Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
Movie, 2022, Universal Century, Set in UC 0079
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island is #24 of 27 in release order and #5 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man—Cucuruz Doan.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island recap
During the One Year War, the White Base is sent to clear Zeon forces from the island of Alegranza. Amuro Ray is ambushed by a lone Zaku, falls from a cliff, and loses his Gundam. He wakes in a lighthouse cared for by Cucuruz Doan, a Zeon ace who has deserted to protect a group of war orphans on the island. Amuro helps with chores and looks for his Gundam. Zeon commander M'Quve threatens a nuclear strike if the Federation keeps advancing on Gibraltar, and Doan's old unit comes to restart the island's missile launchers. Bright stalls the ship's departure, and Sleggar Law leads a rescue.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island ending explained
Doan has sabotaged the missiles, which explode in mid-air. Amuro defeats Doan's former comrades in his Gundam, then pushes Doan's Zaku off a cliff into the sea, freeing him from the war. The White Base leaves as the children wave goodbye.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island is streaming on Crunchyroll in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.
Ratings
IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, MyAnimeList 7.38
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, before Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury.
- Chronological order: after Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, before Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory.
What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
In release order, 10 Gundam essentials come before Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022), from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) to Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021). Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island itself is optional in the Gundam order.
Cast
- Toru Furuya as Amuro Ray (voice)
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Cucuruz Doan (voice)
- Ken Narita as Bright Noa (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Kai Shiden (voice)
- Megumi Han as Sayla Mass / Letz Cofan (voice)
- Hideki Nakanishi as Hayato Kobayashi (voice)
- Tomofumi Ikezoe as Sleggar Law (voice)
- Satomi Arai as Mirai Yashima / Haro / Kikka Kitamoto (voice)
- Misato Fukuen as Fraw Bow (voice)
- Takashi Kondo as Job John (voice)
- Takuya Eguchi as Oscar Dublin (voice)
- Keisuke Komoto as Marker Clan (voice)
Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko.