Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (機動戦士ZガンダムI 星を継ぐ者 Kidou Senshi Z Gundam I Hoshi o Tsugu Mono?) is a 2004 anime film directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and animated by Sunrise. It is the first installment in the in the Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation movie trilogy and compiles of episode 1 to episode 14 of the television series.
Synopsis[]
It is U.C.0087, seven years after the end of the One Year War. After the events of Operation Stardust, the Earth Federation establishes an elite counter-insurgency division called the Titans to hunt down the remaining pockets of Zeon remnants. The Titans become overzealous in their mission, start resorting to brutal methods to achieve their goals, and become nothing more than ruthless tyrants with an ambition to rule the Earth Sphere. Two anti-Titans resistance groups, the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG) and their earth-bound counterparts Karaba (led by Hayato Kobayashi), form to unite the various existing small forces in the struggle against Titans. Their members consist of renegade soldiers of the Earth Federal forces, former soldiers of Principality of Zeon, and militia from space colonies. Most notable is Bright Noa, who returns as captain of the assault cruiser Argama, the flagship of AEUG space fleet, and Quattro Bajeena, who is really the legendary ace pilot Char Aznable, the "Red Comet".
Kamille Bidan is a troubled civilian seventeen-year old from Side 7's Green Noa 1 colony. His personal resentment towards the Titans results in him joining the AEUG. Quattro takes Kamille under his wings and becomes his mentor. The series also sees the partnership and cooperation between Kamille and Amuro, and the tension between Amuro and Char. Behind the frontline, the resistance group AEUG and Karaba are supported by many companies on Earth and in space, particularly the moon-based corporations. Besides financial support, the lunar manufacturing giant Anaheim Electronics also provides logistics and technical supports for AEUG, including spaceships, mobile suits, and munitions.
Plot[]
To be added.
Characters[]
| Name | Timestamp | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Quattro Bajeena | 00:03:18 | |
| Apolly Bay | 00:06:43 | |
| Roberto | 00:07:04 | |
| Kamille Bidan | 00:07:13 | |
| Matosh | 00:07:15 | |
| Lawyer | 00:08:19 | |
| Hilda Bidan | 00:09:33 | |
| Jerid Messa | 00:09:46 | |
| Emma Sheen | 00:10:47 | |
| Bright Noa | 00:11:11 | |
| Clark | 00:11:47 | Mentioned only |
| Bask Om | 00:12:12 | |
| Franklin Bidan | 00:12:12 | |
| Jamaican Daninghan | 00:12:12 | |
| Fa Yuiry | 00:12:50 | |
| Fa's Mother | 00:12:57 | |
| Kacricon Cacooler | 00:15:36 | |
| Gady Kinsey | 00:19:15 | |
| Blex Forer | 00:19:44 | |
| Henken Bekkener | 00:20:02 | |
| Caesar | 00:20:15 | |
| Astonaige Medoz | 00:20:29 | |
| Reccoa Londe | 00:20:44 | |
| Jamitov Hymen | 00:21:27 | Mentioned only |
| Torres | 00:25:28 | |
| Mechanic | 00:25:33 | |
| Samarn | 00:31:08 | |
| Saegusa | 00:31:08 | |
| Lila Milla Rira | 00:45:37 | |
| Haro | 00:48:50 | |
| Navigator | 00:49:47 | |
| Katz Kobayashi | 00:53:18 | |
| Amuro Ray | 00:53:18 | |
| Letz Kobayashi | 00:53:18 | |
| Fraw Kobayashi | 00:53:18 | |
| Kikka Kobayashi | 00:53:28 | |
| Paptimus Scirocco | 00:54:37 | |
| Ted Ayachi | 00:54:45 | |
| Kai Shiden | 01:07:09 | |
| Jiddely | 01:10:22 | |
| Dava Balo | 01:15:52 | |
| Mouar Pharaoh | 01:15:52 | |
| Hayato Kobayashi | 01:19:15 | |
| Rosamia Badam | 01:21:56 | |
| Buran Blutarch | 01:22:21 | |
| Four Murasame | 01:34:08 |
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| Beltorchika Irma | 01:34:08 |
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| Character | Japanese Voice |
|---|---|
| Quattro Bajeena (listed as Char Aznable) | Shūichi Ikeda |
| Kamille Bidan | Nobuo Tobita |
| Amuro Ray | Tōru Furuya |
| Bright Noa | Hirotaka Suzuoki |
| Kai Shiden | Toshio Furukawa |
| Fraw Kobayashi | Rumiko Ukai |
| Jerid Messa | Kazuhiko Inoue |
| Emma Sheen | Maya Okamoto |
| Hayato Kobayashi | Nobuhiko Hiyama |
| Bask Om | Daisuke Gōri |
| Jamaican Daninghan | Keaton Yamada |
| Paptimus Scirocco | Bin Shimada |
| Franklin Bidan | Ikuya Sawaki |
| Hilda Bidan | Gara Takashima |
| Henken Bekkener | Juurouta Kosugi |
| Reccoa Londe | Masako Katsuki |
| Katz Kobayashi | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Fa Yuiry | Satomi Arai |
| Kacricon Cacooler | Kouji Totani |
| Lila Milla Rira | Mayumi Asano |
| Rosamia Badam | Yu Asakawa |
| Buran Blutarch | Hidetoshi Nakamura |
| Blex Forer | Kōji Ishii |
| Astonaige Medoz | Shingo Hiromori |
| Roberto | Kōzō Shioya |
| Apolly Bay | Toru Ohkawa |
| Torres | Hiroyuki Shibamoto |
| Caesar | Kenichi Mochizuki |
| Matosh | Dai Matsumoto |
| Gady Kinsey (listed as Alexandria Captain) | Naoki Imamura |
| Haro | Maki Sawamura |
| Letz Kobayashi | Hisayo Yanai |
| Kikka Kobayashi | Yuka Komatsu |
| Ted Ayachi | Hidenari Ugaki |
| Jiddely | Kazunari Tanaka |
| Dava Balo | Katsuya Fujiwara |
| Navigator | Nizou Mikawa |
| Mechanic | Hiroshi Okamoto |
| Narrator | Jūrōta Kosugi |
| Lawyer | Kouji Totani [2] (uncredited) |
| Fa's Mother | Kayoko Fujii [3] (uncredited) |
Mechanics[]
Anti Earth Union Group[]
Mobile Weapons[]
- RMS-099 Rick Dias
- RX-178 Gundam Mk-II
- MSA-003 Nemo
- RMS-179 GM II (A.E.U.G. Color Ver.)
- MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki
Vehicles & Support Units[]
Karaba[]
- Amuro's Transport Plane
- XB-70 Valkyrie
- Katz's Homo Avis
Earth Federation Forces[]
Mobile Weapons[]
- RMS-179 GM II
- RMS-117 Galbaldy β
- RMS-106 Hizack (Earth Federation Force)
- RMV-1 Guntank II
- MS-06V Zaku Tank
- MS-07H Gouf Flight Test Type
- RGC-80 GM Cannon
- MS-11 Act Zaku
Vehicles & Support Units[]
Titans[]
Mobile Weapons[]
- RX-178 Gundam Mk-II
- RGM-79Q GM Quel
- RMS-106 Hizack
- PMX-000 Messala
- RMS-108 Marasai
- ORX-005 Gaplant
- NRX-044 Asshimar
Vehicles & Support units[]
- Alexandria-class
- Alexandria
- Brunei
- Hario
- Bosnia
- Base Jabber
- Sudori
Civilian[]
- Kamille's Homo Avis
- Kamille's Junior Mobile Suit
- Elecar
- Temptation
- Edgley EA-7 Optica
- Airliner
Music[]
| Title | Timestamp |
|---|---|
| Metamorphoze (OP) | 00:00:41 |
| Hush-a-Bye | 00:53:16 |
| Kimi ga Matteiru Kara (Remix ver.) (ED) | 01:30:31 |
Production[]
In celebration of Gundam's 25th anniversary (and also the 20th anniversary of Zeta Gundam), the 50-episode series was compiled into a new movie trilogy. According to Tomino, the movie series was created to fix some of the problems he identified in the Zeta TV series and to bring the 20-year-old series into a 21st-century context for the new generation now experiencing the increasingly commercialized series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.The compilation digitally remastered the TV series of Zeta Gundam with new footage. 33% of the first film was remastered footage [citation needed].
Release[]
The movie premiered at the Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival on 17th October 2004 and was subsequently shown in Japanese theatres from 28th May 2005.
At Anime Expo 2006, Bandai Entertainment announced they would be releasing all three movies on DVD in North America. The first English-subtitled showing began at noon on October 7, 2006 at the Chicago International Film festival and was followed by a showing the rest of the trilogy, the movies cost $8 each for JASC members and $11 for non members. Bandai Entertainment finally released the movies on Region 1 DVD on July 6, 2010
On September 5, 2017, Right-Stuf! released all three movies subtitled on Region A Blu-ray
The movie was made available for online streaming on GundamInfo's YouTube channel in North America as part of Gundam Online Expo from August 20, 2020. It was later made available for streaming again to a wider audience from 1st to 4th March 2022 as part of GundamInfo's 2 million subscriber celebration.
Gallery[]
See Also[]
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers (Sequel)
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam Heir to the Stars (Adaptation)
Notes & Trivia[]
- According to Tomino, it was offered to him to make a Zeta movie back in the 90's, but it ended not happening, later he got the offer again and accepted.
- In the Zeta Historica interview Akinori Endo revealed the subtitles of Zeta movies were made up by him back in May 1998 when he wrote the proposal for the movie.
- In the Zeta Bible, it was included the original Tomino Memo for the movies, it was revealed that it was supposed to be a 3-part 85 minute long movie or 2-part 120-150 minute long movie.
- In the memo, the tentative names were:
- Part 1 : 星を継ぐ者 (Heirs to the Stars)
- Part 2 : 恋人たち (Lovers)
- Part 3 : 三つ巴 (Three Ways or Triskelion)