After a generation of warfare, the Gundam boys finally brought peace between Earth and the colonies when they helped defeat the Oz and White Fang armies. Now, out of the rubble, the surviving soldiers are re-emerging and clustering together into new factions. Heero Yuy has become a vigilante pacifist, tracking down weapons stashes and destroying them, while Relena, former Queen of the Earth Sphere, is now trying to maintain the peace politically. But an unmanned weapons factory has been discovered somewhere near Mars, and now the Gundam boys are going to have to dust off their mechs for one more battle if peace is to stand a chance of lasting. Bridging the gap between the GUNDAM WING TV series and the movie Endless Waltz, Battlefield Of Pacifists is a must-read for any Gundam fan, and is only available in manga format!
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Katsuhiko Chiba is the writer of the Gundam Wing TV series, Outlaw Star & Slayers.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good story if a little awkward at the end,
By "mackman84" (Bonney Lake, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists (Paperback)
I really liked that it wasn't just retreading the material in the series or Endless Waltz. It actually builds on different views and emotions. It does do a little recycling of events by having Heero show up to the final battle late, but that's okay with me. I did enjoy that the bad guy wasn't a complete clone of the others, but he had his own motives and opinions. I think the best villians fall into two categories, the intelligent and the hipocrites. There is some anger in that this guy is claiming to want no weapons of any kind and demands them to give up the Gundams. But he just wants to take power from others and give it to himself. Heero's final words at the climax sets up the difference between wanting power and having power. And it goes a long way to explain what influences Quatre's, Heero's, and Chang's later in Endless Waltz. The only part I didn't like was that it seemed too much like a 'this happens here' and 'this happens because of that'. I likes the character development, but the actual story fell apart at the very end when it seemed more like a preview for Endless Waltz than telling the end to its own story. But all in all it is good.The dialogue is reminiscient of the anime and has some wonderful moments, like Heero's meeting with Dorothy in the graveyard. And the way the Perfect Peace People talked reminded me of Zeon's chants and salutes. The artwork is great, the characters look exactly like the show as well as the mecha. The Virgo 3 is minor but the new Scorpio design is very cool. I especially liked the Mobile Armor look, felt almost Universal Century. The extra's in the back are neat and not something that had to be included. Overall, the story had some wierd moments, but it was solid fun that match the series. Even the title fit the tone.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A nice bridge, though maybe not on its own...,
By minnietguinea (Cleveland, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists (Paperback)
Battlefield of Pacifists is great. If you read the Endless Waltz Manga, which I consider official, there is obvious preference to Battlefield as the true events. Mostly direct references to Vulkanus, which makes no appearance in either Blind Target or Ground Zero. At one point, Une talks about the Virgo 3s that are on Vulkanus. Also, in the Heero / Chang fight, Heero talks about losing control, which is a central focus of Battlefield of Pacifists. However, I do like how Blind Target shows the Gundams as they were seen in the show, and Ground Zero helps push the idea that they were custom refits in endless waltz. I'd like to think that Blind Target, Ground Zero, and Battlefield (respectively) culminate in Endless Waltz, as each one helps to explain different parts of the story presented by the movie.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Blind Target is better...,
This review is from: Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists (Paperback)
For a Gundam Wing side story, this was pretty disappointing. The first turn-off I got was the art style. It had no similarities with the art style from the series or Blind Target. The characters look stiff and not very flexible. Another thing was the story and plot-line. I liked the concept of Vulkanus but I couldn't stomach the way they immediately progressed with the story. Instead of filling the gap of one year between the series and Endless Waltz, they only tried to create a prequel for the movie. Plus, the character development was lame. How come Relena didn't perform an important role there? Perhaps the anti-Relena squad would like that, but if you recall, Relena is one of the MAJOR characters! Whether you like it or not, there won't be any Gundam Wing without her. I was disappointed in seeing her demoted to a small role in the end. If you ask me, Blind Target is much better than Battlefield. Why? Because it takes off from where the series ended. It develops its own story and moves to a definite conclusion of its own. The Epilogue was enough to show us how Endless Waltz came about. But with Battlefield, everything happened too fast! I would've liked it better if Battlefield's timeframe was between the series and Blind Target. But instead, it had to try and go for an Endless Waltz prequel. When questioning whether it is official or not, I'd rank it with Ground Zero. It is a doujinshi that is accepted by Sunrise as part of the GW saga. (Heck, even Ground Zero is much better!) In the same ranks as the series and Endless Waltz, I'd go for Blind Target. True that it may be a manga, but it was a Radio Drama before that (making it official). To make this long review short, Battlefield was crap! If you want a much better in-betweener of the series and the movie, I advise you to view Blind Target. It is much better in story-wise and art-style.
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