Gundam Wing #3

新機動戦記ガンダムW [Shin Kidou Senki Gundam W] #3

by Kōichi Tokita, Yoshiyuke Tomino

After years of exploitation by the Earth governments, the space colonies send five young pilots trained to operate the Gundam in an attempt to take down the Earth Allied Forces.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga, Shonen

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Tifa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This poor manga is so bad that I felt it was a sign the binding finally dried out and split, leaving the first two-thirds of the book fall apart. The art is not good and is quite confusing. The plot and story is even worse and there is still no character development. The two most unbelievable things are Zechs switching sides so often I couldn't keep track of him and Relena. That's it: just Relena. I never understood her as a character and her unholy obsessions with Heero and pacifism--in that order. I couldn't even laugh over how bad this volume was, it was just cringe-worthy. The little omake at the end is the only worthwhile part.

[Nicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heero and Relena's relationship is so weird -- all the "you can kill me"s and that. I ended up buying a box set of the series because of these manga -- the manga were a nice recap and reminded me of why I like the series, but they feel so rushed.

[Bradley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well this manga did not make much sense. Bam this and bam that. The dark print in the message bubbles makes it seem like everyone is shouting or terribly constipated. I will pass on any more gundam books that is for sure.

[Bradley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Y’know what? I praised the manga for getting the story straight thinking that the anime had one and its execution was poor. This final volume is telling that Wing may not have had much of a story and convinced you it did through some complicated bull. Metal Gear Solid comes to mind, however Metal Gear Solid has its own style and charm completely different from Gundam. I’d say a vast majority of anything associated with mechs was heavily influenced by Gundam, so can I really say it’s that bad?

On paper it’s atrocius, in execution it comes across messy with how rapid fire events culminate and then climax, and the character relationships bloom into friendship after deadly battles in a war…

Gundam is romantic. There is no denying that there is plenty wrong with this series. Yet, here I am unable to give it less than three stars. No doubt I am being biased. I suppose this is akin to reading any genre not of its time, and while the story can include some backwards elements you have to applaud the work simply for the force of spirit behind it.

And there’s nothing truly backwards about Gundam. Respecting the format, you have to give them license to create giant robots in space with people trying to shoot each other in space. I think the last few pages ended in song, or verse, and that’s something you don’t typically see. The pages were small and my version/edition of Wing read left to write. That alone makes it worth the trip. Even so, Gundam’s just pretty awesome. Live with it!

[Ceejay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nobody does giant robots like the Japanese! This volume contains the final four chapters in this series. We finally discover if the earth and her space colonies can find peace, or if war is the only answer.The ending is really amazing! I was pleased beyound belief. It's good to get the view points of people from other nations.Having been the only nation to have atomic bombs dropped on them give the Japanese a unique view of war and peace.

[Troy James · Rating 1 out of 5]

Every one bad is secretly good. Gundam pilots literally accomplished nothing; they impeded Treiz's plot for peace. You'll be asked to please forget the murdering they all did. Ozymandias stuff. Also, since they need a bad guy, random ugly face guy is now the bad guy because there needs to be a villain. Also remember that lady who assassinated Relena's dad? Forget that shit too, she's good too I guess.

Some interesting takes on drone warefare. By interesting I mean "ahead of it's time".

[Courtnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some things were different in the trilogy than in the series, but that is only to be expected. I can't decide if I like the ways things occurred in the books or in the television series better. I think it's a tie. Reading this helps you understand the television series more and vice versa.