This is the
Anime Fanlistings Network
approved fanlisting for the anime and manga series
Gundam Wing, as well as its OVA/movie sequel
Endless Waltz. This fanlisting opened in December 2003.
According to
TAFL, a fanlisting is "a
web clique that lists fans of a particular subject. Unlike most web cliques, a person does not need
a web site in order to join. Fans from around the world submit their information to their approved
fanlisting and they are then listed to show their love for the subject."
Gundam Wing is one of my favorite anime series. I've been in love with the anime since I
first saw it fansubbed in 2000 or so. (Sadly, the fansubs are more accurate than the official
subtitled DVDs, but I have both, so all is good in the world.) My personal favorite characters
are Lucrezia Noin and Zechs Merquise, but I adore almost all of the characters, and those that
I don't love, I at least respect.
The current layout, version two, features artwork of Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, and Wufei from
Newtype's 30th
Gundam anniversary special. The original image was downloaded from
Minitokyo. The layout also uses textures
from
moargh.de, and the featured font is Faith
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One of the things I find most striking about the characters of
Gundam Wing is their youth.
It took me completely off-guard when I learned that Zechs, Noin, and Une were only 19, and that
Treize was only in his 20s. The Gundam pilots and Relena, of course, are children who had to grow
up extremely fast and enter a war created and perpetuated by adults, and so they sacrificed any
chance of living normal lives. From the characters' relatively young ages comes this fanlisting's
title.
Gundam Wing is © Bandai, Sunrise, TV Asahi, and Sotsu Agency.
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