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Story Date: Universal Century 0083
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The most epic of the non-Tomino Gundam stories, Gundam 0083 attempts to bridge the seven-year gap between the original series and the followup Z Gundam. As well as depicting the creation of the fascistic Titans, it combines huge naval battles, colony drops, massive nuclear attacks, monster mobile armors and top-quality animation into a fan-pleasing smorgasbord. The series was created by an all-star team of Sunrise regulars under the supervision of Takashi Imanishi.

The thirteen-episode video series, subtitled "Stardust Memory," was released in twelve volumes from 1991 to 1992. In the "GxG Unit" promotion, a preview version of episode 1 was released in December 1990 as a special bonus with purchase of a Gundam F91 movie ticket.

One month before the final episode of the video series arrived, a movie compilation was released under the title "Last Blitz of Zeon." This cut out large portions of the story, but didn't add any significant new material or make any noteworthy changes. However, it did spoil the ending for everyone.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Format: Original video series, 13 episodes Released: Volume 1: May 23, 1991 Volume 2: June 27, 1991 Volume 3: August 22, 1991 Volume 4: September 26, 1991 Volume 5: October 24, 1991 Volume 6: November 21, 1991 Volume 7: February 20, 1992 Volume 8: April 23, 1992 Volume 9: May 21, 1992 Volume 10: June 21, 1992 Volume 11: August 21, 1992 Volume 12: September 24, 1992 Directors: Takashi Imanishi Mitsuko Kase Scenario: Takashi Imanishi Screenplay: Fuyushi Gobu Akinori Endo Asahide Okuma, Ryosuke Takahashi Character design: Toshihiro Kawamoto Mecha styling: Shoji Kawamori Mecha design: Mika Akitaka Yasushi Ishizu Hajime Katoki Animation supervisor: Toshihiro Kawamoto Mecha animation supervisor: Hirotoshi Sano Art direction: Jun'ichi Higashi Cast: Kou Uraki Ryo Horikawa Nina Purpleton Rei Sakuma Anavel Gato Akio Otsuka Eiphar Synapse Chikao Otsuka Chuck Keith Yoshiharu Yamada Aiguille Delaz Kiyoshi Kobayashi Cima Garahau Mari Mashiba Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon Format: Theatrical motion picture Premiered: August 29, 1992 Director: Takashi Imanishi Character design: Toshihiro Kawamoto Mecha styling: Shoji Kawamori Mecha design: Mika Akitaka Yasushi Ishizu Hajime Katoki Cast: Kou Uraki Ryo Horikawa Nina Purpleton Rei Sakuma Anavel Gato Akio Otsuka Eiphar Synapse Chikao Otsuka Chuck Keith Yoshiharu Yamada Aiguille Delaz Kiyoshi Kobayashi Cima Garahau Mari Mashiba

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