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I didn't expect to be writing a review for War in the Pocket, least of all watch it in the first place. As everyone else, the mecha part is what got me into the series while I was skeptical about the dated animation all the way. But what kept me going through the series is the depth of the characters.

Characters: We'll start off with my favorite aspect, the characters. In hindsight, there is no background established to the characters, and we are barely given time to digest their work so far. Instead they grow with their interactions in the present time and are ... forced to take decisions they aren't quite ready for. This is somewhat a common theme throughout most of the Mobile Suit Gundam OVAs.

Art: The weakest part about the OVA would be the animation, but still more than palatable. I went into it thinking i would be facing a horrible animation with clunky transitions. But one of the first scenes with the Z'gok firing missiles caught me off guard. I can say this is one of the better ones of the old OVAs considering its over 30 years since its come out. It does have some parts wherein it falters, but any scene with mobile suits is top notch with 1990 animations.

Sound: One of the strongest points of the OVA, the sound is nothing short of perfect. The opening theme sets a hopeful tone, and resonates with what a lot of colonists of side 7 think of their colony. The ending is mellow, marking the end of each episode on a somber note.

Story: The story barely takes any time to get into and quickly dives into the story. The main character, Alfred Izuruha, is a middle schooler who yearns for mobile suits. The storytelling revolves around his young, reckless and whimsical acts. His political views are driven by how awesome that faction's mobile suits are, rather than their upstanding morals or their policies. It doesn't take too long for the story to take a gripping turn from the initial light hearted shenanigans of the MC and his gang of friends. The story culminates in the typical them of "war is bad" and is consistent with the thematic messages of the Gundam franchise.

All in all, I believe this series is one of the best OVAs that the Gundam series has to offer.

I have a distaste for the Fate series overall. Just the premise is a very intriguing idea but most of the series squanders all that potential. Fate/Prototype is what I wish became of the series. Could have produced a show that is objectively far better than all the trash they are making now.

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