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“Amuro Ray and comrades stranded on mysterious island, facing enemy mecha and enigmatic Cucuruz Doan.”
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island
機動戦士ガンダム ククルス・ドアンの島
7.37
2,669 rank · 13,409 viewers · 26 favorites
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Synopsis
Amuro Ray and comrades stranded on mysterious island, facing enemy mecha and enigmatic Cucuruz Doan.
After a covert mission goes wrong, Mobile Suit pilot Amuro Ray and his comrades are stranded on a remote island. The battalion was sent to a land called the Island of No Return to clear off any enemy forces, only to find a group of children and an enemy mecha attack. Now Amuro must find a way for them all to escape this mysterious land, but not before meeting a strange man—Cucuruz Doan. (Source: Crunchyroll)
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7.5
/10
What 12 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7.5
mode 7
σ 0.96
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.96 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↑ 1.50
Running avg · Jun 2022 → Aug 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Absolutely a filler episode stretched to film length, but quite enjoyable. The padding felt so natural that I couldn't tell you exactly what was in the original. Also quite funny as a piece of fan...”
- 9 “I absolutely loved this movie. There was so much fanservice for fans of the original series. The island's inhabitants were well-developed, and for once, the child characters didn't drive me up the...”
- 9 “Unbelievably fun. Beautiful animation, beautiful robots. Wish I got to see the white base more but I get why they weren’t in it as much. Marcos was good but I wish Cara his character instead. The...”
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- Format 1 × 108′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jun 2022 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-21096 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Namco Filmworks Producer
- /companies/company_Xd2pkWD5NYgws9OXZxRqnlrg Producer
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- Crunchyroll Licensor