The Year is Universal Century 0087, seven years have now passed since the Duchy of Zeon declared their surrendered to the Earth Federation thus ending... more>> the events that have now become known as the One Year War. Now an organized hunt for the remnants of Zeon is underway under the leadership of the Earth Federation Forces Elite Forces the "Titans", An elite force that is accountable only to themselves. However this tyrannical force is not unopposed the global anti-federal government organizational sentiments are gradually spreading among the space colonies. This is the story of one boy Kamille Bidan. <<less

Set in the near future, where outer space is dotted by small space colonies, Japan's political scene is dominated by the military, and has transformed... more>> into a military state. A mysterious humanoid machine appears in the skies over Tokyo, and issues a message over the radio, "a message from Avenir". <<less

The story reveals the past of Lalah Sune, during which she escapes from her life as a prostitute in India, and her encounter with both... more>> Amuro Ray and Char Aznable, whom latter takes an interest in her special powers, and has her transferred to the Flanagan Institute. <<less

Before the infamous OVA, there was the novel. Written by Yoshiyuki Tomino of Gundam fame.... more>>

The protagonist Chris is abruptly whisked away to a parallel world called Byston Well while his physical body remains in his home world. Chris' spiritual manifestation travels to a new world, where he is thrust into a rebellion. Chris is told that he has a mystical power called "Garzey's wing", which causes large wings made of light to come out of his ankles, allowing him to fly and run quickly. <<less

Following the collapse of the Republic of Zeon’s autonomy, the Earth Federation government declared an end to all wars. However, the absolute control exerted by... more>> the Earth Federation government has caused the system to decay. Government brass ab*sed their privileges and forcefully deported illegal residents into outer space in a practice known as “manhunting”. The year is Universal Century 0105. In order to break the decayed system of the Federation, the secret society “Mufti” begins its operations… <<less

Universal Century 0093. Char Aznable, who had gone missing, revives the Neo Zeon Forces and wages war against the Earth Federation government. To change the climatic conditions he’ll drop a meteoroid onto Earth, carried out in order to create an artificial ice age. Many innocent people would be purged at the hand of Char… Amuro Ray, a former rival, stands in the way of Char’s ambitions once again! The original version of the anime’s spectacular masterpiece, Char’s Counterattack!... more>>

The original modified Hi Streamer storyline proposed by Tomino for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack movie was rejected and released instead as a novel. While both Beltorchika's Children and the Char's Counterattack movie are based on the same reference material, an Animage novel serial called Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hi Streamer (April 1987 - May 1988), there are notable differences. <<less

Originally published in Animage magazine in the late 80s under the title Char’s Counterattack, the novel was later published by Tokuma Dual Bunko under the... more>> title High-Streamer. The hero of the Earth Federation Forces: Amuro Ray. As a member of the new task force Londo Bell, he was heading to the refugee colony of “Sweetwater” for an investigation. There, where many of the citizens harbor animosity towards the Earth Federation government, Amuro meets Alena, a young woman who supports the uprising movements. Immediately thereafter, a black unit of unknown origins attacks the space cruiser Ra Zym that Amuro and the others are on. Here, Amuro becomes aware of one man’s intent to attack the Earth under the Neo Zeon–an enemy joined by fate: Char. <<less

In the world of the near future, an epic war rages between the Earth Federation and the rebel space colonies that call themselves the Principality... more>> of Zeon. The most fearsome weapons of this new era are the robotic vehicles known as mobile suits, armored giants with the firepower of battleships. The Federation has pinned its hopes for victory on its advanced mobile suit prototypes, but when a young cadet named Amuro Ray becomes the pilot of the mobile suit Gundam, he discovers that machines alone will not be the decisive factor in the conflict. For a new stage of human evolution is dawning, and the future - if humanity has a future - may well belong to the Newtypes... <<less