Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
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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)
Genre Military science fiction
Original video animation
Director Fumihiko Takayama
Studio Sunrise
Released March 25, 1989 – August 25, 1989
Episodes 6
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (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 1989 Japanese science fiction original video animation series, the first such series in the Gundam franchise. It is also the first time anyone other than creator Yoshiyuki Tomino was given a chance to direct a Gundam story. Released in 1989, it serves 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 Newtypes 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[1] 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 (Macross franchise, Megazone 23, Gunbuster).

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[edit] Plot synopsis

December, Universal Century 0079. Zeon intelligence has identified a prototype Federation Gundam under development in a Federation base in the Arctic. Elite Zeon MS commandos are 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 Side 6, the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam. The raid fails and Zeon will launch a nuclear strike against the colony unless the last remaining commando can eliminate the Gundam.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters

Alfred Izuruha
Al is an 11-year-old schoolboy, has a distant relationship with his father who works for the Earth Federation, gets mediocre grades in school and misbehaves in front of his mother and teachers. As a naive young boy who lives in the Libot colony of neutral Side 6, Al has little real idea about the war outside that is ravaging the Earth Sphere, and is fascinated by tales of mobile suit combats. He has a special interest in Zeon's Zaku mobile suits, which he regards as "cool". One day, Al meets a rookie Zeon pilot, Bernie Wiseman, whose Zaku is disabled and crashes after a short battle with Federation forces in the colony. Alfred Izuruha is voiced by Daisuke Namikawa in Japanese and Ian Hawk in English.
Bernard Wiseman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman is rookie soldier for the Principality of Zeon who befriends Al after his Zaku is shot down within Libot. He is later reassigned to the elite Cyclops Team as they embark on a top secret mission. Bernard Wiseman is voiced by Kōji Tsujitani in Japanese and David Hayter in English.
Christina MacKenzie
Al's friend and neighbor who has just returned from Earth on a top secret job for the Earth Federation. Christina MacKenzie is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in Japanese and Wendee Lee in English.

[edit] Supporting characters

Steiner Hardie
Lieutenant Steiner Hardie is an experienced war veteran who commands the elite Cyclops Team, which is assigned a tall order to either capture or destroy the Earth Federation's top secret weapon. Steiner Hardie is voiced by Yousuke Akimoto in Japanese and Gil Starberry in English.
Gabriel Ramirez Garcia
Petty Officer 1st Class Garcia is a Hispanic playboy who was initially the junior member of the Cyclops Team before the arrival of Bernie, whom he eagerly takes to bullying. Gabriel Ramirez Garcia is voiced by Bin Shimada.
Mikhail Kaminsky
Ensign Mikhail "Mischa" Kaminsky is a big, rugged Russian who drinks a lot both on and off the battlefield. He is a solid member of the Cyclops Team, ranking second to Lieutenant Hardie. Mikhail Kaminsky is voiced by Yutaka Shimaka in Japanese and George C. Cole in English.
Colonel Killing
A ruthless and intimidating Zeon officer whose assignment of the rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman to the Cyclops Team hints an ulterior motive. Colonel Killing is voiced by Kouji Totani in Japanese and Jackson Daniels in English.

[edit] Production and development

Two pieces of music by Megumi Shiina are used for the opening and closing themes. The opening theme is "Reach Out to the Sky Someday" (Itsuka Sora ni Todoite) and the closing theme is "Distant Memory" (Tooi Kioku).

[edit] Reception

Gundam 0080 War in the pocket was very well received by viewers in Japan, and critics alike.

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[edit] Episode list

# Title Release Date English Airdate
1 "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
 
2 "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
 
3 "And at the End of the Rainbow?"
"Niji no Hate ni wa?" (虹の果てには?) 		 May 25, 1989 November 7, 2001
 
4 "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
 
5 "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
 
6 "War in the Pocket"
"Poketto no Naka no Sensō" (ポケットの中の戦争) 		 August 25, 1989 November 13, 2001
 

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sevakis, Justin (2007-08-16). "Gundam 0080 - Buried Treasure". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  2. ^ http://www.animecritic.com/gundam/anr-gundam0080.html

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Preceded by
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack		 Gundam metaseries (production order)
1989		 Succeeded by
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Preceded by
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team		 Gundam Universal Century timeline
U.C. 0080		 Succeeded by
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
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Mobile Suit Gundam (Universal Century)
Anime
Gundam ZZ (1986)
Films and OVAs
Char's Counterattack (1988 film) • War in the Pocket (1989 OVA) • Gundam F91 (1991 film) • 0083: Stardust Memory (1991 OVA) • The 08th MS Team (1996 OVA) • MS IGLOO (2004 OVA)
Novels and manga
Gundam Sentinel (1987 novel) • Gaia Gear (1987 novel) • Double-Fake: Under the Gundam (1989 manga) • Hathaway's Flash (1989 novel) • Crossbone Gundam (1994 manga) • Blue Destiny (1997 manga) • The Origin (2002 manga) • Thoroughbred (2003 manga) • Gundam Unicorn (2006 novel)
Live-action
G-Saviour (2000 film)
Video games
Hot Scramble (1986) • EX Revue (1994) • Side Story (1996–1997) • Gundam: Battle Assault series (1997–2002) • Gihren no Yabou series (1998–2008) • Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise From the Ashes (1999) • Journey to Jaburo (2001) • Zeonic Front (2001) • Federation vs. Zeon (2002) • Lost War Chronicles (2002) • Senshitachi no Kiseki (2004) • Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam (2004) • Gundam Battle series (2005–2008) • MS Saga: A New Dawn (2005) • Universal Century Gundam Online (2005) • Senjō no Kizuna (2006) • Crossfire (2006) • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (2007) • MS Sensen 0079 (2007) • Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 (2008) • Mobile Ops: The One Year War (2008) • Gundam vs. Gundam (2008) • Gundam vs. Gundam Next (2009)
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