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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Cover of the first DVD volume
機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争 (Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō)
Genre	Military science fiction, action, drama
Original video animation
Directed by	Fumihiko Takayama [ja]
Produced by	Kenji Uchida Minoru Takanashi
Written by	Hiroyuki Yamaga (screenplay) Kyosuke Yuki [ja] (scenario)
Music by	Tetsurō Kashibuchi
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	NA: Sunrise/Right Stuf
Released	March 25, 1989 – August 25, 1989
Episodes	6 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Shigeto Ikehara
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Comic BomBom
Demographic	Children
Original run	April 1989 – August 1989
Manga
Written by	Hiroyuki Tamakoshi
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Gundam Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 26, 2021 – present
Anime and manga portal

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō) is a six episode 1989 Japanese science fiction original video animation series. It is the first OVA series in the Gundam franchise. It was directed by Fumihiko Takayama [ja], written by Hiroyuki Yamaga with character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto.

As suggested by its subtitle, "War in the Pocket", it is a small, personal story; a side story focusing on the experiences of an eleven-year-old boy during the One Year War and his learning of the real meaning of war. A significant departure for the Gundam franchise at the time, Gundam 0080 has received wide acclaim from critics.

Plot

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is a side story to the main Gundam franchise continuity. The Gundam series is set in a fictional calendar era known as "Universal Century" and it establishes that there is a so-called the "One Year War" between the Earth Federation and Principality of Zeon—the setting for the original series—and War in the Pocket is set in the last days of the war.

In Universal Century 0079, Zeon intelligence has identified a prototype Federation Gundam under development in a Federation base in the Arctic. Elite Zeon MS commandos are dispatched to destroy the prototype, but before they can accomplish their mission the Gundam is launched into space. When the Gundam turns up in a Federation R&D base inside the neutral space colony Side 6, the Principality launches a covert operation to destroy the Gundam utilizing the commando team initially dispatched to assault the Arctic base, including young rookie Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman. However, the raid fails and the entire team is killed except for Bernie.

After crashing his mobile suit, Bernie manages to befriend Alfred "Al" Izuruha, an elementary school boy enamored with a romantic vision of warfare and excited by Bernie's status as a mobile suit pilot regardless of his allegiance, and Al's neighbor Christina "Chris" Mackenzie, secretly the Gundam test pilot. As Bernie tries to repair his damaged mobile suit while hiding out within the station, he develops a close friendship with Al and slowly becomes infatuated with Chris, both pilots remaining unaware of each other's true natures.

As time passes, Bernie discovers that Zeon will destroy Side 6 with a nuclear weapon if he cannot destroy the prototype Gundam. Feeling that he has no choice if the station is to be saved, Bernie takes his mobile suit and goes to engage the Gundam. Believing Side 6 to be under Zeon attack, Chris is ordered to pilot the Gundam in the station's defense, and she and Bernie engage in a destructive battle within the station. Al discovers that the Zeon ship carrying the nuclear weapons was captured, meaning Bernie has no more reason to fight. Alfred tries to stop Bernard, only to see Bernie's mobile suit destroyed and an injured Christina pulled from the heavily damaged Gundam, leaving Al horrified.

Afterward, Chris tells Al that she will be leaving Side 6, and asks Alfred to say goodbye to Bernard for her, still unaware that she had killed him. Al does not have the heart to tell her the truth and agrees to her request. The series closes with Al's school holding an assembly in which the principal talks about the effects of war. Al, remembering his time with Bernie, begins to weep uncontrollably during the speech. Al's friends, misunderstanding his grief, try to reassure him that another "cool" war is bound to happen soon.

Voice cast

Production and release

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket was produced by animation studio Sunrise in association with toy company Bandai. Kenji Uchida was the former representative and Minoru Takanashi was the latter's producer. The series was created to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Gundam franchise, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1979. War in the Pocket was directed by Fumihiko Takayama, known for his work on Orguss 02 and WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3, marking the first time anyone other than Tomino directed a Gundam show. The screenplay was written by Hiroyuki Yamaga, with scenario by Kyosuke Yuki [ja], while the character designer for this series was Haruhiko Mikimoto.

War in the Pocket was originally released in Japan in VHS and Laser Disc as a six-part original video animation series between March 25, 1989, and August 25, 1989. Bandai Visual re-released the series three times; first, into two three-episode DVD volumes on December 18, 1999; then, as a DVD box set on April 22, 2011, as part of the "specially priced" DVD series "G-Selection"; and later on a Blu-ray disc box set on August 29, 2017.

The first North American home media release of War in the Pocket was handled by Bandai Entertainment with dubbing produced by Animaze. First announced in 1998, Bandai originally released it in a VHS box set along with Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory on March 9, 1999. From September 14, 1999, to November 23, 1999, the company released it into three two-episode VHS volumes, followed by a six-episode box set on December 7, 1999. In December 2000, Bandai announced its DVD release for the following year, but in 2001 Bandai changed the October 2001 release date, to January 2002 and then February 2002. War in the Pocket was released in two DVD volumes between February 19, 2002, and April 23, 2002. Two "complete collection" re-releases followed; a collector's edition box set was published on July 12, 2005, followed by a DVD under "Anime Legends" imprint on March 23, 2009.

Bandai initially planned to broadcast War in the Pocket in the United States in 2002, but Sunrise set a September 2001 airdate. Ultimately, the anime aired on Cartoon Network's Toonami Midnight Run block, starting from November 5, 2001. It was also aired by the same channel on its Adult Swim block on Saturday nights, from November 16, 2002 until December 28, 2002 (after which the Saturday block was removed), and then on "Saturday Video Entertainment System" block, starting from March 1, 2003 and ending on April 19, 2003. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, the company discontinued their home video distribution. In July 2016, Right Stuf announced it would release the anime on DVD in late 2016 in partnership with Sunrise. Next month, it was delayed to early 2017; Right Stuf and Sunrise released it on January 3, 2017.

Related media

Print media

A large amount of printed fiction related to War in the Pocket has been produced. A gamebook, written by Yūtarō Mochizuki and illustrated by Studio Hard, was released by Bandai on March 20, 1989. A novel based on the anime, The Dreams Chris Sees (クリスが見る夢, Kurisu ga Mieru Yume), written by Hiroyuki Yamaga and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto and Toshiyuki Kubooka, was published as a bonus item for the April 1989 issue of Tokuma Shoten's Animage magazine. Shigeto Ikehara [ja] created a manga version serialized in Kodansha's Comic BomBom between its April 1989 and August 1989 issues. Kodansha first released it in tankōbon format on July 17, 1989, and republished it on August 18, 2003, under the "Platinum Comics" imprint, and on November 6, 2006, under the "KC Delux" imprint. A "visual comic" adaptation was published in Bandai's magazine B-club [ja] in two editions, starting from July 1989. Kyosuke Yuki wrote and Haruhiko Mikimoto illustrated a novelization of the OVA series published by Kadokawa Shoten in October 1989. As part of the MS Saga – Mobile Suit Gundam in Comic anthology, MediaWorks published a manga by Kenji Mizuhara [ja] on February 1, 1994. Asahiya Publishing released two "film comics" titled Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 the OVA Movies in June and July 1998. A new manga adaptation by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Gundam Ace on June 26, 2021. The series went on hiatus in September 2022 due to Tamakoshi's chemotherapy. He plans to resume the manga in 2023.

Soundtrack

The musical score for War in the Pocket was composed by Tetsurō Kashibuchi. Two pieces of music performed by Megumi Shiina [ja] are used as the series' opening theme, "Reach Out to the Sky Someday" (いつか空に届いて, Itsuka Sora ni Todoite), and the ending theme, "Distant Memory" (遠い記憶, Tooi Kioku). Two soundtrack albums containing the instrumental and vocal music of the OVA were released under the title Sound Sketch I and II by King Records on March 5, 1999. The first is a seventeen-track CD, while the second contains fourteen tracks; most of the vocal songs are performed by Shiina and Megumi Hayashibara. Songs from the show have also been included on some Gundam music compilations, including Gundam Singles History and Gundam Songs 145.

Reception and legacy

Critical reception

The series has received wide acclaim from critics. Justin Sevakis of Anime News Network called it "one of the most emotionally powerful war stories ever animated." Lauren Orsini of Anime News Network gave it an A rating for the subbed version and a B− for the dubbed version, praising its "powerful message" and stating this "short but weighty emotional tale" is "as human as Gundam gets." Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post gave it an A− rating, stating that "this show stands the test of time with its story and its animation" and characters "you can connect with", and concluding that it is "Highly recommended." Evan Minto of Otaku USA gave it a "Recommended" rating, calling it "Gundam as it was meant to be" and stating that it's "a short, poignant story of lost innocence in a world torn in two, and effectively makes the case that in war, we are all victims". Ollie Barder of Forbes called it "A Heartbreaking Masterpiece" and "a good introduction to the captivating world of Gundam".

Legacy

Yoshiyuki Tomino, who was not involved in the show's production, was interviewed for the Newtype magazine April 1989 issue, after the release of the first episode. He praised the director's effort to make the show realistic and focused on things other than Mobile Suit battles. He also commented on two glitches, one being the portrayal of a blue sky in the colony rather than the other side of the cylinder, which is only about 6.4 km away; and the children being out during a wartime alert. Tomino thought that school resuming with combat in such close proximity was unrealistic, when a more sensible response should have been to close the school immediately and guide the children to shelters.

Gundam 0080 marked a significant departure from the constant background theme of Newtypes featured in the Universal Century Gundam universe, since the original Mobile Suit Gundam up until Char's Counterattack. The absence of this theme raised the series' appeal towards audiences without special liking of Gundam and Tomino's work and would continue in many following Gundam stories narrating about ordinary soldiers and people in these conflicts.

Gundam 0080 also began an enduring tradition of retroactive redesigns. Yutaka Izubuchi updated the original Mobile Suit Gundam's dated mechanical designs and costumes, and since then every new creative team has offered its own take on the classic Gundam props.

Micah Wright ranked War in the Pocket his fifth favorite animated series in 2002.

Its DVD box re-release in 2011 was the third best-placed animation on Oricon's ranking of best-selling DVDs in the week of April 18–24, selling 3,739 copies. The 2017 re-release sold 6,352 copies, and ranked third on Oricon's animation Blu-ray Disc chart.

Notes

1. Both Agency for Cultural Affairs's Media Arts Database and Amazon.co.jp confirm this release date, but they provide different dates for the second volume; the former registers October 1989, while the latter provides a September 1989 release date.

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official English website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

v t e Gundam
TV series Main series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–80) Zeta (1985–86) ZZ (1986–87) Victory (1993–94) G (1994–95) Wing (1995–96) X (1996) Turn A (1999–00) SEED (2002–03) SEED Destiny (2004–05) 00 (2007–09) AGE (2011–12) Reconguista in G (2014–15) Iron-Blooded Orphans (2015–17) The Witch from Mercury (2022–23) GQuuuuuuX (TBA) Build series Build Fighters (2013–14) Build Fighters Try (2014–15) Build Divers (2018) Other spin-offs Gundam-san (2014)
Films Char's Counterattack (1988) F91 (1991) G-Saviour (1999, TV live-action) 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010) Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (2016, TV) Narrative (2018) Hathaway (2021) Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) SEED Freedom (2024)
OVA/ONA 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) The 08th MS Team (1996) Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) Evolve (2001) SEED MSV Astray (2004) MS IGLOO (2004) SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006) Unicorn (2010–14) Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) The Origin (2015) Thunderbolt (2015–17) Twilight AXIS (2017) Build Fighters Battlogue (2017) Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack (2017) Build Divers: Prologue (2018) Build Divers Re:Rise (2019–20) Build Divers Battlogue (2020) The Witch from Mercury – Prologue (2022) Build Metaverse (2023) Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
Print Manga Plamo-Kyoshiro (1982) Crossbone (1994) Wing: The Last Outpost (1997) Wing: Episode Zero (1997) Gundam-san/The Men who Created Gundam (2001) Lost War Chronicles (2002) École du Ciel (2002) The Origin (2002) Thoroughbred (2003) SEED Destiny Astray (2004) SEED C.E. 73 Δ Astray (2006) Alive (2006) Thunderbolt (2012) Novels Gaia Gear (1987) Sentinel (1987) Hathaway's Flash (1989) Unicorn (2007) Wing: Frozen Teardrop (2010) Twilight AXIS (2016)
Music Albums Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack I, Senshi: Ai Senshi Tribute Gundam Tribute from Lantis Gundam Rock NT Gundam Cover Gundam Song Covers Gundam Song Covers 2 Gundam Song Covers 3 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Singles "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" "Beyond the Time ~Möbius no Sora wo Koete~" "Eternal Wind" "Just Communication" "Rhythm Emotion" "White Reflection" "Last Impression" "Find the Way" "Pride" "Re: I Am" "StarRingChild" "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~/Hisōbi" "The Beyond" "Shukufuku" Music of Gundam Wing Music of Gundam SEED Music of Gundam 00
Characters Mobile Suit Gundam Amuro Ray Char Aznable Zeta ZZ Victory G Wing X Turn A SEED Kira Yamato Athrun Zala Cagalli Yula Athha Lacus Clyne Shinn Asuka SEED Astray 00 Setsuna F. Seiei Unicorn AGE Build Fighters Build Fighters Try Iron-Blooded Orphans The Witch from Mercury
Technology RX-78-2 Gundam Zaku Haro Universal Century technology
Related Models Video games SD Gundam Gundam War Collectible Card Game Cultural impact Statue of Unicorn Gundam Gundam Factory Yokohama Kami-Igusa Station Crossover
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v t e Sunrise OVAs and ONAs
1980s	VIFAM: News from Kachua (1984) VIFAM: The Gathered 13 (1984) VIFAM: The Missing 12 (1985) VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder (1985) VIFAM: Kate's Memory (1985) Dirty Pair: Affair of Nolandia (1985) GALIENT: Chapter of Ground (1986) GALIENT: Chapter of Sky (1986) VOTOMS: The Big Battle (1986) GALIENT: Crest of Iron (1986) LAYZNER: Eiji 1996 (1986) LAYZNER: Le Caine 1999 (1986) LAYZNER: Engraved 2000 (1986) L-GAIM: Pentagona Window + Lady Gablae (1986) L-GAIM: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona Dolls (1987) Dirty Pair: With Love from the Lovely Angels (1987–1988) Dougram vs. Round-Facer (1987) L-GAIM: Fullmetal Soldier (1987) Dirty Pair 2 (1987–1988) VOTOMS: Origin of Ambition (1988) New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (1988) Mobile Suit SD Gundam (1988–1990) Starship Troopers (1988) Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988–1989) Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison (1989) Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) Ronin Warriors Gaiden (1989) Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash (1989) Wataru Majinzan (1989) Ronin Warriors: Legend of the Inferno Armor (1989–1990)
1990s	Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy (1990) SD Gundam Gaiden (1990–1991) Obatarian (1990) City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990) City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (1990) GRANZORT: The Final Magical Battle (1990) GRANZORT: Non-Stop Rabi (1990) Patlabor: The New Files (1990–1992) Mobile Suit SD Gundam Scramble (1991) Ronin Warriors MESSAGE (1991) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991–1992) GRANZORT: The Mado Stone (1992) Raijin-Oh FINAL (1992–1993) Future GPX Cyber Formula 11 (1992–1993) Mashin Hero Wataru: The Endless Story (1993–1994) Dirty Pair Flash (1994–1996) VOTOMS: Brilliantly Shining Heresy (1994) Future GPX Cyber Formula ZERO (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend (1994–1995) Iron Leaguer: Under of The Banner of Silver Light (1994–1995) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend II (1995–1996) City Hunter: The Secret Service (1996) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996–1999) The Silent Service (1996–1998) Future GPX Cyber Formula EARLY DAYS RENEWAL (1996) Gundam Wing: Operation Meteor (1996) Ryū Knight: Adeu's Legend Final - Onsen Dungeon no Kettō (1996) Future GPX Cyber Formula SAGA (1996–1997) Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (1997) City Hunter: Goodbye My Sweetheart (1997) DAGWON: The Boy with Crystal Eyes (1997) Dinozone (1998–2000) Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN (1998–2000) Z-Mind (1999) City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (1999)
2000s	The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (2000–2003) Passage of the Stars - Birth (2000) G-Saviour (2000) Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo (2001) Kanzen Shouri Daiteioh (2001) Gundam Evolve (2001–2007) Argento Soma: Alone and by myself (2002) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED AFTER PHASE (2004) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War (2004) Banner of the Stars III (2005) Gintama (2005–2014) The Wings of Rean (2005–2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: FINAL PLUS (2005) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 (2006) Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (2006) Cluster Edge Specials (2006) My-Otome Zwei (2006–2007) Freedom Project (2006–2008) Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files (2007–2008) Code Geass: Black Rebellion (2008) My-Otome 0: S.ifr (2008) Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Gravity Front (2008–2009) Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim Meet (2008) Code Geass: Zero Requiem (2009) Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition (2009–2010) Black God: Tiger and Wings (2009)
2010s	My-HiME: The Black Dance/The Last Supper (2010) My-Otome: The Holy Maiden's Prayer (2010) VOTOMS: Phantom Arc (2010) Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010–2014) Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010) VOTOMS: Case;Irvine (2010) Votoms Finder (2010) VOTOMS: Alone Again (2011) Coicent (2011) Five Numbers! (2011) Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland (2012) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (2012–2016) Accel World (2012–2013) Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Battle in Three Dimensions (2013) Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden (2013) Love Live! (2013) Japan Animator Expo (2014) Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015–2016) Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt (2015–2017) Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars (2016) Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AXIS (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue (2017) Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack (2017) Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Loum Arc (2017–2018) Gundam Build Divers: Prologue (2018) Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~ (2018) Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (2019–2020) SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden (2019–2021)
2020s	Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of Ryujinmaru (2020) Gundam Build Divers: Battlogue (2020) Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear (2023) Gundam Build Metaverse (2023) Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
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