Gundam Wing: Blind Target

In the world of "gundam Wing" manga, there are three stories that give their version of the time from the TV series and "Endless Waltz" movie. They are "Ground Zero" (VIZ), "Battlefield of pacifists" (to be available from TOKYOPOP in 2002) and "Blind Target" (VIZ). And all these, "Blind Target" is probably the best of them.

Compared to "Ground Zero", "Blind Target" is more action-packed and probably more realistic. Both works are performed in shojo (girls) style of manga, but "Blind Target" to make all see their age, in contrast to "Ground Zero", where some characters looked almost 10 years old. While there is no mecha battles, involving the Gundams, the action plan in "Blind Target" is enough to satisfy all readers who were disappointed by the lack of action in "Ground Zero". The story is excellent, and it quite explain several things to take place later in "Endless Waltz".

While the "Ground Zero" shows the more emotional side of the "gundam Wing," "Blind Target" actually perfects the balance of both action and emotional characterization. Characters are not acting out of character, and the pacing is just perfect. The artwork is great. Some readers might find it strange when they see some people missing an eye, but the beautiful shojo style of the characters is enough to make readers ignore this for the most part. Finally, the "Blind Target" contains the famous (or infamous) kiss scene (or almost-kiss scene, if you believe) between Heero and Relena.

Unfortunately, there is one gripe I have with "Blind Target". Dispersed across the whole book is a page sections called Remixes, and these are basic "newspaper articles" to talk about some signs and examines some of the characters' relationships. The images can be found in these articles is terrible, because these images are originally from the TV series and movies and was originally in color. The transfer from color to black and white was very poorly done and some images are almost impossible to do. These articles are also the most likely places to find spelling errors, but there are not many. Luckily, the Remixes is not the main focus of the manga and can be ignored completely, although it would have been nice to see them done better.

All in all, "Blind Target" is an excellent manga Side Story in "gundam Wing" universe. Although both this and "Ground Zero" are good in their own right, I recommend this to "Ground Zero" any day. Just ignore the poor quality of the Remixes and be aware of teriffic story and pictures of the actual manga, and it's all there is to enjoy the "Blind Target".

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