Japan Synopsis
機動戦士ガンダム III めぐりあい宇宙編
“Space Reverberates, And Two Souls Meet By Chance….”
Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Duchy of Zeon's forces.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedMobile Suit Gundam I
★ 6.9 · Japan
5 sharedMobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
★ 7.3 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam Hathaway
★ 7.4 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
★ 6.9 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Gundam F91
★ 6.4 · Japan
4 sharedMobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heir to the Stars
★ 6.9 · Japan
Other Titles From SUNRISE
Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment
★ 8.0 · 2015
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
Among 68 Japan films we catalog from this window, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space places #9 — near the top of its class.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1982.
The 574th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
43 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 61th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- edited from tv series · 20
- gundam · 20
- universal century · 9
- anime · 711
- mecha · 68
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,104 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #874 of 2,532 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | SUNRISE |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | March 13, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0159511 |