Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Operation 2 - Region 1 DVD

Several story lines unfold against the background of a rebellion by the Space Colonies against the United Earth Sphere Alliance; at the same time, the OZ Special Forces mount a coup d'état against the Alliance. The Colonies send Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatra, and Chang, the pilots of the Gundam Mobile Suits, to Earth to wreak havoc on military installations. The wiry teenagers find themselves caught up in these interconnected conflicts, fighting OZ leader Treize, his glacial, sadistic, assistant Lady Une, and the masked pilot Zechs, who pursues his own agenda. Although they're heroes of the series, the Gundam pilots often come across as cold, arrogant, and needlessly brash. In the middle of one battle, Chan leaves his indestructible Gundam to fight a duel with Treize using swords. But fans of the series aren't interested in character arcs or plot development: every episode offers lots of elaborate battles between the splendidly designed transforming Gundams and the lesser robot-suits of the villains.

Rating: 8 and older: no nudity or sex; occasional profanity; violence largely restricted to machines attacking each other. --Charles Solomon

The second Gundam Wing DVD arrives with 5 more action-packed episodes. Now that Relena has learned her true identity, she must decide what course her life will take. Meanwhile, the Gundam Pilots are led into a trap by Oz forces. Can the combined might of these five young pilots and their Gundams stand up to the treachery of Oz? Extras include character and mecha image gallery, Animated Menus, and Interactive DVD Menus. Contains episodes 5-10 in both subtitled and dubbed unedited (13UP) versions.