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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
| image           = [[File:Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack DVD.jpg]]
| caption         = 2001 Japanese DVD cover
| ja_kanji        = 機動戦士ガンダム：逆襲のシャア
| ja_romaji       = Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā
| genre           = [[Military science fiction]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Film
| title           = 
| director        = [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]
| studio          = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
| released        = March 12, 1988
| runtime         = 124 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]
| illustrator     = [[Koichi Tokita]]
| publisher       = [[Kodansha]]
| demographic     = 
| magazine        = [[Comic Bom Bom]]
| first           = September 1998
| last            = January 1999
| volumes         = 1
}}
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{{nihongo|'''''Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'''''|機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア|Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā}} is a 1988 [[anime]] [[film]] set in the primary [[Universal Century]] timeline of [[Gundam]], taking place in U.C. 0093.

Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, ''Char's Counterattack'' is the final culmination of the original saga begun in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' and continued through ''[[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam]]'' and ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|Mobile Suit Gundam Double Zeta]]'', marking the final conflict of the fourteen-year rivalry between [[Char Aznable]] and [[Amuro Ray]], and the end of the EF/Zeon conflicts. The movie is based on the novel by [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]].

In addition to being the first original ''Gundam'' theatrical release, ''Char's Counterattack'' was also the first ''Gundam'' production to make use of computer graphics during a five-second shot of a [[Space Colony (Gundam)|colony]] rotating serenely in space. ''Char's Counterattack'' made its American debut on January 4, 2003 at 11 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.

== Plot summary ==

The year is Universal Century 0093. Five years have passed since the first Neo Zeon movement. The Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: [[List of Universal Century nations and factions#Londo Bell|Londo Bell]]. Elsewhere in space Char Aznable re-appears out of self imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own [[Neo Zeon]] movement. Unlike movements of the past, Char intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an [[apocalypse]]. Faced with a renewed space war the Earth Federation tasks Londo Bell to suppress Char’s uprising before it can gain momentum. When Neo Zeon forces agree to surrender in exchange for the abandoned mining colony [[Universal Century#Axis|Axis]] the Federation believes that the crisis has been averted; however Londo Bell forces think otherwise, and when the asteroid unexpectedly begins moving toward earth Londo Bell’s worst fears are realised. With Neo Zeon forces poised to win, and the Federation unable to reinforce Londo Bell the fate of Earth once more rests with [[Amuro Ray]] and his RX-93 Nu Gundam.

== Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
; [[Amuro Ray]]
: The Famous pilot of the [[RX-78-2 Gundam]] during the One Year War. During the second Neo-Zeon movement, Amuro is assigned to the [[battleship]] ''[[Ra Cailum]]'', [[Londo Bell]]'s [[flagship]], as the leader of the ship's mobile suit squads.  Amuro initially pilots the RGZ-91 Re-GZ, but despite managing to hold his fight against the funnel-equipped Char and [[Gyunei Guss|Gyunei]] altogether (and critically damaging Gyunei's [[MSN-03 Jagd Doga|Jagd Doga]]), Amuro was unable to stop Neo-Zeon dropping Luna V on the Federation's [[Lhasa]] headquarter.  Traveling to the Moon, [[Anaheim Electronics]] soon delivers to him the RX-93 Nu Gundam, a highly advanced mobile suit largely designed by Amuro himself.  Still not having been promoted past the rank of Lieutenant, it is widely believed that his relatively low status in the Earth Federation is a sign of the government's continued mistrust in Newtypes.

:At Battle of Axis, after defeating Char's [[MSN-04 Sazabi]] in the duel and capturing Char's escape pod, Amuro attempted to single-handedly stop the asteroid from colliding with Earth by pushing it with his Nu Gundam.  His action inspired other mobile suits to join in, even Neo-Zeon soldiers.  Although he eventually succeeded, the act overloaded Nu Gundam's [[Newtype#Psycoframe|psychoframe]] construct.  The fates of both Amuro and Char were never revealed in the film, though the novelization of ''Char's Counterattack'' confirms both as [[Killed in action]]. The follow-up [[Gundam Unicorn]] also confirms this, through the presence of the Char-clone Full Frontal as well as Bright's tribute to Amuro.
: {{anime voices2|Amuro Ray|[[Tōru Furuya]]|[[Brad Swaile]]}}

; [[Bright Noa]]
: The commanding officer of [[Londo Bell]] Task Force. He was rejoined by his former subordinate Amuro Ray. They played critical roles during the events in Char's Counterattack when they encountered and fought Char Aznable's Neo Zeon rising faction for the last time.
: {{anime voices2|Bright Noa|[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]]|Chris Kalhoon}}

; [[Chan Agi]]
: {{anime voices2|Chan Agi|Mitsuki Yayoi|Nicole Leroux}}

; [[Hathaway Noa]]
: {{anime voices2|Hathaway Noa|[[Nozomu Sasaki]]|[[Bill Switzer]]}}

; Kayra Su
: {{anime voices2|Kayra Su|[[Shinobu Adachi]]|Angela Hendricks}}

=== Antagonists ===
; [[Char Aznable]]
: {{anime voices2|Char Aznable|[[Shūichi Ikeda]]|[[Michael Kopsa]]}}

; [[Quess Paraya]]
: {{anime voices2|Quess Paraya|[[Maria Kawamura]]|[[Jocelyne Loewen]]}}

; Nanai Miguel
: {{anime voices2|Nanai Miguel|[[Yoshiko Sakakibara]]|[[Jenn Forgie]]}}

; [[Gyunei Guss]]
: {{anime voices2|Gyunei Guss|[[Kōichi Yamadera]]|[[Kirby Morrow]]}}

; Rezin Schnyder
: {{anime voices2|Rezin Schnyder|[[Kazue Ikura]]}}

=== Others ===
; [[Adenaur Paraya]]
: {{anime voices2|Adenaur Paraya|[[Shunsuke Shima]]|[[Trevor Devall]]}}

; [[Mirai Yashima]]
: {{anime voices2|Mirai Yashima|[[Fuyumi Shiraishi]]|[[Cathy Weseluck]]}}

; Cheimin Noa
: {{anime voices2|Cheimin Noa|[[Mayumi Shou]]|[[Alaina Burnett]]}}

== Production and development ==
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Yoshiyuki Tomino adapted ''Char's Counterattack'' from the novel ''Hi-Streamer'', and later wrote ''Beltorchika's Children'' as an alternate version. Tomino had planned previously to feature Char's return in ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'', however when he got the green light to do ''Char's Counterattack'', he dropped the planned appearance. Tomino does not recall his plans to bring back Char in ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ''. 

Three of the four mecha designers credited on ''Char's Counterattack'' went on to direct their own anime series: [[Hideaki Anno]] (''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''), [[Yutaka Izubuchi]] (''[[RahXephon]]'') and [[Koichi Ohata]] (''[[Burst Angel]]'' along with several other OVAs). [[Yoshinori Sayama]] continued designing on shows such as ''[[Patlabor]]'', ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and Izubuchi's ''RahXephon''.

The film made its American debut on January 4, 2003 at 11 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and was later released on DVD during Sunrise's release of its One Year War properties (specifically [[Mobile Suit Gundam]], [[08th MS Team]], [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|0080]], and [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|0083]]).  This left the US release without North American exposure to [[Zeta Gundam]] and [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ]], despite its important role in setting up the film's plot and the fact that some events are mentioned by characters.  

=== Staff ===
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* '''Director/Screenplay''': [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]]
* '''Character Designer''': Hiroyuki Kitazume
* '''Mobile Suit Designer''': [[Yutaka Izubuchi]]
* '''Mecha Designs''': [[Gainax]], [[Yoshinori Sayama]]
* '''Art Director''': Shigemi Ikeda

=== Theme music ===
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'''Ending:'''
*{{nihongo|"'''Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~'''"|BEYOND THE TIME ～メビウスの宇宙を越えて～|BEYOND THE TIME Mebiusu no Sora wo Koete|Beyond the Time ~Beyond the Möbius Universe~}}
**Lyrics: [[Mitsuko Komuro]]
**Composition  Arrangement: [[Tetsuya Komuro]]
**Artist: [[TM Network]] ([[Tetsuya Komuro]], Takashi Utsunomiya and Naoto Kine)

== Reception ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.gundamofficial.com/worlds/uc/cca/index.html Official Website (GundamOfficial)]
* {{imdb title|0095262}}
* {{ann|film|597}}

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