Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou


Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争
English: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 6
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 25, 1989 to Aug 25, 1989
Producers: Bandai Visual
Studios: Sunrise
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: MechaMecha, MilitaryMilitary, SpaceSpace
Duration: 27 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.981 (scored by 3537235,372 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #6822
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2873
Members: 63,978
Favorites: 1,080

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Synopsis

Alfred Izuruha is a 10-year-old who lives in the neutral colony cluster of Side 6 and, like most boys his age, is obsessed with the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. Unbeknownst to him, Al's next-door neighbor, Christina, is the test pilot of a prototype Gundam being developed in secret by the Earth Federation in the colony. A Zeon Special Forces team is assembled and tasked with infiltrating the colony in order to either steal or destroy it.

When a skirmish breaks out between the Federation and infiltrating Zeon forces, the fascinated Alfred stumbles upon a Zaku mobile suit that has been shot down, piloted by Zeon rookie Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman. After this encounter, the two start a mutual friendship, so Alfred can learn more about the war that interests him so much, and Bernie can acquire inside information about the colony to aid his team's mission.

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Background

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket was a project made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the franchise. It marked the first time someone other than Yoshiyuki Tomino had directed a Gundam project, with Fumihiko Takayama acting as lead director.

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"Itsuka Sora ni Todoite" by Megumi Shiina
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"Tooi Kioku" by Megumi Shiina




Reviews

Nov 17, 2024
Really beautiful fucking show. We're missing the giant robot battles, but the beautiful 90s cel animation more than makes up for it.

Each character in this is perfect, no notes, does exactly what they need to do while still being so loveable. Alfie, Bernie, and Chris are lovely to watch.

The overall theme and plot was great too, everything hit when it shouldve hit, great pacing.

Just a heart wrenching story, and my favorite gundam story so far. Highly highly reccomend it, you can watch it without any gundam knowledge at all. Though, I don't think it's a good series to introduce you to gundam, ...
Nov 22, 2024
Mixed Feelings
If Gundam 0079 is one of the most "It actually is that good" pieces of art ever made, then War in the Pocket is the reverse. Frankly did not care for this. I know exactly what it's going for. The entire look into the loss of childhood innocence and the naivety at which children look at war as just big epic battles not accounting the horror and loss of life. I appreciate it, I get it, and the darkly humorous final scene to nail it in is morbidly great. Unfortunately the whole thing is just a slog to sit through I'm afraid. What a shame ...
Feb 19, 2024
FunnyFunny
It was awful, the only positive thing that I can say that is was competently and not offensively bad. The creator wanted to tell a story. and 0080 told that story, the problem was that their story was terrible.

I think the fact that the title says 0080 (after the peace treaty) but the show takes place during 0079 (before the peace treaty) already tells a lot about the world-building. It's like if they'd call a movie 1946 Recovery from the War, but it would take place in 1945 April during the Siege of Berlin.
Second big problem was with the power-levels, the mobile suits get defeated ...

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