In late 90s/early 2000s Gundam Wing is probably the gateway for most fans outside Japan including myself. It was not the best Gundam series but nevertheless it serves it job really well to attract newcomers into the Gundam Universe. Finally i got to finish this series properly despite this was the first Gundam series that i watch and with this things are coming in full circle as i have finished watching every Gundam Tv series save for OVAs!
From Gundam Wing personally i like the Mecha Design and the Aesthetics which the latter were contributed by Yutaka Izubuchi yet again. However i don't really like the storyline which is just too noblebright and unrealistic for my personal taste. To me the weakness of the Gundam Wing is the lacklust antagonist faction which the grunts are just too weak to put up a fight with the main characters. Nevertheless Gundam Wing do have the winning formula for a commercially successful Gundam series which some of them are replicated by later Gundam series such as SEED and 00. I will be moving onto Endless Waltz quite soon and at some point going to make my personal rank chart for the Gundam TV series. Overall Gundam Wing is not the best Gundam series when it comes to story department but it is packed with cool mecha actions which makes a good gateway to Gundam.
I love the opening song ‘Just Communication’ and Tallgeese MS. Apart from that this anime spearheaded the era of fanboys Gundam pilots. Lolz
ReplyDeleteGundam Wing do have what it takes to make the series memorable from the catchy song and kickass mecha design
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