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Summary: Mobile Suit Gundam The 08th MS Team (Vol. 2)
Review: TOTALLY WONDERFUL - GREAT DUBBING AND FAITHFUL STORYLINE, WHAT A SLICK REPACKAGING BY SOME GREAT DIRECTORS, SOUND ENGINEERS AND ENGLISH VOICE ACTORS (ROCKS!! BUY IT AND THE FIRST VOLUME). I've SEEN BOTH THE ORIGINAL (Japanese) AND THE DUBBED (BOTH INCLUDED ON THE DVD BY THE WAY). I think I have to say the English is better. This is a first for Gundam. Brilliant work.... buy it buy it buy it!
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Summary: A more down to earth realisic Gundam series..
Review: Well, like others, I was first exposed to GUndam by Gundam Wing eventhough I had heard of the series years before. GW looks nice but it wasn't realistic as far as I was concerned with their "disturbed" pilots and muich too strong Gundams. Gundam the 8th MS team evens out the vulnerabilities and strengths between Gundams and Zakus making the battles much more believable. It also allows you to care for the characters more seeing as they are more vulnerable in their Gundams. Animation-wise the transfer is clear and crisp. But like another poster said, the main menu screen is sparse. There's only four icons representing play movie, chapter select, sound, and extras. Kids might get those confused. Despite that, I'd definitely buy this series as its starting out to be a more believable and interesting Gundam story.
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Summary: A more down to earth realisic Gundam series..
Review: Well, like others, I was first exposed to GUndam by Gundam Wing eventhough I had heard of the series years before. GW looks nice but it wasn't realistic as far as I was concerned with their "disturbed" pilots and muich too strong Gundams. Gundam the 8th MS team evens out the vulnerabilities and strengths between Gundams and Zakus making the battles much more believable. It also allows you to care for the characters more seeing as they are more vulnerable in their Gundams. Animation-wise the transfer is clear and crisp. But like another poster said, the main menu screen is sparse. There's only four icons representing play movie, chapter select, sound, and extras. Kids might get those confused. Despite that, I'd definitely buy this series as its starting out to be a more believable and interesting Gundam story.
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Summary: Probably the best Gundam series ever
Review: Well, while Gundam Wing was getting a tiny budget, Sunrise was pulling all they're money into this piece of work. Unlike other series like Gundam 0079 and Gundam Wing, 08th MS Team is more of a ground war infantry battle with some small off-the-wall humor. In "War for Two", Shiro is assigned to Earth, but on his way there, a battle occurs. A Gundam is downed and requires assistance. Shiro decides to go out in the Ball fighter and save the pilot, but gets into a battle with a Zaku. The pilot is a woman. When both they're suits explode, they try to conserve they're air in an abandoned ship. They form a relationship and soon go back to their own forces. In "Gundams in the Junlge", Shiro goes into combat for the first time. While trading fire with some Zaku's at night, Shiro's navigation on his Gundam is knocked out. So later on, Shiro decides to explore the jungle only to stumble upon Kiki skinny dipping in a pond. However, Kiki opens fire once she notices him. When Shiro returns to his Gundam a Zaku is headed straight for him. Shiro takes it out with skill and heads back to base. In "The Time Limit on Thrust", the team must take out a couple of Zakus and three pill boxes guarding a village. However, while Shiro scouts out the route, he is ambushed by civilians. Not to mention Kiki, still mad about Shiro peeking. When Shiro is taken to a village, he explains to them that he is trying to take out Zeon and that his friends are fighting them right now. The boss of the village agrees to let him fight. So Kiki and Shiro head out to take out the Zeon forces and gain new ground. The textless opening was pretty good for an extra and the bonus clip is pretty much a trailer for the show. The one thing I hate about this disc is the sloppy menus. Not much effort looks like it went into it. Pretty standard. Overall, a great disc worth every dollar. It's nice to see a Gundam series on DVD besides Gundam Wing.
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Summary: Gundam at it's best!
Review: Why? The animation is superior to anything else I've seen in the Gundam universe, Endless Waltz being the only contender. With the first episode this series gets off to a powerful beginning in a gritty, edgy, and very exciting storyline.
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Summary: This is to Gundam what Macross Plus is to Robotech.
Review: Yeah, its that good. The characters have depth, and focus. I was seriously impressed with everything: high quality animation, extremely engaging plot, and great action. While I don't think it will be as well received by the kids as Gundam Wing was, it should be a good intro to Gundam for people who like their anime a little deeper, darker, and hard edged.
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Summary: America gets the Short end of the stick
Review: Yes I love Gundam, but this is silly I bought mine from an importer a BNeautiful BOX set of the entire 08th and the MOVIE(s) on 3 DVDs Why cant they just sell me a 3 dvd BOX SET i wouldnt care if the Dvd cost $30-40. But over all this Series is a deep romantic story I LOVE IT.
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Summary: The Demon Overhead
Review: Zenon has a new weapon that will win the war according to the brother of Aina, the girl that Shiro Amanda meets in the first volume. The weapon (i can't spell it) is unlike any weapon ever saw before, and it has very destructive Powers.
Menawhile, Saunders from the 08th Team wishes to resign and get rid of the jinx he has. Shiro denies Saunders to resign. The Team gets to see the demon overhead in the first espiode of the DVD, which is piloted by Aina.
Eledore has a song that will reach #1 in the charts in the second episode, and celebrates by being captured by the Zenon in a nearby town. One of my favorite fight scences is in that espiode.
In the third espisode, the team is stationed at the testing grounds of the new Zenon Weapon. Shiro realizes that Aina is piloting it at the end of the espiode.
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