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The ending of the "Gundam Wing" television series wasn't really that at all. Sure, the 'bad guys' were defeated, but anyone who thinks that's all that matters isn't a fan of good storytelling. "Endless Waltz" answers pretty much every question you might have about the fates of the characters, and I don't mean just the Gundam pilots, either. Every important character of the series is brought into play, and even some not-so important ones. As icing on the cake, this DVD also answers many(though not all) questions about the characters from before the start of the series.

The animation, characterization, and excellent soundtrack ("White Reflexion!") all make up for the fact that the plot is slightly silly and a little cliched. More of a bad guys versus good guys thing as opposed to the complexity of the series. But hey, it's a movie, how deep do you want them to get, here?

Two more reccomendations. Watch the movie version, as opposed to the OVA version. You'll be glad you did. It contains extended and all-new footage that really makes the story flow better, plus there's some great music in certain scenes that were silent in the OVA vesion. Secondly, and this is something I never ever say about anime, watch it dubbed. No, I'm not insane. It's actually better, I swear to God. I've seen it in both languages, and simple lines (such as many of Heero's) just sounded better delivered in English.

Darth-Jeyl reviews Endless Waltz DVD
Hello, Darth-Jeyl here about to review the Endless Waltz DVD a little bit early before it's release date.

Introduction: After watching all 49 episodes of Gundam wing, I couldn't help but feel really disappointed after the series ended. Almost everything that I predicted would happen in the episodes happened. Herro ended up being the hero of the show, none of the Gundam pilots died, almost every favorite character of mine died (Except for Zechs, thank goodness), the ending is one of the worst endings I've ever seen in a series, and Herro was called "The heart of outer space". My comments on that quote, pointless. When I heard about a sequel to the series, I wasn't really interested. I didn't really care about the Gundam pilots anymore, but when I heard that Zechs was going to be in it, I decided to give it a try. After watching the 3 episodes on CN, I was stunned. There's a lot more focus on some of the minor characters of the film. the Gundam pilots are a lot more likable than they were in the series (I was actually routing for Herro at certain points!), Zechs makes one heck of a return, and the ending was very satisfying. Now on to the main review.

Story: AC (After Colony) 196. One year has passed since the end of the Gundam wing series. Thanks to the Gundams and their allies, peace has finally been achieved between the colonies and the Earth sphere. The Gundam pilots, knowing that they have no need for their Gundams, decide to send them into the sun to be destroyed. Suddenly, a certain colony has declared war against the Earth sphere for total control over both the Earth and the colonies. With a vast army of deadly mobil suits, Relena Darlian as their prisoner, and Gundams at their side, total peace is soon to be destroyed. Now the remaining Gundam pilots and their allies wage war against the evil forces not to win battles, but to end them forever. Let me point out by saying that this is a true sequel to the original Gundam wing series, and not an alternate universe deal. The reason why I say this is because the upgraded Gundams are used in the flashbacks as if they were always built that way. Well let me tell you, everything that happened in the series happened in Endless Waltz. All the Gundams were upgraded after the war, but never saw combat. So if you think that wing zero still used it's bird mode after it destroyed the libra, you're right. Trust me, the series wouldn't be right if the Gundams had all that firepower they had in Endless Waltz. The only reason I can think of about why they used them in the flashbacks was probably to avoid any confusion to newcomers. The same goes for the beginning during the battle of Libra. They probably used the updated Gundams there to show the experienced viewers how much they've gotten better. Just look at that Heavy Arms Custom!

The DVD: The DVD version of Endless Waltz is, to my standards, quite excellent. It comes packed with materials enough to satisfy almost every fan of anime. There are two versions of the film presented here on this DVD. There's the OVA version, which consists of all 3 episodes in their uncut format. All three episodes have a beginning and an end to them, which means credits during all the white reflection parts. The movie version of the film is also included on the disc. The difference between this version and the OVS version are huge. They do more than just add scenes into the film. Most of the music that was in the OVA version has been changed significantly in the movie version. White reflection is nowhere in this version. Some of the action sequences have been redone with a lot more faster, smoother animation. There are a few scenes altered from the OVA version. A few new scenes are included in the movie version that really add more to the the story and is more satisfying than the OVAs. The big difference between the two versions is in endings. Each character has the same ending like in the OVA's, but are put into different situations. Between these two versions, I prefer the movie edition. It provides a lot more entertainment than the OVA's without the stops, breaks, and credits. The music is better used in the movie version as well. Don't forget that both of the versions are uncut. For the look and feel of the DVD, we get the works. The menus for the DVD are animated and awesome. For the main menu, we are greeted with Wing zero when it first starts up. After the pose pauses, the buttons are revealed. Every time you press a button on the main menu, Wing Zero flies away you go to the next menu. The menus are very easy to navigate through, and are highly interactive. For the presentation of this disc, impressive. The video quality on the DVD is excellent. The animation is clear, very smooth, and the colors are very solid. There are some very minor signs of grain visible at certain points of the film, but are not at all distracting. The audio is a big bonus. We get an English 5.1 audio, another English 2.0 audio, and a Japanese 2.0 audio. The Japanese track works on both versions, but the English tracks are split up. The movie version has the 5.1 English track, while the OVA has the 2.0 English track. Though the Japanese track is only 2.0, it still packs a punch. If you have a 5.1 set up, play the English version of the movie. It Rocks!

Features: The features on this disc are pretty good for an anime title. We get an MS encyclopedia that gives us descriptions on the major MS used in Endless Waltz, including nice pictures of them seen in Endless Waltz. The Gallery feature is pretty useless. we only get 5 pictures that have almost nothing to do with Endless Waltz (Though I think the one with the battered up Wing Zero is pretty cool). The Textless Endings are a real treat. They show the clips from the OVA episodes that involve the "White Reflection" music without any subtitles or credits. The trailer section consist of previews for "Gundam 0083", "Cowboy Bebop", "Crest of the stars", and "Outlaw Star".

Final Comments: Well, I've waited for this DVD for quite sometime, I'm glad I was able to watch it and review it before it was released. Even though I didn't enjoy the series that much, Endless Waltz is one of my all time favorite anime titles. It makes Gundam Wing a lot more likable. For those of you who plan on buying it, I recommend it completely. You will be very satisfied.

Goods: Nice transfer, Excellent sound, Entertaining story, satisfying package, cool animated menus, not to mention good dubbing job.

Bads: None

Darth-Jeyls rating: 10 out of 10

P.S. Sorry about making my model review of Wing Zero private.

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all you out there who have seen the gundam wing TV series will probably and mostlikly enjoy Endless Waltz. Of course its the bad guys vs. good guys thing again but hey, pratically all movies are like that and that's what gives it a good egde.
i so have to say though that the song, "White Reflection" really rocks. i was so moved i swear to god. I had recorded the movie off of Cartoon Network when it was showing and i watched it twice in a row, so what if i finished at 3 am! Of course there are the little twists here and there and then you have the old and the new characters, well all except the dead ones and just a hint to the people who haven't seen Endless Waltz, one of the guys isn't really dead! Anyway, You have the Funny Duo Maxwell all the way down to the Serious Heero Huy, but all in all it was really good. Usually sequals to things are so lame that you feel like shooting yourself but i was really surprised when Endless Waltz wasn't like all the other sequals for movies. i really enjoyed the special effects and the way it was down. the color was great and some things looked sorta wierd once in awhile but nothin totally major to distract you from the main point. I liked how they sorta summed up at the end of what the charicters did with there lives after blowing up their Gundams, although i was sad that they did that cause to me it seemed as if Gundams were their lives. But only one questions remains.... WHAT HAPPENS TO HEERO HUY?
i really liked how they showed some past images here and there so you really could understand how they got their gundams. once again i would like to metions that the outline was done pretty well, the music was AWESOME, the drawings we really COOL and they kept everything in line. Two thumbs up!! ;)