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Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Season 1

12 episodes Premiered Jan 25, 1996
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S1·E1 Mytharc

War for Two

Jan 25, 1996

En route to his new assignment on Earth, Federation officer Shiro Amada comes across an ally battling a Zeon Zaku. Attempting a brave rescue in a Ball, he has a fateful encounter w

S1·E2 Core

Gundams in the Jungle

Jan 25, 1996

Shiro arrives at a jungle base in Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. Ordered to sortie right away, he leads his team into battle, but struggles with combat in Eart

S1·E3 Core

The Time Limit on Trust

Mar 25, 1996

In its second mission, the 08th MS Team is ordered to sweep the Zeon forces from a hilly area. However, the team's advance is stalled by enemy fortifications. Shiro attempts to fla

S1·E4 Core

The Demon Overhead

Oct 25, 1996

Every team that Sanders has ever belonged to has been wiped out on its third mission, and now it's the turn of the 08th MS Team. The worried Sanders asks Shiro to transfer him, but

S1·E5 Core

The Broken Order to Stand By

Nov 25, 1996

The musician Eledore learns that he will be making his major-label debut. In high spirits, he drags Michel along to a nearby village to celebrate. But when they reach the bar, the

S1·E6 Core

Battle Line in the Burning Sand

Dec 18, 1996

Having discovered the Apsalus's testing ground, the 08th MS Team lie in wait for an ambush, preparing for the encounter with combat simulations. The team members' frustrations moun

S1·E7 Core

Reunion

Oct 25, 1997

The Apsalus makes its escape, with Shiro's Gundam clinging to its hull. When the malfunctioning mobile armor crashes in the snowy mountains, Shiro and Aina are reunited. They coope

S1·E8 Core

Duty and Ideals

Dec 28, 1997

Shiro has returned safely from the mountains, but is now suspected of being a spy, and is confined to his quarters until a verdict is decided. Then Kiki's village comes under Zeon

S1·E9 Core

Front Line

Feb 25, 1998

The Federation Forces, having learned that the Apsalus was created to destroy Jaburo, begin searching for the development base. Shiro and the 08th MS Team descend into enemy territ

S1·E10 Core

The Shuddering Mountain (1)

Jul 25, 1998

The Federation Forces begin their assault on the Apsalus development base. The 08th MS Team is assigned to escort a Guntank team into firing position, but Norris's Gouf Custom swif

S1·E11 Mytharc

The Shuddering Mountain (2)

Apr 25, 1999

The Apsalus cuts loose with its devastating mega particle cannon. As the Federation's Colonel Ryer and Zeon's Ginius Sakhalin escalate the fighting, Shiro and Aina transcend the di

S1·E12 Mytharc

Last Resort

Jul 25, 1999

With the end of the war, Michel has retired from the Federation Forces, and he sets off with Kiki to find out whether Shiro and Aina are alive or dead. In the jungle, they are capt

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