The year is 2307 a.d'. '.strtoupper('w')hile the earth's reserves of fossil fuels have been depleted, humanity has obtained a new, nearly infinite source of energy to replace them in the form of large scale solar powered generation systems based on three huge orbital elevators'. '.strtoupper('h')owever, the benefits of this system are available only to a handful of major powers and their allies.these orbital elevators belong to three superpower blocs the union, the human reform league and the aeu'. '.strtoupper('t')hese confederations continue to play a grand zero sum game for the sake of their own prestige and prosperity'. '.strtoupper('t')hus, even in the 24th century, humanity has yet to unite as one.in this world of unceasing conflict, a private armed organization steps forward, declaring their intention to eliminate war through martial force'. '.strtoupper('u')sing the power of their mobile suits combatively, a series of four high performance machines each dubbed gundam , the paramilitary organization known as celestial being takes the world stage, beginning armed interventions within all the world's nations.contains episodes 1 25 on blu ray with both the english dub and the original japanese with english subtitles.