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“Zeon's weapon tester Oliver May experiences One Year War aboard Jotunheim, struggling to impact evolving conflict.”
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO: 1年戦争秘録
6.51
7,623 rank · 18,243 viewers · 17 favorites
Sci-Fi
Mecha
Military
Space
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Synopsis
Zeon's weapon tester Oliver May experiences One Year War aboard Jotunheim, struggling to impact evolving conflict.
The year is Universal Century 0079. Oliver May is a technical officer in the Zeon 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit , in charge of testing new military technology. Stationed in the Jotunheim, a civilian transport ship that was converted into military use, Oliver must head into battle and experience the One Year War, only this time from the perspective of a weapon tester who struggles to make an impact on an evolving war during changing times. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
6.0
/10
What 11 viewers settled on.
60%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 4
σ 2.17
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.17 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.5
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Score over time
↓ 3.00
Running avg · Nov 2007 → Apr 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It's really good underbelly stories of the One Year War from Zeons side. Yes, the animation is old "Butt Ugly Martians" style, but this is as good as its gonna get for a tv show in 2004. Each...”
- 8 “Taking place before the original Mobile Suit Gundam, MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War, is told from the prospective of Zeon, more specifically Oliver May. He is a member of the 603rd Technical...”
- 9 “What an unexpected gem this was! A true find among Gundam series. I started this with no expectations and was amazed that this OVA was so good in almost every respect. Story and Characters The year...”
Verbosity
Short · 45%
Medium · 27%
Long · 27%
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A Ova Production
Sunrise.- Format 3 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 21m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2004 – Nov 2004
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1749 catalog
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor
- Bandai Visual USA Licensor