| Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket | |
 Cover of the first DVD volume | |
| 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争 (Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō) | |
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| Genre | Military science fiction, action, drama[1] |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Fumihiko Takayama |
| Produced by | Kenji Uchida Minoru Takanashi |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Yamaga (screenplay) Kyosuke Yuki (scenario) |
| Music by | Tetsurō Kashibuchi |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | March 25, 1989 – August 25, 1989 |
| Episodes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shigeto Ikehara |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Comic BomBom |
| Demographic | Children |
| Original run | April 1989 – August 1989 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroyuki Tamakoshi |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Gundam Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 26, 2021 – present |
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō) is a six episode 1989 Japanese science fiction original video animation series. It is the first OVA series in the Gundam franchise. It was directed by Fumihiko Takayama, written by Hiroyuki Yamaga with character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto.
As suggested by its subtitle, "War in the Pocket", it is a small, personal story; a side story focusing on the experiences of an eleven-year-old boy during the One Year War and his learning of the real meaning of war. A significant departure for the Gundam franchise at the time, Gundam 0080 has received wide acclaim from critics.