Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Original title: Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai
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During a one-year war, a young lieutenant leads a mobile suit team against a secret Zeon weapon, meeting its pilot who questions the morality of the war.During a one-year war, a young lieutenant leads a mobile suit team against a secret Zeon weapon, meeting its pilot who questions the morality of the war.During a one-year war, a young lieutenant leads a mobile suit team against a secret Zeon weapon, meeting its pilot who questions the morality of the war.
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When I first checked out this chapter of Mobile Suit Gundam on Toonami years ago,I have to say this chapter of this show was even better than the first one.I only got to see some of the episodes,but not all of them. I had to get this series,and that is what I did. But when I bought the series after getting advice from Voice Actor,Michael McConnohie,he was right. It was enjoyable,and I really got into the series. It had a good storyline,and some of the best Gundams since the first. The characters I liked in the show are:Kiki,Shiro,Aina,and Norris.But however,this show is one the best chapters in the Mobile Suit Gundam series. So in closing,if you liked the first chapter of Gundam,then see this one.It's the best.
Unlike most other Gundam series, which take up their majority of their time in space, 08th MS team is 95% ground-based. This thrilling, well-animated OAV series focuses on the 08th MS team, a group of pilots who have limited mass production Gundams for Ground use. Their goal is to search out a Zeon research base holding a powerful mobile armor. However, problems start to emerge when the team leader falls in love with the pilot of the armor. The OAV has some of the best animation in Gundam-there's a lot of movement and detail. The mecha designs by Kunio Ookawara and Hajime Katoki are great-Ookawara gives Gundams and GMs a tank-like feel, while Katoki redesigns classic Zeon mobile suits for the 90's. The story is well-done, with convincing characters and a fully realized love story(Much better than the half-hearted romances in 0083 and Wing) Overall, a great series, I suggest you check it out when it comes to video/DVD next year.
This show is a great anime to watch whether you like Gundam or not, but is especially fun to watch if you are a Gundam fan watching the series in chronological order. It's animation and voice acting are good and it has a Cowboy Bebop vibe to it. Overall it's a very good show that I highly recommend.
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I just re-watched 08th MS Gundam for the 2nd time. It is so much better than Gundam Wing. I can't wait to get the DVD and see what was edited out of the series. This is great to see the Gundams actually move about clumsily through the land. Somebody really thought over writing this move script.
See this today,.
See this today,.
The 08th MS team features two hopeful romantics from different sides of the conflict. Aina, the Zeon officer, and Shiro, the Federal Forces' new pilot, meet in a battle in space, throughout the 12 episode series (and one "movie") the two debate their love for each other while trying to come to grips with the war that surrounds them. It features a Romeo and Juliet romance and unbeatable animation. By far one of the best to hit American Shores. Suit Up!
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- TriviaAfter the death of it's director, Takeyuki Kanda, on July 27, 1996; the release of the remaining six episodes became delayed. Nearly one year later in 1997, Umanosuke Iida took over the project just after completing Mighty Space Miners (1994). The release schedule was more relaxed in the latter half in comparison to the first half due to Iida's work as planner for Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998) and many of Sunrise's staffs became busy working on Cowboy Bebop (1998).
The series had officially completed it's run on April 25, 1999.
- Alternate versionsDespite being shown in Toonami's less censored Midnight Run block, the The 08th MS Team had to be censorship to meet its TV-PG rating. The language used in the show would have to be edited down to meet the rating requirement, since words like "shit" and "goddammit" would not be aired in a TV-PG setting. There is some blood throughout the series, but nothing too graphic that would have to be edited out.
- ConnectionsEdited into Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998)
- SoundtracksArashi no Naka de Kagayaite
(Shine in the Storm)
Opening theme
Performed by Chihiro Yonekura
Music by Maoto Yumeno
Lyrics by Natsumi Watanabe
Arrangement by Takeo Miratsu
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- 機動戰士鋼彈:第08MS小隊
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- Runtime
- 25m
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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