Product Details

• Actors: Mark Hildreth, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow, Brad Swaile, Ted Cole
• Directors: Gordon Hunt
• Writers: Rika Takahashi
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: January 30, 2001
• Run Time: 125 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000055XAB
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,029 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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• This is item 5 in The Gundam Wing on DVD Series.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The struggle between the adherents of a warrior code of honor derived from the samurai concept of bushido, the way of the sword, and the soulless adherents of realpolitik continues, with the steely Lady Une at its focus. The powerful Romefeller Foundation builds a large factory on the Moon to manufacture Mobile Dolls: pilotless, self-contained battle robots. Une, the five Gundam pilots, and OZ leader Treize Khushrenada all object to the existence of the Dolls, not because they can make the Foundation all-powerful, but because they will replace human warriors--and deprive humanity of the singular emotions experienced only through heroism in battle. Treize resigns the leadership of OZ, the Foundation's puppet military organization. Zechs Marquise has also left OZ, and assumed the throne of the Sanc Kingdom. In a strange subplot, Gundam pilot Quatra sees his fabulously wealthy father killed defending his pacifist ideals. Shattered by grief, Quatra embarks on a one-man campaign of devastation in his improved Gundam. His actions bring him into conflict with his former comrades, Trowa and Heero. While these battles are raging, the scientist-engineers who created the first Gundams are working in secret on yet more powerful mobile suits. Rated 13 and up for occasional profanity and violence, largely restricted to machines attacking each other. On the Cartoon Network, an edited version of these same episodes (21. "Grief Stricken Quatra," 22. "The Fight for Independence," 23. "Duo, the God of Death Once Again," 24. "The Gundam They Call Zero," 25. "Quatra vs. Heero") airs and is available on VHS. --Charles Solomon

Product Description
Zech's return as Milliardo Peacecraft encourages the rebellion against Oz! However, Quatre has succumbed to the pressure of war and returns to L4 to fing his home in disarray and with it... his sanity. The colonies have begun to arm themselves with weapons of war. Duo must travel to the Lunar Base in an effort to destroy the Mobile Doll production facility. But as the Mobile Doll Project becomes the focal point for the Romefeller Foundation's victory, can Heero and Trowa defeat a craze Quatre or will they all perish in this senseless war?

Customer Reviews

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The turning point in the series!, November 22, 2000

By	"amanda-sama" (New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

I've heard some of the episodes on this DVD referred to as the "turning point" in Gundam Wing, and I must say, I couldn't agree more. In these episodes, while for most of the characters, the battle seems to be edging towards their favor, the exact opposite is happening for Quatre. After the assasination of his father, he swears revenge against the colonies which are arming themselves with weapons, and discovers the blueprints for the never finished Wing Gundam Zero... even if you're not an insane raving lunatic Quatre fan like I am, there are moments centered around ALL the G-Boys (except maybe Wufei). Episode 22 focuses mainly on the Oz characters, and episode 23 on Duo; also, there's a GREAT scene involving Trowa in episode 25 that I believe is a crime to miss. My basic point is that these episodes are ESSENTIAL to the series; a must watch for any fans of Gundam Wing. The only reason I don't currently own it is that it hasn't been released yet, and I'm going to strike as soon as it's out...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Gundam Of A Success!, October 14, 2001

By	Roy Pierce-Jones (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

The DVD of Operation 5 is another brilliant installment into the GW saga. It is one of my favourite subplots, with the turn in character of Quatre and his downfall from that loving caring and strong Arab pilot, to the psychotic vengeful killer. We see some of the most tense moments in the entire Gundam Wing series, including the fate of Nanashi, Trowa Barton ('No Name')

The fans of the fighting also get to see new models, including the introduction of the ZERO system; a mind warping and controlling mechanism, installed into the suits to give the pilot the greatest power, yet minimum control over who they should or shouldn't be fighting. Tension builds throughout the entire 5 episodes, a true turning point in the seemingly simple war plot. Now the Gundam Pilots are turning against each other...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gundam They Called Zero, March 26, 2002

By	Strategos "The Guardian of Time" (In Space above Planet Earth) - See all my reviews

What can I say? Episode 25 and 26 of Gundam Wing is the best cliff-hanger I've ever seen in an show (anime or otherwise) ever. You've got Trowa nearly killed, Quatre gone completely insane in an ultra-powerful mind warping mobile suit, heero ready to fight him to the death in the only mobile suit with a shield system, Roamafeller betraying Treize and Lady Une, the rest of the pilots and the scientists running out of air...and sweet mother of mobile suit, that's one awesome ending shot at the end of Episode 25! One of the best battles in the whole series is Heero vs. Quatre, and when Lady Une gets shot...let's just say that I was in shocked disbelief (near tears) over the death of a character that I once loved to hate. If you get only one Gundam Wing dvd, get this one. And watch "The Gundam They Called Zero". You won't regret it.