Turn A Gundam
Series, 1999, Correct Century, Set in CC 2343
Turn A Gundam is #13 of 27 in release order and #18 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
It is the Correct Century, two millenniums after a devastating conflict which left the world broken. Earth is now mostly uninhabitable, and thus a remnant of humanity has resided on the Moon while the Earth and its few survivors recover.
Turn A Gundam recap
In the far future, Earth has returned to an early industrial age, and humans who lived on the Moon, the Moonrace, want to return. Loran Cehack, a young Moonrace scout, lives for two years on Earth as a chauffeur to the Heim family. When the Moonrace invades, a stone statue near the town breaks open to reveal a mobile suit, the Turn A Gundam, and Loran pilots it to defend Earth. Moonrace queen Dianna Soreil and Kihel Heim, the Heims' elder daughter, look identical and swap places to try to make peace. Excavations reveal machines of the "Black History", the forgotten past of every earlier Gundam timeline. The war spreads, and Gym Ghingham, a militarist from the Moon, appears in the Turn X, which mirrors the Turn A. Dianna reveals the Turn A's Moonlight Butterfly once destroyed civilisation.
Turn A Gundam ending explained
Loran and Gym duel, both machines unleash the Moonlight Butterfly, and they are sealed in a cocoon, killing Gym. Earth and Moonrace begin rebuilding together. Kihel goes to the Moon to rule as Queen Dianna, and Loran leaves to care for the real Dianna in a country cabin.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, MyAnimeList 7.84
Where it fits
- Release order: after After War Gundam X, before Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
- Chronological order: after After War Gundam X, before Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.
What to watch before Turn A Gundam
Nothing. Turn A Gundam (1999) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Romi Park as Loran Cehack (voice)
- Setsuji Sato as Joseph Yaht (voice)
- Akio Nojima as Sid Munzer (voice)
- Hidenari Ugaki as Sam (voice)
- Rio Natsuki as Merrybell Gadget (voice)
- Takuya Kirimoto as Yani Obus (voice)
- Yasuhiko Kawazu as Corin Nander (voice)
- Rieko Takahashi as Dianna Soreil (voice)
- Akino Murata as Sochie Heim (voice)
- Tetsu Inada as Harry Ord (voice)
- Gou Aoba as Guin Sard Lineford (voice)
- Jun Fukuyama as Keith Laijie (voice)
Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino.