Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

U.C. 0079 - In the middle of the One Year War, Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to South East Asia to command Kojima Batallion's 08th MS Team, a small army of soldiers piloting RX-79[G] Gundam Ground type units. During the skirmishes in the jungle, he confronts ace Zeon pilot Norris Packard and falls in love with Aina Sahalin, a pilot involved in testing Zeon's top-secret mobile armor. This relationship leads to the Federation doubting their trust in Shiro. Now Shiro must prove his loyalty in the battleground or die a traitor.

Series details

• Title: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1996-01-25
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-07-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Bandai Channel
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25361
• IMDb ID: tt0159569
• TVDB ID: 80784

Cast and credited roles

• Nobuyuki Hiyama — Lt. Shiro Amada
• Kikuko Inoue — Aina Sahalin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-01-25; final listed air date 1999-07-25; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team 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.