Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team DVD Collection

Definitely one of the best gundam stories ever made, it’s an OVA series so the animation is stupid good, but the story is even better, unlike some of its contemporary peers in the genre this series is more realistic than any other one, with a literal grounding of the main protagonists on earth in the last year of the war, it shows the mundane side of being a soldier in the federation and the zaku, we spend time with the characters refilling their munitions and running maintenance on their mobile suits instead of the boring politics and love story’s the other entrees have, having said that the one flaw I found in this series is the love story, which leads to a ambiguous ending which I really couldn’t care less for. And after all that good will it had built up to that point it truly was the weakest part of the series. It is however one of my favorites along with the original and it’s really refreshing to see the feds and ZAKus drawn in modern animation techniques.

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.

Product is advertised as new but first time around I received my item and it was clearly used. Looked to be shrink wrapped. Open up the disc to find the first disc scratched and the holder portion broken/missing a piece not found inside the disc container. Front and back of the case has scratches on the cover too.Ordered a replacement swap and received a brand new factory wrapped disc. No issues with the second item received.

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!

The package was ok, but, inside, the plastic cover of bluray was badly broked, and that before the packaging, 'cause the tape of the number-series seems on purpose to sealing the covers' break. I've tried to contact the seller, however that's impossible, there's nowere the button "contact seller".Anyway, the product works and it's awesome (by now, I've seen two of three discs): I've get the dvd collection before, but this one is another way to enjoy Gundam and the old thecniques of animation. Advertisement to all sellers, the copy sended to me was region A and not ALL REGION, as described: I was ready at least (it happens frequently) but be carefull, it does'nt works in Europe if You don't have an appropriate player. Good vision

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.

Very happy with the series so far. But for 12 episodes and a movie and 40 bucks I kinda feel I was left short.

Region locked product, unable to watch outside of the US. Will be seeking a refund.

Good anime season of all time

this seller sells a region locked DVDs without providing that important information. says the purchase includes the VAT tax but it doesn't. I had to pay the tax at the post office. and after 4 agonizing weeks got my money back but not the money I paid for tax. I wounder if selling items with false information and hidden charges isn't a crime on this platform.

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.

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