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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet (2019)

Action · Animation · Drama

This is the story of how Char Aznable, the Red Comet, came to be. Zeon Zum Deikun suddenly dies, in the middle of declaring the Autonomous Republic of Munzo’s independence, and the republic falls into turmoil. His children, Casval and Artesia, escape to Earth while the House of Zabi rises to power. Living in secret, the siblings must find their place in a world preparing for war.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (329 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

7.86 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 8.3 25 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Child of Zeon	7.4	27
2	A Promise with Mother	7.7	25
3	Édouard and Sayla	8.2	25
4	Goodbye, Artesia	8.1	24
5	Char and Garma	7.7	23
6	Garma Rises	7.8	22
7	Encounter with Lalah	7.7	24
8	Independence of Zeon	7.5	24
9	Colony Removal	7.6	22
10	The Red Mobile Suit	7.8	22
11	The Battle of Loum	8.7	34
12	Char, The Red Comet	7.7	22
13	The One Year War	8.3	28