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Third Impact Anime Episode #162 – Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team feat. Coop (RiderStrike)

At long last, after podcasting for 8 years and counting (wow…), we have finally gone and done it; we’re reviewing some Mobile Suit Gundam. Since we are very sensible and reasonable folk at TIA, we thought we would start at the very beginning. Just kidding, we picked an entry that sounded interesting to us after Austin and Bill had independently been dabbling in various Gundam entries for the past several years. Although to be fair, some people claim that the OVA we’re reviewing in this episode, Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team, is a solid entry point into the franchise for beginners, but is that actually true? Let’s test that theory!

We’re happy to welcome Coop back to the show! Coop has been on the show a number of times to talk about anime conventions, but never to actually review a series with us before. As a giant robot aficionado, we could think of no better friend of the show to have on for our first leap into the world of Gundam. Coop regularly writes for Anime News Network, including the weekly This Week in Anime Column, and contributes to releases from Discotek and AnimEigo. Check out Coop’s work, social media, and podcasts here!

Have you seen 08th MS Team? What do you think of it? Does it live up to the hype? Do you think it’s a good entry point to Gundam or not? Let us know by sending us an email at thirdimpactanime@gmail.com and we’ll discuss it on the show.

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Time stamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Introduction and opening chatter
  • 00:14:01 – Bill’s wrap up of the Spring 2025 anime season and Bill and Coop’s first impressions of the Summer 2025 season
  • 00:39:50 – Our histories with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise
  • 00:58:44 – Background and production notes for Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team
  • 01:14:40 – Our thoughts on 08th MS Team
  • 02:18:14 – Outro, recommendations, social media plugs

Music used in this episode:

  • Arashi no Naka de Kagayaite by Chihiro Yonekura (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)
  • -inter mission- (bridge) (M1. 2. 3. 5) by Kohei Tanaka (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)
  • Senshi [M-8] by Kohei Tanaka (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)
  • Kikan [M-7] by Kohei Tanaka (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)
  • Sokode Ikirumonotachi [M24. 32. 36] by Kohei Tanaka (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)
  • 10 Years After by Chihiro Yonekura (Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team OST)

A collection of things we brought up:

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