Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Recommendations

• TV (24 eps)
• 2002

Gonzo does it again with this action-packed mecha comedy. She's an ordinary high school girl. He's a counterterror agent assigned to protect her from those who would steal the information locked in her mind. OK, so she's not so normal after all. Armored Slave battles and lovers' spats abound as Sousuke and his comrades try to track down the mysterious Gauln before it's too late.

• Movie (1 ep x 102 min)
• 2000

Constable Fuse is part of an elite Special Forces unit known as the Capital Police whose mission is to maintain peace during a time of civil unrest. Fuse becomes entangled within a web of intrigue and politics between the Capital Police, the government intelligence bureau, and a secret society known as Jin-Roh – the Wolf Brigade.

• OVA (13 eps x 25 min)
• 1990

In an ancient time of swords and sorcery,the struggle to rule the cursed land of Lodoss rages on, spilling the blood of monsters and men. With the threat of dragons and dark powers hellbent on destroying it, the only hope for Lodoss is a young swordsman named Parn and his comrades. Armed with determinination and sheer strength, the band of friends must join the forces of kings and elves to overcome the dark sorcerer Ashram and his mistress Pirotess, as the ultimate battle of good versus evil begins!

• OVA (5 eps x 31 min)
• 2002 - 2004

When Lieutenant Shin Kudou of the UN air force is shot down over the Pacific by the Anti-UN Alliance, he awakens on a lush island called Mayan, whose natives live by some very strange rules. Their spiritual leader, Sara, intends to keep their lives separate from the rest of civilization to prevent the rise of the ‘birdman’ who will destroy the world. Unfortunately for the natives of Mayan, both sides of the conflict have taken an interest in their island, and all too soon, the outsiders' interference spells a disaster as terrible as any myth.

• TV (13 eps)
• 2005

Half a year has passed since Sousuke Sagara took up the job of protecting Kaname Chidori and has started living like a normal teenager for the first time. A former child soldier, his view on the perils of everyday life is highly unconventional and in frequent need of violent adjustment; Kaname can only hope her endless assault will eventually get him used to normal life. But a shadow looms over their happy days as Sousuke's employer, the private army called Mithril, is attacked by a new unknown enemy. Suddenly outgunned, can Mithril afford to keep one of their best playing around?

• TV (26 eps)
• 2003 - 2004

In the year 2075, humanity has spread to the stars, along with their technology, colonies, and... waste? At such great speeds in orbit, even a tiny bolt can cause a tragic disaster. Enter the team of the half division. Their job? To gather the garbage and debris that circles the Earth, in order to keep space safe. From broken-down satellites to bolts and nails, there's nothing that the underpaid and underappreciated staff can't salvage. Join Hachimaki, Tanabe, Fee, and the rest of the gang as they risk their lives to keep space clean, and keep their wallets... empty.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2006

The Robotech Expeditionary Forces have returned to Earth and are fighting a desperate battle to retake the Earth from the Invid occupiers. Humanity believes it has finally found the edge in new technology shared with them by newfound friends, but as the fighting continues Scott Bernard finds out that there is more going on then anybody could have imagined. Are the Invid the real enemy, and what is happening to Admiral Hunter? Humanity may end up having to fight for more than just its home world...

• TV (24 eps)
• 2014

The Kingdom of Arandas alliance and the Countries Unification of Ingelmia have been at war for many years. The situation has been at a stalemate across the fortress of the Great Wall, which has never been penetrated since the foundation of Arandas. The gate to the fortress has remained firmly closed, but when it creaks open, the complexity of war starts to change dramatically.

• OVA (12 eps)
• 1988 - 1989

A rebel soldier seeks revenge for his fallen comrades. He hunts down all the remaining battle suits from the previous war with a large armor piercing rifle. Carying the dog tags of his comrades and ritualistically smearing his face with blood at every battle.

• TV (24 eps)
• 2000

In a world where various factions are at war with each other, a new piloted mecha, with guns that are connected to the central nervous system, is being developed by the International Military Organization. Because of his knowledge of piloting mecha, 17-year-old Yu Kananase is recruited by the 18th Reserve Squadron to be a test pilot; and thus his new life begins. Together with his comrades Eric, Nanna, and Nell, Yu must discover the truth about his past and the meaning of life, while trying to return from each battlefield alive.