Mobile Suit Gundam 0079, Vol. 2

by Kazuhisa Kondo

Book Overview

With the planet wildly overpopulated and space colonies thriving, a group of militaristic colonists starts a civil war on earth. When a new weapon appears - humanoid fighting machines called mobile... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156931537x
• ISBN13: 9781569315378
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

The start of it all

Wayyyyy back before anime went mainstream in America, before the likes of Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and other such popular series that have recently hit our shores, there was a series called Gundam. 21 years later, we finally(we as the general public) are exposed to the Gundam universe. With the debute of Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network, anime fans and other oblivious TV viewers alike got a taste of TRUE anime on TV.We anime lovers are finally getting the satisfaction of the GOOD series airing, not just kiddie Pokemon and other so called anime that has been hyped to ridiculous proportions! Bottom line is this:If you've seen the series, then you're gonna love this! Now go back to the that time looong long ago(okay, so maybe not that long ago)where Gundam started, and be prepared, for the series is HUGE!The action is great, the story is better, and the characters ae memorable. Just one thing:those of you who are used to the flashy streamlined designs of the Wing series may be a bit taken by the more bulky and erratic designs of the Moble Suits in this series. Back then, anime robots weren't as well designed in my opnion. But soon Gudam started to change all that. If you can see past the 70's style art then there's a great story underneath waiting for you. This is only the start.Enjoy!

Kai Shiden, King of the Universe!

What can say about this surpreme masterpeice? It outclasses any work of Shakespeare!Well,mabye not,but it's still pretty darn good! Gundam wing fans should be able to spot the similarites between the two series,but they are not connected. anyone who may be interested in manga should buy this. One thing, who thought up the name Frau?also, check out... gundam kits.

Fascinating^_^

I was a die-hard Sailor Moon fan, but I needed something new to watch. So I started watching Gundam Wing on Cartoon Network, and guess what? I got addicted to it! Well.... I decided that I needed to fing out more about the ORGIGINAL Gundam series, and this book was very helpful in that respect. I like the characters and Amuro Ray reminds me of Heero Yuy. Who does Char Aznable look like? Clue: Maybe Zechs? Anyway, if you're a Gundam Wing fan it might not hurt to check this book out because you are missing out on the original Gundam series which aired in 1979 (about the time of Star Wars and Star Trek). Also think about the fact that this is what started the Gundam series and iif it weren't for this series there wouldn't be Gundam Wing or any other seasons!This book might be a little confusing for a new Gundam Wing fan, but it's definitly worth checking out!

If you want to learn more obout Gundam read this.

This is the FIRST gundam seris. It has absolutly nothing to do with the wing seris on Cartoon Network. But you should still get this. The Original Series is my favorite next to G Gundam and Gundam V.

May be misleading to Gundam newbies...

It's disturbing to think how much people are focused on Gundam Wing because it's so mainstream... Personally, I find this to be a good book, but only if you are willing to GO BEYOND Gundam Wing. If you want to learn more about the UC era and the One Year War (not to be confused with Gundam Wing's AFTER COLONY era), go ahead and buy this book. But be warned! If you have no background in Gundam (in its ENTIRETY; not any of this ONLY GUNDAM WING experience), it may be confusing. Keep in mind that Gundam Wing is a totally DIFFERENT universe in comparison to the ORIGINAL KIDOU SENSHI GUNDAM storyline (it was one of 3 alternate universes commisioned by the creators of the original series). Therefore, while they may share some of the same aspects (i.e. the Gundams and the similarities between OZ and Zion), they do not share others, like beam "sporks" and other fun gimmicks. Sorry if the GW description offended anyone.