'''''Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket''''' {{Nihongo|機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争|Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō}} is a 6-episode anime [[OVA|OVA Series]], the first of kind in the Gundam Universe. It was also the first time anyone other than creator [[Yoshiyuki Tomino]] was given a chance to direct a Gundam story. Released in 1989, it served to commemorate Gundam's ten-year anniversary. As suggested by its subtitle, "War in the Pocket," it is a small, personal story; a side story focusing on the experiences of a ten-year-old boy during the [[One Year War]]. Gundam 0080 also began an enduring tradition of retroactive redesigns. [[Yutaka Izubuchi]] updated the original [[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'s dated mechanical designs and costumes, and since then every new creative team has offered its own take on the classic Gundam props. Not being penned by Tomino, Gundam 0080 also marked a significant departure from the constant background theme of [[Newtype]]s featured in the [[Universal Century]] Gundam universe, since the original Mobile Suit Gundam up until [[Char's Counterattack]]. The absence of this theme raised the series' appeal towards audiences without special liking of Gundam and Tomino's work and would continue in many following Gundam stories narrating about ordinary soldiers and people in these conflicts. The character designer for this series was [[Haruhiko Mikimoto]]. ==Story== December, Universal Century 0079. [[Zeon]] intelligence has identified a prototype Federation Gundam under development in a Federation base in the Arctic.The Cyclops Team, an elite Zeon MS commando team is dispatched to destroy the prototype, but before they can accomplish their mission the Gundam is launched into space. When the Gundam turns up in a Federation R&D base inside the neutral space colony [[Universal Century Locations|Side 6]] , the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam. When the raid fails, the Zeon prepares to launch a nuclear strike against the colony as punishment for siding with the Federation unless the last remaining commando can eliminate the Gundam. ==Episodes== {| class="wikitable" width="98%" !# !Title !Original airdate !English airdate |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep01"|01 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[How Many Miles to the Battlefield?]]"''' ''"Senjô Made wa Nan Mairu?"'' (戦場までは何マイル?) |March 25, 1989 |November 5, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|The elite Zeon Cyclops Team is sent to the Arctic to stop a new Gundam prototype from being launched into space, but their mission ends in failure. On the Libot colony of Side 6, 11-year-old Alfred Izuruha meets up with Christina MacKenzie, who used to babysit him when he was younger. Little does he know that she is now a Federation pilot. Meanwhile, Cyclops Team sneaks into Side 6 while Zeon forces invade the colony. During the attack, Al runs into the forest to chase a downed Zaku and encounters rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman. |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep02"|02 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[Reflections in a Brown Eye]]"''' ''"Chairo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Mono"'' (茶色の瞳に映るもの) |April 25, 1989 |November 6, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|Bernie gives Al his badge in exchange for the video disc of his camera. Back at their secret hideout, Cyclops Team discovers that the disc contains footage of the warehouse containing the Gundam inside the Federation base. |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep03"|03 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[And at the End of the Rainbow?]]"''' ''"Niji no Hate ni wa?"'' (虹の果てには?) |May 25, 1989 |November 7, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|Cyclops Team smuggles parts of the mobile suit Kämpfer into the colony for their mission, with some help from Alfred. |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep04"|04 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[Over the River and Through the Woods]]"''' ''"Kawa wo Watatte Kodachi wo Nukete"'' (河を渡って木立を抜けて) |June 25, 1989 |November 9, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|Cyclops Team sneaks into the Federation base to destroy the Gundam, but the mission is a failure when their cover is blown and all but Bernie are killed in the ensuing gunfight. Meanwhile, Christina pilots the Gundam to fend off against the Kämpfer mobile suit sent to eliminate it. |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep05"|05 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[Say it Ain't So, Bernie!]]"''' ''"Uso Dato Itte yo, Bānī"'' (嘘だと言ってよ、バーニィ) |July 25, 1989 |November 12, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|Following the failure of his team's mission and the deaths of his comrades, Bernie goes in hiding and is told by his informant that Commander Killing has ordered a nuclear attack on the colony on Christmas day. |- style="text-align: center; background: #f2f2f2" | id="ep06"|06 | style="text-align: left"|'''"[[War in the Pocket]]"''' ''"Poketto no Naka no Sensō"'' (ポケットの中の戦争) |August 25, 1989 |November 13, 2001 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom: #ccccff 3px solid"|In one last attempt to destroy the Gundam and prevent the nuclear attack on the colony, Bernie repairs his Zaku with Al's help and sets traps within the forest, using the armament left over by Cyclops Team. He then sets off to lure the Gundam into his trap, but Al receives word that the Zeon fleet sent to destroy the colony was intercepted and destroyed. Al rushes to the scene in an attempt to stop Bernie from continuing his mission, but Bernie is killed while the Gundam is severely damaged. Al goes into shock upon discovering that Christina was piloting the Gundam. |} ==Media== ===Music=== '''Opening''': *"Itsuka Sora ni Todoite" (いつか空に届いて; Reach Out to the Sky Someday) by Megumi Shiina '''Ending:''' *"Tooi Kioku (遠い記憶; Distant Memory)" by Megumi Shiina ===Publications=== *''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket Chris Dreams]]'' *''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Novel)]]'' *''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Manga)]]'' *''[[Gundam 0080 Visual Comic]]'' ==Characters== ===[[Earth Federation]]=== *[[Christina Mackenzie]] :Christina Mackenzie was a Earth Federation Lt. Junior Grade selected to test pilot the new RX-78NT1 Gundam "Alex". She would continue to pilot the mecha until the end of the short lived Anime. *[[Stuart]] ===[[Principality of Zeon]]=== *[[Bernard Wiseman]] *[[Steiner Hardy]] *[[Gabriel Ramirez Garcia]] *[[Mikhail Kaminsky]] *[[Andy Strauss]] *[[Colonel Killing]] *[[Von Helsing]] *[[Charlie (Bartender)]] *[[Rugens]] *[[Carioca]] ===Civilians=== *[[Alfred Izuruha]] *[[Chay]] *[[Telcott]] *[[Dorothy]] *[[Richard Lunland]] *[[Dolores Haynes]] *[[Mrs Mackenzie]] *[[Mr Mackenzie]] *[[Michiko Izuruha]] *[[Ems Izuruha]] ==Mechanics== ===[[Earth Federation]]=== ====Mobile Suits==== * [[RX-78NT-1 Gundam "Alex"]] * [[RGM-79D GM Cold Climate Type]] * [[RGM-79G GM Command]] * [[RGM-79GS GM Command Space Type]] * [[RGM-79SP GM Sniper II]] * [[RX-77D Guncannon Mass Production Type]] ====Support Units==== * [[63 STS "Ginga"]] * [[Medea|Medea Transport Plane]] * [[LMSD-76 Gray Phantom|''Pegasus''-class assault carrier (''Gray Phantom'')]] ===[[Principality of Zeon]]=== ====Mobile Suits==== * [[MS-06FZ Zaku II Kai]] * [[MS-09RII Rick Dom II]] * [[MS-14Jg Gelgoog Jäger]] * [[MS-18E Kämpfer]] * [[MSM-03C Hygogg]] * [[MSM-07E Z'Gok-E]] ====Support Units==== * [[Jukon-class|''Jukon''-Class Combat Submarine (U-99)]] * [[Musai-class Final Production Type|''Musai''-class light cruiser (final production type)]] * [[Tivvay-class |''Tivvay''-class cruiser (''Graf Zeppelin'')]] ===Riah Republic Colony Defense Forces=== ====Mobile Weapons==== * [[RH-35E Riah 35 Draken-E]] ==Gallery== <gallery> 4934569603616.jpg 4934569603623.jpg 4934569641021.jpg OVA 1.jpeg OVA 2.jpeg OVA.jpg </gallery> ==External Links== *[http://www.gundam0080.net/ Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Official Website (Japanese)] *[http://www.mahq.net/mecha/gundam/0080/index.htm Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket on MAHQ.net] [[ja:機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争]] ===Chronology=== {| align="center" width: 100%; color: ffffff;" | align="center" | '''''Preceded by:'''''<br />'''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]''' | align="center" | '''Chronological order'''<br />''0079 U.C.'' – ''0080 U.C.'' | align="center" | '''''Succeeded by:'''''<br />'''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]''' |} {{Universal Century}} [[Category:Series]] [[Category:Series]]