#162 - Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team feat. Coop (RiderStrike)

#162 - Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team feat. Coop (RiderStrike)

From Third Impact Anime Podcast by Third Impact Anime Podcast

September 15, 2025 · 2h 23m · Episode 179

About this episode

The episode reviews Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team with guest Coop, discussing its suitability as an entry point into the Gundam franchise.

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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Austin, Bill

Guest: Coop

Topics covered

  • Mobile Suit Gundam
  • anime review
  • giant robots
  • Gundam franchise
  • OVA

Keywords

  • Gundam
  • 08th MS Team
  • anime
  • review
  • Coop
  • OVA
  • giant robots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anime News Network, Discotek, AnimEigo

Books & works: Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team

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