The August issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Gundam Ace magazine confirmed that three new chapters Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket will release soon. The release will be part of one collective serialization.
In the most recent chapter of Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Hiroyuki Tamakoshi stated that he is drawing new chapters of the manga while undergoing chemotherapy. He has a stock of three chapters he wants readers to see first. Further, he hopes to resume the series by the end of the year. As he undergoes further treatment, he promises to keep readers updated on the status of Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket and its upcoming chapters.
The manga, which initially launched in 2021, is based on an OVA of the same name which released in 1989. MyAnimeList describes the OVA as follows:
Alfred Izuruha is a 10-year-old who lives in the neutral colony cluster of Side 6 and, like most boys his age, is obsessed with the war between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon. Unbeknownst to him, Al’s next-door neighbor, Christina, is the test pilot of a prototype Gundam being developed in secret by the Earth Federation in the colony. A Zeon Special Forces team is assembled and tasked with infiltrating the colony in order to either steal or destroy it.
When a skirmish breaks out between the Federation and infiltrating Zeon forces, the fascinated Alfred stumbles upon a Zaku mobile suit that has been shot down, piloted by Zeon rookie Bernard “Bernie” Wiseman. After this encounter, the two start a mutual friendship, so Alfred can learn more about the war that interests him so much, and Bernie can acquire inside information about the colony to aid his team’s mission.
