Kidô senshi Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

UC 0083, peace has come to Earth and Space after the Federation wiped out the Zeon forces, or so they thought. A remnant Zeon squad known as the Delaz fleet, who is led by the most loyal of Zeon's admirals, plan to steal one of two powerful new Gundam prototypes, the difference? This one is armed with a nuclear warhead!!

The Gundam is taken by ace Zeon pilot, Anaval Gato, who carries the label "Nightmare of Solomon" for the way he was feared on the battleground. It is up to rookie Federation pilot Kou Uraki to master the other Gundam and stop Gato from using the warhead and letting Zeon reform. As the battle progresses, Kou and Gato constantly battle and become bitter rivals, Federation vs Zeon, Gundam vs Gundam, both fighting for their beliefs and eventually for the affection of mobile suit technician Nina Purpleton, who is smitten with both of them, past and present. While the battles ensue, the lines of good and bad becomes blurred, and one has to ask, who is the real dictatorship in this war.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 is by far the best spin off of the Universal Century time line ever, bar none, and it explains some of the things that happen in Zeta Gundam that is set 4 years later. The animation is crisp, the story is tight, and the music can't be beat. The rivalry between Kou and Gato is one of the best of the Gundam universe, I'd rate it second only to Amuro and Char from the original Gundam series. For only 13 episodes, this show is very well done. It left me begging for more.

Gundam 0083, Gundam vs Gundam, LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!

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.

The character design, story telling and music are all A+ #1

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.

If you can, I advise getting it!

Here is one of the two best OVA's for the real gundam universe (universal century). Only tied with 08th MS team in story and follow through, this is a unique telling of the events transpiring in the year 0083. Whats unique is that it is told from the prospective of a test pilot not trained for combat, Kou Uraki. There is very good character development for not only Kou, but of all of the main characters. Tied in mechanical beauty with 08th, but it is older and falters only a little in this area.

A great series to see, surpasses WING and ENDLESS WALTZ by tenfold. A tribute to anime, so go see it!

Gundam 0083 is one incredible ride, with top animation (Both the character movement and mecha animation is very fluid, and the detail is astounding)music, and mecha design, done both by Hajime Katoki(One of the top designers for Gundam) and Shoji Kawamori(Creator/mecha designer of such anime classics as Macross and Escaflowne). The characters are well-designed and very realistic, avoiding the "big eye" stereotype. The story takes place between the original Gundam and Zeta Gundam. Following events in the original, new Gundams are being developed by the Earth Federation. However, a remnant Zeon force steals one of the Gundams-one armed with a nuke, no less-and it's up to ensign Kou Uraki to take one of the other units and join in a desperate search across Earth and space-before it's too late. As panic grips the Federation, small conspiracies begin to form on both sides, which ultimately culminate in the events of Zeta. The only problems with 0083 are a few plot holes and the general ineffectiveness of the main character.Gundam main characters have a tendency to be losers, but poor Kou goes way over the top.. There's also a romance that feels rather tacked-on. But apart from that, a good show.

Stardust Memory is another great installment of the Gundam Universe. Set in the year 0083 of the Universal Century (UC), four years after the One Year War of UC 0079, it tells the story of the last renmants of Zeon who launch a last all-out attack on the Earth Federation. The Zeon forces, led by Aguille Delaz, send ace Anavel Gato to steal a new Gundam that has a nuclear warhead. On his way (always) is rookie Kou Uraki, an Earth Federation Forces cadet who will do everything he can to stop Gato. There isn't a lot of humor, and the love relationship between Uraki and Nina Purpleton is bland, but it's got the signature of a Gundam series, Drama, and battles of epic proportions, character development, and main characters that die. There are a lot of conspiracies that are hard to understand and one has to remember that this series relates a lot to the original Gundam (past) and Zeta Gundam (future).