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Originally Posted by Derringer
Aside from the OVAs, every UC series after Char's Counterattack has not fared that well.
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Not true... The OYW OVAs (notably 0083 and 08th MS Team) were some of the best selling video series ever in Japan, and OYW stuff continue to do well regardless of whether Char or Amuro are in.
UC's popularity was mostly thematic and settings based, and later UC shows like F91 and Victory didn't retain the OYW popularity most likely because their very different style and technology made things too different from classic OYW.
The thing about CE, though, is its extremely large female fanbase, which is more concerned for the characters than the setting or the mecha. This different fanbase means that one cannot do with CE what Sunrise did with UC, which is to use a new cast of character for every show. They tried that with Destiny in the beginning and it didn't work, and they were forced to bring Kira back to a prominent role. So indeed, any CE show without Kira and the rest of the Big Four will probably be doomed to failure.