Gundam/Mobile Suit Gundam 00
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00機動戦士ガンダム00Kidō Senshi Gandamu Daburu-ō | |||
| Genre | Action, Drama, Mecha, Sci-Fi, Military | ||
| Anime series: Season 1 | |||
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Bandai Entertainment | ||
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| Original run |
October 6, 2007 — March 29, 2008 | ||
| No. of episodes |
25 | ||
| Anime series: Season 2 | |||
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Bandai Entertainment | ||
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| Original run |
October 5, 2008 — March 29, 2009 | ||
| No. of episodes |
25 | ||
| Anime movies: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Movie | |||
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Bandai Entertainment | ||
| Release date |
2010 | ||
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[edit] Plot
The series is set in the year 2307 AD. During this time, fossil fuels became exhausted and the distribution of fuels became imbalanced. Humanity must rely on three large-scale solar power systems that are in the hands of the three "major powers" on the planet: the World Economic Union, the Human Reform League, and the Advanced European Union. Constant warfare around the globe for resources and territory lead to the formation of a private military organization, called Celestial Being, dedicated to eradicating war with the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams.
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters. The protagonist is 16-year old Setsuna F. Seiei, a quiet, taciturn young man who grew up in a war-torn Middle East, piloting the Gundam Exia in order to change the world.
[edit] Production
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 became the first Gundam series to be animated in high-definition.[1]
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Template:Nihongo is the latest television anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise.[2] The series premiered on October 6, 2007 on MBS and TBS's noted Saturday 6:00 p.m. timeslot.[3][4]
It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Kōga. The series was first officially announced by Sunrise during a 15-second trailer on June 2, 2007.[2][3][4] Similar to the Sunrise anime Code Geass, Gundam 00 will consist of two seasons, with each season containing 25 episodes.
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam series to be animated in high-definition[1], as well as the first to be set in Anno Domini.
[edit] Plot
See also: List of Gundam 00 episodes
The series is set in the year 2307 AD of the Gregorian calendar. During this time, fossil fuels became exhausted and the distribution of fuels became imbalanced. Humanity must rely on an array of solar power generation systems orbiting the Earth, and supported by three orbital elevators, each one pertaining to one of the three "major powers" on the planet.
The Template:Nihongo, consisting of the Organization of American States, Australasia and Japan, control the elevator located in South America. The Template:Nihongo, consisting of China, Siberian Russia, India, the nations of South Asia (excluding the middle-Asian states of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan), Mongolia, the member states of the ASEAN, Papua New Guinea, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan, control the elevator located in the Pacific Ocean. The Advanced European Union (AEU), consisting of Iceland, the islands of the Barents Sea, Greenland, Anatolia and the entirety of the traditional continent of Europe, control an elevator built in the middle of the African continent.
With this infinite source of energy benefiting only the major powers and their allies, constant warfare around the globe for fuels and energy lead to the formation of a private military organization, called Template:Nihongo, dedicated to eradicating war and unite humanity with the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams.[2][4]
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Template:Nihongo, sided with Celestial Being. The protagonist is 16-year old Template:Nihongo, a quiet, taciturn young man who grew up in the Kurdish Republic, and a Gundam Meister for two years. He pilots the GN-001 Gundam Exia, a high mobility mobile suit effective in melee combat.[5][6]
[edit] Reception
After a sneak preview of Gundam 00 on September 1 2007, Anime News Network remarked "striking parallels" between the series and an earlier installment of the metaseries, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (1995): "Like Gundam Wing, Gundam 00's main story begins with hyper-powerful Gundam units appearing at various locales to execute slightly-less-than-Dynasty-Warriors-level mayhem in synchronized phases of a paramilitary operation."[1] Later, Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network suggested that just like Mobile Suit Gundam SEED adapted the original Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) for modern audiences, Gundam 00 is an attempt to do the same with Gundam Wing.[7] He also remarked that "its political flavour [...] is distinctly post-9/11".[7]
Chris Guanche of "Mecha & Anime HQ" compared the deployment of fictional private military companies in the series, such as Ali Al-Serges' PMC Trust in episode 6, to that of real PMCs like Blackwater USA, and pointed out similarities between Gundam 00 and Full Metal Panic!.[8] He also cited an interview with the director Seiji Mizushima wherein he commented that the series' timeline was placed in the Anno Domini calendar to show that not all international problems can be resolved in the near future and that it could possibly drag on without signs of halting at all.[9]
[edit] Staff
| Planning | Sunrise | Japanese Names | ||
| Director | Seiji Mizushima | 水島精二 | ||
| Original Concept | Hajime Yatate Yoshiyuki Tomino | 矢立肇 富野由悠季 | ||
| Series Composition and Screenplay | Yōsuke Kuroda | 黒田洋介 | ||
| Original Character Design | Yun Kōga | 高河ゆん | ||
| Animation Character Design | Michinori Chiba | 千葉道徳 | ||
| Mechanical Concept Design | Hitoshi Fukuchi Kenji Teraoka Nobuto Sue | 福地仁 寺岡賢司 須江信人 | ||
| Mechanical Design | Kanetake Ebikawa Takayuki Yanase Kunio Okawara Seiichi Nakatani | 海老川兼武 柳瀬敬之 大河原邦男 中谷誠一 | ||
| Animation Mechanical Design | Seiichi Nakatani | 中谷誠一 | ||
| Science Fiction Consultants | Kenji Teraoka Tomohiro Chiba | 寺岡賢司 千葉智宏 | ||
| Settings Cooperation | Isaku Okabe | 岡部いさく | ||
| Art Director | Tsuyoshi Satou (KUSANAGI) | 佐藤豪志 | ||
| Art Design | Nobuto Sue (KUSANAGI} | 須江信人 | ||
| Color Design | Akemi Tejima (Wish) | 手嶋明美 | ||
| Photography Director | Takeshi Katsurayama (Asahi Production) | 葛山剛士 | ||
| Sound Director | Masafumi Mima | 三間雅文 | ||
| Music | Kenji Kawai | 川井憲次 | ||
| Narration | Toru Furuya | 古谷徹 | ||
| Sound Effects | Shizuo Kurahashi (Soundbox) | 倉橋静男 | ||
| Editting | Yukiko Nojiri | 野尻由紀子 | ||
| Executive Producers | Seiji Takeda (Mainichi Broadcasting System) Yasuo Miyakawa (Sunrise) | 竹田菁滋 宮河恭夫 | ||
| Producers | Hirō Maruyama (Mainichi Broadcasting System) Hirōmi Iketani (Sunrise) Shin Sasaki (Sunrise) | 丸山博雄 池谷浩臣 佐々木新 | ||
| Music Producers | Keiichi Nozaki (JVC Entertainment) Hirohito Shinohara (Sony Music Entertainment) Noburu Mano (Sunrise Music) | 野崎圭一 篠原廣人 眞野昇 | ||
| Production | Sunrise Mainichi Broadcasting System | |||
| Production Cooperation | Sotsu |
[edit] Cast
- Setsuna F Seiei: Mamoru Miyano
- Lockon Stratos: Shinichiro Miki
- Allelujah/Hallelujah Haptism: Hiroyuki Yoshino
- Tieria Erde: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Sumeragi Lee Noriega: Yōko Honna
- Alejandro Corner: Yasunori Matsumoto
- Wang Liu Mei: Kei Shindō
- Hong Long: Kenji Takahashi
- Lasse Aeon:Hiroki Touchi
- Feldt Grace: Ayahi Takagaki
- Christina Sierra: Arise Satō
- Lichtendahl Tsery: Masataka Azuma
- Soma Peries, Haro: Arisa Ogasawara
- Billy Katagiri: Yuji Ueda
- Graham Aker: Yuuichi Nakamura
- Patrick Colasour: Kenji Hamada
- Kathy Mannequin: Minami Takayama
- Saji Crossroad: Miyu Irino
- Kinue Crossroad: Aya Endo
- Louise Halevy: Chiwa Saitō
- Marina Ismail: Ayumi Tsunematsu
- Sergei Smirnov: Unshō Ishizuka
- Aeolia Schenberg: Chikao Ohtsuka
- Neena Trinity: Rie Kugimiya
- Michael Trinity: Daisuke Namikawa
- Johann Trinity: Katsuyuki Konishi
- Narrator: Toru Furuya.
[edit] Major characters
Main article: Anno Domini list of characters
- Setsuna F. Seiei (刹那・F・セイエイ) - Born and raised in the Kurdish Republic in the war-torn Middle East. Having been discovered by Celestial Being at the age of 14 for having special potential as a pilot, he is currently a Gundam Meister for their organization. He doesn't speak much and comes off as a knowledgeable young man. Pilot of GN-001 Gundam Exia. 16-years-old.
- Marina Ismail (マリナ・イスマイール) - The first princess of Azadistan, a developing country in the Middle East. Because of the drying up of fossil fuel reserves, she flies to other nations seeking aid to support her country's economy. Age 24. "Azadistan" (アザディスタン, Azadeisutan) means "Place of Freedom" in Persian: ازادیستان.
- Lockon Stratos (ロックオン・ストラトス) - Decided to join Celestial Being after losing his parents to terrorists in Ireland. He is the eldest pilot and team leader of the Gundam Meisters. He owns an orange Haro. Pilot of GN-002 Gundam Dynames. 24-years-old.
- Allelujah Haptism (アレルヤ・ハプティズム) - Spent his childhood as an orphan in the Human Reform League. He is usually gentle and quiet. Pilot of GN-003 Gundam Kyrios. 19-years-old.
- Tieria Erde (ティエリア・アーデ) - A boy with a rare kind of beauty, his history, nationality, and origins all a mystery. Within his gentle tone, he can give a sense of cold intentions. Pilot of GN-005 Gundam Virtue.
- Sumeragi Ri Noriega (スメラギ・李・ノリエガ) - Tactical forecaster of the Celestial Being mothership Ptolemaios. Not a captain but essentially the top ranking officer on the ship so she takes command. She basically plans all the tactics the Gundam Meisters take part in. 26-years-old. Long, black hair.
- Wan Ryūmin (王留美) - A beautiful 17-year-old celebrity. She works hard at her social life in financial circles traveling around the world. In reality, she's a secret agent who supports the Gundam Meisters from the shadows. Pig-tailed girl.
- Graham Acre (グラハム・エーカー) - A pilot of the Union's military, MSWAD. At 27-years-old, he is an ace and flies a Union Flag.
[edit] Theme songs
The first opening theme of the series will be performed by the band L'Arc-en-Ciel,[11] while the ending theme will be performed by The Back Horn.[12]
Opening:
- "Daybreak's Bell" by L'Arc-en-Ciel (episodes 1-13)
Ending:
- "Wana" (罠) by The Back Horn (episodes 1-13)[12]
[edit] Other media
Like the Gundam SEED series, the story of Gundam 00 is expanded with official side-stories in different medias. They aim to look at the main story from another angle. It will feature prototypes and other original mecha in the main story, setting up the Mobile Suit Variations for Gundam 00.
[edit] Mobile Suit Gundam 00P
Serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine, it features events before the main story. Story by Tomohiro Chiba, model conduction by Dengeki Hobby Magazine.[13]
[edit] Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
Serialized in Gundam Ace, it is a manga adaptation of the main story with art by Koichi Tokita.[13]
[edit] Mobile Suit Gundam 00V
Serialized in Hobby Japan. Short stories of the characters from the other organizations (except Celestial Being).[13]
[edit] Trivia
Team-Kraft Racing, participant in GT500 class of Super GT with Bandai as one of their main sponsers, replaced their 2006 model of Lexus SC430 "Bandai Dunlop SC430" with 2007 model painted in Gundam OO Colour Scheme since SUGO 300km in 2007 season. And the car is renamed as "Bandai OO Dunlop SC430" which will be used for the remaining season.[14]
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official MBS website (Japanese)
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| Genre | Action +, Drama +, Mecha +, Sci-Fi +, and Military + |
| Series name | Mobile Suit Gundam 00 + |
