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Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team (Vol. 1)
 
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Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team (Vol. 1) (2001)

Starring: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue Director: Takeyuki Kanda, Umanosuke Iida Rating: Unrated Format: DVD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Steve Staley, Kikuko Inoue, Sharon Alsina, Steve Areno, Robert Axelrod
  • Directors: Takeyuki Kanda, Umanosuke Iida
  • Writers: Akira Okeya, Hiroaki Kitajima
  • Producers: Jerry Chu, Jun Yukawa, Kazuhiko Ikeguchi, Ken Iyadomi
  • Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
  • Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: Unrated
  • Studio: Bandai
  • DVD Release Date: July 3, 2001
  • Run Time: 75 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005JXY0
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #113,315 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
  • For more information about "Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team (Vol. 1)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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In the first three episodes of this 13-part original animation video first released in January 1996, Lieutenant Shiro Amada comes to Earth to lead a Mobile Suit unit in the war with Zeon. He quickly establishes himself as a likable, enthusiastic officer who believes his first duty is to ensure the safety of the soldiers he commands. As his company includes tough-as-nails Sergeant Karen Joshua, spaced-out Corporal Eledore Massis, "jinxed" Sergeant Terry Sanders Jr., and anxious Corporal Michel Ninorich, Shiro has his work cut out for him. Unlike the stoic pilots of the Gundam Wing series, Shiro is excitable, kind, and often funny--which makes him an appealing character. Little is seen of the Zeon enemy, except for the aristocratic Aina Sahalin, whom Shiro meets in an impromptu space battle. Directors Takeyuki Kanda and Umanosuke Iida handle their characters' maneuvers through a sea of space junk much more skillfully than Don Bluth did in Titan A.E.. The bulk of the fighting takes place in lush tropical jungles, whose varied green palette provides an effective backdrop for the angular red-and-white Mobile Suits. Gundam: The 08th MS Team is set in 0079 UC (Universal Century), within the main Gundam continuity: the popular Gundam Wing series takes place in an alternate universe that uses the AC (After Colony) dating system. Rated 13 and up: violence, profanity, brief nudity. --Charles Solomon


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The year is UC 0079 - the Federation has begun mass production of the prototype Gundams for use by their ground forces. Shiro Amada, commander of the 08th MS Team must lead his squadron through fierce fighting on the ground. However, the Zeons are developing a secret project which could tip the balance of power! Can Shiro and his ragtag team of castoffs, rejects, and bad attitudes save the Federation?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 8th MS team dvd 2, May 15, 2004
Taking place in the year Universal Century 0079 (Same time as the original "Mobile Suit Gundam") Mobile Suit Gundam: 8th Mobile Suit Team tells the story of Shiro Armada and his team of Mobile Suit Pilots, for those wondering 8th MS is a great thing to watch if you are just now getting into Gundam. Now most Gundam series tell the story of a 15 year old Dragged into the war and how he and his friends win the war, 8th ms team is the opposite, it actually documents what the "regular" people were like in the time, they use regular robots that do not have the power to take down an entire fleet, and they fight against other regular robots like "Zaku II's". With that said you get to watch the team do various operations, like freeing a town from the control of ZEON, or doing stuff in the desert. One scene I really like is a scene where they are actually preforming maintence on a robot, scenes like this actually imerese the viewer in the feeling that this is what being a soilder is like.
The characters also have human sides, Shiro is trying to prove himself and keep his dysfunctional team intact, Micheal (Spelling) is suffering the woes of a long distance relationship, and there are many other characters with "human" problems, the characters also are not imortal, there are times when their MS get destroyed, and they get injured. There is also a love story, which I find rather interesting, because it has that whole "Two soilders on different sides fall in love." feel.

Would I suguest it? YES! to everyone. 8th ms team really shows what it would be like to be a grunt in the earth federation army, and also has a nice love story in it.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best gundam series ever, November 25, 2001
By Mp Vandenheuvel "Woodwrker" (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews
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this is the best gundam series ever. It has great animation and did not drag out like gundam wing did. gundam wing went for ever and ever. by the end it was pointless. This is only 15 episodes long which is great. it is short but sweet. i highly reccommed this gundam series.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best Gundam series ever, July 26, 2001
By "madnessmark" (Maple Grove, MN) - See all my reviews
Well, while Gundam Wing was getting a tiny budget, Sunrise was pulling all they're money into this piece of work. Unlike other series like Gundam 0079 and Gundam Wing, 08th MS Team is more of a ground war infantry battle with some small off-the-wall humor. In "War for Two", Shiro is assigned to Earth, but on his way there, a battle occurs. A Gundam is downed and requires assistance. Shiro decides to go out in the Ball fighter and save the pilot, but gets into a battle with a Zaku. The pilot is a woman. When both they're suits explode, they try to conserve they're air in an abandoned ship. They form a relationship and soon go back to their own forces. In "Gundams in the Junlge", Shiro goes into combat for the first time. While trading fire with some Zaku's at night, Shiro's navigation on his Gundam is knocked out. So later on, Shiro decides to explore the jungle only to stumble upon Kiki skinny dipping in a pond. However, Kiki opens fire once she notices him. When Shiro returns to his Gundam a Zaku is headed straight for him. Shiro takes it out with skill and heads back to base. In "The Time Limit on Thrust", the team must take out a couple of Zakus and three pill boxes guarding a village. However, while Shiro scouts out the route, he is ambushed by civilians. Not to mention Kiki, still mad about Shiro peeking. When Shiro is taken to a village, he explains to them that he is trying to take out Zeon and that his friends are fighting them right now. The boss of the village agrees to let him fight. So Kiki and Shiro head out to take out the Zeon forces and gain new ground. The textless opening was pretty good for an extra and the bonus clip is pretty much a trailer for the show. The one thing I hate about this disc is the sloppy menus. Not much effort looks like it went into it. Pretty standard. Overall, a great disc worth every dollar. It's nice to see a Gundam series on DVD besides Gundam Wing.
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