History Trivia / MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam

* RelationshipVoiceActor: If you see Creator/MamiKoyama and Creator/TesshoGenda as teammates, you might think of Big Mom and Kaidou from ''Manga/OnePiece'' nowadays.

* Like most ''Anime/{{Gundam}}'' shows, ''08th MS Team'' has appeared repeatedly in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''; it debuted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64'', and has since appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance A]]'' (and ''[[UpdatedRerelease A Portable]]''), ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Compact 2]]'' (and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Impact]]''), ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC GC]]'', and, most recently, ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOE OE]]''.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Director Takeyuki Kanda died during production, delaying the series by nearly three years, making it the Gundam OVA with the longest release schedule at the time (now second-longest behind ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]'').

* FanNickname: The aforementioned SoapOperaDisease combined with his AmbiguouslyGay design has earned him the moniker "Space AIDS" in a few places.

* Like most ''Anime/{{Gundam}}'' shows, ''08th MS Team'' has appeared repeatedly in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''; it debuted in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars64'', and has since appeared in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAdvance A]]'' (and ''[[UpdatedRerelease A Portable]]''), ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Compact 2]]'' (and ''[[UpdatedRerelease Impact]]''), ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC GC]]'', and, most recently, ''OE''.

* PlayingAgainstType: Compared to most of the [[AcePilot Ace Pilots]] on Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's roster at that time, while still {{Hotblooded}}, Shiro is practically just a [[TheTeamNormal guy-next-door]] than a SuperSoldier.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Ginias later becomes a BigBad in [[Manga/{{Bleach}} another world]]...
** Hey look, [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Sleggar Law and Kycilia Zabi]] are working together!
** [[Creator/KikukoInoue Aina is 17, honest!]]
** Shiro is played by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Link]] and Aina is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]...or bluntly, they outright made [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Marmalade]] fans' [[FanPreferredCouple dream come true]].
** Michel is a member of [[Anime/WeissKreuz Weiss]]
** Kiki is [[{{Videogame/Persona3}} Yukari Takeba]] .

** Kiki is [[Videogame/Persona3 Yukari Takeba]] .

** Kiki is [[VideoGame/Persona3 Yukari Takeba]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Compared to most of the [[AcePilot Ace Pilots]] on Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's roster at that time, while still {{Hotblooded}}, Shiro is more of a [[TheTeamNormal guy-next-door]] than a SuperSoldier.

* PlayingAgainstType: Shiro is one of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's ''[[TheTeamNormal less]]''-{{Hotblooded}} protagonist roles.

* PlayingAgainstType: Shiro is one of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's ''[[PlayingAgainstType non]]''-HotBlooded roles.

** Shiro is played by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Link]] and Aina is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]...or bluntly, they made [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Marmalade]] fans' [[FanPreferredCouple dream come true]].

** Shiro is played by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Link]] and Aina is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]...or rather, they made [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Marmalade]] fans' [[FanPreferredCouple dream come true]].

** Shiro is played by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Link]] and Aina is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]...or rather, they [[FanPreferredCouple rebuilt the ship]] for the sake of [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Marmalade fans]].

** Shiro is played by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Link]] and Aina is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]

* PlayingAgainstType: Shiro is one of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama's ''[[PlayingAgainstType non]]''-HotBlooded roles.

** [[KikukoInoue Aina is 17, honest!]]

* PlayingAgainstType: Shiro is one of Creator/NobuyukiHiyama ''[[PlayingAgainstType non]]''-HotBlooded roles.

* NamesToKnowInAnime
** NobuyukiHiyama: Shiro, one of his ''[[PlayingAgainstType non]]''-HotBlooded roles.
*** SteveStaley: The dubbed Shiro.
** Creator/KeijiFujiwara: Eledore Massis
** HiroYuki: Michel Ninorich
** KikukoInoue: Aina Saharin
** ShowHayami: Ginias Saharin
** Creator/MichaelMcConnohie: Norris Packard, dubbed.

** KeijiFujiwara: Eledore Massis

** MichaelMcConnohie: Norris Packard, dubbed.

** Eledore is [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Ali-al Saachez]]

** Ginias later becomes a BigBad in [[{{Bleach}} another world]]...
** Hey look, [[MobileSuitGundam Sleggar Law and Kycilia Zabi]] are working together!

** Shiro is played by [[TheLegendOfZelda Link]] and Aina is [[MetalGearSolid3 The Boss]]
** Eledore is [[{{Gundam00}} Ali-al Saachez]]
** Michel is a member of [[WeissKreuz Weiss]]