Welcome to a review of a movie that I’ve seen at least a dozen times by now and still see new things every time. Yes, I am jumping over a lot of Universal Century Gundam things to get to this review. I know that, but I really want to talk about this film. Here are … More Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack – A Tasteful End to a Dirty Saga!
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