming MS Robots, a first for a Gundam show.
It is set in the year Universal Century 0087, eight years after the original series. It follows the story of Kamille Bidan, designer and pilot of the MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam, in an interplanetary conflict known as "The Gryps War", between the oppresive and brutal Earth Federation Titans against the alliance of the valiant AEUG and the Karaba resistance organization.
The story of the series continues directly into Gundam ZZ (where it concludes).
To this day is considered by many anime critics as the most influential and best Universal Century Gundam series ever made.(1) (2)
Some Mobile Suits
- AEUG (Anti-Earth Union Group) and Karaba
- GM II
- Rick Dias
- Hyaku Shiki
- Gundam Mk II
- Zeta Gundam
- Methuss
- Dijeh
- Super Gundam
- Nemo (Mobile Suit)
- Guncannon Detector
- Titans
- GM II
- Act Zaku
- Galbaldy Beta
- Hizack
- Byalant
- Marasai
- Messala
- Barzam
- Bolinoak Sammahn
- Palace Athene
- Baund Doc
- Hambrabi
- Asshimar
- Gaplant
- Gaplant TR-5
- Gabthley
- The O (Mobile Suit)
- Psycho Gundam
- Psycho Gundam Mk II