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!!!!!!

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).

Man, when I first saw this, I was skeptical, because it is about 5 years older then Gundam Wing (which is also one of my favorites.)

I found out this OVA series to be so much more.... The plot of this Gundam series is in the Universal Century timeline, not the After Colony like Gundam Wing. The plot was great and the animation was too. The characters are also very nicely done. Overall, I give this OVA series a ***** (10)-out of *****.

With all the craze over the Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz, people are so swept up in the hype that they don't know that there is another Gundam. Wing and Endless Waltz is an alternate Gundam universe, like when comics to the "what if" issue. 0083 has a collection of romance, action, politics, and amazing music and animation. The Japanese always try to put lots of little stories and elements into one thing. This makes it enjoyable for all. 0083 follows the original Gundam story line and the Gundams in the movie are more realistic than Wing. Wing has all these swords, blades and close combat weapons. But if you think about it Gundams are like big walking tanks. If you were to make a Gundam you would put guns, missiles, and long range weapons as opposed to swords. It starts of right away with test pilots and a secret mission then blasts off in to space. 0083 is a military based story with all of life's inconveniences. Like all anime you see the main character's problems and trials, but through it all you are bombarded with rock music and beautiful animation. The characters in 0083 don't sound like robots in Wing, they have more character and personality. And think about it, why would kids be driving Gundams? Let's get real, if you want Gundam for more mature people that takes a brain to understand it check out Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory. The best so far.

Stardust Memory is by far one of the best and most enjoyable of the whole Gundam collection. As its rating shows, most others agree that this series offers the best of mecha in recent times. It has everything that one could want in a series: great battles, cool characters, likable villains, and of course it continues with the Gundam tradition of showing both sides of war. It even has some comedy and romance(although somewhat annoying). Kou Uraki whines just a little bit less than Amuro, so u won't have to wear earplugs while watching. The best aspect of the series has to be the battles. Throughout of the series, we see the use of 3 incredible gundams. Each of them has their own niche that sets them apart. The GP01 is the classic Gundam for all purposes. The GP02 has first strike capabilities that basically starts Operation Stardust. The GP03 is just an incredible mobile armor/suit. Besides these, the battles are very even unlike MSG's battles. The Zeon have equality in the way of mobile suits. But anyways, this series is a must see for any Gundam fan and it has the coolest villain ever. Long live Anavel Gato, The Nightmare of Solomon.