Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2011)
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the twelfth incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series was first announced in the July issue of Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic, and has gaming company Level-5's President Akihiro Hino in charge of the story. This installment of the Gundam meta-series is set on a futuristic Earth plagued by an interplanetary war that spans a whole century. Its story revolves around three protagonists from the same family, each piloting his own version of the eponymous mecha, fighting to defend Earth and its space colonies from an enemy race far more advanced in terms of technology. The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on June 13, 2011, during a special event at the 2011 Tokyo Toy Show. Gundam AGE premiered on the MBS and TBS broadcasting stations in Japan on October 9, 2011 and 49 episodes were broadcast, with the last episode on September 23, 2012. A compilation OVA titled Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden will be released on July 26, 2013, focusing on the second protagonist of the series, Asemu Asuno.
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In A.G. 101, on "The Day the Angel Fell," Flit Asuno's dying mother provided him with the schematics for a legendary Mobile Suit known as the "Gundam." Having spent the next 14 years working to develop this weapon, he soon must put it to the test when a fleet of U.E.'s invade his colony Nora and threaten the lives of his friends.
The Gundam and the Diva heads a combined coalition of Zalam and Euba mobile suits in a move to protect Fardain colony from destruction by UE Mothership and its mobile suit forces. During the course of the battle, the Zalam and Euba forces are able support Diva's mobile suit to repulse UE forces, but at high cost of lives.
The Diva arrives at the neutral space colony Minsry, where Captain Grodek Ainoa attends conference devise a strategy to fight the UE. Flit attends the meeting as well, where meets young girl Yurin once more. While attending the conference, Federation Forces move in to arrest the Captain on the charge of mutiny.
The command crew of the Diva's escapes Federation Commander Stroller Guavaran and his forces on the neutral space colony Minsry, reboards the ship. However, as the Diva departs, Commander Guavaran's task force of warships appears and traps the Diva in second attempt to capture the mutinying Captain.
The crew infiltrates the space fortress Ambat. Fortress Commander Gerra Zoi pilots the top of the line Defurse to defeat the Gundam. The Gundam and Defurse have a final battle inside the fortress, but moved by his hatred towards the UE, Flit finally corners Gerra. But a surprising truth awaits him. What does Gerra tell them about the earth's cursed past? Who are the UE? The truth is revealed!
Twenty five years have passed, and history is passed on to a new generation. The war between the Earth Federation and the Vagan, who used to be known as the UE, continues. Federation Military Commander Flit Asuno gives his son Asemu the AGE device on his 17th birthday. Just then, Asemu's colony, Tordia, is attacked by the Vagan. Asemu launches in a hidden Gundam to protect the colony.
Zeheart joins the Mobile Suit Club and helps Asemu and his friends build a new mobile suit. However Zeheart ia actually a Vagan spy. When his allies learn the Gundam can only be on the Asuno Estates, they task Zeheart with the job of infiltrating the premises. Zeheart locates the Gundam. When the championship of the Colony's Mobile Suit Battles arrive, the Vagan's attack the Asuno Residence hoping to claim Gundam. Asemu runs home to save Gundam, but can he make it in time? Why do the Vagan's want the Gundam so badly?
The Vagan launch a new model red mobile suit that enters into a one-on-one battle with AGE-2. The commander of the new mobile suit is none other than Zeheart, who hopes this mobile suit can withstand his X-Rounder abilities. The name of the suit... xvm-zgc Zeydra.
After Zeheart spares Asemu's life, Asemu takes the advanced military training test to find out his aptitude as an X-Rounder.
A reunion of friends. Two lives drawn together are tossed about in the whirlwind of war. Gundam AGE-2 Double Bullet arrives and kills two Veigan X-Rounders from Magician 8. A 35 year-old Arabel Zoi stabs Grodek because of Gerra Zoi's death, then gunned down by 3 men in sunglasses.
Flit recovers a Vagan intact cockpit from their previous battle and Dique's team finds that its pilot was using a special helmet to artificially stimulate his X-Rounder abilities. Against orders, Asemu steals the helmet believing it would give him the chance to get on par with Zeheart's skills, but the side effects of wearing it in combat puts his life in danger.
The battle for Nortram intensifies until the Vagans' main fortress is severely damaged and threatens to fall on Earth. To prevent that disaster strikes the planet, Asemu and Zeheart join forces on a suicide mission to destroy it from inside. Having fullfilled their duty, both pilots accept their imminent deaths and sort out their differences, until Zeheart is shown an escape route leading them to safety.
One year after the battle of Nortram, Flit makes use of the information he got from Grodek to expose the conspiration between the Earth Government and the Vagans to the public. With their plans uncovered, the Veigans launch an attack to kill the Earth Prime Minister, but Asemu stands in their way.
Just after the birth of his son Kio, Asemu leaves for a special mission but never returns. On A.G. 164, the Vagans launch a large scale invasion on Earth that overruns the Federation Forces by surprise. Just when everything seems lost, Flit and Kio board the brand new Gundam AGE-3 to fight back.
Flit and Kio struggle to contain Zeheart and the Vagan offensive on their town Olivernotes. By Flit's request, the retired Diva is reinstated into duty and launched to assist them.
The Diva flies at low altitude to avoid enemy detection while passing through a desert, when it is ambushed by the "Phantom 3", a Vagan special unit whose desert-oriented gear gives them the upper hand. Kio and the others struggle to keep the enemy at bay long enough for the Age Builder to complete their newest weapon, the G-Hopper, and dispatch it to assemble the Gundam AGE-3 Fortress.
The Battle of Roustroulam continues, but when Flit and the others realize the Vagans' true intentions, they must race against time to disarm the bombs left behind by the enemy.
The Diva leaves for lunar orbit; they are attacked by pirates along the way.
The crew of Diva takes heed of the message left behind by Asemu revealing the existence of EXA-DB, an ancient military database whose secrets can change the course of the war. Zeheart joins fellow commander Zanald Beyhard in a pincer attack on the Diva, and to protect it from the enemy, Kio pilots the brand new Gundam AGE-3 Orbital.
The Vagans flee the battlefield after capturing Kio, much to Flit's despair. The Diva is forced to make a stop at the Madorna Workshop for repairs and resupply where Flit is contacted by Asemu, asking for him to let him and the Visidian lead the mission to rescue Kio.
At Vagan's capital, Kio is brought before their leader Fezarl Ezelcant, who treats him more like a guest than a prisoner. Ezelcant has Kio explore the colony to learn about the harsh situation of its people while Zanald's crew have the Gundam AGE-3 analyzed as part of their plans to develop their own Gundam.
Kio helps Ezelcant to complete his own Gundam in exchange for medicine for his new friend Lu. He then spends his days at Vagan happily besides Lu and her brother Deen until the Visidians infiltrate the colony to rescue him and retrieve the Gundam AGE-3.
Asemu and Kio's escape from the Vagans is halted by Ezelcant, piloting the recently completed Gundam Legilis and they find themselves surrounded by the enemy until the Bisidian pirates join the fight to assist them. During their fight, Ezelcant reveals to Kio the true nature of his master plan, the "Project Eden".
After a brief reunion with his family, Kio takes part in a mission to recapture the Federation Lunar base from the Vagans while determined to follow his will to protect everyone, regardless of side, piloting the AGE System's ultimate creation, the Gundam AGE-FX.
The battle for the Lunar base intensifies as Zeheart and his aide Fram Nara set for the frontlines. Kio attempts to dissuade Fram without success and just when he finds himself in a pinch, Asemu joins the fight and confronts Zeheart about Ezelcant's true intentions.
Kio's confront with Fram in interrupted by Girard Spriggan, a former member of the Earth Federation who switched sides. As Kio struggles against Girard, her past and the reasons for her defection are revealed and Flit joins the battle with his upgraded Gundam AGE-1 Gransa to assist him.
The Federal Forces break the enemy's defense lines and infiltrate the Lunar base. While Seric Abis convinces the Vagans to admit defeat, Girard's X-Rounder powers go berserk and she starts attacking both allies and foes alike.
Zeheart confronts the mobile armor SID determined to master the full power of the Gundam Legilis and reclaim the EXA-DB. The Bisidian take heed of the battle and also launch an attack against SID, but it proves more powerful than Asemu and Zeheart can handle until they end up joining forces to defeat it.
The Vagans carry out large-scale invasion plans using the Second Moon of the Vagans', La Gramis. The Federation, knowing they must put a stop to those plans, mounts an operation to capture La Gramis. We follow both sides as the soldiers ready themselves for the final battle. What does the future hold in store for this ultimate battle?
Within the pitched battle for La Gramis, Kio finds he's fighting Deen, a Vagan he had previously befriended. For Kio, the attack by the X-Rounder-power-enhanced Deen is the worst enemy he could possibly face.
Zeheart knows that if the Dig-Magellan were to fire, it would kill many of his comrades, but steeling his heart, he gives the command to fire. Flit, having predicted the attack and the destruction of Diva works to save Gundam and the Diva's crew. If that attack fails, Zeheart will be driven from the Vagan forces, and what will Asemu do…?
The siege of the Space Fortress La Gramis grinds into its final stages, and despite the tremendous losses to both the Vagan and Federation sides, the atrocities of war only seem to be on the increase. As the long struggle reaches its end, can Flit, Asemu and Kio reach any kind of agreement with Ezelcant?
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE is a 2011 Japanese science fiction anime television series and the twelfth incarnation of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series was first announced in the July issue of Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic, and has gaming company Level-5's President Akihiro Hino in charge of the story. This installment of the Gundam meta-series is set on a futuristic Earth plagued by an interplanetary war that spans a whole century. Its story revolves around three protagonists from the same family, each piloting his own version of the eponymous mecha, fighting to defend Earth and its space colonies from an enemy race far more advanced in terms of technology. The series was officially unveiled by Bandai on June 13, 2011, during a special event at the 2011 Tokyo Toy Show. Gundam AGE premiered on the MBS and TBS broadcasting stations in Japan on October 9, 2011 and 49 episodes were broadcast, with the last episode on September 23, 2012. A compilation OVA titled Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden will be released on July 26, 2013, focusing on the second protagonist of the series, Asemu Asuno.
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