Mobile Suit Book Club // 0080: War in the Pocket

I'm starting to think that War is actually bad!

This side story in the Gundam universe is the first series not overseen by Yoshiyuki Tomino; and it reflects a difference in style, tone, and scope. Instead of an operatic 50 episode epic, we zoom in on ordinary civilians and disposable grunts for only 6 episodes. The result is one of the most impactful works, not only in Gundam, but in the medium.

 

Our conversation kind of goes all over the place, but we never stray far from effusive praise of almost every element of this production.