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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Complete Collection I (Anime Legends)

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this series, like most, doesn't engage you immediately. overall i'd give the series a 4.5/5. by the second box set (which isn't out yet) it gets amazing. i saw seed destiny before zeta and it's so clear now how gsd is an adaptation of this. just this is way better than gsd, because first of all, the story is about kamille, not amuro ray. unlike gsd where kira comes back and nobody gives a crap about shinn. kamille is selfish at first, but there's actually good character development with him throughout the story, and his actions make sense. also people aren't god mode throughout this series. it's old, but the animation is still great and the plot is well worth the watch.

For those of you that can't tell a Gundam between a Gosh Darn, this might not be for you. But if you love a gripping, dark storyline with insane giant mecha action; this is most certainly your cup of tea. Created in the land of Japan by a legendary writer known as Yoshiyuki Tomino, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is the second in the epic gundam Franchise, preceded by the original Mobile Suit Gundam. While Gundam is considered insanely popular in its mother country, it has a minimal following here in
America. Its a shame because many people who enjoy shows such as Star Trek and Battle Star Galactica would definitely enjoy the Gundam Series. If you are interested in one of the most celebrated series of all time, check this out. If enough people get into this, who knows maybe Bandai will get the rest of the Gundam series over here to America.

This is a collection of the first half of Zeta Gundam, trust me this is worth it the animation is mid-80s but still holds up even on my 50 inch plasma. You will notice that the voice acting is top notch which can be hard to come by, well then again i did own the HKBL(Hong Kong Bootleg) version before hand.
In this half follow Kamille Bidan age 15 through space and around the Earth meeting Amuro Ray and Char Aznable.
and the tragedies of war like knowing the people whom you fight and haveing to pull the trigger anyways.

This is a must see, a must have for any Gundam fan!

I am astounded by the sheer spirit and heart and foresight of the Gundam Universe even if you do not "get it " just get it okay? I am very late in coming to this Gundam Universe and am pleased I did not miss it.

I was aware of the Gundam Universe since the early to mid 90's and here we are in the Year 2011 almost 2012. The scary thing is that so many of the topics of the day think mid to late 1980's when the show was made are so true today.

We knew even then that rampant indiscriminant reproduction the habit of breeding beyond the Earths ability to provide for all the starving souls was happening and today overpopulation the silent killer we are at 7 billion Humans and growing today is still going on.

In the USA we kind of thought our superior technology will take care of everything we can take care of everyone. Sadly the shuttles have been cancelled we are still burning fossil fuels and no closer to a solution.

Climate change is a fact to everyone with a memory who has lived atleast 40 years and has a pair of eyes and the ability to feel the change of the temperature and weather patterns of the different seasons.

Unfortunatly a very large percentage of people thinks it is their right to reproduce and drive a gas guzzeling SUV. How Nice! I am pleased to say I am not one of these creeps.

Will we wind up in space? Will there be colonies as in the Gundam Universe called sides? The most important question of all " Who will survive?"

Start with 0079 the original series then 0080 War in the Pocket , then 0083 and finaly ZETA GUNDAM .

Zeta Gundam is one of if not THE best Gundam series. This DVD set is high quality with a cool casing. If you like Gundam, then you should own this set.

I am an avid Gundam fan and just started watiching this series.
From what I've seen so far, the series sort of just starts in the middle of something so it was a bit hard to understand what is going on until an hour or two into the series.
As far as comparrison, I 've only seen the Gundam Wing and the newer series such as Gundam Seed. The sound and picture quality is not as good as the newer series, but not bad either given that it was made 20 yers ago.
So far so good.

Ahhh, Kidou Senshi Zeta gundam. Direct and very strange sequel to the original mobile suit gundam.

Overall, the series is pretty good. A few 'meh' things are present but overall pretty stable.

The good news is what gundam fans typically want is here, IN SPADES. Lots of new designs for mobile suits, gandams, mobile armors and everything else. It's frankly a huge amount of new stuff for the gundam universe. Solid mech design, check.

The characters are not exactly easy to sympathize with, but that said, they are realistically flawed and interesting to see work, if awkwardly portrayed sometimes. The intercharacter relationships are also, fascinating to see played out but again, a little awkward when put to the motions. ((On side note, just about he whole crew of the white base makes a cameo at some point.))

Even if the series does take itself too seriously sometimes, you, the viewer can just sit back relax and remember 'OMG, did the kid with the girl's name just suckerpunch a dude with and '80's haircut?!'

Oh, a did I mention this was the gundam series that began exploring the human-advanced human relationships that would be the conerstone of Seed and S. Destiny?

The bad: Three words 'nineteen eighties fashion' Sometimes the hair and clothes made me want to slam my head into a computer a laugh, but hey, I probably shouldn't knock the '80s, I didn't have to survive it.

Like I might have mentioned earlier, sometimes it's hard to really get behind the characters motivation, that sometimes drags things down.

The final word: With more plot twists over it's 50 episodes than an M. Night movie, more deep human themes than the original and lots, and I mean lot's more giant fighting robots, Zeta gundam does the good work of any mecha series.

Over all, it feels like a first tentative step after the original gundam into somthing bigger. Something more profound, something... perhaps.... more human than teenagers piloting big metal men.

Regardless of how you slice it, the Zeta complete collection one is the first half a a good, no great, series. And you can tell Shinn Asuka where he got his angsty disposition from.

And, oh yeah, one final note. Those who haven't seen the original gundam should at least take a crash course in the events of the one year war. Zeta is a direct sequel to mobile suit Gundam, so be prepared to hear 'Newtype' and other such terms thrown at you with no explanation.

Let me start by saying that I'm a huge gundam fan who got into the meta series during the time of Gundam Wing. I was so excited about Gundam that I started looking into every gundam series. After I finished watching Gundam SEED, I saw great reviews about this series so I had to give it a shot. To be honest, I can't see why so many fan regards Zeta Gundam as being the best in the series. I couldn't even finish watching it. I found it to be a complete waste of money. I've heard of many fans putting down other series and praising this one. I'm very disappointed in this series. I found it boring as well as too unbelieveable. Yeah I know it's fiction and all, but still, at least there was more of a scientific basis in SEED. Not someone getting a kick to the forehead and all of a sudden is an almighty newtype. Maybe back in the days this was hot. But I think it either needs modernization or just plainly isn't my cup of tea. I hope Unicorm Gundam is good. Anyway, my opinion is rent the series before you buy it.