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Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO is a series of CGI short films and OVAs based on the Gundam franchise released from 2004 to 2009. Directed by Takashi Imanishi and having Yutaka Izubuchi as production supervisor, the series' storyline takes place during the One Year War of the Universal Century.

The first two chapters, Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: The Hidden One Year War and Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079 are shown from the Principality of Zeon's point of view, while Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: Gravity Front explores the ground phase of the One Year War from the Earth Federation's point of view. All three chapters have three episodes each.

Episodes of The Hidden One Year War and Apocalypse 0079 were released in 2004 and 2006, respectively, while Gravity Front was released from 2008 to 2009. 



Taking place at roughly the same time as the original Mobile Suit Gundam, MS IGLOO follows the exploits of the Principality of Zeon's 603rd Technical Evaluation Unit, a special crew of weapons development researchers. Stationed aboard the former civilian cargo ship Jotunheim (named after the land of the giants in Norse mythology), the unit field-tests various prototype weapons for combat use under the supervision of Engineer Lieutenant Oliver May. IGLOO's six episodes chronicle the 603rd's adventures as pivotal episodes throughout the One-Year War that were barely mentioned in-depth in the original series.