6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Short Series, February 24, 2007
This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 Complete Collection (DVD)
There's something a little bit special about War in the Pocket that seperates it from the rest of the Gundam Series. Whereas the other Gundam shows seem to focus mainly on Action and Politics, this one is interesting because the story takes place on a much smaller scale.
The story is still about War and Robots, but this time on a much more personal level. It shows how War effects everyone, how it changes people, and how it is not fun or glorious like it is potrayed be videogames, books, and movies. Rather, war is an ugly thing in which people die for the wrong reasons.
This show is about how the one year War effects Al, a harmless youth who literally carries the "war in pocket". He obsesses over mobile suits, the war, and violence until the events that occur cause him to realize that War is not such a great thing.
The series is short- only 6 episodes. But I think helps make it great. It is more detailed and developed than most movies, yet you can still watch it in one sitting.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best anime I have seen in a while..., October 26, 2005
This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 Complete Collection (DVD)
Gundam 0080 is a great anti-war anime. Now don't take that wrong. When I first heard that it was an anti war anime I kind of lost interest in it. Then I watched it and loved it. It has tons of (meaningful) action, and the animation is very good. There isn't a whole lot in the way of objectionable content besides some strong language, blood/violence, and some very brief non explicit magazine nudity.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Anti-war anime with hard-hitting drama, November 18, 2007
This review is from: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 Complete Collection (DVD)
Some boys really want to fight in wars. Al is one of these mischievous boys, who gets involved in a deadly war involving the Federation and Zeon. Although he thinks that he's helping a Zeon soldier in a good cause, Gundam 0080 proves that even his best friends can kill each other, especially if they are on opposing sides.
The story focuses on Al, who loves to watch giant robots fight. He looked for a Gundam at an airport at his colony, but he could only manage to take pictures of a big metal storage crate. In a circumstance of sheer luck, Gundam and Zeon robots begin to fight at the colony. Al, rushing over to a fallen Zeon robot, finds a soldier named Bernie. He trades his photos with Bernie for a Zeon badge.
Bernie turns in the photos, and suddenly was promoted to the Special Forces team. The Zeon Special Forces team was assigned to destroy the Federation's Gundam at the colony. Al finds the Zeon group and works with Bernie to find the Gundam. However, he doesn't know that his next-door neighbor, Kensington, is a Gundam pilot.
Although the plot is complicated, the characters are set in difficult, violent situations. Eventually, the Zeon fight the Gundam, and no matter what outcome arises, Al will be forever scarred.
This is a sad, but touching look at the brutality and inhumanity of war. Like the American movie "Syriana", the characters get caught in situations where, even when they think they are doing the right thing, somebody always pays a price. The ending is tragic. The scriptwriters and director did an amazing job, even without frontman producer Tomino at the helm. Probably the only thing they should have taken out was the unnaturally cheery music at the end, which spoiled the depressing ending.
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