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Centuries in the future, in the year After Colony 195, Earth is surrounded by orbiting space colonies. The colonists are cruelly oppressed by the Earth Alliance, which uses huge humanoid fighting machines called "mobile suits" to control the populace. Behind this tyranny is the secret society called "Oz," which has infiltrated the Alliance military and steered it towards its repressive course. Now, the space colonies are ready to strike back. Five young pilots, equipped with advanced mobile suits called "Gundams," are sent to Earth to wage guerilla war against Oz and its Alliance puppets. The war to decide humanity's destiny begins.
The 'neutral' space colony of Heliopolis houses Morgenroete, a top-secret weapons research facility specializing in producing the battleship Archangel and five prototype Gundams for the Earth Alliance Force. ZAFT, the rebel army composed of genetically modified humans known as Coordinators, attacks Heliopolis, stealing four of the five prototypes. Civilian Kira Yamato, a Coordinator raised by Natural parents, stumbles upon the Gundam Strike during the attack. He pilots the mobile suit for the Earth Alliance Force in order to protect his Natural friends and finds himself locked in mortal combat with his childhood best friend, Coordinator Athrun Zala, who is now an ace pilot for ZAFT. Their friendship is not the only thing at stake; the survival of an entire race depends on the outcome of this war. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
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?
Omnibus of stories by various light novel authors centered on "One Year War." 1. Ball Pilot 133-28 (BALL・PILOT 133-28) \[*Takami Kazuyuki×Ogata Kouji*\] 2. Desert 2 (DESERT2) \[*Hamazaki Tatsuya×Ogasawara Tomofumi*\] 3. Last Tears (LAST TEARS) \[*Goikeda Shinya×Kinoshita Tomotake*\] 4. Doukeshi-tachi no Yoru (道化師たちの夜) \[*Iwasa Mamoru×Konishi Hiroshi*\] 5. Tatta Futari no Senjou (たった二人の戦場) \[*Hayashi Jouji×Komatsu E-ji*\] 6. Yoru to Yoru no Aida (夜と夜の間) \[*Shouji Takashi×Yamada Hideki*\] 7. Gekkou no Yume Uchuu no Tamashii (月光の夢 宇宙の魂) \[*Miyamoto Kazuki×Nakakita Kouji*\] 8. Jaburo no Daichi ni (ジャブローの大地に) \[*Kanzaka Hajime×Shinma Daigo*\]