Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team DVD Complete Collection
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 355 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-07-12
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Bandai
Movie Reviews of Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team DVD Complete Collection
Movie Review: Great characters, realistiic potrayal of war and giant mechs - what more could you want!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am new to anime but I ordered this brick because I had seen a very cool music video that used footage from it.
This anime is essentially a mix between a war film, Romeo and Juliet and a mecha - a strange combination but it works. The love story is between the optimistic and compassionate feddie, Shiro Amada and the beautiful and caring Zeon, Aina Sahalin. Although there is love at first sight, the war gets in the way of any relationship.
Excellently we see war from both sides and it is not a biased perspective. Aina's brother (a Zeon scientist) seems a reasonable man at first, but his belief that a super weapon will bring peace sends him into madness. Although the Zeon's are a little more brutal than the Feddie's they are just normal soldiers and this is put forward several times.
08th MS team's story is not complex or philosophical like for example Evangelion and this will be a relief for many who find complex ramblings a turn off. This is a tale about ordinary soldier's and their experiences. This realism is what I like so much about this series. The MS team are not amazing pilots and they make mistakes. The Gundams look gritty and realistic, moving like machines and having a weighty feel to them, not flying around as though they way nothing. Several times in the series we see repair's being done to the Gundams, a touch I really liked.
All the characters in the series I liked and I thought they were realistic, funny and I warmed to them. I implore you however to watch this in japanese in subtitles because the English dub is cringe worthy.
Animation is really excellent, the best ive seen outside of films. This really helps make the action scenes explosive and powerful.
The intro and outro music are both quite catchy J-pop songs whilst the footage is overlayed with a good classical score.
The DVD has some good extras but ive liked to have seen some interviews. The layout is very cool as well.
In conclusion if you like high quality action tied in with a warming love story this is for you. Even if you don't like anime i'd still recommend this. Suit u
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