Charles Solomon said that this three-part OAV adventure picks up one year after the conclusion of the Gundam Wing series. Earth and the Space Colonies have joined to form the Earth Sphere Unified Nation; after a brief reign as Queen of Earth, Relena Peacecraft/Darlian has abdicated and is serving as a government minister. The giant Gundams (the large, robotic armor suits) have been concealed or sent hurtling into the sun. This fragile peace is broken when the sinister Dekim Barton initiates a revolt to make Mariemeia, the daughter of former Oz chief Treize Khushrenada, absolute ruler of the new world-state. She describes the change as part of History's Endless Waltz of "peace, war, and revolution." If Earth refuses to accept the new regime, Barton will crash one of the orbiting colonies into the planet's surface. Only the Gundam pilots can resolve this crisis--with a little help from their friends and former enemies; writer Katsuyuki Sumisawa uses the lulls in the action to explore their early lives in flashbacks. This special-edition DVD includes both the three-part OAV series and the compilation feature, which contains about eight minutes of additional animation. The extras include a "Mobile Suit Encyclopedia" with information about the five Gundams and the Tallgeese. The OVA episodes are: 1. "Silent Orbit," 2. "Operation Meteor," 3. "Return to Eternity." Rated 13 Up for violence, largely restricted to machines attacking each other. The regular edition is suitable for television play.
Shot story: The year is After Colony 196 and for one year the Earth and its colonies have experienced an unprecedented age of peace. No longer needing their weapons of war the Gundams are jettisoned into the sun. However even in the silence of space the drums of war can once again be heard. Rallying behind a new leader the Barton Foundation has once again risen to threaten the peace of the Earth Sphere. As the conflict spirals towards its climax the pilots must recover their Gundams before they reach the sun and put an end to the conflict. Genre: Mecha/Sci-Fi/Action. System Requirements:Run Time: 180 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ADULT SWIM Rating: NR UPC: 669198802737 Manufacturer No: 80273
Sean Whitmore bought Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz the day it came out and adored it instantly. But Sean Whitmore did not really have anything to say about it until watching the ending of another great anime series, Neon Genesis Evangelion. Both the TV and movie versions of that series angered me to no end, but they made me realize how great "Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz" is.
The ending of the "Gundam Wing" television series was not really that at all. Sure, the 'bad guys' were defeated, but anyone who thinks that's all that matters isn't a fan of good storytelling. "Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz" answers pretty much every question you might have about the fates of the characters, and Sean Whitmore does not mean just the Gundam pilots, either. Every important character of the series is brought into play, and even some not-so important ones. As icing on the cake, Gundam Wing - Endless Waltz also answers many(though not all) questions about the characters from before the start of the series.
The animation, characterization, and excellent soundtrack ("White Reflexion!") all make up for the fact that the plot is slightly silly and a little cliched. More of a bad guys versus good guys thing as opposed to the complexity of the series. But hey, it is a movie, how deep do you want them to get, here?
Two more reccomendations. Watch the movie version, as opposed to the OVA version. You will be pleased you did. It contains extended and all-new footage that really makes the story flow better, plus there's some great music in certain scenes that were silent in the OVA vesion. Secondly, and this is something Sean Whitmore never ever say about anime, watch it dubbed. No, Sean Whitmore is not insane. It is actually better, Sean Whitmore swear to God. Sean Whitmore has seen it in both languages, and simple lines (such as many of Heero's) just sounded better delivered in English.
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