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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM
THE 08TH MS TEAM
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Story Date
Universal Century 0079

The Story
A brief synopsis of the story, and profiles of the major characters.

The Mechanics
Mobile suits and vehicles, with complete specs where available.

 This original video series is, in the real world, the latest chapter in the Universal Century saga. It takes place in the same One Year War era as the original series, depicting the point of view of the common soldier rather than the cosmic adventures of newtype aces.

08th MS Team bears the distinction of being the longest-running Gundam video series. As of this writing it's been running for two and a half years, and it's still only two-thirds of the way through the story. The July 1996 death of director Takeyuki Kanda, a robot-show veteran, surely didn't help the production schedule.

Though the series proper debuted in January 1996, a preview version of the first episode was released the previous month as part of the "OVA Gundam Go! 1 Million Copies" promotion.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Format:                 Original video series, 13 episodes
Released:               Volume 1: January 25, 1996
                        Volume 2: March 25, 1996
                        Volume 3: October 25, 1996
                        Volume 4: November 25, 1996
                        Volume 5: December 18, 1996
                        Volume 6: October 25, 1997
                        Volume 7: December 18, 1997
                        Volume 8: February 25, 1998
                        Volume 9: July 25, 1998
                        Volume 10: Summer, 1998
                        Volume 11: Winter, 1998
                        Volume 12: Winter, 1998

Director:               Takeyuki Kanda
Character design:       Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mecha design:           Hajime Katoki, Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane
Art direction:          Shigemi Ikeda

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report

Format:                 Theatrical motion picture
Premiered:              August 1, 1998

Director:               Takeyuki Kanda
Character design:       Toshihiro Kawamoto
Mecha design:           Hajime Katoki, Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane
Art direction:          Shigemi Ikeda

Mobile Suit Gundam, Z Gundam, Gundam ZZ, Char's Counterattack, Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Gundam F91, Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Gundam 0083: Last Blitz of Zeon, Gundam: The 08th MS Team, and Gundam W: Endless Waltz are copyright Sotsu Agency and Sunrise. V Gundam, G Gundam, Gundam W, and Gundam X are copyright Sotsu Agency, Sunrise and TV Asahi.