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Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

Series, 2011, Advanced Generation, Set in AG 115

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is #18 of 27 in release order and #23 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.

The story

Advanced Generation (A.G.) 101. The space colony Angel is attacked and destroyed by a mysterious "Unknown Enemy" with overwhelming strength. As this "UE" continues its attacks, a boy named Flit Asuno loses his mother when she is caught in the crossfire. Now in A.G. 115, Flit must fight using a new Gundam of his own creation, which evolves itself through battle. The curtain rises on an epic Gundam saga spanning 100 years and three generations.

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE recap

The story spans a century of war between the Earth Federation and the Unknown Enemy. As a child in AG 101, Flit Asuno watches his mother die in a UE attack and receives the AGE Device, holding the plans for a Gundam. In the first arc, a teenage Flit pilots the Gundam AGE-1 and learns the UE are humans from Mars, the Vagan, abandoned there by Earth. In the second arc, Flit's son Asemu pilots the AGE-2 and fights the Vagan, then disappears and becomes a space pirate. In the third arc, Asemu's son Kio pilots the AGE-3 under his grandfather Flit, now a hardline leader, and is captured by the Vagan, where he sees their suffering.

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ending explained

In the final arc, Flit, Asemu and Kio fight together. Kio pushes for peace with the Vagan, Asemu destroys a dangerous weapons database, and the battle for the Vagan colony Second Moon ends with both sides choosing peace. Earth and Mars work together to make Mars livable.

Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is streaming on Tubi in the US.

Ratings

IMDb 5.5/10, MyAnimeList 6.50

Where it fits

What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam AGE

Nothing. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.

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