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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Complete Collection I (Anime Legends) |  | Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
Actor: Designs by Kunio Okawara
Studio: Bandai
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 49415
Format: Animated, Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 625 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 1.1
MPN: 669198239267
UPC: 669198239267
EAN: 0669198239267
ASIN: B00133F40O
Release Date: April 1, 2008
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Product Description
In Zeta Gundam we see the future world of the Universal Century through a dark mirror. Having defeated the Zeon menace the Earth Federation has itself become cruel and oppressive. A new generation of Gundam mobile suits is created not to fight for peace but to punish the enemies of the state and yesterdays villains must become todaysheroes in order to balance the scales of justice. And when a young civilian named Kamille Bidan is caught up in the rebellion he little suspects the price he will pay in the fight for freedom.System Requirements:Running Time: 625 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ANIMATION/ANIME Rating: PG-13 UPC: 669198239267 Manufacturer No: 23926
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The initial run of Mobile Suit Gundam flopped in 1979, but the success of the three Gundam features (1981-82) created an audience for Yoshiyuki Tomino's sprawling mecha adventure. Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) was the first broadcast sequel. The story takes place in year 79 of the Universal Century, not long after the One Year War. Like Amuro Ray, the hero of the initial series, Kamille Bidan is a Newtype, a human with exceptional mental powers, including the ability to pilot sophisticated robot suits with no formal training. But Amuro became a pilot by accident when his satellite-home was invaded; Kamille steals the prototype Gundam MK II, throwing his lot in with the rebels of the A.E.U.G. (Anti-Earth Union Group). Zeta Gundam occupies an interesting place in the history of this long-running continuity: In it, Tomino and his artists began to explore the conflicts between the Newtypes and ordinary humans in greater depth. But the filmmakers were still learning how to create sympathetic characters and a sustained narrative. Kamille isn't a particularly likable hero. He joins the A.E.U.G. struggle against the brutal military cadre the Titans, not because he opposes their plan to subjugate the Earth, but because he got into a fist fight with a Titan officer who made fun of his name. The story rambles as characters appear, disappear and reappear. Menacing new Titan officers arrive, get killed in battle and are replaced with new menacing officers. The Western-looking characters have small heads and misproportioned bodies. Despite these weaknesses, Zeta Gundam remains a significant series. (Rated 13 and older: violence, violence against women, brief nudity) --Charles Solomon
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 awesome even dubbed February 11, 2010
Benjamin F. Whary (Jefferson City, MO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Anime Legends Vol 1 June 29, 2009
Ripclaw12 (Cranston, RI)
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.
A staple in the Sci-Fi Anime diet. June 17, 2010
Christopher T. Sands (A Computer)
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.
great April 6, 2008
Chris (seattle)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
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.
Gundam Tests the water, Results are mixed, but mostly successful July 9, 2008
L. Tortorelli (Madison, WI)
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
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.
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