Episodes
7 Episodes
Review
The year is U.C. 0096. Three years have passed since the end of the Second Neo Zeon War. It is said that the Vist Foundation manipulates the Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics from behind the scenes. Hoping to create a new world, the Foundation attempts to hand over a certain secret to the Neo Zeon remnants known as the Sleeves. This will mean the opening of Laplace’s Box, which holds a great secret tied to the origins of the Universal Century. The exchange between the Vist Foundation and the Sleeves is to take place at the manufacturing colony Industrial 7. This is the home of the student Banagher Links, who rescues a girl he sees falling through the colony’s zero gravity area. The girl gives her name as Audrey Burne and says she wants to prevent a war, spurring Banagher to step into the conflict surrounding Laplace’s Box—almost as if he is drawn in by his own bloodline. (Anime News Network)
While certain scenes and mobile suits are extremely nostalgic, the overall feeling from this series is disappointment due to the reveal of the contents of the Laplace Box. I feel its contents shouldn’t make a difference after the One Year War. Some of the key characters were painfully underused or misused and the whole dead female asking everyone to share their emotions is much too cliche at this point. Even so, there is a sense of closure to the UC timeline and it felt great seeing old friends again.
Rating
7.8
