Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai

TV Mini Series
1996–2013
TV-PG
25m

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Kidô senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS shôtai (1996)

Adult Animation 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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Steve Staley

Shiro Amada

Steve Kramer

Terry Sanders Jr.

Debra Rogers

Karen Joshua

Emilie de Azevedo Brown

Aina Sahalin

David Ellenstein

Anthony Pulcini

Michel Ninorich

Kikuko Inoue

Aina Sahalin

Hiro Yûki

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Nobuyuki Hiyama

Shiro Amada

Tesshô Genda

Terry Sanders

Mami Koyama

Karen Joshua

Keiji Fujiwara

Eledore Mathiss

Ichirô Nagai

Gidan Nickerd…

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Gineas Sahalin

Chinami Nishimura

Kiki Rosita

Yuzuru Fujimoto

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Osamu Ichikawa

Norris Packard

Jun'ichi Sugawara

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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 Oira uchû no tankôfu (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 Ao no roku go (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 Kidô senshi Gandamu: Dai 08 MS shôtai - Mirâzu ripôto (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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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.