“Post-Odessa, Earth ace Shiro leads guerrilla unit, reunites with Zeon pilot Aina, loyalty tested.”
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
機動戦士ガンダム 第08MS小隊
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Synopsis
Post-Odessa, Earth ace Shiro leads guerrilla unit, reunites with Zeon pilot Aina, loyalty tested.
In year 0079 of the Universal Century, the Earth Federation initiates Operation Odessa—a full-scale assault to retake a major Ukrainian city from the Principality of Zeon. It is a success, and the remaining Zeon forces scatter across the globe. The Earth Federation gains the upper hand in the One Year War and deploys its ground troops around the planet to hunt down the stragglers. As part of the deployments, Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team—a special squadron of RX-79[G] Gundam Ground Type pilots. In their first guerilla operation, Shiro's team is tasked with distracting the Zeon forces while Federation ground troops locate a mysterious new Zeon weapon. Everything goes according to plan until Shiro runs into Aina Sahalin, an ace Zeon pilot he met in an earlier battle, during a skirmish. Their reunion weakens his resolve to continue fighting, and now the young commander Shiro must prove his loyalty to the Federation—or be branded a traitor.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 44 sampled reviews
What 44 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.93 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 3.0
↓ 2.39
Running avg · Feb 2007 → Jan 2026
- 10 “The 08th MS Team stands as one of the best Gundam series, bringing warfare to ground level by focusing on regular soldiers rather than ace pilots. The realistic, gritty tone features intense ground...”
- 9 “Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team delivers a great story with realistic characters and excellent sound quality, creating a satisfying classic that ends on a fulfilling note. While the romance...”
- 10 “The most realistic Gundam series focuses on grunts and guerrilla soldiers rather than ace pilots, delivering intense battles where damage persists and people actually get hurt and die. The...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1996 – Jul 1999
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0061 catalog
Produced by
- Atelier Musa Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor