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

Every episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team!

Ensign Shiro Amada is transferred to Southeast Asia to take command of the 08th MS Team. In their first guerilla operation, Shiro's team is tasked...
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Shuddering Mountain (1)" is the best rated episode of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team". It scored 9.2/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Hiroaki Kitajima, it aired on 7/25/1998. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Shuddering Mountain (2)".

  • The Shuddering Mountain (1)
    9.2/1051 votes
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    #1 - The Shuddering Mountain (1)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/1998

    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: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima

  • The Shuddering Mountain (2)
    9.0/1050 votes
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    #2 - The Shuddering Mountain (2)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/25/1999

    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: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima

  • Battle Line in the Burning Sand
    8.7/1045 votes
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    #3 - Battle Line in the Burning Sand

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/18/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • Reunion
    8.7/1046 votes
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    #4 - Reunion

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima

  • Front Line
    8.6/1044 votes
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    #5 - Front Line

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/25/1998

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima

  • Duty and Ideals
    8.4/1047 votes
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    #6 - Duty and Ideals

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/1997

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima

  • The Demon Overhead
    8.2/1048 votes
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    #7 - The Demon Overhead

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • War for Two
    8.1/1050 votes
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    #8 - War for Two

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • The Broken Order to Stand By
    8.1/1043 votes
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    #9 - The Broken Order to Stand By

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • Gundams in the Jungle
    8.0/1048 votes
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    #10 - Gundams in the Jungle

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • The Time Limit on Trust
    8.0/1045 votes
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    #11 - The Time Limit on Trust

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/25/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Akira Okeya

  • Last Resort
    7.5/1050 votes
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    #12 - Last Resort

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/25/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Hiroaki Kitajima