Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The great war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon is almost over. At a neutral space colony, Side 6, the Federation is secretly constructing a powerful new Gundam. A young boy, Alfred Izuruha, and his friends are fascinated by the war and the mobile suits. As Al plays in the Federation base he accidentally films the newly-arrived Federation mobile suit from the Antarctica base, Gundam NT-1 "Alex." When the Zion's attempt to destroy the Gundam fails, Al follows a damaged Zaku to its crash site and meets its pilot, novice pilot Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman. Bernie himself falls for Al's neighbor, the charming Christina MacKenzie. She is the test pilot of the Gundam that Bernie is trying to destroy. Al will come face to face with the realities of war, changing his life forever.

Series details

• Title: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Anime
• Premiere date: 1989-03-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1989-08-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Bandai Channel
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 52775
• IMDb ID: tt0097661
• TVDB ID: 80785

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1989-03-25; final listed air date 1989-08-25; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.