Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is a 12-episode OVA series. It has a compilation movie of the first eight episodes, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report, that also provides information on the events between episodes 08 and 09.
Synopsis
Universal Century 0079: The Jungles of Southeast Asia. During the One Year War, the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon are fighting a brutal guerrilla war for control of the area and its resources. Zeon’s best hope for victory in the region rests with an experimental mobile armor, the Apsalus and its pilot, Aina Sahalin. Meanwhile the Earth Federal Army, which has been fighting the Zeon in the region, receive reinforcements in the form of Ensign Shiro Amada, newly named commander of the 08th MS Team. Aina and Shiro have met each other from a mutual rescue in space, but when Shiro discovers that Aina is in fact the pilot of the Zeon mobile armor he is arrested for treason. The Federation offers Shiro one chance at redemption: He must take the 08th MS Team deep into Zeon held territory to find Zeon’s hidden base. With the Zeon backed into a corner, and the Federation dependent on Shiro and his team for victory, the star crossed lovers must decide where their true allegiances lie: with each other, or with their respective sides.
Characters
Earth Federation Forces
- Shiro Amada - Main Character, Commander of the 08th team
- Michel Ninorich
- Karen Joshua
- Terry Sanders Jr.
- Eledore Massis
- Sally
- Rob
- Pietro
- Mike
- Kojima
- Jacob
- Gidan Nickerd
- Isan Ryer
Principality of Zeon
- Aina Sahalin
- Ginias Sahalin
- Norris Packard
- Gihren Zabi
- Bjorn Abust
- Ash
- Barry
- Cynthia
- Dell
- Masado
- Nielba
- Runen
- Topp
- Walter Janowitz
- Yuri Kellerne
- Military Woman (Kergerenko)
Civilians
- Maria
- B.B.
Guerrillas
- Kiki Rosita
- Baresto Logita
- Chibi
- Hige
- Noppo
Mechanics
Earth Federation Forces
Mobile Weapons
- RB-79K Ball Type K
- RGM-79［E］ GM Early Type
- RGM-79(G) GM Ground Type
- RGM-79(G) GM Sniper
- RX-75 Guntank Mass Production Type
- RX-79(G) Gundam Ground Type
- RX-79(G)Ez-8 Gundam Ez8
Principality of Zeon
Mobile Weapons
- Apsalus I
- Apsalus II
- Apsalus III
- MS-05B Zaku I
- MS-06F Zaku II
- MS-06JC Zaku II
- MS-06K Zaku Cannon
- MS-06RD-4 Zaku High Mobility Test Type
- MS-06V Zaku Tank
- MS-07B-3 Gouf Custom
- MS-07H-8 Gouf Flight Type
- MS-09B Dom
- MS-14A Gelgoog
- MSM-03 Gogg
- MSM-04 Acguy
Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Japanese Airdate | English Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | War for Two | 25 January 1996 | 23 July 2001 |
| 2 | Gundams in the Jungle | 25 January 1996 | 24 July 2001 |
| 3 | The Time Limit on Trust | 25 March 1996 | 25 July 2001 |
| 4 | The Demon Overhead | 25 October 1996 | 26 July 2001 |
| 5 | The Broken Order to Standby | 25 November 1996 | 27 July 2001 |
| 6 | Battle Line in the Burning Sand | 18 December 1996 | 30 July 2001 |
| 7 | Reunion | 25 October 1997 | 31 July 2001 |
| 8 | Duty and Ideals | 18 December 1997 | 1 August 2001 |
| 9 | Front Line | 25 February 1998 | 2 August 2001 |
| 10 | The Shuddering Mountain, Part 1 | 25 July 1998 | 3 August 2001 |
| 11 | The Shuddering Mountain, Part 2 | 25 April 1999 | 6 August 2001 |
| 12 | Last Resort | 25 July 1999 |
Media
Music
Opening:
- Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite (嵐の中で輝いて, lit. Shine in the Storm) by Chihiro Yonekura
Endings:
- 10 Years After by Chihiro Yonekura
- Mirai no Futari ni (未来の二人に, lit. The Future for Both of Us) by Chihiro Yonekura (episode 11)
- Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite (嵐の中で輝いて, lit. Shine in the Storm) by Chihiro Yonekura (episode 12)
- Eien no Tobira (永遠の扉, lit. Gateway to Eternity) by Chihiro Yonekura (Miller's Report ending theme)
Short Film
Publications
- The 08th MS Team Side Story: Trivial Operation
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Novelization
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Ixtab, Goddess of the Fallen Soldiers (prequel)
- Mobile Suit Gundam the 08th MS Team U.C.0079 + α Tribute
Compilation movie
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report
Videos
Gallery
External Links
- http://www.08ms-team.net/
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team on Wikipedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team on MAHQ
Chronology
| Preceded by: Mobile Suit Gundam |
Chronological order 0079 U.C. |
Succeeded by: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket |