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The protagonist of the story is Joji Kano, a detective employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's special crimes division, which handles serious criminal cases. His gun of choice is a customized .44 Magnum-caliber Ruger Blackhawk. Even though Kano and his co-workers are criticized by the media and society, he doesn't mind the criticism at all. Even though Kano has no pity for serious criminals, he holds a gentle respect for children and elderly people, as well as former criminals who want to redeem themselves from their past behavior.
The story begins at the Battle of A Baoa Qu, in the last days of the One Year War. As the Federation and Zeon forces clash in the final climactic battle, two men struggle to survive. Eric Blanke, a Zeon mobile suit pilot, watches helplessly as his friends and comrades perish, one after another. Courand Hughes, a squad captain, is helpless to protect his friends and subordinates as they die, one by one. Both men are left terribly scarred by the battle. Two years later: Universal Century 0081. Eric Blanke continues to fight the Federation, alone, and against all odds. He seeks to punish the Earth Federation for its many evils. Against him stands Courand Hughes, captain of a special-operations mobile suit unit created specifically to combat renegade Zeon forces like Eric. Courand devotes himself wholly to battle, seeking his own death so he might rejoin his many friends who fell at A Baoa Qu.
Set in the near future, where outer space is dotted by small space colonies, Japan's political scene is dominated by the military, and has transformed into a military state. A mysterious humanoid machine appears in the skies over Tokyo, and issues a message over the radio, "a message from Avenir."
It is now Cosmic Era (C.E.) 75, two years after the dismantlement of the Destiny Plan, but warfare still continues to rage on between Naturals and Coordinators. Independence movements are now sprouting up across Earth, and invasions by Blue Cosmos grow exponentially stronger... To deal with these predicaments, a World Peace Supervision Organization known as COMPASS has been established, with PLANT Chairwoman Lacus Clyne as the founding leader. Kira Yamato and the others, as its new members, intervene into various battles for the sake of this peace. However, as these battles take place, an emergent nation known as 'FOUNDATION' appears, and they propose a joint operation to attack the Blue Cosmos Headquarters. Will Destiny run its course, or will Kira still have the Freedom to resist against impossible odds?
Similar to Sanctuary, Odyssey is another story on thought-provoking political revolution. This time the theater is international, as a group of young government elites execute their secret plan to rise Japan as the economic and military superpower in the Far East. How will they carry out their objectives? Is it through a new military presence, or through Japan's economy know-how? How will the U.S. respond to Japan's new "independence," and will the political and economic figures in control of Japan now let these young elites re-shape their world?
The story of Christina Mackenzie as a test pilot at the Montana Base before she arrived on Side 6 and of one of the Cyclops Team’s previous mission. *Notes: Volumes 1 contains 3 prequel chapters.*
"A record you can see." Shorts by various authors set to Satie's Gymnopedies. 1. To Aru, Gakusei, To, Gymnopedies (A certain, student, gymnopedies) \[Natsujikei Miyazaki\] 2. A night absent of return \[Murai\] 3. For a quiet night's sleep \[Yoso Machi\] 4. Gentle Water \[Kayashima Yuuta\] 5. Gymnopédies déjà-vu \[Mikami Yuuri\] 6. Slowly, as if in pain \[Sekine Miyuu\]
Mobile War History Gundam Burai is a manga about a samurai who battles with large armor called Tetsuki, or iron machines. The story follows a boy named Kotetsu Kisaragi, who meets the daughter of a ironsmith named Suzuno. At her home, he witnesses a suspicious group of evil demons that threaten her.
Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face. (Source: Anime News Network)
Universal Century 0096. Several months have passed since the incident surrounding Laplace's box also known as the Universal Century Charter. The Earth Federation Forces dispatches a group of investigators to the severed Axis which is drifting outside the Earth Sphere. Two civilians participate as members of the research group: Arlette Almage and Danton Hyleg. Both have pasts with government service to the Principality of Zeon and Neo Zeon as an engineer and test pilot. Having infiltrated Axis, the investigators come under attack inside a base where no one should be. Arlette and Dalton are confronted with an incident they never imagined.