Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
1988 2h 4m movie Film Japan

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア

Synopsis

機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア

In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an apocalypse.

The 1987–1989 Japan Window

104 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack sits at position #44.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989

  3. Grave of the Fireflies
    #3

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  4. Dragon Ball Z
    #4

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989

  5. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #5

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989

  6. My Neighbor Totoro
    #6

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

  7. Choujuu Sentai Liveman
    #7

    Choujuu Sentai Liveman

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

  8. Akira
    #8

    Akira

    ★ 7.9 · 1988

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
49
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,349 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,579 of 2,532 (top 62%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Sotsu, SUNRISE, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Shochiku, Bandai Visual
Runtime 2h 4m
Release Date March 12, 1988
IMDb tt0095262

Themes & Motifs

  • space battle
  • mecha
  • space opera
  • anime
  • gundam
  • universal century

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