Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, or Z Gundam is the successor to the classic Mobile Suit Gundam, taking place shortly after the events of the One Year War between the Earth Federation Special Forces and the Principality of Zeon. New machines and characters were introduced, but 4 familiar faces are seen in the story as well.
After the climatic battle between veteran newtypes Char Aznable and the One Year War hero Amuro Ray, the EFSF was declared victors. However, over time, the EFSF's power became too oppressive. While their mission was to hunt down remnants of Zeon, they have a bit of intolerance against those begging for equal rights as space citizens, as the EFSF's pilots were from Earth. This merciless act brought forth the Anti-Earth Union Group (AEUG), rebels made to combat the EFSF's elite task force, known as the Titans. The viewpoint of the story is from Kamille Bidan, the protagonist of this story. He is a teen with a bit of a dislike to his name. Through the series, he is guided by Lt. Quattro Bajeena, who views Kamille as the second Amuro. Among the people assisting them, One Year War captain Bright Noa returns to assist as the AEUG commander, defecting from EFSF and the Titans.
This anime got the same treatment as the first, sporting merchandise, games and anime variations. The plot of Z Gundam was later succeeded by ZZ Gundam, also dealing with a new cast and with a bit more machines introduced. The titular Gundam, the Zeta Gundam, does appear, though the initial machine seen is the Mk. II version of Gundam, to which there are two types of. Games like Gundam vs Zeta Gundam, and Dynasty Warriors Gundam games incorporate the machines, pilots and plot, and mostly made by Namco Bandai. Various mechs made cameos in titles like Super Robot Wars, with Zeta being among them.
While not as legendary ad the first Gundam anime, it was worth it. Z Gundam gets a 7 of 10.
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