Kidou Senshi Gundam F91

In the year 123 of the Universal Century, skirmishes between the Federation government and the rebel group Crossbones Vanguard echo across Earth's space colonies. One of these small battles breaks in the hometown of young Seabook Arno, forcing him and his friends to flee and ensnaring them in the political turmoil that is quickly evolving into an all-out war.

Seabook meets Cecily Fairchild, granddaughter of the aristocrat Meitzer Ronah, who seeks to create a new political power called "Cosmo Babylonia." Using the Crossbone Vanguard as its muscle, the Ronah family schemes to restore aristocratic rule and establish an economic system that will benefit the nobility, thus devastating the quality of life for the common people of the Earth Sphere.

Seabook is tasked with piloting the Gundam F91, a mobile suit created by his mother, and must choose between protecting the Federation's status quo or cooperating with Cecily to find a better way of life for all.

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Arno, Seabook Main

Tsujitani, Kouji Japanese

Fairchild, Cecily Main

Touma, Yumi Japanese

Ronah, Carozzo Main

Maeda, Masaaki Japanese

Chareux, Zabine Supporting

Yanada, Kiyoyuki Japanese

Maujin, Migen Supporting

Koujiro, Chie Japanese

Editoh, Minmi Supporting

Chihara, Eriko Japanese

Arno, Monica Supporting

Shouji, Miyoko Japanese

Panopa, Manuela Supporting

Ichiryuusai, Teiyuu Japanese

Edaberry, Leahlee Supporting

Yokoo, Mari Japanese

Hein, Kochun Supporting

Yoshida, Konami Japanese

Sakuma, Shinichi Co-Director, Key Animation

Yatate, Hajime Producer

Tomino, Yoshiyuki Director, Script, Storyboard, Original Creator

Fujino, Sadayoshi Sound Director

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Feb 24, 2023

Noahboy

Recommended

Better than I expected, but it's still a compromised film. The animation is absolutely gorgeous and all the battles are intense and exciting. There are some really brutal scenes in this that add a lot to the intensity. The pacing is extremely fast and wastes no time in pushing the plot forwards. So much story is covered and there are so many things glossed over quickly as a result. I had few problems following the plot in spite of everything moving super fast, but one character's change just hit me out of nowhere and made no sense to me. This problem might be due to ... one of the 2 skips I had on my DVD copy, making me miss two short segments. I liked the characters that got some development, but I really wish there was some more development for the cast, some characters just exist and feel like their arcs are unfinished when the film ends. Events also just happen, and you just have to roll with the punches to enjoy the film. Overall, this film manages to be really entertaining but is ultimately a compromised version of a story that was originally meant for a TV series and is lacking in depth, but I still think it's worth a watch for any Gundam fan in spite of all that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 7, 2022

YoMuMu

Recommended

It was okay, but as a Gundam fan I liked it a lot.
I loved the mech designs and the atmosphere of the movie, but it still felt like a compilation movie of a series that doesn't exist.
They were lucky they didn't get sued for blatantly plagiarizing John Williams' soundtrack for "The Empire Strikes Back" at some points.
Still the soundtrack is pretty decent, especially the lead vocal track "Eternal Wind", which is pure 90s J-pop genius.
I hope we get to see a Crossbone Gundam movie or anime series soon and see what happened to Seabook and Cecily after this.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Dec 28, 2018

edarel-triparte

Mixed Feelings

TL;DR: It's a better movie than Char's Counterattack. ...That's not saying much. Just watch the first 15-20 minutes.
Ok, I'm gonna skip the obvious parts that you've probably already read in other reviews. This was meant to be a longer TV Show, we know.
Actually, considering the facts this could've turned out way worse. That doesn't mean is that good.
I'll start with the negatives, and then I'll try to end on a more positive note.
The story is very messy. Motivations are not clear and the villains are very cliché. Just your average "hurr durr imma baddie i'll kill everyone". Pacing is also an issue. This suffers the ... same problem as CCA, where Tomino probably thought we would get bored if we didn't get a mech battle every 20 minutes or so. This obviously doesn't help in the structure. Instead of scalling up things to a climax, the final showdown just comes and plays out like every other fight in the movie. -pew pew, things blow up, mechs blow up, someone irrelevant dies.-
The characters are also wildly underdeveloped. Instead of presenting a couple of secondary characters we'll get to know a little bit, Tomino loves throwing out 6+ characters that will barely get any line at all. There's a plus if there are very young children just because. I think this movie confirms my beliefs that Tomino isn't really a good writer/director.
Now to the good parts.
Even though they are underveloped, the characters are likeable. There was a point when I was wary of a character doing a stupid 180 like Quess Paraya in CCA, where a neutral character becomes friendos with the murderous genocidal baddies just 'cause. However that did not happen here. I was very happy about that. Maybe not having horrendous hateable characters that aren't meant to be that way is not much of a positive. But with Tomino, *ZZ and CCA flashbacks* you can't take that for granted.
Now for the real compliments. I have two. This has one of the best animation cuts in all of the Gundam series. There were moments where i could swear they were rotoscoping everything, but then you notice some details and you know everything was done traditionally. The attention to detail is amazing. Something as simple as showing the hand of a Mobile Suit malfunctioning and spinning around like crazy just adds so much and grounds the film in reality so good in many moments.

And my biggest compliment:
Damn.
What a great opening sequence. Even if you don't want to see the movie after reading this review, do a favor to yourself and watch the first 15-20 minutes. I think this is the most horrendous and gut-wrenching depiction of war that doesn't resort to very graphic and explicit imagery. I felt genuinely disgusted at myself for watching these scenes as part of "entertainment".
A plus: Apparently the story and the characters get really fleshed out in the manga Crossbone Gundam. I have not read it myself, however i've heard it's quite good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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