Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Original title: Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai

TV Mini Series
1996–2013
TV-PG
25m

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996)

Anime Mecha Action Animation Drama Romance Sci-Fi 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.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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7.9/10

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Trivia
After 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 versions
Despite 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.

Connections
Edited into Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998)

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

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9/10

Perfect except for the last episode

This show has great pacing, characters, and story elements. It has a very nice flow and is easy to digest. The only flaw is the last episode being out of place. Ignore that and this will easily be a perfect Gundam show.