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Summary: The End...
Review: ...but what an ending! Told mostly through flashbacks, the story of Endless Waltz is rock-solid. If you're a fan of the series, this explains the characters backgrounds and how they came to be, which is quite interesting (Trowa's origin, for example, was not only interesting, it's shocking). If you're new to Gundam Wing, well... it wouldn't be the best place to start... and at the same time, it would be if you don't want to sit through all those episodes (which is why I liked the flashbacks: I can show it to my friends and they wouldn't be left out in the cold as to what's going on in the film). Whenever you try to get someone's interest in a series, it's not always easy: nobody really has time to sit through a whole set of tapes/DVDs, and that's if you even have them; and when you try to show them a movie inspired from the series, they know nothing of the characters, and it seems that most movies expect that you already do (take, for example, Tenchi Forever: you can't show that to a first-time Tenchi viewer, as it wouldn't quite register [i.e., no explanation as to how the characters came about]). But, like I said, Endless Waltz gives you a whole background of the characters through the flashbacks, yet, doesn't take away from those that have followed the series--no easy feet. So what's the story here? Taking off a year after the Gundam Wing series ended, Mariemeia--the illegitimate daughter of deceased war leader, OZ chief Treize Krushrenada--has made plans to become the ruler of the new nation--thus taking over Earth and the Space Colonies. Obviously, this isn't good; it's, as the movie said, "An endless waltz of peace, war, and revolution." And obviously, our heroes aren't taking this lightly, either. Past villians are now good guys, the characters are more emotional than ever, and the battle scenes are the best in the entire Gundam Wing series--in fact, I honestly felt this was the peak of everything to the series: the characters have more depth, the story is at its finest, and the battle scenes are beyond amazing. If you've seen any of the episodes, you already know about dubbing: it's perfect. Very few anime titles I'll say I actually loved the dubbing, but the whole Gundam Wing series is just great. The animation is a bit dated (it was made quite awhile back), but the detail is still sharp. I'll be honest... the first time I seen Gundam Wing, I didn't care for it--I'm a Macross/Robotech fan, and I'll always fell that Macross/Robotech is king when it comes to mecha in anime... but I started liking it after awhile, and I truly feel that this movie represents all of Gundam Wing at its finest. Endless Waltz is a great, action-packed, anime movie that, hopefully, will get the success it truly deserves--definitely do not pass this up when its release day comes.
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Summary: Can't wait for Feb 6th
Review: I have only seen the Cartoon Network version of this movie, but I liked it so much that when amazon.com anounced they where having it on DVD back in November, I immediatly put in a back order for it. It's an excelent movie, and does explain alot about the pilots past, as well as being an excellent way to close out the series. It is an excellent addition to anyones anime library, as well is the sound track from the movie.
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Summary: Bad Ending
Review: Personnally, I thought Endless Waltz was a MAJOR let down. The actual Endless Waltz series in Japan is MUCH MUCH better. This one, they just automatically turn into the new upgraded gundams, yet at the conclusion of Gundam Wing, they were using the Mid Staged Upgrades. If you notice the Alto-Long gundam, Wu-Fei's, has completely changed between the series and the Movie, and it give no explanation. Along with the other gundams undergoing a complete change. Also it has a horrible plot to it. I think this movie sucked bad. If you want to see the REAL continuation, Watch the actual Japaneese Series.
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Summary: Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz = Must Own
Review: To anyone who enjoys anime, and has seen the likes of Robotech, Macross (all the of them), Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, and more recent for me, Gundam Wing, will enjoy this DVD. I have see all versions of Endless Waltz (OAV, Cartoon Network) and can say without a doubt that this is a must have for Gundam, rather any anime fan. If you enojy seeing mecha fighting, along with a great story line which brings Gundam Wing to a close, and gives us more insight into our faned Charactors, then this is a movie for you.
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Summary: Maniacal Child Takes Over Universe....
Review: This was the wonderous conclusion to a thoughtfully deep series about space kids going around and blowing stuff up. The best is that the daughter of a dead war leader is now positioning herself to lead an army to take over the planet earth, and the space colonies, as well. This story is the conclusion of the gundam wing saga and relates to the relevance of human suffering and war. Powerfull musical score and a somewhat twisted ending make this a beautiful addition to any anime collectors library. Highly recomended. Two Dons up.
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Summary: Gundam alternete universes endless waltz
Review: Endless waltz is actually an altenete universe just like gundamv,gundamx,mobilsuitgundam,gundamwing,gundam80thmsteam,gundamwingblindtarget are the six alternete universe only gundam wing and endless waltz are in american but both the american and japenese versions of endless waltz were awesome anyway I have not seen te dvd and if it is uncut glory to the american viewers
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Summary: A great addition to the Gundam Universe
Review: The year is After Colony 195. Peace rules under the Earthsphere Alliance. To maintain peace humans have created giant human like robots called Mobile Suits. Mobile Suits have many abilties such as guns, sabers, axes, hooks, you name it. But masked deep within the Earthsphere Alliance is another group, a group of evil named OZ. OZ's goal is to take over the world for peace, if it means certain death. Operation Meteror, 5 Moble Suits are sent to Earth to stop OZ, with the exception that these Mobile Suits are special. With Heero Yuy (Wing Gundam and Wing Gundam Zero), Duo Maxwell (Gundam Deathscythe and Gundam Deathscythe Hell), Chang Wufei (Gundam Shenlong and Gundam Altron), Trowa Barton (Gundam Heavyarms), and Quatre Winner (Gundam Sandrock) and their Mobile Suits they are sent to stop OZ. In the end the pilots win and with the death of OZ's leader, Trieze Khushrenada, the earth is returned to peace.X-mas Eve After Colony 196. One year has passed with peace returned until Maremia tries to take over the world, her last name, Khushrenada. As she tries to take over the world with Dekim Barton (sound fammiliar?) they attempt the real Operation Meteror, to drop a Space Colony onto Earth. With the help of the same pilots and new Mobile Suits (Wing Gundam Zero Custom, Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom, Gundam Nataku, Gundam Heavyarms Kai, and Gundam Sandrock Kai) they must stop the new evil and the Evil new Mobile Suits, the Serphent Customs. After Colony 197, you find out. Interesting huh? Yep, is. Many people get confused by Gundam, they say it is a stupid cartoon, but they are wrong. In Endless Waltz many things happen, people learn love, harmony, and the love of life, even a single life. I say, along with the other writers, that this is one of the best animes there is, and with a great movie added to it, it makes the entire series from Universel Century 0079 to After Colony 197 the perfect anime. I have said enough, I think you need to watch it to feel the emotion put into the movie.
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Summary: Gundam Wing continues!
Review: Endless Waltz continues the Gundam Wing series and answers many questions about the characters pasts and thier possible futures. In addition it introduces the 'custom' Gundams, our familiar Wing Zero, Dethscythe Hell, HeavyArms, Sandrock and Shenlong/Nataku... with newer and better weapons and designs. Also, the animation quality of Endless Waltz is mush higher than that of the show. From what I've heard about this DVD it contains the 2 OAV episodes (strung together by Cartoon Network to make a 'movie') /and/ the special edition movie with extra scenes (Dorothy!!) Also, like the other DVDs, it allows you to watch with the Japanese audio track rather than the english dub. If you've seen the show and had questions about what happens next this DVD is a must have!
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Summary: The ULTIMATE Movie!
Review: Got a Gundam fan in your house? This is THE gift! The gorgeous animation is only matched by the great plot! Ever wonder where on Earth (or in space) the pilots came from? Well...now we get at least a bit of background of the "G-boys". But I think it was the little things for everybody with a fav. character. don't worry about the age difference, Relena's still obsessed with Heero and Quatre's still so sweet you say "awww" every time he's on the screen. The new Gundam remodeling was definately a plus, all in all, this was the PERFECT ending to the great series. The only downside is it's definate ending. *sniffle* I know we'll all miss our G-boys.
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Summary: An awesome end to an awesome show.
Review: Everyone else has pretty well covered the positives about this OVA and I will agree with everything that they have said. If you are a fan of the Gundam Wing series, this is a must-see film. It acts as a prequel as well as a sequel, explaining the pilots' origins as well as tying up the series. The animation is absolutely top-notch, even without the use of CGI. The art itself it reason enough to pick this up. The new Gundam designs are darker and somewhat more menacing, but in a word, they are sweet. The only problem I had with Endless Waltz was that it was so short. There is just soooo much going on, there could easily have been another half-hour or even hour of story included. Nonetheless, the sheer speed of events also adds to the film. There is almost no downtime whatsoever. It's awesome people, pick it up!
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