History Anime / MobileSuitGundamzz

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Possibly. In episode 33, Bright says that Dublin "used to be part of Britain". Which it did[[note]]Well, technically it was part of [[UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK the United Kingdom]], that is, the United Kingdom of Britain '''and Ireland'''[[/note]] -- until Ireland achieved independence in 1922, which is pretty distantly past now, never mind two hundred years hence. Since Bright's purpose was most likely to give background on the "old world", i.e. pre-UC, it may well be that Sunrise's staff believed Dublin was part of Britain in the real world.

* FamousLastWords:
** "I'm glad I came back... and got to meet you." [[spoiler:Haman Kahn, to Judau.]]

* {{Foil}}: In the last episode, it's hard to look at [[spoiler: Leina and Judau happily reuniting]] and not draw parallels with about [[spoiler: Sayla and Char's much more strained sibling relationship]]. Both cases involve [[spoiler: a sibling not being sure the other is alive]] but whereas [[spoiler: Judau never loses hope that his sister is alive, and the two are overjoyed at their reunion, Sayla has made clear one episode earlier that it would be better for the world if Char is dead. He isn't.]]

* {{Ephebophile}}: Canonically 14-year-old Judau is pursued by 22 year old Haman and has grown to be a sort of MemeticMutation. Extremely hilarious when you consider the fact that Char is a MemeticMolester.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As opposed to instantly learning how to effectively pilot a mobile suit like Amuro and Kamille, Judau starts out (with comedic results) as a pretty terrible pilot and has to grow into being an AcePilot.

* RealityEnsues: As opposed to instantly learning how to effectively pilot a mobile suit like Amuro and Kamille, Judau starts out (with comedic results) as a pretty terrible pilot and has to grow into being an AcePilot.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Beecha and Mondo go through a phase where they have this.

* CharClone: ZZ is the only televised UC Gundam series to not have a dude with a mask running around, due to Char's absence. Elements of your standard Char Clone can be found in Glemy and Mashymyre, though.
* LesCollaborateurs: When Neo-Zeon arrives on Earth, the Federation's top leaders bend over and join them at a party, trying to cut the best deal they can with their new spacenoid overlords. Leina [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls them out on this]].

* BeamSpam: A few of the suits on the Neo-Zeon sides of the conflict, the Geymalk and the Queen Mantha, are probably the TropeCodifiers. Prior to their appearance, most RealRobot anime had mecha that weren't that overpowered in regards to "being stuffed with beam cannons", and the few that had tremendous firepower (like the Psyco Gundam line which was introduced in [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the previous series]]) had other drawbacks to compensate. Not these two, however. The Geymalk has twin beam cannons in its' shoulders, five in the chest (four in the pectorals and a [[{{BFG}} high-mega cannon]] on par with the ZZ's in the center of the chest) , two more in the thighs and two beam mittens each with four smaller beam guns, plus the [[AttackDrone mother and child funnels]]. The Queen Mantha has six mega beam cannons around it's body, three more in the head and funnels in many, many numbers.

* BirdRun: Ple does this while running around in Axis.

Remember, people, that this is what usually happens if you let Tomino do two shows back-to-back.

However, the series eventually undergoes CerebusSyndrome and becomes much more serious; this is generally considered to have [[GrowingTheBeard improved the quality]]. This is at least in part due to the fact that, partway through the production of ZZ, Tomino received permission to make ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'', thus necessitating major changes in the plotline of ''ZZ''. The series eventually ends in typical Gundam style, though without repeating the ending of ''Zeta Gundam''.

Picking up mere ''days'' after the conclusion of ''Zeta Gundam'', ''Gundam ZZ'''s first half is rather light-hearted and generally upbeat, especially after Zeta's DarkerAndEdgier story. According to reliable reports, it was an attempt to restore Gundam's reputation as a children's series and family entertainment, and its director Creator/YoshiyukiTomino is said to have made it as a reaction against the incredibly bleak ending of ''Zeta Gundam''. Unfortunately, this resulted in MoodWhiplash, and the entire series is generally frowned upon by the [[TrueArtIsAngsty more serious fans]] who enjoyed ''Zeta'' and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks were expecting more of the same]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Worse than most Franchise/{{Gundam}} series, due to its initial lack of an official English translation. The worst offender is Elpeo/Elpie Ple/Puru. Supposedly, her official Japanese-English rendition of Elpeo Ple is a play on the name of a magazine featuring small girls called L People (ie., [[DontExplainTheJoke change the spacing in her name and it becomes El People]]). ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'' seems to have cleared this up: her name is pronounced "Elpie Pull" in English. Fitting, as it retains the pun. The spelling remains a bit contentious (as some advocate leaving it "Elpeo Ple" to match sources, while others want to just straight up spell it "Elpie Pull" for the sake of clarity). ''Three decades'' of fandom inertia for "Puru" doesn't help matters, either.
%%* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Glemmy Toto]]

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Beecha and Mondo. It's not often you see ThoseTwoGuys ''also'' serve as ThoseTwoBadGuys.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Possibly. In episode 33, Bright says that Dublin "used to be part of Britain". Which it did[[note]]Well, technically it was part of [[UsefulNotes/BritainVsTheUK the United Kingdom]], that is, the United Kingdom of Britain '''and Ireland'''[[/note]] -- until Ireland achieved independence in 1922, which is pretty distantly past now, never mind two hundred years hence. Since Bright's purpose was most likely to give background on the "old world", i.e. pre-UC, it may well be that Sunrise's staff believed Dublin was part of Britain in the real world.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: Possibly. In episode 33, Bright says that Dublin "used to be part of Britain". Which it did -- until Ireland achieved independence in 1922. Since Bright's purpose was most likely to give background on the "old world", i.e. pre-UC, it may well be that Sunrise's staff believed Dublin was part of Britain in the real world.

* HandWave: The reason why everyone (even the adults) on the Shangri-La colony acts so juvenile is because the colony is stuck in perpetual spring due to problems with the environmental controls.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''The protagonists'']]

[[caption-width-right:350:'''This isn't an Anime!!''']]

* {{Foil}}: In the last episode, it's hard to look at [[spoiler: Leina and Judau happily reuniting]] and not draw parallels with about [[spoiler: Sayla and Char's much more strained sibling relationship]]. Both cases involve [[spoiler: a sibling not being sure the other is alive]] but whereas [[spoiler: Judau never loses hope that his sister is alive, and the two are overjoyed at their reunion, Sayla has made clear one episode earlier that she hopes for the world that Char is dead. He [[Anime/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack isn't]].]]

* {{Foil}}: In the last episode, it's hard to look at [[spoiler: Leina and Judau happily reuniting]] and not draw parallels with about [[spoiler: Sayla and Char's much more strained sibling relationship]]. Both cases involve [[spoiler: a sibling not being sure the other is alive]] but whereas [[spoiler: Judau never loses hope that his sister is alive, and the two are overjoyed at their reunion, Sayla has made clear one episode earlier that she hopes for the world that Char is dead. He [[Anime/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack isn't.]] ]]

* {{Foil}}: In the last episode, it's hard to look at [[spoiler: Leina and Judau happily reuniting]] and not draw parallels with about [[Sayla and Char's much more strained sibling relationship]]. In both cases, [[one sibling couldn't be sure the other is alive,]] but whereas [[Judau never loses hope that his sister is alive, and is overjoyed at the reunion, Sayla has made clear one episode earlier that she hopes for the world that Char is dead. He [[Anime/https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack isn't.]]]]

* YouFailAtGeographyForever: Possibly. In episode 33, Bright says that Dublin "used to be part of Britain". Which it did -- until Ireland achieved independence in 1922. Since Bright's purpose was most likely to give background on the "old world", i.e. pre-UC, it may well be that Sunrise's staff believed Dublin was part of Britain in the real world.

* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The colony drop on Dublin. For something so massive to strike the Earth and yet it just flattens the single city it impacted with hardly any damage done to neighboring areas. Stranger still, the colony itself survived the impact fairly intact with it sticking out of the ground as a 36 kilometer tall tower with a slight inclination and yet doesn't tip over or is crushed under Earth's gravity.