I will not write a complicated review on the story of Zeta Gundam (Define) as it´s legacy speaks volumes already.
It helped to give us (borderline) seinen on daytime television after all and i trust that Zeonic will do right by the manga in future. If you are interested in the content but can´t wait for the scanlation to restart then watch the 80s cassic today as it is as good as Band of Brothers in portraying war in the long run. The ending especially is unforgettable.
I haven´t found all the available volumes of Define yet but what i have read as far as i could and this version is basically the original anime with clean and crisp art and retouched scenes that make the narrative snappier and somewhat darker if that is even possible. Respected Sunrise character designer/animation director Hiroyuki Kitazume himself is doing this adaptation and it can stand in line with the other quality re-imagining like the direct prequels Kidou Senshi Gundam - The Origin, Kidou Senshi Gundam 0083 Rebellion and the direct sequel Kidou Senshi Gundam Gyakushuu no Char - Beltorchika Children. All of these turned out to be more polished the the original tales and are now the definitive version in my book. Gundam or mecha in general doesn´t get better and only the also reviewed Shin Seiki Evangelion manga that also surpasses the original due to more coherence can measure up. I will give this manga a perfect 10 if the series keeps the original ending and doesn´t go for the one in the movie and every Newtype/Gundam Meister (the final movie needs to stop existing and i would read a 00 remake with a real romance subplot) needs to read it. Let´s hope that Sunrise skips ZZ and goes for a Victory remake next as that anime is vastly underrated and ZZ was a turd.
Sunrise sucks at doing anime nowadays but they are the kings of mecha manga without a doubt.

... Last updated on July 19th, 2015, 6:15am