Description
Thousands of People live on giant orbiting space colonies called “Sides.” However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, their hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor! Genre: Anime Mecha/Sci-fi/Action…. More >>
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Complete Collection 1
Tags: Collection, Complete, dreams of freedom, earth government, five young men, Gundam, gundams, hopes and dreams, Mobile, mobile suit gundam, operation meteor, space colonies, Suit, Wing
#1 by Vixenne Victorienne "Kymberlyn Reed" on March 25, 2010 - 6:15 pm
I first saw Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network and loved it. The battle scenes were incredible and the interplay between the characters was as realistic as one could possibly hope for. At that time, I thought it the perfect heir to the Robotech universe.
That was before I really got into anime such RahXephon (probably the best of the transforming mecha shows), as well as other series like Le Chevalier d’Eon and Last Exile, that were far and away more sophisticated and better suited to an ‘older’ anime geek.
I confess, the giant robot genre got old really fast.
Sometimes it’s best to leave fond memories as such. Watching Gundam Wing again, I came to realize just how much I hated the main character Heero Yui. Within less than three episodes, I totally wished that he would commit suicide as he so often (to the point of ridiculousness) planned to do in order to keep the Gundams from falling into enemy hands. The other characters who got on my last nerve were Wu-Fei Chang (who was obviously overdosing on Sun-Tzu); Quattre Raberba Winner (wasn’t he supposed to be ‘Arabic’?); Relina Dorlian and Dorothy Catalonia of the scary uni-brow made me roll my eyes. I mean, why fall in love with a guy who tells you that he’s going to kill you after you invite him to your birthday party?
Interestingly enough, it was actually the so-called ‘bad guys’ who still make this show worth watching. The idealistic Treize Kushrenada, a seeming throwback to a more chivalrous age; his cold and calculating hench-woman Lady Une (who later undergoes a most interesting transformation); Lucrezia Noin, the loyal Oz soldier who begins to question exactly where her loyalties lie…and with whom; and of course MY personal favourite character–the mysterious Lightning Baron, Zech Merquise (aka Millardo Peacecraft and Relina’s brother). Some people thought the half-mask was cheesy, but I thought it made him a very compelling and unique character.
The bad guys are why I give this series a three; though I admit I don’t think I’ll be watching it ever again. Oh well…the memories remain.
Rating: 3 / 5
#2 by Lindsey on March 25, 2010 - 9:15 pm
Gundam Wing is a series that mainly focuses on politics and war. The series follows a group of five 15 year old boys who have been trained to pilot state of the art mobile suits known as Gundams. The Gundam pilots were trained to battle a powerful insurgency known as Oz. As things begin to heat up between OZ and the Gundam pilots, new political groups will form and old ones will dissipate. Old conflicts will end and new ones will arise. To obtain peace the Gundam pilots must come to grips with the events taking place in their world and put an end to all the fighting. But, how far are people willing to go to obtain their goal.
Okay first of all…I Love Gundam Wing! I have to admit its the only gundam series I like. This complete collection is fantastic. I love the box it comes in and its a lot cheaper than buying every single volume for the regular box set. As far as the show goes I can’t say enough good things about. The plot is intricate, the characters are interesting and its fun to watch them progress through the show. When most people think of action shows…they think that action is all that they will be getting. Gundam Wing is different. It also deals with politics and the intricacies of war. I highly recommend this show to anyone looking for more than just action. Don’t get me wrong, this show has plenty of action but not to the point where its senseless violence.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by M. Kozlowski on March 25, 2010 - 10:30 pm
I got this (along with collection 2) for Christmas, and most of the DVD’s didn’t work (in multiple players). So I had them both replaced, only to realize that I had the same problem with the replacements. I don’t know if Amazon recieved a bad batch from the company or what, but I’m going to try and find another set.
As for Gundam Wing itself, it doesn’t get much better as far as animated series go.
Rating: 2 / 5
#4 by A. Wong on March 25, 2010 - 11:31 pm
If you’re looking to buy this series on DVD, do not buy this one. This is a great series, but this box set isn’t. I purchased this set from Amazon, and could not even play it. It stops in the middle of episode 3, and episode 4 and 5 won’t even play. I thought it was only me, but after reading reviews on amazon, others had the same problem.
AVOID THIS BOX SET!
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Ryan Costa on March 26, 2010 - 12:35 am
I watched the series after working with a guy who liked talking about Gundam.
It was on tv back then. Gundam Wing is set in the future. In the future people will be living in space, in orbit around earth. They will be living in giant condominiums in space. Teenagers will pilot giant robots and use them to murder people. the mainstream military or government will be led by 25 year old Ace Officers with super hair and super eyebrows. Pretty quickly into the series the most remarkable thing becomes the dialogue. the characters don’t so much talk to each other as they lob intense soliloquy toward each other like giant lances aimed at the world.
How can America compete in the global future when japanese kids and engineering students grow up watching shows about using giant robots to look cool and commit violence, or order magical creatures to attack each other? We’ve got Alvin and the Chimpmunks, and meticulously non-violent shows like Scooby Doo and Super-Friends.
Rating: 3 / 5