Is "Mobile Suit Gundam" worth getting on DVD?

[DerekPowers]

i havent yet seen this series, although when cn was airing it i caught an ep here and there. i want to expand my dvd collection, and was thinking of a series to get. now, for those who have seen this series, is it any good, or worth owning? is the story complexed and deep, etc, are the characters well developed? i know the animation's old school, but other than that, hows the animaton quality in terms of action, pacing, fluididy, etc?

also, how does it compare to "gundam wing", because that, along w/ eva, are my 2 favorite animes of all time, so if those of you whove seen msg can compare it to gundam wing interms of story quality, id really appreciate it.

one more thing, do you need to see msg to really apprieciate the other UC gundam shows?

thanks for the help you guys. peace.

[Clayface]

I haven't yet seen all of MSG, so I can't tell you too much about it.

But, as a Gundam Wing fan, I'd suggest checking out the 08th MS Team series - its much shorter than GW, and not as epic, but its a really good series in my opinion - lots of guerilla warfare fighting with the Gundams on the planet surface, if that's your sort of thing (it is for me!).

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

If you don't mind the dub, then get it. If you want a sub/dub DVD, don't buy it. It doesn't have the original Japanese track, as Bandai couldn't get the license to it, as the DVD has not been released in Japan yet.

And Clayface agrees with me. (Not the other way around. )
08th MS Team really is a nice series, with a nice platoon-like atmosphere and (in my opinion) the Gundam series with the best executed romance subplot.

[DerekPowers]

no japanese track!!?? oh, well then i aint wasting the money, i'll wait till a dub/sub version comes out.

but still, is MSG a good series? How would you rate it? and how does it compare to gundam wing. also, do you understand/appreiciate the other UC gundam shows more if youve seen MSG?

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

I think understanding the UC universe will depend on your knowledge of MSG. It's a pretty good series with some flaws (some useless filler episodes) but it gains momentum and intensity as the series goes on. It was groundbreaking for its time, and the character depth still holds up better than new American and new anime shows today.

It's one of my top 5 Gundam series, so there you go. I think the depth of the characterization is stronger than GWing's, but that's just me.

[Jowy Blight]

(some useless filler episodes)

Which of the episode's were fillers?

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by Jowy Blight


Which of the episode's were fillers?

there was one episode where the White Base ran out of salt. This is what I consider filler.

[Jowy Blight]

the White Base ran out of salt.

Out.....of.....salt! What did they do about that?