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Summary: Shooting Stars
Review: This a great video. It has great action for the first episode and introduces the main characters. Wing and Heero are awesome characters. I recommend this video and if you like GW you need to have this video!
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Summary: Wonderful Foundation
Review: Gundam Wing Operation 1 is a wonderful foundation for an amazing series. Gundam Wing as a whole is an intricate series complete with compelling and complex characters, exciting battles, political, symbolic and intense dialogue, and an amazing plot. This first DVD is a must have to start off on your adventure through the world of Gundam Wing.
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Summary: One my favorite TV shows
Review: I knew that a friend of mine really loves this show, so I picked up a copy of volume 1 when I had some extra cash, expecting some decent entertainment, but nothing too special. I was totally blown away by this show. From minute one, as the narrator comes on and introduces the backstory, I was totally absorbed by it. I've never been a "Gundamaniac" or a fan or the giant robot genre of anime in general, so I was surprised by how much I enjoyed watching the first five episodes.
The characters at first seem somewhat two-dimensional, but as the show progresses, they each reveal hidden depths. Heero, despite his cold, no-nonsense attitude, is instantly likeable as the show's hero, and Zechs, the masked mystery-man, has got to be one of the most compelling not-quite villains I've ever seen. Don't let the all-too brief description on the box or any trailers you may have seen fool you; this isn't just another mindless shoot-em-up. Gundam Wing mixes compelling characters, a detailed backstory, political intrigue, a hint of romance, and really cool action sequences. Every time you think you've got this show figured out, another plot twist gets thrown in your face. All that isn't apparent immediately, of course; Gundam Wing is one of those shows you have to watch for a while to really get into. The plot of each episode runs into the next, so you really should start with volume one, or you won't have a clue what's going on. I've only seen about half the show, so I don't know how it all ends, but I'm working on collecting it along with all the other Gundam series that have been released in the States. All in all, I would defenately recomend this to just about anyone.
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Summary: How to say this...
Review: If you are a newbie to anime, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing will probably be hard for you to grasp (though still the best to start with out of all the Gundam series). GW starts out monotoned, slow, with some explosions here and there but nothing that intrigueing. The characters appear to be single based, Heero the stoic perfection, Duo the jester, Trowa the silent one, Quatre the nice one, Wufei the arrogant dignified one, and of course, Relena, err...I'm not going there. :D The diversity of the characters seem to be an overused formula in fictional works. At first I was turned off by that. It felt too catagorized. But then a friend of my made me watch half of the series in one night. I thought I was going to die, but the exact opposite happened! I was addicted. ~_~ Yes, the characters are somewhat formula based, but they have been formula-ed well. All the boys carry with them a certain mysterious air of their past and skills. Plus, they are really darn likable. You'll have a favorite soon enough (Duo and Wu-chan! yah! :) The plotline is very good too. It's kind of difficult to follow. With OZ and romafellar and the relena girl and the pilots. You can't exactly nail one side as the bad side. It's much like war. Gundam Wing offers a bleak outlook on human kind. Of how we will fight as long as we live. It's really gloomy, yet it provokes a lot of thinking. My only problem with GW is Relena Peacecraft, no, I'm not going to say she's an annoying Heero stalker. I'm going to say this. While she symbolizes a certain 'hope' with in the war. She's such a vague yet bland character. She rose out of no where and got accepted in the political world. This whole pacisfist thing thus became very idealistic while the rest of the anime seem very realistic. *_* So after much rambling. I definitely recommand this to people all ages above 13. Guys will enjoy it for the meccas (excellantly drawn btw). Girls will pretend they love the plot more when they are really going for the boys (hey, it's true, that's partly the functions of the pilots. Eye candy). ^_^
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Summary: Lacking Something...
Review: I haven't seen very many Gundam series, besides the ones that have aired on U.S television, completely dubbed and editted. But to tell you the truth, from what I've seen - Gundam isn't what people make it out to be. The animation quality is standard, considering the low-budget. It's rather bland, but never unbearable. War is depicted in this movie as romantic and slightly idealistic. There the stoic main characters, completely devoid of any reall feelings (the MAJORITY). The first episodes got you started, got you thinking, but left you hanging in confusion. Simply put, Gundam Wing was poorly constructed (quite sloppy). Obviously they were going for something deep, and would have achieved that. But complicated political matters were just too massive to be explained in a few short episodes. My last comment is the voice dubs. Yeah, they weren't as bad as I've seen. Personally, never heard the Japeneese voices for any of these characters. But the English voices were pretty bad, and carried very little emotion (with the exception of Trieze, maybe, and Duo Maxwell). The feelings just never got across. I don't want to sound like a veteran anime expert - I haven't seen anything, really, besides Gundam an DBZ. But I'll tell you that as a newbie, I was dissapointed.
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Summary: Gundam Wing Review
Review: This Gundam Wing DvD is Great!!! ...this is a great DvD and Series!...I rate this DvD 5 stars out of 5 stars for a great story line! The coolest action seens! And also because there giant robots!...
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: I like this show a lot. Although it is not as good as ...my favorite show it is really a great piece of entertainment, and I suggest it to every anime fan, or fans of good shows.
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Summary: Gundam WIng is a sellout of the original spirit of Gundam!
Review: I think anypone who has seen the original and the Z,ZZ and Char's COunterattack will agree that Gundam WIng is a sellout of the original spirit of what makes Gundam so great. Gundam Wing is more the flair of Power Rangers -- invincible, color-schemed, good looking young men who are basically one dimensional characters. Gundam Wing may have been good nuff as a standalone series, but it really shoudlnt be included as a Gundam series. That is just wrong. It does injustice to the rest of the Gundam saga. If you want real GUndam, see 0083 Stardust memory or 8th Platoon. NOW THOSE ARE WHAT GUNDAMS ARE ALL ABOUT!!
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Summary: Gundam wing is awsome from a 12 year old gundam lover
Review: If you like Gundam this for you. It has some great scenes in the video. it tells u about all the main characters and pilots.
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Summary: Gundam Wing is a pleasant diversion
Review: This anime is obviously not an Evangelion. From the start the characters seem thin and very little is intriguing within the first few episodes. However, its not bad. Certain characters become very interesting quickly and that is often difficult in a giant-robot anime. The robots are quite well designed, each a slight variation on the others, and the combat between them is excellent. Gundam's music is also excellent, particularly the opening theme which I find myself hummming quite often. If you go into this anime expecting a masterpiece you'll be disappointed, but if you look instead for some genuinely entertaining anime, this easily fits the bill.
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