| Gundam Wing is a 49 episode anime made in Japan. Here is a quick description of it. Gundam Wing begins in the years of AC (After Colony), ie. after the colonisation of space by humans. Perpetual war occurs on Earth, while the inhabitants living in the space colonies enjoy peace. After the war on Earth was finally over in about 175 AC or so, the Earth government established an "Earth Sphere Unified Alliance" which was to promote peace on Earth as well as on the Space Colonies. However, the Alliance was only a puppet for the mighty industrialist group, The Romeller Foundation. In the name of peace, the Alliance's Army, known as "OZ" seized control of all space colonies, crushing all oppositions with mech-like fighting machines known as Mobile Suits (MS). After two decades of oppression by Earth, a group of rebels amongst the space colonies decided to fight back. With the help of the 5 scientists who first developed the MS, the rebels created five super fighting MS machines, known as Gundams. However, no ordinary pilot can control these machines due to its advance technology. Therefore, 5 children were adopted and trained from a very youg age with each having VERY distinct personalities, their mission, to destroy the Earth Alliance. This sets the scene for the start of the series which begins in 195 AC. The story revolves around the "I'm the best and I don't care about anyone else" central character, Heero Yuy, who pilots the Wing Gundam. Various issues are immediately raised? What are the real purposes of the Gundams? Who are the mysterious Gundam pilots? And what are the Romeller Foundation's true objectives? Gundam Wing returns to the traditional Gundam theme of Earth vs The Space Colonies. |
