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Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO
機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO (Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO)
Genre	Mecha, Action, Science Fiction, Military
OVA: MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War
Directed by	Takashi Imanishi
Studio	Sunrise
No. of episodes	3
Released	July 19, 2004 November 3, 2004
OVA: MS IGLOO: Apocalyse 0079
Directed by	Takashi Imanishi
Studio	Sunrise
No. of episodes	3
Released	April 27, 2006
Related works
Mobile Suit Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO (機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO) is a CGI Gundam feature which takes place during the One Year War. Two series have been released under the title: The Hidden One Year War, which was exclusively shown at Bandai Museum in Matsudo, Japan but has seen a limited release on DVD, and Apocalypse 0079, an OVA series which will be released on DVD starting in April, 2006. The director of MS IGLOO is Takashi Imanishi, who previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Yutaka Izubuchi is the supervisor.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Cast & Crew 2.1 Japanese Cast 2.2 Staff 3 Episodes 3.1 The Hidden One Year War 3.2 Apocalypse 0079 4 Opening Theme 4.1 The Hidden One Year War 4.2 Apocalypse 0079 5 Gunpla 5.1 MIA EMS-10 Zudah 5.2 HGUC 1/144 scale EMS-10 Zudah 5.3 HGUC 1/144 scale MS-06 Zaku MS IGLOO version 5.4 MG 1/100 scale RB-79 Ball Shark Mouth Type 6 See also 7 External links

Taking place during the One Year War in the year Universal Century 0079 (U.C. 0079), MS IGLOO follows the missions of the crew of a former cargo ship and Principality of Zeon battleship, Jotunheim. This ship, like some previous ships related to Gundam anime, is used to test prototype weapons for combat use. However, what distinguish this show from others is that the protagonist of the series, Oliver May, is not a mobile suit pilot, but a technical officer who monitors the weapons testing.

This show is the first to depict some events early in the One Year War that have not been shown in a Gundam anime previously, including Operation British (before the colony hits Earth) and the Battle of Loum. It also features some of the biggest mecha designer names in the industry, including Yutaka Izubachi and Hajime Katoki.

Although it is the first Universal Century Gundam series since Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, which was last released in 1999, MS IGLOO had been a relatively low key project compared with contemporary Gundam series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. The Hidden One Year War has only seen a limited DVD release, though it has been available for rental in Japanese stores starting 2006. Apocalypse 0079 by contrast was given a mass release, and as a result it managed to reach a few Top 5 Anime DVD charts.

• Albert Schacht - Tamio Ohki
• Domenico Marquez - Katsuya Shiga
• Erich Kruger - Hiroshi Matsumoto
• Hideto Washiya - Jun Fukuyama
• Jean Xavier - Mikako Takahashi
• Martin Prochnow - Shozo Iizuka
• Monique Cadillac - Miki Nagasawa
• Oliver May - Hideo Ishikawa

• Director: Takashi Imanishi
• Script: Asahide Ookuma, Hiroshi Oonogi
• Supervision & Character Concepts: Yutaka Izubuchi
• Mechanical Designs: Hajime Katoki, Kenki Fujioka, Kimitoshi Yamane, Shinji Aramaki, Yutaka Izubuchi
• Original Mechanical Designs: Kunio Okawara
• Music: Megumi Oohashi

1. The Serpent has Vanished at Loum (U.C. 0079.01.04 - 0079.01.17)
2. The Howl That Stained The Setting Sun (U.C. 0079.04.29 - 0079.05.11)
3. The Rapid Illusion Above The Orbit (U.C. 0079.10.24 - 0079.11.10)

1. I Saw The Ocean In Jaburo's Skies (U.C. 0079.12.03 - 0079.12.07)
2. Go Beyond The Peak Of The Beams Of Light (U.C. 0079.12.28 - 0079.12.30)
3. Spirits Returning To Thunder (U.C. 0079.12.31 - 0080.01.01)

• Sora no Tamoto (The Origin of Space-Time) by Taja

• Yume Wadachi (Stuck in a Dream) ~Yume Wadachi~ by Taja

The first of these prototypes "Zudah" appeared in The Hidden One Year War is released in the Bandai's MIA (Mobile Suit in Action) series in January, 2007. The kit is painted in splinter coloring (camouflage) with markings.

The Zudah mobile suit featured in MS IGLOO is currently available as a 1/144 scale plastic model kit under Bandai's HGUC (High Grade Universal Century) line of plastic model kits.

Bandai putted HGUC MS-06 Zaku II MS IGLOO version on sale as an event limited version in July, 2004. The normal colour (green) and desert colour version were available.

The RB-79 Ball with shark mouth marking which appeared in Hidden One Year War episode 3 The Rapid Illusion Above The Orbit as the Ball team trapped by the Zudah, available as 1/100 scale plastic model kit under the MG (Master Grade) line since August, 2006.

• List of Gundam series

Followed by (in timeline): Mobile Suit Gundam

• MS IGLOO - Official Site (Japanese)