Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai (1996– )

During the One Year War of UC 0079, A young Earth Federation Lieutenant named Shiro Amada is sent to Earth to lead a squadron of Gundam mobile suits in Southeast Asia to fight the Duchy of ... See full summary »

Stars:

Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Sharon Alsina

Cast

Series cast summary:
Steve Staley	...	2nd Lt. shiro Amada

Storyline

During the One Year War of UC 0079, A young Earth Federation Lieutenant named Shiro Amada is sent to Earth to lead a squadron of Gundam mobile suits in Southeast Asia to fight the Duchy of Zeon's forces. Along the way, he and his rag-tag 08th Mobile Suit Team discover that Zeon has been testing a new secret weapon capable enough to destroy the Federation's headquarters in South America and possibly give the Zeons an edge in the war. Shiro unknowingly meets the pilot of the Zeon secret weapon, Aina Sahalin. Together they discover that both sides fighting the war are not any better or any worse than the other.

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Plot Keywords:

giant robot | piloted giant robot | sequel | robot | anime | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

23 July 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Entertainment, Sotsu Agency, Sunrise

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (13 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Kidô senshi Gandamu: Dai 08 MS shôtai - Mirâzu ripôto (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Arashi 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

User Reviews

Gundam-Platoon style

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.