Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
1982 2h 24m movie Film Japan

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

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....”

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.

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).

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.

  1. Queen Millennia
    #1

    Queen Millennia

    ★ 8.5 · 1981
  2. Space Cobra
    #2

    Space Cobra

    ★ 8.3 · 1982
  3. Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    #3

    Super Dimension Fortress Macross

    ★ 8.1 · 1982
  4. Dr. Slump
    #4

    Dr. Slump

    ★ 8.0 · 1981
  5. Hello! Sandybell
    #5

    Hello! Sandybell

    ★ 7.9 · 1981
  6. Captain Tsubasa
    #6

    Captain Tsubasa

    ★ 7.8 · 1983
  7. Kinnikuman
    #7

    Kinnikuman

    ★ 7.8 · 1983
  8. Urusei Yatsura
    #8

    Urusei Yatsura

    ★ 7.8 · 1981

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.

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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
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
61st
Popularity percentile

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.

Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • edited from tv series · 20
  • gundam · 20
  • universal century · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • mecha · 68

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
43
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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 CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSUNRISE
Runtime2h 24m
Release DateMarch 13, 1982
IMDbtt0159511