Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists

by ときた洸一, Kōichi Tokita, Yoshiyuki Tomino

Giant Robot Action Manga, Set After The TV Series. Now The War Between Earth And The Colonies Are Over, The Gundam Pilots Must Maintain The Peace. Heero Yuy Becomes A Vigilante Pacifist Destroying Arms Caches Wherever He Finds Them. When An Unmanned Weapons Factory Is Discovered Near Mars, The Gundams Are Called Into A Final Battle To Ensure Peace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931514712
• ISBN13: 9781931514712
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

A nice bridge, though maybe not on its own...

Battlefield of Pacifists is great. If you read the Endless Waltz Manga, which I consider official, there is obvious preference to Battlefield as the true events. Mostly direct references to Vulkanus, which makes no appearance in either Blind Target or Ground Zero. At one point, Une talks about the Virgo 3s that are on Vulkanus. Also, in the Heero / Chang fight, Heero talks about losing control, which is a central focus of Battlefield of Pacifists. However, I do like how Blind Target shows the Gundams as they were seen in the show, and Ground Zero helps push the idea that they were custom refits in endless waltz. I'd like to think that Blind Target, Ground Zero, and Battlefield (respectively) culminate in Endless Waltz, as each one helps to explain different parts of the story presented by the movie.

Good story if a little awkward at the end

I really liked that it wasn't just retreading the material in the series or Endless Waltz. It actually builds on different views and emotions. It does do a little recycling of events by having Heero show up to the final battle late, but that's okay with me. I did enjoy that the bad guy wasn't a complete clone of the others, but he had his own motives and opinions. I think the best villians fall into two categories, the intelligent and the hipocrites. There is some anger in that this guy is claiming to want no weapons of any kind and demands them to give up the Gundams. But he just wants to take power from others and give it to himself. Heero's final words at the climax sets up the difference between wanting power and having power. And it goes a long way to explain what influences Quatre's, Heero's, and Chang's later in Endless Waltz. The only part I didn't like was that it seemed too much like a 'this happens here' and 'this happens because of that'. I likes the character development, but the actual story fell apart at the very end when it seemed more like a preview for Endless Waltz than telling the end to its own story. But all in all it is good.The dialogue is reminiscient of the anime and has some wonderful moments, like Heero's meeting with Dorothy in the graveyard. And the way the Perfect Peace People talked reminded me of Zeon's chants and salutes.The artwork is great, the characters look exactly like the show as well as the mecha. The Virgo 3 is minor but the new Scorpio design is very cool. I especially liked the Mobile Armor look, felt almost Universal Century. The extra's in the back are neat and not something that had to be included.Overall, the story had some wierd moments, but it was solid fun that match the series. Even the title fit the tone.

totaly worth it for true fans!

I am an anime and Manga obsessint. I love Gwing and this seems to be the real version, basicly the #4 in the book/manga series. It was enjoyable, and a good link to what happened, but i would like to know if they'll make mangas for Endless waltz.

Good, but not the best

Battlefield of Pacifists is another version of what happened between the GW series and Endless Waltz. It is translated by Tokyopop, the same company that translated the 3 part summary of GW. It is also drawn by the same artist as the 3 part summary, but this time the artwork and the translation is much better. The plot is a little fast paced, but you probably won't see it unless you are being picky. Not being a fan of 1+R, I loved the parts where Duo and Heero were together, but Heero wasn't TOO mean to Relena ~_^. Some of the bad sound effects were in this one (ex. GRAB, SHINE, SWING). All in all, it was pretty good but has some room for improvement.

Absolutely WONDERFUL!!!

Besides the wonderful artwork, it is a bit fast paced. Still I love this book as much as the others!!! Relena or 1xRP fans will hate this if they are narrow minded. Relena is in it VERY LITTLE and Heero is rude to her. I have to say I love that part ^^;;. I'm not a Relena fan, but I'll put up with her. Oh... And 1x2 fans, you'll love this!!!Duo and Heero rent a motel room!!! XD I also love that part! All in all, if you are an open minded Gundam fan you'll love it.^_^ Mainly for us hentai peeps.