Name: Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Director: Fumihiko Takayama
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Science Fiction, War
Released: 1989-03-25
Duration: 180 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Daisuke Namikawa, Koji Tsujitani, Megumi Hayashibara

The Gundam that'll wreck your heart harder than any beam saber.

mecha melancholychildhood innocence vs. war90s anime angst

Overview

Animation Action Drama Science Fiction War

In the final days of the One Year War, a Zeon special forces group infiltrates a colony to gather information on a new Gundam unit. Alfred Izuruha, a 10-year-old student, befriends Zeon rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman during a brief mobile suit combat. Meanwhile, Al meets up with Christina MacKenzie, his former neighbor and babysitter. Little does he know that not only is Christina a member of the Earth Federation, she's the test pilot of the new Gundam NT-4 prototype.