Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen

The One Year War comes to a close, as the Zeon forces now retreat back into space. Amuro learns much more of his Newtype abilities and tries to use them the best way he can. He's pushed to his limit as he encounters the infamous Char Aznable once again. He also falls in love with a mysterious woman named Lalah Sune, who knows the full potential of the Newtype abilities.

The greatest battle is about to begin, as many loved ones fall to the power of war. Can the Earth Federation defeat the Principality of Zeon? Or will they fail? Can Char prove that he's the better Newtype than Amuro? They all will be answered now...

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Aznable, Char Main

Ikeda, Shuuichi Japanese

Ray, Amuro Main

Furuya, Toru Japanese

Noa, Bright Supporting

Suzuoki, Hirotaka Japanese

Haro Supporting

Takagi, Sanae Japanese

Mass, Sayla Supporting

Inoue, You Japanese

Zabi, Mineva Lao Supporting

Shiden, Kai Supporting

Furukawa, Toshio Japanese

Sune, Lalah Supporting

Han, Keiko Japanese

Zabi, Gihren Supporting

Ginga, Banjou Japanese

Bow, Fraw Supporting

Ukai, Rumiko Japanese

Maseba, Yutaka Producer

Yatate, Hajime Producer

Ueda, Masuo Producer

Shibue, Yasuo Producer

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Sep 7, 2025

LegionWrex

Recommended

Easily the most fascinating of the trilogy by default simply due to how much of it seems dedicated to rounding out the edges of the original. No longer is this mere recap, instead Encounters in Space is almost a psuedo remake whose additions, while minor on paper, add up over time to create an experience that does feel distinctly different from the original series. While the back third of MSG always had a lot of talk about Newtypes and the next stage of human evolution and all of that jazz, almost every conversation in Encounters in Space is seemingly dedicated to this single topic. Newtypes ... are no longer just some weird background thing to explain Amuro's prowess in battle - they are the endgoal, the thesis.

Most of these additions, ranging from animation cleanup to straight up new sequences, serve to streamline this into by far and away the most straightforward of the films narratively as well. If there is any takeaways from this one in particular is that Tomino and his team really wanted to make sure this one hit the mark, and with Yasuhiko back on board after missing out on the original run's last bit due to medical issues most of the cleanup feels like Yasuhiko getting a chance to run wild with a movie budget. The final A Bao Qu sequence is still a marvel of boarding and animation; some of the best stuff of the early 80s is here, cel animation at it's most jaw-dropping. People drew this!

What works less I think is just the general rushed feeling some of this has. I still stand by that I think the Lalah storyline doesn't work nearly as well without the episodic, weekly structure. By removing that, while Furuya, Ikeda, and Han absolutely sell it performance wise, it lacks the punch it really should have simply just due to a lack of screentime. The entire Texas sequence is also a bit of a bust in this version, haphazardly removing M'Quve's storyline in a way where it's obvious that something has been cut out - maybe the only time in the trilogy where this is really noticeable, honestly.

This is still probably the best of the three films though by a good margin, however, and as a longtime Gundam fan it most assuredly works as a good primer for the series if you are newcomer. Just like the prior two films, I think that the original series is probably superior as versions go but this particular installment has too much going for it to really ignore.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 13, 2023

Evolvez_yt

Mixed Feelings

Now I watched all of the first Gundam as episodes and not as movies, so I decided to make this review on the final movie to make it easier. Definition of a Mid anime. To put it simply, you're sitting to watch a 43 episode history docu of “Space WWII.” It has its moments of being interesting and also has a good way of how war can affect a person. Amuro (MC) is 15 when the show starts, just a kid who likes to tinker. Then he turns into a battle-hardened warrior with a 400/0/0 KDA. The side characters thankfully don’t suffer from what I ... like to call the “MHA problem.” Although there are a ton of side characters, most don’t really matter since they don't affect the plot too much, so forgetting them isn't the biggest crime. However, the major problem this anime has is that you really can start anywhere (Remember I didn't watch it as movies.) You could basically skip to any episode, although not getting all the context, could simply keep going since the show just either skips it or tells it again. Overall, MID.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jun 17, 2025

Babonag

Not Recommended

First I'll point out that this trilogy is my introduction to Gundam as a franchise and specifically to the story of the original 79 series.

With the previous two films while you definitely feel the awkward pacing of cramming a series into a movie, the story I felt I got the story without skipping anything too major. This one however really feels like the cliffsnotes of the story and felt like skipping stuff, and worse IMO this movie fails as an end to the trilogy with the final battle not really showcasing any of our cast (besides Amuro) doing anything.

On top of that there's Newtype ... as a concept. I don't know if the series handles it better, but with both previous movies bringing up the question of Amuro's skills vs the Gundam's durability (especially with Ramba Ral's final words), establishing Amuro as just a chosen one - who can just pilot the Gundam better because of that - devalues the progress he makes. The previous film's idea that Newtypes don't actually exist just seems so much better for the story. At the very least this is another failing of the movie as an adaptation in how it conveyed the idea.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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