Mobile Suit Gundam - The Battle Begins (Vol .1, Uncut Edition)
by Yoshiyuki Tomino
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Actor: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Michael Dobson, Sh?ichi Ikeda, T?ru Furuya, Y? InoueDirector: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Writer: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Producer: Kenji Uchida
Producer: Satoru Matsumoto
Producer: Takayuki Yoshii
Writer: Hajime Yatate
Writer: Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-07
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Bandai
Movie Reviews of Mobile Suit Gundam - The Battle Begins (Vol .1, Uncut Edition)
Movie Review: Mobile Suit Gundam...
Summary: 5 Stars
Yikes! Again I was amazed to find it here in Amazon.com. I saw this sci-fi sequels when I was really small (am still young, excuse me). It is so cool!!! I wonder why didn't they make a movie?
Mobile Suit Gundam is kinda like Star wars, but has a different storyline. It is more like a gigantic robots war. All I remember is: there is a group of Aliens coming to attack the earth, and here is this earth spaceship and these gigantic robots to protect the earth. Among them, Gundam, which is THE most powerful robot, is operated by a young earthling called Amuro Ray. Lots of chasing and fighting scenes in each episode. It is more like a laser war out in the space! This animation talks about love and other things too, not just strictly about fighting.
Warning: this is the original version and this series has been around for decades, newbies might find it dated. But I still stand by my ratings - 5 stars all the way.
This is just the 1st vol, it has 10 volumes, however, I do not plan to review them one by one. Enjoy!
Summary of Mobile Suit Gundam - The Battle Begins (Vol .1, Uncut Edition)
The year is 0079 of the Universal Century, the Earth Federation and its space colonies are engaged in an apocalyptic war. The rebellious Principality of Zeon, using humanoid fighting machines called mobile suits, has all but vanquished the Federation. Now the Federation's last hope is the prototype mobile suit Gundam. When a twist of fate makes young civilian Amuro Ray the Gundam's pilot, his own battle begins - a struggle not only for the Federation's survival, but for his own.It's difficult to believe that the initial run of Yoshiyuki Tomino's landmark mecha series Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) was cancelled early due to poor ratings. The recut episodes (with some added animation) were released as three theatrical features in 1981 and 1982, sparking a craze that has lasted for decades. Tomino's vision of "mobile suits"--anthropomorphic robots that suggest a cross between an elaborate space suit and a one-man space ship--transformed the mecha genre. Set in the year 0079 of the "Universal Century," the first five episodes establish the parameters of the Gundam universe and introduce the main characters. A rebellion among the enormous orbiting space colonies that house much of humanity pits the Principality of Zeon against the Earth Federation. During a Zeon raid on his home satellite of Side 7, Amuro Ray stumbles into the cockpit of the Federation's top-secret weapon, the Gundam Mobile Suit RX-78. He successfully guides the giant robot and ignites a rivalry with Zeon ace pilot Char Aznable, a.k.a. the Red Comet. The character designs look very American and very dated with crumbly Xerox lines; purists will object to the lack of Japanese dialogue and the rather stilted English dubbing (at the end of each episode, the narrator intones ominously, "Who will survive?"). But Gundam fans will want the program that launched Tomino's vision and one of the longest-running franchises in anime history. This is ground zero for all the Gundam series, movies, and OAVs. Rated 13 Up, but suitable for viewers three to four years younger; violence largely restricted to robot versus robot. --Charles Solomon
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