Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Name: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
Released: 1996-01-25
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Nobuyuki Hiyama, Mami Koyama, Osamu Ichikawa, Kikuko Inoue, Keiji Fujiwara

ENDED1 Season12 Episodes★ 7.9

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is an animated action-adventure series that ran from 1996 to 1999, ending after 1 season and 12 episodes.

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First AiredJan 25, 1996

Last AiredJul 25, 1999

GenreAnimation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics

Runtime25 min

Original Title機動戦士ガンダム第08MS小隊

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionSUNRISE, Bandai Visual

Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. 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.

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Cast

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Shiro Amada (voice)

Mami Koyama

Karen Joshua (voice)

Osamu Ichikawa

Norris Packard (voice)

Kikuko Inoue

Aina Sahalin (voice)

Keiji Fujiwara

Eledore Massis (voice)

Hiro Yuuki

Michel Ninorich (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Terry Sanders Jr. (voice)

Show Hayami

Ginias Sahalin (voice)

Chinami Nishimura

Kiki Rosita (voice)

Yuzuru Fujimoto

Kojima (voice)

Kyonosuke Kami

Yuri Kellarny (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Jidan Nickard (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 12 episodes

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E1War for Two

Jan 25, 199625m

En route to his new assignment on Earth, Federation officer Shiro Amada comes across an ally battling a Zeon Zaku. Attempting a brave rescue in a Ball, he has a fateful encounter with the enemy pilot, Aina Sakhalin.

E2Gundams in the Jungle

Jan 25, 199625m

Shiro arrives at a jungle base in Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. Ordered to sortie right away, he leads his team into battle, but struggles with combat in Earth's unfamiliar gravity and in the dark of night.

E3The Time Limit on Trust

Mar 25, 199625m

In its second mission, the 08th MS Team is ordered to sweep the Zeon forces from a hilly area. However, the team's advance is stalled by enemy fortifications. Shiro attempts to flank the enemy via a river frequented by guerrillas.

E4The Demon Overhead

Oct 25, 199625m

Every team that Sanders has ever belonged to has been wiped out on its third mission, and now it's the turn of the 08th MS Team. The worried Sanders asks Shiro to transfer him, but then Zeon's new mobile armor Apsalus appears.

E5The Broken Order to Stand By

Nov 25, 199625m

The musician Eledore learns that he will be making his major-label debut. In high spirits, he drags Michel along to a nearby village to celebrate. But when they reach the bar, the pair find gun-toting Zeon soldiers waiting for them.

E6Battle Line in the Burning Sand

Dec 18, 199625m

Having discovered the Apsalus's testing ground, the 08th MS Team lie in wait for an ambush, preparing for the encounter with combat simulations. The team members' frustrations mount as the Apsalus fails to appear, until they finally come to blows.

E7Reunion

Oct 25, 199725m

The Apsalus makes its escape, with Shiro's Gundam clinging to its hull. When the malfunctioning mobile armor crashes in the snowy mountains, Shiro and Aina are reunited. They cooperate to survive in the frozen wasteland, but then rescuers arrive.

E8Duty and Ideals

Dec 28, 199725m

Shiro has returned safely from the mountains, but is now suspected of being a spy, and is confined to his quarters until a verdict is decided. Then Kiki's village comes under Zeon attack, and Shiro must violate his orders to go to the rescue.

E9Front Line

Feb 25, 199825m

The Federation Forces, having learned that the Apsalus was created to destroy Jaburo, begin searching for the development base. Shiro and the 08th MS Team descend into enemy territory to aid the search, only to encounter retreating Zeons.

E10The Shuddering Mountain (1)

Jul 25, 199825m

The Federation Forces begin their assault on the Apsalus development base. The 08th MS Team is assigned to escort a Guntank team into firing position, but Norris's Gouf Custom swiftly dispatches two of the Guntanks. Can the team save the last one?

E11The Shuddering Mountain (2)

Apr 25, 199925m

The Apsalus cuts loose with its devastating mega particle cannon. As the Federation's Colonel Ryer and Zeon's Ginius Sakhalin escalate the fighting, Shiro and Aina transcend the division between the two sides to face their final challenge.

E12Last Resort

Jul 25, 199928m

With the end of the war, Michel has retired from the Federation Forces, and he sets off with Kiki to find out whether Shiro and Aina are alive or dead. In the jungle, they are captured by a group of mysterious children, who give them shocking news.

About Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is an animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, war & politics series. The show first aired on Jan 25, 1996 and currently has 1 season and 12 episodes. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team has ended. It has a rating of 7.9/10 based on 43 votes. The cast includes Nobuyuki Hiyama, Mami Koyama, Osamu Ichikawa, Kikuko Inoue, Keiji Fujiwara.