Turn A Gundam II: Gekkou Chou

DO NOT WATCH THIS PLEASE WATCH THE ORIGINAL SERIES IT IS A MASTERPIECE!

As if the first film wasn't criminal enough in cutting important content. This film starts off already in space after a multitude of events have happened, meaning it literally skips like 10 episodes.

The Adeskan people and the orbital elevator are completely skipped and not in this film. Removing one of the best and most thought-provoking arcs. Not only that but removing this arc as well as the episodes following it means we have no idea how our protagonists even got into space in the first place.

This also means Corin Nander's story is ... skipped, and even more unforgivable than that, Teteth's character has been removed from the show entirely. She had her one moment in the first film but we never got to see the resolution to her story or her death, she was just cut and forgotten.

Kafka and Muron are also given much less screen time which really hurts the characters, as in the original they don't have a lot to begin with but they still grow on you as you watch them grow as people.

The scene with Harry taking Kihel was changed and shortened however this change was actually for the better in my opinion, as it makes it more clear that he had no intent to harm her. This was the only okay change, unfortunately.

How the people of Earth even landed and were allowed on the moon was also cut completely. This means episode 40 is also cut which is a vital moment for the people of the moon being reunited with Dianna and Loran. As well as a conflict with Sweatson who is basically a background character and not a key figure like he was in the actual series.

Because Guin and Loran (along with the rest of the cast) got way less time to develop as characters, his betrayal and Loran's reaction didn't feel earned and this arc was rushed too, only lasting a few minutes.

The building of the Almaiya as well as the moonrace people coming out of their pods and Dianna rallying them was cut completely, instead jumping to them already being on the ship and landing on Earth.

Sweatson being killed by his supposed ally was also meaningless in this film because both characters had barely any screen or development time.

Thankfully, the stunning visuals and soundtrack from the original show are still present and will leave you in awe. The ending sequence showing what happens to everyone after the war is not cut and is shown in full. This film is carried heavily by the quality of the source material but did nothing transformative or to improve on it, instead just taking away from it. Please, watch the original show.