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Ensign Kou Uraki takes the prototype Gundam Unit #1 into a space battle before it's fully operational and badly damages it, which further erodes his self-confidence. Kou is haunted by uncertainties about his nature, his abilities, and his commitments. After being beaten by thugs, he finds an unlikely mentor in Kelly Layzner, a former mecha pilot who lost an arm in the One Year War. Under Kelly's brief, gruff tutelage, Kuo begins to forge a more solid identity, which includes recognizing his nascent relationship with engineer Nina Purpleton. While Kuo is learning important life lessons, the sinister Zeon Commander Cima is spinning a web of deceit that will ultimately trap both Federation and Zeon soldiers. Although Stardust Memory focuses more on the characters and their relationships than many Gundam continuities, director Toshihiro Kawamoto provides some well-choreographed battle sequences. Rated 13 Up: Violence, profanity, risqué humor, alcohol use. --Charles Solomon
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