The BEST episodes written by Akira Okeya

Showdown with Tenshi
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8.59
117 votes

#1 - Showdown with Tenshi

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 11

The reason for all of the attacks on Rushuna is revealed, and Rushuna finally confronts Tenshi.

Rushuna Under Attack
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8.53
120 votes

#2 - Rushuna Under Attack

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 2

Rushuna is mistaken for another Senshi.

Battle Line in the Burning Sand
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8.52
49 votes

#3 - Battle Line in the Burning Sand

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 6

An informant tells Kiki that he saw a light flying through the desert a few days ago. Shiro and the rest of the 08th Team move out to see if they can find the testing range and the Apsalus. Michel is distracted from his duties because he keeps reading B.B.'s letters.

The Demon Overhead
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8.49
50 votes

#4 - The Demon Overhead

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 4

Two Dopp fighters haul the mobile armor Apsalus high in the night sky to begin a field test. Aina serves as the pilot of the Apsalus and begins the test. While there are some minor equipment problems, the Apsalus performs well during the test.

Duty and Ideals
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8.39
48 votes

#5 - Duty and Ideals

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 8

Shiro is court-martialed under suspicion of being a spy. He says that there are good people on both sides of the war, and he hopes for the time that the war will end. The panel laughs at him, and Captain Isan Ryer asks him if he could shoot the enemy.

The Broken Order to Standby
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8.37
48 votes

#6 - The Broken Order to Standby

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 5

As Jidan sits down for his lunch, Eledore and Michel return in the Hover Truck. Jidan tells them some mail came for them during their mission, and Eledore sends Michel to get it. Jidan tells Eledore that his good lunch comes from a lady friend of his named Maria from a nearby village.

When The Wind Flower Dances
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8.32
117 votes

#7 - When The Wind Flower Dances

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 9

While crossing the mountains, Yajiro remembers the last time he came through there and Jester's identity is revealed

The Town that Does Not Smile
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8.27
144 votes

#8 - The Town that Does Not Smile

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 4

Rushuna and Yajiro arrive at a town run by a ruthless Senshi who forces everyone to pay him and forbids anyone from laughing or smiling.

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An Enemy From The Past, Teppa Azien
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8.27
118 votes

#9 - An Enemy From The Past, Teppa Azien

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 8

Another one of the Joutensen attacks, and this time it's a childhood friend of Rushuna's.

Enlightened Evil
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8.25
117 votes

#10 - Enlightened Evil

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 3

Rushuna storms Furon's castle to get revenge for Koto.

Things Learned on the Road
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8.23
117 votes

#11 - Things Learned on the Road

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 12

It's the final showdown: Kaizen vs Yajiro, Rushuna vs Setsuna and Touka & Mikan vs the Army.

The Balloonist, Mikan's Revenge
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8.23
118 votes

#12 - The Balloonist, Mikan's Revenge

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 6

Just as Rushuna straightens things out at the brothel, bandits attack.

Destination Tento
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8.22
117 votes

#13 - Destination Tento

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 7

Mikan joins Rushuna & Yajiro and they're off to find Tenshi and learn why she put a bounty on Rushuna.

Entering Tento
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8.15
116 votes

#14 - Entering Tento

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 10

The gang arrives in Tento and while Rushuna is having yet another bath, Yajiro sneaks into the castle.

Front Line
star
8.00
47 votes

#15 - Front Line

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 9

On a Big Tray land battleship, several Federation officers watch a battle simulation of the Apsalus attacking a Federal Forces fleet in space and entering Earth's atmosphere unhindered. The Apsalus heads for South America and destroys the headquarters at Jaburo. Kojima and Ryer want to find out more about Apsalus, and Ryer has a plan that involves using the 08th Team.

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Gundams in the Jungle
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8.00
52 votes

#16 - Gundams in the Jungle

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 2

Shiro, Michel, Sanders, Karen and Eledore ride in a jeep to the base. As they arrive they watch the Gundams of the 06th Team moving out for combat. Shiro reports in to the base commander, Kojima. Kojima tells Shiro and the rest of the team that the Zeon have built a factory somewhere in the area.

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The Time Limit on Trust
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7.92
51 votes

#17 - The Time Limit on Trust

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 3

Shiro must attack an enemy base from the rear while his team attacks it from the front. Unfortunately, he gets captured by guerrillas on his way there. In the end, Shiro ends up making friends with the gurillas. They help the 08th team destroy the base and drive the Zeons out of the area.

Reunion
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7.86
21 votes

#18 - Reunion

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 7

In Europe, Zeon forces retreat when the Federation successfully completes Operation Odessa and drives M'Quve out of his mines. Yuri and his soldiers are left behind, but he promises to take them to Ginias's base and get them back to space. He doesn't care if the Federation has the Earth because the war will be fought in space.

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Explosion! Kensousen, Kurenai Touka
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7.83
143 votes

#19 - Explosion! Kensousen, Kurenai Touka

Grenadier - Season 1 - Episode 5

Rushuna and Yakiro hide at an inn in the red light district and come under attack by bounty hunters.

War for Two
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7.60
88 votes

#20 - War for Two

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Season 1 - Episode 1

A transport ship is en route to Earth, transferring Federal Forces soldiers from the space colonies to Earth. Among the ship's passengers are young officer Shiro Amada, and fresh-faced recruit Michel Ninorich. Their attention drawn by a nearby signal flare, the passengers spot a Federation mobile suit engaged in a running battle with a Zeon prototype. The foolhardy Shiro enters the fray in a Ball, a crude space pod intended for manual labor, enabling the Federation pilot to escape. Shiro's Ball and the Zeon prototype are both destroyed in the skirmish, and both combatants are forced to seek refuge inside a wrecked battleship. Putting aside their differences, Shiro and the Zeon test pilot, a young woman named Aina Sahalin, team up to create a distress signal and are each rescued by friendly forces.

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Üso's Battle
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7.22
9 votes

#21 - Üso's Battle

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 3

The episode is a continuation of the flashback. Uso arrives at the city of Woowig, which is burning. He immediately becomes under attack from the League Militaire in Woowig because they believe him to be a BESPA mobile suit. Uso is protected by the BESPA Zolos. Uso begins to engage them. Uso succeeds in destroying one Zolo before he is taken by the League Militaire. Uso and Ms. Katejina Loos manage to escape through an old subway. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and his comrade Lieutenant Gary Tan are rescued by BESPA Zolos. A search party of two Zolos is sent to search for the Shokew. Uso engages them but is overwhelmed. He is saved by Ms. Marbet disabling one with the beam rifle of the Victory Gundam. The remaining Zolo escapes. Shakti is then tasked with caring for a child rescued from Woowig. Shakti, Uso, Ms. Katejina Loos, and the other immigrants join the convoy.

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Godzorla's Counterattack
star
7.13
8 votes

#22 - Godzorla's Counterattack

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 5

Uso disassembles the Victory Gundam into its three parts. The workers at the factory are surprised to learn that Uso, who is just a kid to them, is piloting the mobile suit. Shakti wanders off with the child Karlmann. Lieutenant Gary Tan steals the newly completed Godzorla mobile suit in order to find Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and get revenge for Captain Sabat by destroying the Victory Gundam. The mobile armor Recarl is activated in order to monitor Lieutenant Gary in the Godzorla. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher infiltrates the factory and signals to the Godzorla its location. Uso sorties in the Core Fighter and forms the Victory Gundam with the Top Fighter and Boots. In the ensuing battle the Godzorla is disabled and Lieutenant Gary Tan is captured. However, the Victory takes considerable damage, losing an arm, a fore arm, and is shot in the ankle. Uso deals with the morality of fighting and Shakti returns. The League Militaire plans to disassemble the factory and relocate it. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher is recognized by Shakti even though he wore a mask the first time they met. As the first part of the convoy departs, six Zolos arrive to destroy the factory. The factory and convoy takes heavy damage as Uso sorties in the Core Fighter and begins to do battle with the six Zolos.

The Day He Met the Machine
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7.00
10 votes

#23 - The Day He Met the Machine

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 2

The episode is a flash back to Kassarelia, Uso’s and Shakti’s homeland, with a fight between Ms. Marbet in the Core Fighter and Lieutenant Chronicle Asher in the Shokew. During the battle Ms. Marbet is shot in the leg. Uso, who is skydiving at the time, accidentally lands on the Shokew and begins fighting with Lieutenant Chronicle Asher in the cockpit, causing the Shokew to crash into a river. Uso pilots the Shokew and after some mishaps manages to land it.

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For Whom Do We Fight?
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7.00
8 votes

#24 - For Whom Do We Fight?

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 4

The group prepares for a possible attack as they attempt to repair the Core Fighter. Meanwhile, back at a BESPA Base, Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and Lieutenant Sabat, promoted to Captain, prepare for a mission in order to take back of destroy the Shokew. Uso shows the members of the convoy part of the area where he lives. As they search for chips to be used to help repair the Core Fighter, the group is surprised to see an entire underground room filled with computers and an early training simulator for piloting mobile suits.

Megatron Resurrected
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6.97
61 votes

#25 - Megatron Resurrected

Transformers: Energon - Season 1 - Episode 6

At various Cyber Cites the Transformers have set up defensive traps to stop the Terrorcons from stealing Energon. It appears the Autobots have won as their enemies retreat, but as they head back to regroup, Cyclonus, Tidal Wave and Scorponok begin to bicker around Megatron who still lies in his coma. Suddenly, he begins to come to life. Scorponok is outraged at this and whines to Megatron about him stealing all the Energon for himself.

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Cybertron City
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6.90
69 votes

#26 - Cybertron City

Transformers: Energon - Season 1 - Episode 1

Ten years have passed since the Armada battles. The Autobots and Decepticons work side by side with humans to harvest Energon. But trouble is brewing with recent attacks by a group of transformers known as Terrorcons. Can the Autobots meet the threat?

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Energon Stars
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6.78
36 votes

#27 - Energon Stars

Transformers: Energon - Season 1 - Episode 2

After analyzing the Terrorcon threat, the Autobots decide to send away all the civilians living in the energon mining bases. Ironhide is given the job of "babysitting" Kicker, neither one is happy about it. The alarm goes off for an attack on Lunar City, Kicker and Jetfire go ahead and the others soon follow after being given energon stars by the Omnicons. When they get there, Ironhide heads off to check the mine and touches some energon by mistake which knocks him out. The others rescue him and they head back to Ocean City. The episode ends with Alpha-Q saying Optimus Prime will meet his match when Scorponok awakens.

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The Sound of the Guillotine
star
6.71
7 votes

#28 - The Sound of the Guillotine

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 7

The Gattarl Team is ordered to search for and destroy the League Militaire convoy. Uso leaves the convoy to return to Kassarelia in order to search for Shakti. Odelo, Warren, and Suzy, the three immigrants that Uso found in his house, decide to follow him to Kassarelia. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and his two hostages are recovered by the Recarl Mobile Armor. On board, Fuala Griffon, the commander of the Lagrane Base begins to interrogate the hostages. The Gattarl Team encounters both Shakti and Uso’s group in search for the convoy but lets them go thinking that they are innocent children. The Gattarl Team finds and engages the convoy. Ms. Marbet pilots the Core Fighter and quickly destroys three of the Gattarl Team’s machines. Uso’s group rejoins the convoy and Uso takes control of the Core Fighter after Ms. Marbet crash lands and destroys 2 more of the Gattarl Team’s machines. The convoy continues to take damage as Uso docks the Core Fighter with the Boots. Shakti returns to witness the ongoing battle as 12 mobile suits lead by Lieutenant Arbeo Pippiniden, descend from space. Uso then docks with the Top Fighter and quickly overwhelms the rest of the Gattarl Team before the Kisarolia team, which just descended from space shows up. Uso fends off the Kisarolia team and they retreat. In the meantime, the torture of Hakashaku by Fuala Griffon begins. Also Lieutenant Arbeo Pippiniden visits Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and they discuss the ongoing and upcoming military situation. After the fight Uso is ridiculed for being too soft in battle, however they are interrupted by the televised execution of Hakashaku.

A Warrior's Brilliance
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6.57
7 votes

#29 - A Warrior's Brilliance

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 6

Uso battles 3 Zolos. The convoy attempts to give him cover as they flee, but they take heavy losses. The convoy launches the Top Fighter and the Boots. Uso successfully attaches the Top Fighter but the Boots are destroyed in the process. Uso then transforms the machine into half a Gundam and disables a Zolo. As the convoy coordinates the launching of the second pair of Boots, Lieutenant Chronicle Asher arrives and shoots Hakashaku Oi Nyung, the leader of the group, in the shoulder. Stryker is killed in the ensuing fire fight.

A Showdown Demanded by Hate
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6.50
6 votes

#30 - A Showdown Demanded by Hate

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 50

Angel Halo and the Federation fleet enter the Earth's atmosphere. An all-out assault breaks out as the Federation tries to stop Angel Halo with both sides taking heavy casualties. The Federation flagship, the Jeanne D'Arc, is heavily damaged by Cronicle as Uso and Shakti make it back to Angel Halo.

The Ascension of Angels
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6.50
6 votes

#31 - The Ascension of Angels

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 51

The fight between Uso and Cronicle continues with Odelo and Tomache joining in. The damaged Jeanne D'Arc rams into Kabatie's Shugan, destroying both ships as he flees to Angel Halo. As the ships are destroyed, a light starts to emmit from Angel Halo that engulfs the battlefield.

Vivid! Shrike Team
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6.33
6 votes

#32 - Vivid! Shrike Team

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 10

The convoy continues to move and Ms. Marbet and Uso are repairing the Victory. Oliver leaves in order to return to his squadron called the Shrike Team. The convoy receives order from Jinn Gehennam, the leader of the League Militaire. The League Militaire is a European resistance against the Zanscare invasion trying to get the Earth Federation to act against the Zanscare Empire. The convoy has been ordered to meet at point “DD”.

Clash! Wave Attack
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6.20
5 votes

#33 - Clash! Wave Attack

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 8

Uso has nightmares of Hakashaku's execution. He and Shakti decide to leave the convoy and return home to Kassarelia. Back at Largane, Lieutenant Chronicle Asher is given orders to escort Commander Fuala Griffon and all damaged mobile suits to Arti Gibraltar, where they will be launched into space and Commander Fuala Griffon will face court martial for her recent failures and quick execution of Hakashaku.

The Shrike Team Bulwark
star
6.17
6 votes

#34 - The Shrike Team Bulwark

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 11

The convey reaches point DD, a warehouse controlled by the Federation, and meet Lt. Gomez, who mentions Uso's father. Uso begins asking everyone there if they know about his father before Odelo stops him. Gomez plans on shipping the Victory Gundams to Ireland, but the warehouse is attacked by BESPA. As one of the shuttles is about to take off it is spotted by Lupe Cineau and her Tomilat. Helen, one of the Shrike Team members, sacrifices herself so the shuttle can launch.

Reinforce, Lift Off
star
6.17
6 votes

#35 - Reinforce, Lift Off

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 16

The Reinforce takes off for space in order to destroy the Kelias Guilie, a BESPA battleship that has the ability to devastate the Earth, even from Space.

Space Fleet Battle
star
6.17
6 votes

#36 - Space Fleet Battle

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 18

The League Milataire's Reinforce engages in a space battle with a Zanscare Amalthea-class battleship. The Zanscare forces are pushed back when reinforcements from the Earth Federation ship Guanland arrive. During the battle, Shatki, Suzy, Karlmann, and Flanders are ejected into space.

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Eve of the Decisive Battle
star
6.17
6 votes

#37 - Eve of the Decisive Battle

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 20

The League Militaire and Earth Federation forces prepare the Hiland's microwave system in the hope of taking down the Kelias Guilie and its fleet.

Strike the Strategic Satellite
star
6.17
6 votes

#38 - Strike the Strategic Satellite

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 21

Having recovered from the effects of the microwave system, BESPA starts to fight back against the League Militaire.

The Tiger of Space
star
6.17
6 votes

#39 - The Tiger of Space

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 22

The Reinforce, Squid, and the Fishbone (the ship from Hiland) dock at the La Vie En Rose 4. Uso, Marbet, Oliver, and Junko are sent out to search the debris field for any survivors. During the search, Uso finds Haro and comes across Godwald Hein, the BESPA soldier he met before. The two engage in a mobile suit battle, with Uso being saved by Junko and Oliver.

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Infiltrating Zanscare
star
6.17
6 votes

#40 - Infiltrating Zanscare

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 23

Martina, one of the children from the Hiland becomes ill and needs immediate medical treatment. The closest doctor is at the Side 2 colony of Amelia, the home territory of the Zanscare Empire. While infiltrating the colony, Uso spots an unknown mobile suit, the Sandhoge. He engages it in battle while the others make their way into the colony.

Departure
star
6.17
6 votes

#41 - Departure

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 9

As Uso is returning to Kassarelia in the Victory, he spots Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and a dozen Zolos escorting Commander Fuala Griffon to Arti Gibraltar. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher leaves the group to go inspect a local house; Ms. Katejina Loos is riding along in his Zolo. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher and Ms. Katejina Loos enter the house and find Shakti inside. Uso is scouting Lieutenant Chronicle Asher’s Zolo when he is discovered and attacked by two Zolos. Uso and the Victory Gundam are captured and taken before Lieutenant Chronicle Asher. Uso is surprised to see Ms. Katejina Loos and learn that she has defected to the Zanscare Empire, the enemy of the League Militaire. Lieutenant Chronicle Asher tests out the Victory. Meanwhile the other three try to free Uso. They restrain the other two Zolo pilots as Lieutenant Chronicle Asher returns in the Victory. The other Victory Gundam arrives and is attacked by Lieutenant Chronicle Asher in the Victory. Uso then pilots a Zolo and goes after Lieutenant Chronicle Asher in the Victory. The Victory loses a leg and Lieutenant Chronicle Asher attempts to enter the other Zolo. Odelo shoots at him but is stopped by Ms. Katejina Loos who informs him that she is trying to become a spy. Uso then fires the Boots of the Zolo and severely damages Lieutenant Chronicle Asher’s Zolo. The Recarl mobile armor arrives and begins engaging the other Victory Gundam. Uso then pilots the Victory and attacks the Recarl, but his Boots are destroyed in the process. The other Victory gives his Boots to Uso. The Recarl and the other Zolos with all their pilots retreat.

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The Battle of Gibraltar
star
6.14
7 votes

#42 - The Battle of Gibraltar

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 14

In space, the EFF's Bagley Team attacks a Zanscare fleet. Fuala receives a call from Pippiniden, and he tells her that the EFF is moving towards the satellite Keilas Guilie. Pippiniden says that if Fuala can stop the League Militaire at Arti Gibraltar that it will have an effect on her punishment.

Gibraltar Airspace
star
6.00
6 votes

#43 - Gibraltar Airspace

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 13

The Recarl and a Tomliat fly over Arti Gibraltar, where Uso, Marbet and Oliver hide their Core Fighters. Cronicle speaks with airport director Mandela Sune director about stationing troops at Arti Gibraltar.

Search for Shakti
star
6.00
6 votes

#44 - Search for Shakti

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 19

Shakti, Suzy, Karlmann, and Flanders are rescued by the Zanscare battleship Kelias Guilie. Cronicle conducts a DNA test on Shakti and it is revealed that she is his niece and the daughter of Zanscare's leader, Queen Maria. Meanwhile, Uso, with help from Odelo, Warren, and the kids from the Hiland, sneak out of the Reinforce with a Victory Gundam and Marbet's Zoloat, piloted by Tomache, to find Shakti and the others. The search party is intercepted by two BESPA mobile suits and a battle breaks out after Odelo fires on one of the suits. The search party is saved when the Shrike Team arrives and drives back the enemy mobile suits.

The Battle of the Capital
star
6.00
6 votes

#45 - The Battle of the Capital

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 24

Suzy tells Uso, Odelo, and Warren that Shakti is the biological daughter of Queen Maria. Across the street from the doctor, Shakti is meeting with her mother. She attempts to escape but is stopped when Cronicle asks her if she really wants to return to the battlefield.

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Maria and Üso
star
6.00
6 votes

#46 - Maria and Üso

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 26

Uso captures Queen Maria to use her as a human shield to infiltrate the colony. Uso, Marbet, and Peggy and corned by Cronicle in his Contio. Peggy sacrifices herself so that Uso and Marbet can escape, but the two are captured by Cronicle.

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Atop the Angel's Halo
star
6.00
4 votes

#47 - Atop the Angel's Halo

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 49

The V2 makes its way to Angel Halo, but is intercepted by Katejina and a mobile suit squad. Juca sacrifices herself so Uso can enter Angel Halo. As the V2 makes its way through Angel Halo Katejina sends out a platoon of women dressed in bikinis to distract Uso and destroy the Gundam.

Smash the Guillotine
star
5.83
6 votes

#48 - Smash the Guillotine

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 12

The PCST planes carrying Uso and the other members of the Camion transport continue on their course for Arti Gibraltar.

To Enemy Ships and Enemy Lands
star
5.83
6 votes

#49 - To Enemy Ships and Enemy Lands

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 25

BESPA's forces pursue the Reinforce Junior as it tries to escape from Side 2. The enemy fleet is pushed back with the use of unorthodox tactics, such as Oliver un-docking segments of his Victory Gundam and launching them into enemy ships and due to the inexperience of the Zanscare pilots.

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A Flash That Runs Through Space
star
5.83
6 votes

#50 - A Flash That Runs Through Space

Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Season 1 - Episode 27

Katejina, who has now fully turned to the ideals of Zanscare, engages in a battle with Uso and Marbet. The League Militaire launches another surprise attack on the colony, with the Shrike Team blowing a hole in the side of the colony.