42 years ago:
Mobile Suit Gundam I (JP)
Original title: 機動戦士ガンダム
In the year Universal Century 0079, humans have colonized the area of space lying in between the Earth and the moon. However the ambitious Zabi family, rulers of the Duchy of Zeon (the grouping of colonies furthest from the earth) has sparked a war.
1981-03-14
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/39228
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41 years ago:
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (JP)
Original title: 機動戦士ガンダム III めぐりあい宇宙編
Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Duchy of Zeon's forces.
1982-03-13
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/39230
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