Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989)

Original title

機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争

Directed by

Fumihiko Takayama

Genre

military science fiction, mecha

Country

Japan

Runtime

3h

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eleven-year-old boy living in a space colony during the One Year War befriends a soldier. Through his experiences, he starts to understand the true cost and tragedy of war.

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What happens

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō) is a six-episode 1989 Japanese science fiction original video animation (OVA) series. It is the first OVA series in the Gundam franchise. It was directed by Fumihiko Takayama and written by Hiroyuki Yamaga with character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto. As suggested by its subtitle, "War in the Pocket", it is a small, personal story; a side story focusing on the experiences of an eleven-year-old boy during the One Year War and his learning of the real meaning of war. A significant departure for the Gundam franchise at the time, Gundam 0080 has received wide acclaim from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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