Sep 5, 2024
A one-shot adaption of the popular Gundam OAV "War in the Pocket" that didn't have a proper review so far, made few years after the original anime release iirc.
I saw there's another adaption of this story made in recent years but never read it.
The art is good, well realized in the mecha and human characterization (especially the mecha one) but it really shows the age this manga was drawn, have all the 90s tropes in one story all displayed on paper.
The story is well realized, giving a different and more complex vision from a neutral perspective of this kid (Alfred) living a neutral zone
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of the Side 6 orbital station that meets a Zeon soldier after the last starts a fight against the federal forces because the Zeon forces tried to stole the secret plans for a new, more powerful Gundam model that will turn the war balances. For taking these important plans, the young soldier Bernie and his team are convoked for a undercover espionage mission on Side 6 where the robot are been send. Thanks to the help of Alfred, the Zeon army gets some very important news about the new Gundam, after many other things happening in the story growing up the two characters of Bernie and Al and their friendship until a heartbreaking sacrifice that shows the pointless nature of war.
Talking about the character personalities, they are well written despite the short nature of this manga, especially for the duo of Alfred and Bernie as i wrote above the friendship between the two helps each other understand better the world around the little Alfred and the people he knows.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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