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7	''Mobile Suit Gundam École du Ciel'' (''Tenku no Gakko'') [[note]] roughly translated, that's French and then Japanese for "School of the Sky"[[/note]] is a manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto, starting publication sometime in 2002. One of its most notable characteristics is that it is only the ''second'' Franchise/{{Gundam}} story to have a female protagonist. (''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam 0080]]'' has a female Gundam pilot, but she's not the main character. The first is ''Tiel's Impulse'', in which the main protagonist is a 14 year old girl.)
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9	The story starts just as the events of ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Gundam 0083]]'' concludes and [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the Titans]] are formed amidst apparent hostilities between Earthnoids and Spacenoids. Enter our heroine -- Asuna Elmarit -- enrolling into the distinguished military academy "Ecole du Ciel", training to become a mobile suit pilot. Of course, that's not what she really wants to do but she may not have a choice in the matter as the Titans have taken an interest in her due to her father's research - who has been missing since the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam One Year War]].
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11	12 volumes were published in Japan, but was otherwise not continued due to the manga being cancelled by the publisher.
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14	!!Contains examples of the following tropes:
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16	%% * ActionGirl: Asuna and [[TheCaptain Marie]], primarily. Which marks a notable departure from Gundam tradition, as Asuna is only the second female protagonist of Franchise/{{Gundam}} to date.
17	%% * AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Erisia, post-TimeSkip]].
18	%% * BridgeBunny
19	%% * TheCaptain:
20	%% ** Marie, of her space pirates gang.
21	%% ** There's Bernardo Ferre.
22	* ContinuityNod: Aside from the Titans, there are references to [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory Anaheim Electronics]] and when the timeline crosses into [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]], there is a passing reference to the Gundam Mk-II theft that starts that series as well as a snippet of [[strike:Char]] Quattro's Dakar speech.
23	* CrossOver: The timeline crosses a little bit into [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]].
24	* FantasticRacism: Asuna faces a lot of hostility in the short snippet where she enrolls into "Ecole Du Ciel" due to being from Zeon.
25	* FragileSpeedster: Mecha designer Yoshinori Sayama describes the Le Cygne as a "[[{{Ninja}} Kunoichi]] Gundam". It can't tank shots well, but has exceptional mobility.
26	* GeoEffects: Asuna [[LetsGetDangerous pilots really well]] in space. On Earth or in a colony, however, she's not so good.
27	* GratuitousFrench: The titular ''Ecole du Ciel'', plus the GM Canard, the Le Cygne and the Gemeaux mobile suits. Justified by the Ecole du Ciel being located in Canada.
28	* HostageForMacGuffin: At one point, the Titans take Asuna's mother hostage and demand Asuna in exchange.
29	%% * HotBlooded: Francis.
30	%% * HotbloodedSideburns: Francis.
31	%% * LadyOfWar: Marie.
32	%% * LethalChef: Asuna.
33	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe / ShieldBash: Due to the Le Cygne being a FragileSpeedster, it is equipped with a large, robust shield as a compensation for its poor defenses. It also has multiple verniers installed on it, so not only it adds to the Gundam's overall mobility, it also allows the shield to be used for tearing enemy mobile suits to shreds. Asuna first showcased the offensive use of the Le Cygne's shield when [[spoiler: she used it to tear the head and limbs of Erisia's Gaplant.]]
34	* MidSeasonUpgrade: Both Asuna and Erisia piloted several MS before settling down to their respective signature units, the Le Cygne and Gaplant Erisia Special.
35	%% * HumongousMecha: It's a Gundam series.
36	%% * PsychicPowers: This is Universal Century Gundam. There will be Newtypes. More prominently, [[spoiler: Asuna, Marie, Akira and post-TimeSkip Erisia (see below), among others.]]
37	* SoundtrackDissonance: "Happy Birthday to You" seems to be playing as [[spoiler: Marie's pirates are being decimated.]]
38	%% * SpacePirate: Marie's Pirates.
39	%% * TokenMiniMoe: Juna.
40	%% * TykeBomb: [[spoiler: Asuna and Akira are TykeBombs trained by Zeon, sometime during [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam the One Year War.]]]]
41	%% * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: [[spoiler: Sometime during the TimeSkip, Erisia becomes a [[PsychicPowers Cyber-Newtype]]. Anyone familiar with [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]] will know what that means.]]

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