Full title: Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2: The Gravity Front
Japanese title: 機動戦士ガンダム MS IGLOO 2 <イグルー2> -重力戦線-
Number of episodes: 3
Some info:
1) Wiki
2) ANN
3) Official Site (Japanese)
A sequel to the OVA series released a few years back, this time it’s back in greater clarity and detail, featuring full HD video quality as it moves to utilise the technology available to consumers. I must say that watching this in full HD is simply beautiful, though I still found a few scenes a little awkward.
Anyway, each episode features a different soldier (or military personnel if you would like) as the main character and tells a story that’s specific to each of them. Having only a little more than your average anime episode length to start a new character and story to develop and finish them nicely isn’t going to be an easy task, but I think that they are quite well handled here. Perhaps the oddest I found was the presence and influence of the Death God on the main characters, but it plays an important role in each episode in pushing the story forward. A short summary of each episode is available at the wikipedia article, so do take a look if you are interested to find out what these episodes cover.
Of course, what’s a MS animation without all the mecha. There are some mecha stuff as well as model statistics and information where applicable, and these specs are usually narrated in a story telling manner which I thought is better than just flashing it on screen. Haha. And well, as I’ve said earlier, the high quality animation really makes these units look even nicer, which of course is a good thing! =D
Overall, it was a pretty enjoyable short series, only pity that it was short. I guess it’s due to the amount of effort and work that had to be put in into creating every single scene smoothly. Not sure if there’s going to be any more sequels, but I certainly wouldn’t mind if there should be one in the future. =)
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