Name: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
Rating: 7.9

About this series

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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⭐ 7.9/10 39 votes

Quick facts

First aired

1996

Seasons

Episodes

TMDB Rating

⭐ 7.9/10

Votes

Genre

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

Status

Ended

Language

Seasons & Episodes

S01E01

War for Two

⭐ 7.0

Jan 25, 1996 25 min

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 w…

S01E02

Gundams in the Jungle

⭐ 7.0

Jan 25, 1996 25 min

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 Eart…

S01E03

The Time Limit on Trust

⭐ 6.0

Mar 25, 1996 25 min

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 fla…

S01E04

The Demon Overhead

⭐ 6.0

Oct 25, 1996 25 min

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…

S01E05

The Broken Order to Stand By

⭐ 6.0

Nov 25, 1996 25 min

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 …

S01E06

Battle Line in the Burning Sand

⭐ 6.5

Dec 18, 1996 25 min

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 moun…

S01E07

Reunion

⭐ 6.5

Oct 25, 1997 25 min

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 coope…

S01E08

Duty and Ideals

⭐ 6.5

Dec 28, 1997 25 min

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 …

S01E09

Front Line

⭐ 6.5

Feb 25, 1998 25 min

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 territ…

S01E10

The Shuddering Mountain (1)

⭐ 7.5

Jul 25, 1998 25 min

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 swif…

S01E11

The Shuddering Mountain (2)

⭐ 7.5

Apr 25, 1999 25 min

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 di…

S01E12

Last Resort

⭐ 6.5

Jul 25, 1999 28 min

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 capt…