Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team Blu-ray Collection

I am a big Gundam fan, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team is my favorite of all the Gundam anime shows. I've watched it on Hulu multiple times and wanted to buy it on Blu-Ray but was hesitant due to all the latest reviews receiving copies without the discs inside, I'm happy to report my set arrived with discs inside, all brand new. Unfortunately Amazon shipped this per usual in just an envelope so it arrived pretty banged up and cracked, but the discs survived just fine. This show was made in 1995 and debuted in 1996, the animation, music, and subject matter are all top notch. '95 was kind of a great year for anime, some great stuff came out that year like Ghost in the Shell and Neon Genesis Evangelion. This show isn't super action packed, but when there is action it's great. I'm a big fan of the military aspect of this show, as it follows the 08th team using RX-79 Ground Type Gundam Mobile Suits, and sometimes get help from Gorilla warriors aiding to fight the Zeon off of Earth. I love the Mobile Suits in this OVA the most, the RGM's, the RX-79G's, the Zaku II, just some really great design aesthetics. I've even got a few of the great Bandai Model kits of these to build. It's just a really awesome series with good characters and story and action. And it's all executed brilliantly. Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team comes FULLY APPROVED.

If you have not seen Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team yet, then why haven't you? What I think attracts fans to this series is that in a way it is similar to the way wars are faught here in real life. Aside from the giant robots, you have fighter jets, ground tanks, soilders on foot using regular guns with real ammo not laser blasters, innocent civilians and even guerrilla soilders caught in the middle. But on the surface its the same from what you would expect in a gundam series with two star-crossed lovers caught in the middle of a war. Ensign Shiro Amada is the new commander of the 08th Mobile Suit team on earth in Southeast Asia and is quick to prove himself in the eyes of his fellow commrads. But he quickly finds out that both life and war on earth can be much more different in many ways than life in the space colanies. And if these harsh battles aren't bad enough, Shiro meets a woman named Aina Sahalin who he slowly but shurley falls in love with. Likewise, Aina warms up to Shiro over time as well. So whats the problem here, Shiro fights for the Earthe Federation Forces and Aina is daughter of a noble family from the Principality of Zeon and is the pilot of the enemy's new experimental mobile armor that Shiro and his team are assigned to destroy allong with the enemy base in the region. So now the two of them are practically backed into a corner and must decide who there hearts belong to and where there true allegiances lie: with there armies, or with each other. Whether your a fan of GUNDAM series or not, this is an anime I highly recommend anybody should see. It is a success all around as far as war themed anime go.

One of the best Gundam series ever made, in my honest opinion. This one offers you up mainly ground battles(guerrilla mobile suit warfare) instead of outer space battles. If you want to get the overall best Gundam experience, you really need to watch the old school series like this one. The old school Gundam series offer you deep character developement, a lot of political intrigue behind the scenes, and a realistic depiction of emotional situations caused by and come along with wars/battles. Anyway, since this is an OVA(original video animation) series, the animation quality is very good, since OVA series usually has a higher budget than TV series. The soundtrack is very good and really fits the setting and feel for the show. The character designs are top notch and was done by Toshihiro Kawamoto, whom also did character designs for Cowboy Bebop, among others. So, if you're looking for a high quality Gundam series or just a good mecha anime in general, you should definitely give this one a shot.

From the time I saw this series on Toonami, this became one of my favorite Gundam series. A show about gritty Earth combat that doesn’t have Newtypes and powers and all-powerful MS. For the first time on Bluray, we get the entire series including the episode “Last Resort” that never aired on Toonami. We also get the movie Miller’s Report (scenes from this were spliced into episodes for its TV broadcast but the movie itself never premiered on Toonami back in the day) and a new animation called “Battle In 3 Dimensions” in which Shiro has to fight off a Gouf Flight Type! This is an awesome release and definitely one to get if you’re a fan of Gundam!

Awesome story, great art. 08th MS Team is a masterpiece. It's a great addition to the original UC storyline, or as an independent series that can easily stand on its own merits. Awesome story, characters, art direction, action, it's worth the price of admission.

Wow! What a great series! I am truley sad that there is only one season of this Gundam series, as this is definantly one of the best in the Universal Century timeline. This series follows Amuro-...er...Shiro Amada and his squad of MS pilots otherwise known as the 08th MS team. Shiro, being a brand new leutenant in the E.S.F.S. (I think.) must prove himself to be a competant leader for his squad. Having next to no experience but a keen sense of duty and a little luck allows him to show his teamamtes what he is all about. However, the REAL theme of the series does not really become known until about half-way into the story. Allegiance and the idea of what an enemy is seems to be key plots in the story. Without a doubt, this is one of the best Gundam series ever made.

Been waiting for some good gundam titles to come on blu ray and this one was always one of my favorite underdog. The series is short about 12-13 episodes, but i love the animation ( when it came out it was very unique to the time) and the story is very laid back, bit of comedy and romance and a lot of action.

Good anime season of all time

Heb het gekocht best wel duur en het werkt niet eens , ik krijg een melding dat ie niet op mn ps3/ps4 past terwijl hij hem wel hoort te kunnen afspelen, slechte zaak dit.

Attenzione per tutti gli acquirenti. Il prodotto è region lock e può essere visualizzato solo da lettori blue ray della zona USA. Quindi difficilmente funzionerà sui vostri device.

北米版Blu-rayですので、リージョンAなのは日本と同一ですが、国コードをアメリカ/カナダに変更できるプレーヤーでなければ再生できません。 その点がクリアできる環境をお持ちであればオススメできる商品です。 国内正規品も同じ仕様、低価格で販売して欲しい。

item as expected. Very fast delivery. Satisfied with my purchase.