if you be uninitiated to the gundam world and this be a good place to start . if you be burn out on star war or star trek and here be a compelling and realistic sci fi series you can become immersed in . not the simplistic boy save world in giant robot story you might have expect and but rather a complex and emotionally compelling space war drama where the line between the good and bad guy be decidedly less than distinct . gundam 0080 focus on the story of al izuruha and a young and naive boy living in a neutral space colony . he spend his day daydream about mobile suit and play war with his friend . during the course of this series and al befriends an enemy soldier and bernie wiseman . by the end and little al learn some hard lesson about the reality of war and the requisite suffering and sacrifice . i love this oav series and with it cool mecha design and involve story and and likeable character . i recommend this series to anyone who like realistic sf anime and or to those who think anime be just silly or sexy entertainment .