The Series (4/5)

    I am going to admit Gundam Wing is still the one and only member of the Gundam franchise that I have seen. It's not that I haven't had the desire to see more of them.  It's just that with a franchise that goes back so long, and goes so deep it's hard to know where to start. However, Gundam Wing like Dragon Ball Z began airing on American TV when I was in my final years of high school in the early 2000's and promptly blew my mind. So when the Blu-ray's were announced and I had a chance to review them. I jumped at the chance to do so, it was not exactly exploring new territory, but it was certainly an opportunity to revisit something I once enjoyed, and see if it held up, and maybe give me the opportunity to jump into the franchise full force.

    Gundam Wing is the 6th Gundam series and first aired in 1995 in Japan before importing over to the U.S. around 2000.  The series involves a group of scientist rebelling after the assassination of a prominent political figure (This is backstory). These scientists created new powerful Gundams, and gave them teenage pilots, one of whom shares a name with the dead politician.  These pilots began what is known as Operation Meteor a fight against the Earth government for the freedom of outer space colonists.

    Gundam Wing is pretty much as great as I remember it from many years ago. Though the characterizations are at times pretty hollow, and the show is much more dramatic then I remember. The show has excellent visuals, and the mecha designs are indeed excellent. The show was a solid story to carry it through all 49 episodes and excellent action throughout.

Audio/Video (4/5)

    Right Stuf presents Gundam Wing Volumes 1 and 2 in very solid 1080p AVC encoded transfer preserving the OAR of the original broadcast. Detail is vastly improved from what came before, colors are well reproduced, and blacks are nice and deep.

    Audio is presented in LPCM 2.0 tracks in both English and Japanese. Both tracks come through clear and concise and I found no issues with either.

Extras (1/5)

    Just a clean opening and closing animation on both.

Overall

    Gundam Wing is a landmark anime for introducing anime to western audiences. The Blu-ray from Right Stuf looks and sounds quite excellent, though is limted in extra features. RECOMMENDED.