Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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| Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | |
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| 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争 (Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Military |
| OVA | |
| Director | Fumihiko Takayama |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Released | March 25, 1989 - August 25, 1989 |
The anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 - A War in the Pocket (機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争 Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō?), is the first Gundam OVA series. It was also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct a Gundam story. Released in 1989, it served to commemorate Gundam's ten-year anniversary. As suggested by its subtitle, "War in the Pocket," it is a small, personal story; a side story focusing on the experiences of a ten-year-old boy during the One-Year War.
Gundam 0080 also began an enduring tradition of retroactive redesigns. Yutaka Izubuchi updated the original Mobile Suit Gundam's dated mechanical designs and costumes, and since then every new creative team has offered its own take on the classic Gundam props.
Not being penned by Tomino, Gundam 0080 also marked a significant departure from the constant background theme of Newtypes featured in the Universal Century Gundam universe, since the original Mobile Suit Gundam up until Char's Counterattack. The absence of this theme raised the series' appeal towards audiences without special liking of Gundam and Tomino's work[1] and would continue in many following Gundam stories narrating about ordinary soldiers and people in these conflicts.
The character designer for this series was Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross franchise, Megazone 23, Gunbuster).
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[edit] Story
December, Universal Century 0079. Zeon intelligence has identified a prototype Federation Gundam under development in a Federation base in the Arctic. Elite Zeon MS commandos are dispatched to destroy the prototype, but before they can accomplish their mission the Gundam is launched into space. When the Gundam turns up in a Federation R&D base inside the neutral space colony Side 6, the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam. The raid fails and Zeon will launch a nuclear strike against the colony unless the last remaining commando can eliminate the Gundam.
[edit] Episodes
- How Many Miles to the Battlefield? (戦場までは何マイル? Senjô Made wa Nan Mairu??)
- Reflections in a Brown Eye (茶色の瞳に映るもの Chairo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Mono?)
- And at the End of the Rainbow? (虹の果てには? Niji no Hate ni wa??)
- Over the River and Through the Woods (河を渡って木立を抜けて Kawa wo Watatte Kodachi wo Nukete?)
- Say it Ain't So, Bernie! (嘘だと言ってよ、バーニィ Uso Dato Itte yo, Bānī?)
- War in the Pocket (ポケットの中の戦争 Poketto no Naka no Sensō?)
[edit] Characters
[edit] Earth Federation
[edit] Principality of Zeon
- Bernard Wiseman
- Steiner Hardy
- Gabriel Ramirez Garcia
- Mikhail Kaminsky
- Andy Strauss
- Colonel Killing
- Von Helsing
[edit] Civilians
- Alfred Izuruha
- Charlie (Bartender)
- Chay
- Talcott
- Dorothy
- Richard Lunland
[edit] Weapons and Support Units
[edit] Principality of Zeon
Mobile Suit
- MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai
- MS-09RII Rick Dom II
- MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger
- MS-18E Kämpfer
- MSM-03C Hygogg
- MSM-07E Z'Gok-E
Support Units
- Jukon class submarine (refit) (U-99)
- Musai class (final production type)
- Tivvay class (Graf Zeppelin)
[edit] Earth Federation
Mobile Suit
- RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type
- RGM-79G GM Command
- RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type
- RGM-79SP GM Sniper II
- RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production Type
- RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"
Support Unit
- 63 STS "Ginga" space shuttle
- C-88 Medea transport plane
- Pegasus class (refit) (Gray Phantom)
[edit] Riah Republic Colony Defense Forces
Mobile Weapons
- RH-35E Riah 35 Draken-E
[edit] Openings & Endings
Opening:
- Itsuka Sora ni Todoite (And Someday, Reach the Sky) by Megumi Shiina
Ending:
- Tooi Kioku (Distant Memory) by Megumi Shiina
[edit] References
- ^ Sevakis, Justin (2007-08-16). Gundam 0080 - Buried Treasure. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
[edit] External links
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
| Preceded by Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack |
Gundam metaseries (production order) 1989 |
Succeeded by Mobile Suit Gundam F91 |
| Preceded by Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team |
Gundam Universal Century timeline U.C. 0080 |
Succeeded by Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory |
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