The Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

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   9.1/10(67 votes)

   #1 - The Shuddering Mountain (1)

   S1:E107/25/1998

   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 swiftly dispatches two of the Guntanks. Can the team save the last one?

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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   8.9/10(65 votes)

   #2 - The Shuddering Mountain (2)

   S1:E114/25/1999

   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 division between the two sides to face their final challenge.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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   8.5/10(59 votes)

   #3 - Battle Line in the Burning Sand

   S1:E612/18/1996

   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 mount as the Apsalus fails to appear, until they finally come to blows.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Akira Okeya

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   8.4/10(61 votes)

   #4 - Reunion

   S1:E710/25/1997

   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 cooperate to survive in the frozen wasteland, but then rescuers arrive.

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   Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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   8.3/10(58 votes)

   #5 - Front Line

   S1:E92/25/1998

   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 territory to aid the search, only to encounter retreating Zeons.

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   Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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   8.2/10(62 votes)

   #6 - Duty and Ideals

   S1:E812/28/1997

   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 attack, and Shiro must violate his orders to go to the rescue.

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   Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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   8.0/10(67 votes)

   #7 - War for Two

   S1:E11/25/1996

   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 with the enemy pilot, Aina Sakhalin.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Akira Okeya

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   7.9/10(66 votes)

   #8 - Gundams in the Jungle

   S1:E21/25/1996

   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 Earth's unfamiliar gravity and in the dark of night.

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   Writer:Akira Okeya

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   7.9/10(65 votes)

   #9 - The Demon Overhead

   S1:E410/25/1996

   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 then Zeon's new mobile armor Apsalus appears.

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   Writer:Akira Okeya

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    7.9/10(59 votes)

    #10 - The Broken Order to Stand By

    S1:E511/25/1996

    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 pair find gun-toting Zeon soldiers waiting for them.

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    Writer:Akira Okeya

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    7.8/10(62 votes)

    #11 - The Time Limit on Trust

    S1:E33/25/1996

    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 flank the enemy via a river frequented by guerrillas.

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    Writer:Akira Okeya

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    7.4/10(62 votes)

    #12 - Last Resort

    S1:E127/25/1999

    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 captured by a group of mysterious children, who give them shocking news.

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    Writer:Hiroaki Kitajima

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