The BEST episodes written by Hiroyuki Yamaga

Over the River & Through the Woods
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9.02
46 votes

#1 - Over the River & Through the Woods

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 4

Al quickly hides on a pipe as the Federation Forces soldiers walk by. He sneaks through the conduit back to Bernie and tells him he got pictures of a Federation mobile suit. Bernie says they could have been caught, but he is glad they got the pictures and figures that Steiner will love it. They print the pictures, and Bernie sees it's not a GM.

War in the Pocket
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8.99
76 votes

#2 - War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 6

Al and Bernie repair the damaged Zaku to fight the Alex. Bernie needs weapons for the Zaku, which Misha hid on two trucks. When they arrive at one of the parking lots, the Federation Forces are towing away the truck. They head for another parking lot and find the Federation Forces there as well.

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Say it Ain't So, Bernie!
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8.88
74 votes

#3 - Say it Ain't So, Bernie!

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 5

At Granada, Killing is informed that Operation Rubicon has failed and that the Gundam is still in Libot. He sees his commander overriding an order to load nuclear weapons onto a warship. Killing tells him he never asked permission, and his commander asks him if he plans to violate the treaty. Killing says that Side 6 never signed the Antarctic Treaty and then shoots his commander. He takes command of Granada and orders the loading of the nukes to continue.

Prelude to a Kiss
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8.78
59 votes

#4 - Prelude to a Kiss

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 7

After the mountains, everyone heads to the beach. They all pitch in to help Takeru's aunt and uncle's beach restaurant. With Hikari making so many mistakes, she and Takeru are allowed to take off. They are attacked by a huge water dragon like thing and Takeru turns into his suped up form to save her.

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And at the End of the Rainbow?
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8.41
73 votes

#5 - And at the End of the Rainbow?

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 3

Al holds on to Garcia's truck as it drives through the city. Al takes notice of where they are headed, but Garcia takes a sharp turn, and Al is thrown from the truck. He gets an idea and decides to visit the police. He tells them that the four trucks are suspicious, but the police don't believe what he is says.

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Reflections in a Brown Eye
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8.03
72 votes

#6 - Reflections in a Brown Eye

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 2

Al takes pictures of the damaged Zaku and sees the pilot pointing a gun at him. He tells the pilot, Bernard Wiseman, that he got shot down badly. Bernie becomes angry and says he doesn't want to talk to a stupid kid. Al asks Bernie if he can look at the gun, and Bernie refuses. Bernie sees Al's camera and grabs it to examine the pictures. He sees pictures of himself, Chris, and the cargo container. Al jumps Bernie and knocks him down to get the camera back. He bites his hand and grabs the camera back. Al pauses when he sees Bernie's rank badge and seems to be fascinated with it. Bernie offers to give Al the rank badge in exchange for the camera, and Al agrees.

School Days
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8.02
60 votes

#7 - School Days

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 5

Hikaru thinks it will be enjoyable to go to school with Takeru so she begins school with him. Soon she finds out that it is really boring.

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Lingering by the Water's Edge
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7.98
60 votes

#8 - Lingering by the Water's Edge

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 6

It's summer break, and they all go to the mountains to camp. Hikari and Akari learn about nature and are happy; Ioneous and Jennifer get drunk, and are also happy. The group decides to play a game in the dark where they're basically supposed to split up into pairs and stake a flag on a rock. Hikari and Takeru wind up together and the rest of the group has fun spying on them, until Ioneous in monster-form starts running around in a drunken fit, making them think they're being attacked.

Life From Now On
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7.98
59 votes

#9 - Life From Now On

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 4

Ryou takes Akari home with him and soon his little sister Kimi starts to grow fond of Akari in spite of herself, and the three wind up declaring themselves a family, after which Akari moves into the Ninomiya household. Akari is introduced to Hikari and learns that she too came from space. Jennifer suggests that they used to be one being with no body, and then divided into two and gained bodies after they got to Earth.

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Flowing Along With Time
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7.96
56 votes

#10 - Flowing Along With Time

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 11

Hikari shows Takeru why he doesn't really love her and why he cannot truly love. Jennifer tells everyone her theories about what Hikari is and Ioneous confirms it. Ryou and Akari arrive trying to stop Hikari. Ryou shows Takeru why they are different even though they both have had parents that abandonded them.

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This Wonderful World
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7.95
57 votes

#11 - This Wonderful World

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 8

It is the time for the Festival of Lanterns where Japanese people honor their dead. Hikari wonders about death and it's reality is presented to her when a cricket she's been keeping dies. Jennifer reports on the ED (Extended Definition) phenomena to her superiors. They wonder about what is to happen with a new extinction on the way, something that's happened seven times before in Earth's history. Hikari is plagued by dreams in which her "dark" half wonders why she's fraternizing with those she's to destroy.

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False Heart
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7.91
57 votes

#12 - False Heart

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 10

Mari buys a present for Takeru and is going to tell him her feelings for him. When she get to the garage, she sees Takeru about to kiss Hikari. She gets mad at Hikari and slaps her which triggers the destroyer in her. Now things are set in motion for the Earth to be cleansed for the next wave of evolution.

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You're My First
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7.87
62 votes

#13 - You're My First

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 2

Takeru and Hikari explain to his friends and family what happened the previous night. Hikari tells them she came to Earth from outer space because she was lonely, but doesn't know anything else about herself. However, because Takeru saved her he's now very precious to her. Takeru's male classmates go wild with jealousy because he's got a cute babe now.

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Two In the Shade of a Tree
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7.57
61 votes

#14 - Two In the Shade of a Tree

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 3

Ryou is waiting to meet someone, although he himself doesn't really know this until he meets her. Her name is Akari, and she is obviously similar to Hikari in that she doesn't remember her past or have a name. Akari is living in the forest, because she remembers being there when she saw a night where there was a very bright light, and she wants to see a night like that again. Ryou begins going to see her regularly on his walks home, and begins to feel very protective towards her.

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Wish Upon a Star
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7.48
56 votes

#15 - Wish Upon a Star

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 9

Takeru gets a fixer upper bike and spends most of his time working on it. Hikari feels left out and Mari takes the whole gang to a junk yard to find parts for the motorcycle. At the junk yard Akari confronts Hikari about their roles on Earth while Ryou and Takeru talk about their new found powers in the garage.

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My Heart's Song
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7.48
56 votes

#16 - My Heart's Song

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 12

Takeru convinces Hikari that he loves her, for real this time. Things have already been set in motion by Ioneous though so they must stop him before it's too late for the Earth.

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Dawn is the Dividing Line Between Light and Darkness
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7.44
66 votes

#17 - Dawn is the Dividing Line Between Light and Darkness

This Ugly Yet Beautiful World - Season 1 - Episode 1

Takeru has been telling Ryou what ideal woman would be like, when suddenly a bright light zooms down out of the sky, hits a tree, and BAM! Who should appear in the tree but Takeru's ideal woman, naked as a jaybird? She seems very vulnerable and scared and obviously doesn't know the basics of human customs or even speech. Takeru gives her a name and vows to protect her.

How Many Miles to the Battlefield?
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7.18
75 votes

#18 - How Many Miles to the Battlefield?

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket - Season 1 - Episode 1

In late UC 0079 the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality is near its end. In the Arctic, the Zeon Jukon class submarine U-99 approaches the Federation Forces Arctic base. The elite Zeon Cyclops Team launches from the U-99 with Hygogg and Z'Gok-E amphibious mobile suits.