
Mobile
Suit Victory Gundam
In
1993, Yoshiyuki Tomino premiered the first new Gundam TV
series in 6 years with Mobile Suit Victory Gundam. With F91,
he attempted to show a new generation of characters by moving forward
30 years. With this series, he moves forward another 30 years to
UC 0153. The Federation and Zeon conflict is long over, as is the
Federation and Crossbone Vanguard conflict. Now, the Earth Federation
continues to weaken as the spaceborn Zanscare Empire attempts to
conquer Earth. Only the AEUG-like League Militaire stands in their
way, and their secret weapon is the mass-produced Victory Gundam.
Unlike the kiddie pleaser Gundam ZZ, Victory Gundam returns
to the darker roots of Zeta Gundam and is considered by many
to be the best UC series after Zeta Gundam. Currently, Victory
Gundam has the distinction of being the final animated series
set in the Universal Century. Following the end of this series in
early 1994, Sunrise began producing the Alternate Universe series,
beginning with Mobile Fighter G Gundam. As with some of
the other Gundam series, it isn't available yet in the U.S.
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