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Christmas and mechs may not seem like a upright match , but Sunrise , for a bit of holiday fun , herald that they ’ll be screening the 1989 OVAMobile Suit Gundam0080 : state of war in the Pocketin theaters on Christmas Eve . This , it seems , is unofficial check that the tragical six - episode war story is arrant holiday material . The screening also fete the 40 - year day of remembrance of the distributor Emotion Label , Sunrise ’s sister caller .
While not clearly Christmas - themed , the OVAs take place during a quad colony ’s vacation season . This was excuse enough for Sunrise and Emotion to declare the particular screenings , as well as modified - clock time sales of0080figures this time of year . Regardless , War in the Pocketis an fantabulous and focused side history set during the Universal Century timeline that ’s lauded by buff , even now .
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War in the Pocket Is One of Gundam’s Boldest And Darkest Stories
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put during the same One - Year War as the original 1979 tv set series , War in the Pocketfollows a team of Zeon commandos who infiltrate a blank colony to demolish the Gundam Alex . One youngster , Alfred Izuruha , enamored by the idea of " coolheaded " warfare stories with giant automaton , wishes to help – only to realize too late it will result to Bernard , the commando he ’s befriended , and Christina , the Gundam ’s pilot , fighting to the death . The OVA is also remarkable for being the firstGundamto not be directed by enfranchisement Maker Yoshiyuki Tomino , with the responsibility turn over to Fumihiko Takayama .
The Christmastime setting ofWar in the Pocketadds a bit of extra bite to its satire ofGundam’smobile suit , which have become a major germ of merchandising despite its anti - war message . Alfred , a youngster eager to see robot duke it out , is a necessary allegory for fans more interested inGundam’smodels . yet , between that and the memorable first battle that takes home in the icy Arctic , it can be argued that there is enough Baron Snow of Leicester and celebration to considerMobile beseem Gundam 0800 : War in the Pocketappropriate for Christmas , a whimsey that Sunrise cheekily concord with .
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