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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0669198800726
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Bandai
Manufacturer: Bandai
Number Of Items: 10
Publisher: Bandai
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 22, 2002
Running Time: 1225 minutes
Sales Rank: 38542
Studio: Bandai
Theatrical Release Date: March 06, 2000
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Gundam Wing (1995-96), a 49-part series in the Alternate Universe continuity, scored a hit in the U.S. when it aired on the Cartoon Network. In the year 195 A.C. (After Colony), much of humanity has emigrated to orbiting Space Colonies; those who remained on Earth are governed by the oppressive United Earth Sphere Alliance. But the real power is wielded by the sinister Romefeller Foundation, whose directors plot to control Earth and the Colonies through their puppet military entity OZ, led by Zechs Marquise and Treize Khushrenada. Five teenage pilots in Gundam mecha suits strike at Earth, hoping to aid the rebel Colonists: sullen Heero Yuy, happy-go-lucky Duo Maxwell, former circus acrobat Trowa Barton, sensitive Quatre Raberba, and icy WuFei Chang. The convoluted story line pits the Romefeller Foundation, the rebellious "Treize Faction" of OZ, the Gundam Pilots, and royal pacifist Relena Peacecraft against each other. But it's primarily a battle between the adherents of a samurai-style code of honor and the soulless adherents of realpolitik. When the Romefeller Foundation begins manufacturing Mobile Dolls (pilotless battle robots), the Gundam pilots, Zechs, and Treize object, not because they can make the Foundation all-powerful, but because they will deprive human warriors of the singular emotions experienced through heroism in battle.
The uninitiated may have trouble following the plot: strange revelations abound (e.g., Relena discovers Zechs is her long-lost brother) and characters disappear for a dozen or more episodes, only to return when a deus ex machina is needed. But Gundam fans aren't interested in tightly woven story lines or credible character arcs, and Gundam Wing delivers plenty of battles between the splendidly designed robots. It's a classic confrontation between good guys with invincible weapons and soulless bad guys who can't hit the broad side of a robot. (Rated 13 and older: occasional profanity, robot vs. robot violence) --Charles Solomon
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I have nothing bad to say about Gundam Wing whatsoever. That said, I just wonder why the Box Set is $165?
You can buy the entire series in two collections (Vol. 1 has episodes 1-25 and Vol. 2 has episodes 26-49) for a grand total of $80. Throw in Endless Waltz, and you've barely spent above $100.
Having a clunky box set cost another 50 bucks more is just bad business.
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The package it came in was in good condition. When dealing with dvd items it's the disc itself that counts most. I previewed the dvds as soon as possible so I knew every disc worked properly. I discover that several of the dvd's inside were not able to show all the episodes.
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Gundam Wing is an intricately conceived, beautifully scripted, and deftly executed tale of war, peace, fate, and self realization. It's a masterpiece of plot and characterization, a complex morality play with an epic scope and a taut story line. It's a dense narrative told from multiple viewpoints, as a rich array of stories intertwine and coalesce in an ever-shifting pattern, creating a veritable labyrinth of events and ideas, philosophies and emotions, hopes and fears. All that, and there's fighting ... Read More
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Twice I've received this, ordered as a gift for my son. In both cases the set was defective. Disk one had the identical problem. Episode 3 appeared to be mis-recorded and repeated segments, and episodes 4 & 5 were unwatchable. This 10 disk set is definitely defective! The identical defects appeared in both sets. Thanks, I hope someone takes care of this.
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I was very happy to be able to find the ENTIRE Gundam Wing series in such a compact boxset. I love GW, always have, always will. It is one of the best animes out in existance. There's just so much that can be done with it.
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