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Char's Counterattack is a masterpiece. It's one of the best mecha anime movies ever made, up there with Ideon: Be Invoked and EoE. People who disagree with me on this do so because they were expecting an anime series - like an OVA or a show - instead of a MOVIE, which was always the intent of CCA. CCA was written as a FILM, and it shows. It tells the audience everything they need to know without exposition dumps, for example. It focuses on short, concise dialogue and showing instead of telling.

I can't get into the characters or the story, since we're supposed to avoid writing spoilers in our reviews here on MAL, but I will say this. Second to wanting some kind of series instead of a movie, CCA detractors are often obsessed with the idea that Char's character is assassinated in this movie. They claim that his actions and motives make zero sense. Well, if you paid attention during the original Gundam and Zeta Gundam, it should be obvious once you watch CCA that they're wrong. People only say this about Char if they're in denial that at the core of his character is not a good person, but a rather misguided, petty one. This reality of Char's character - that he can be considerably petty - is what makes him so interesting throughout the Gundam franchise, especially during the climax at CCA.