Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Movie, 2018, Universal Century, Set in UC 0097
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative is #22 of 27 in release order and #11 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
U.C. 0097, one year after the opening of "Laplace's Box". Despite the revelation of the Universal Century Charter that acknowledges the existence and rights of Newtypes, the framework of the world has not been greatly altered. The conflict later dubbed the "Laplace Incident" is thought to have ended with the downfall of the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. In its final battle, two full psycho-frame mobile suits displayed power beyond human understanding. The white unicorn and the black lion were sealed away to remove this danger from people's consciousness, and they should now be completely forgotten. However, the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 03, which disappeared two years earlier, is now about to show itself in the Earth Sphere once more. A golden phoenix… named Phenex.
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative recap
In UC 0097, a year after Unicorn, the Federation hunts the Phenex, a third Unicorn Gundam that vanished two years earlier. Jona Basta pilots the Narrative Gundam, working with Michele Luio of the Luio company. Michele and Jona were childhood test subjects, alongside Rita Bernal, who became the Phenex's pilot and whose soul is now inside it. Zoltan Akkanen, a failed Char clone with the Sleeves, joins the hunt with his Sinanju Stein. When Zoltan learns he is to be sacrificed, he takes the II Neo Zeong and threatens Earth.
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative ending explained
Michele sacrifices herself to save Jona, and Banagher Links helps Jona reach the Phenex. The combined will of Jona, Rita and Michele beats the II Neo Zeong, killing Zoltan. The Phenex flies off, and Banagher saves Jona. The Unicorn is shown sealed away by Mineva and Banagher.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative is streaming on Crunchyroll in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, MyAnimeList 6.48
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, before Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway.
- Chronological order: after Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, before Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway.
What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
In release order, 8 Gundam essentials come before Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018), from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) to Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010).
Cast
- Junya Enoki as Jona Basta (voice)
- Tomo Muranaka as Michele Luio (voice)
- Ayu Matsuura as Rita Bernal (voice)
- Ayumi Fujimura as Mineva Lao Zabi (voice)
- Tomoko Shiota as Martha Vist Carbine (voice)
- Yuuichirou Umehara as Zoltan Akkanen (voice)
- Takahiro Shimada as Pavel (voice)
- Kazuya Nakai as Iago Haakana (voice)
- Makoto Furukawa as Brick Teclato (voice)
Directed by Shunichi Yoshizawa.