Is Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket worth watching?
With a score of 8.02/10 and a compelling drama and sci-fi plot, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is generally considered a well-regarded entry in the Gundam franchise.
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Kidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou
Sunrise
Genres
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Tags
all 10- OtherWar96
- OrganisationsMilitary93
- DramaTragedy87
- Main CastMale Protagonist80
- OtherPhilosophy79
- SceneUrban77
- MechaReal Robot76
- ActionEspionage73
- Main CastPrimarily Male Cast64
- UniverseSpace58
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi. Tags: War, Military, Tragedy, Male Protagonist, Philosophy, Urban, Real Robot, Espionage, Primarily Male Cast, Space.
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Ranked
#2962
Popularity
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Favorites
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Members
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All Time
Rated OVA
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Episode Progress
Complete6 / 6 episodes aired
All 6 episodes available
OVA6 / 6 epsFinished8.02
Sunrise
- Aired
- Mar 25, 1989 – Aug 25, 1989
- Duration
- 27 min
- Time to Complete
- 3h
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou
Synopsis
Alfred Izuruha is a 10-year-old who lives in the neutral colony cluster of Side 6 and, like most boys his age, is obsessed with the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. Unbeknownst to him, Al's next-door neighbor, Christina, is the test pilot of a prototype Gundam being developed in secret by the Earth Federation in the colony. A Zeon Special Forces team is assembled and tasked with infiltrating the colony in order to either steal or destroy it. When a skirmish breaks out between the Federation and infiltrating Zeon forces, the fascinated Alfred stumbles upon a Zaku mobile suit that has been shot down, piloted by Zeon rookie Bernard "Bernie" Wiseman. After this encounter, the two start a mutual friendship, so Alfred can learn more about the war that interests him so much, and Bernie can acquire inside information about the colony to aid his team's mission. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Synopsis
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket was a project made to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the franchise. It marked the first time someone other than Yoshiyuki Tomino had directed a Gundam project, with Fumihiko Takayama acting as lead director.
Platform Scores
MAL
8.02
Rank #702Votes 38.8K
AniList
80 / 100
Trend 1Popularity 20.8K
Kitsu
79 / 100
Rank #1086Users 6.2KRuntime 3h
AniList Trend
40
Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is entry 1 of 26 in the Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket watch order — the first entry in this franchise's main story.
Franchise Timeline
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
Essential·Core entries only — skip filler and side content
- 1Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketMain Story #1 (OVA)
- 2Portrait of the RedSeason 2
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginMain Story #3 (OVA)
- 4Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red CometSeason 4
- 5Mobile Suit GundamSeason 5
- 6Mobile Suit Gundam IMain Story #6 (MOVIE)
- 7Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowMain Story #7 (MOVIE)
- 8Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceMain Story #8 (MOVIE)
- 9Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMain Story #9 (OVA)
- 10Mobile Suit Zeta GundamSeason 10
- 11Mobile Suit Gundam ZZSeason 11
- 12Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMain Story #12 (MOVIE)
- 13Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the StarsMain Story #13 (MOVIE)
- 14Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - LoversMain Story #14 (MOVIE)
- 15Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the StarsMain Story #15 (MOVIE)
- 16Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMain Story #16 (OVA)
- 17Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096Season 17
- 18Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AxisSeason 18
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam F91Main Story #19 (MOVIE)
- 20Mobile Suit Victory GundamSeason 20
- 21∀ GundamSeason 21
- 22Gundam Reconguista in GSeason 22
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red BlurMain Story #23 (MOVIE)
- 24Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeMain Story #24 (MOVIE)
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam: HathawayMain Story #25 (MOVIE)
- 26Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph CirceMain Story #26 (MOVIE)
Complete·Everything including OVAs, specials & side stories
- 1Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
- 2All That GundamOptional SPECIAL
- 3Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamOptional OVA
- 430th Gundam Perfect MissionOptional OVA
- 5Mobile Suit Gundam: The Light of Life Chronicle U.C.Optional SPECIAL
- 6Portrait of the Red
- 7Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin
- 8Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet
- 9Mobile Suit Gundam
- 10Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IOptional SPECIAL
- 11SD Gundam GaidenOptional OVA
- 12Mobile Fighter G GundamOptional TV
- 13Mobile Suit Gundam WingOptional TV
- 14After War Gundam XOptional TV
- 15Kidou Senshi Gundam: Uchuu Seiki YowaOptional SPECIAL
- 16Gundam: Mission To The RiseOptional SPECIAL
- 17The Impression of First GundamOptional SPECIAL
- 18Gundam EvolveOptional OVA
- 19Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Indignation of Zeon.Optional SPECIAL
- 20Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDOptional TV
- 21SD Gundam ForceOptional TV
- 22Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year WarOptional OVA
- 23Mobile Suit Gundam 00Optional TV
- 24Ring of GundamOptional SPECIAL
- 25Mobile Suit Gundam Battlefield Record: Avant-TitleOptional ONA
- 26SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional TV
- 27Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning GOptional SPECIAL
- 28Mobile Suit Gundam AGEOptional TV
- 29Gundam Build FightersOptional TV
- 30Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn: Episode EX - 100 Years of SolitudeOptional SPECIAL
- 31Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional TV
- 32Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansOptional TV
- 33Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltOptional ONA
- 34Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December SkyOptional MOVIE
- 35Gundam Build Fighters: BattlogueOptional ONA
- 36Gundam Build DiversOptional TV
- 37SD Gundam World: Sangoku SoketsudenOptional ONA
- 38SD GUNDAM WORLD HEROESOptional ONA
- 39Gundam Breaker: BattlogueOptional ONA
- 40Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandOptional MOVIE
- 41Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryOptional TV
- 42Gundam Build MetaverseOptional ONA
- 43Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for VengeanceOptional ONA
- 44Mobile Suit Gundam: ALC EncounterOptional SPECIAL
- 45Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-Optional MOVIE
- 46Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuXOptional TV
- 47Mobile Suit Gundam I
- 48Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow
- 49Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space
- 50Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
- 51Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of SpaceOptional SPECIAL
- 52Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow Of ZeonOptional MOVIE
- 53Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Picture Drama - The Mayfly of Space 2Optional SPECIAL
- 54Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- 55Gundam Neo Experience 0087: Green DiversOptional MOVIE
- 56Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- 57Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Gundam Frag.Optional OVA
- 58Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
- 59Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars
- 60Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers
- 61Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars
- 62Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
- 63Re:I AmOptional MUSIC
- 64Mobile Suit Gundam UC: A Phantom WorldOptional SPECIAL
- 65Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096
- 66Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis
- 67Mobile Suit Gundam F91
- 68Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
- 69∀ Gundam
- 70∀ Gundam I: Earth LightOptional MOVIE
- 71∀ Gundam II: Moonlight ButterflyOptional MOVIE
- 72Gundam Reconguista in G
- 73Kidou Senshi Gakuen: G-Reco KoushienOptional SPECIAL
- 74Gundam: G no Reconguista - From the Past to the FutureOptional SPECIAL
- 75Gundam Reconguista in G I: Go! Core FighterOptional MOVIE
- 76Gundam Reconguista in G II: Bellri's Fierce ChargeOptional MOVIE
- 77Gundam Reconguista in G III: Legacy from SpaceOptional MOVIE
- 78Gundam Reconguista in G IV: Love That Cries Out in BattleOptional MOVIE
- 79Gundam Reconguista in G V: Beyond the Peril of DeathOptional MOVIE
- 80Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis - Red Blur
- 81Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative
- 82Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
- 83Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway - The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
- 84Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIOptional OVA
- 85Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackOptional OVA
- 86Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IIIOptional OVA
- 87Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IVOptional OVA
- 88Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-IV SpecialOptional SPECIAL
- 89Mobile Suit SD Gundam Mk-VOptional OVA
- 90Musha, Knight, Commando: SD Gundam Emergency SortieOptional MOVIE
- 91Mobile Suit SD Gundam FestivalOptional MOVIE
- 92Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Operation MeteorOptional OVA
- 93Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional OVA
- 94TWO-MIX: White ReflectionOptional MUSIC
- 95Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzOptional MOVIE
- 96Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's ReportOptional MOVIE
- 97Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV AstrayOptional OVA
- 98Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: After-Phase Between the StarsOptional SPECIAL
- 99Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Special EditionOptional TV
- 100Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinyOptional TV
- 101Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen FutureOptional TV
- 102Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079Optional OVA
- 103Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special EditionOptional TV
- 104Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E.73: StargazerOptional ONA
- 105Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED: SEED Supernova - Tanekyara GekijouOptional SPECIAL
- 106Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: Tenshi-tachi no KisekiOptional SPECIAL
- 107Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Second SeasonOptional TV
- 108Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity of the BattlefrontOptional OVA
- 109Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special EditionOptional OVA
- 110Chou Deneiban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsOptional MOVIE
- 111Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerOptional MOVIE
- 112Many Things SD GundamOptional SPECIAL
- 113Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - A Battle with the Third DimensionOptional SPECIAL
- 114Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of EdenOptional OVA
- 115Shin Kidou Senki Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Picture Drama - Aratanaru TatakaiOptional SPECIAL
- 116Gundam Build Fighters SpecialsOptional SPECIAL
- 117Kotowaza Gundam-sanOptional TV
- 118Mobile Suit Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA
- 119Gundam Build Fighters TryOptional TV
- 120Kotowaza Gundam-san (ONA)Optional ONA
- 121Mobile Suit Gundam-sanOptional MOVIE
- 122Kidou Senshi Gundam-san: Hiyoko Days ― Suisei Hiyoko to Fushigi na OfudaOptional SPECIAL
- 123Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island WarsOptional TV
- 124Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd SeasonOptional TV
- 125Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt 2nd SeasonOptional ONA
- 126Gundam Build Fighters: GM no GyakushuuOptional ONA
- 127Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit FlowerOptional MOVIE
- 128Gundam Build Divers PrologueOptional ONA
- 129GUNDAM BUILD DIVERS Re:RISEOptional ONA
- 130Mobile Suit Academy: The Return of 'G-Reco Koushien'Optional SPECIAL
- 131Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise 2nd SeasonOptional ONA
- 132Gundam Build Divers BattlogueOptional ONA
- 133Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Revealed ChronicleOptional ONA
- 134Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special EditionOptional TV
- 135Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - PrologueOptional SPECIAL
- 136Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury RecapOptional TV
- 137Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2Optional TV
- 138Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 RecapOptional TV
- 139Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomOptional MOVIE
Episode Guide
Aired so far: 6 / 6
Main Story
6 / 6
100%
Latest Aired
Episode 6
Remaining
Fully available
Aired so far
OVAs: 6
Theme Songs
Status Breakdown
20,816users
Completed14,04467.5%
Planning5,89028.3%
Watching5072.4%
Paused2211.1%
Dropped1540.7%
Tags
Shows how closely each tag relates to this animeOther2
War
96
Philosophy
79
Organisations1
Military
93
Drama1
Tragedy
87
Main Cast2
Male Protagonist
80
Primarily Male Cast
64
Scene1
Urban
77
Mecha1
Real Robot
76
Action1
Espionage
73
Universe1
Space
58
Relations
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Grid
01
8.0
1996
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
OVA·
Finished
·1996·12 eps37
02
7.2
1991
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
OVA·
Finished
·1991·13 eps12
03
7.5
1987
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
MOVIE·
Finished
·1987·1 ep8
04
7.9
1988
Gunbuster
OVA·
Finished
·1988·6 eps6
05
7.1
1983
Aura Battler Dunbine
TV·
Finished
·1983·49 eps4
06
6.4
2024
Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
ONA·
Airing
·2024·6 eps4
07
7.6
1999
Now and Then, Here and There
TV·
Finished
·1999·13 eps3
08
8.5
1988
Grave of the Fireflies
MOVIE·
Finished
·1988·1 ep0
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket have?
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is an OVA series with 6 finished episodes.
Is Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket part of a series?
Yes, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket is entry 1 of 26 in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise.
What is the age rating for Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket?
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket has an age rating of PG - Children.
Information
- Type
- OVA
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- Mar 25, 1989 – Aug 25, 1989
- Episodes
- 6 / 6
- Duration
- 27 min
- Time to Complete
- 3h
- Rating
- PG - Children
- Studio
- Sunrise
Alternative Titles
ja機動戦士ガンダム 0080 ポケットの中の戦争
en-x-romajiKidou Senshi Gundam 0080: Pocket no Naka no Sensou
Score Distribution
8.1
Score Distribution
AniList
weighted average
10,463
voters
Score Distribution
10
13.9%
1,4549
28.2%
2,9518
29.6%
3,1027
17.3%
1,8146
6.3%
6545
292 · 2.8%
4
94 · 0.9%
3
62 · 0.6%
2
16 · 0.2%
1
24 · 0.2%
7.9
Score Distribution
Kitsu
weighted average
3,046
voters
Score Distribution
10
17.9%
54510
18 · 0.6%
9
16.6%
5069
48 · 1.6%
8
28.6%
8708
26 · 0.9%
7
18.0%
5487
12 · 0.4%
6
9.1%
2776
3 · 0.1%
5
72 · 2.4%
4
52 · 1.7%
4
2 · 0.1%
3
12 · 0.4%
2
11 · 0.4%
1
44 · 1.4%
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