Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (機動戦士ガンダム00 Kidō Senshi Gandamu Daburu-ō?) is the latest television anime of Sunrise’s long-running Gundam franchise.[3] The series premiered on October 6, 2007 on MBS and TBS’s noted Saturday 6:00 p.m. timeslot.[1][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.[3][1][4] Similar to the Sunrise anime Code Geass, Gundam 00 will consist of two seasons, with the first one containing 25 episodes. The second season is set to go on air in October 2008.[2]
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam series to be animated in high-definition[5], as well as the first to be set in Anno Domini.
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| 機動戦士ガンダム00 (Kidō Senshi Gandamu Daburu-ō) |
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| Demographic | Shonen |
| Genre | Drama, Mecha, Science fiction |
| TV anime: First Season | |
| Director | Seiji Mizushima |
| Writer | Yōsuke Kuroda |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network |  MBS, TBS |
| Original run | October 6, 2007[1] – ongoing |
| Episodes | 25 |
| TV anime: Second Season | |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Network | MBS, TBS |
| Original run | October 2008[2] – scheduled |
| Episodes | 27 |
Plot
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 Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (世界経済連合 sekaikeizairengō?, abbrev. ユニオン Union, lit. World Economic Union), consisting of the Organization of American States, Australasia and Japan, control the elevator located in South America. The Human Reform League (人類革新連盟 Jinrui Kakushin Renmei?, abbrev. 人革連 Jinkakuren, lit. Human Reform Alliance), 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 Celestial Being (ソレスタルビーイング Soresutaru Biiingu?), dedicated to eradicating war and unite humanity with the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams.[3][4]
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters ( ガンダムマイスター Gandamu Maisutā?), sided with Celestial Being. The protagonist is 16-year old Setsuna F. Seiei (刹那・F・セイエイ?), 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.[6][7]
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.”[5] 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.[8] He also remarked that “its political flavour [...] is distinctly post-9/11“.[8]
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Animation Mechanical Design | Seiichi Nakatani | 中谷誠一 | ||
| Science Fiction Consultants | Kenji Teraoka Tomohiro Chiba |
寺岡賢司 千葉智宏 |
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| 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 |
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| Producers | Hirō Maruyama (Mainichi Broadcasting System) Hirōmi Iketani (Sunrise) Shin Sasaki (Sunrise) |
丸山博雄 池谷浩臣 佐々木新 |
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| 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 |
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| Production | Sunrise Mainichi Broadcasting System |
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| Production Cooperation | Sotsu |
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
- Ali Ai Saachez: Keiji Fujiwara
- 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
- Nena Trinity: Rie Kugimiya
- Michael Trinity: Daisuke Namikawa
- Johann Trinity: Katsuyuki Konishi
- Narrator: Toru Furuya.
Theme songs
Opening:
- “Daybreak’s Bell” by L’Arc-en-Ciel (episodes 1-13)[10]
- “Ash Like Snow” by the brilliant green (episodes 14-)
Ending:
- “Wana” (罠 lit. “The Trap”?) by The Back Horn (episodes 1-13)[11]
- “Friends” by Stephanie (episodes 14-)
Insert Songs
- “Wana” (罠 lit. “The Trap”?) by The Back Horn (episodes 3, 4, 8, 12 and 13)
- “Friends” by Stephanie (episode 15, 16)
- A slower version of Wana is used for the insert song, usually leads into the ED.
- Two different versions of Friends with extra acoustics is used for the insert song, leading into the ED.
Other media
Like previous Gundam universes, the story of Gundam 00 is expanded with official side-stories in different medias. They feature prototypes and other original mecha in their story, setting up the Mobile Suit Variations for Gundam 00.
Manga and graphic novels
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00P
A graphic novel serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine, featuring events before the main story. Story by Tomohiro Chiba, model conduction by Dengeki Hobby Magazine.[12]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00F
Manga serialized in Gundam Ace. It is a side story with art by Kōichi Tokita. It also tries to link the main story to the 2 other side-stories and introduces the characters and mecha from them.[12]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00V
Graphic novel serialized in Hobby Japan. It is told in the format of a mobile suit development history book published 20 years after the anime series, featuring photo guides of customized models.[12]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Serialized in Kerokero Ace. It adapts the television series into comic book format. Minor changes are present, such as the use of more visually comedic facial expressions.
Video game
- Developer: Beck
- Release date: March 27, 2008
- Genre: Action, Anime Robot
- Platform: Nintendo DS
References
- ^ a b c MOON PHASE (Japanese) (2007-05-02). Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ a b Gundam 00’s Second Season to Start in October of 2008. Anime News Network (2007-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-11-18.
- ^ a b c 機動戦士ガンダム００ [ダブルオー] (Japanese). Sunrise. Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ a b c Mobile Suit Gundam 00 TV Series Announced for October. Anime News Network (2007-05-02). Retrieved on 2007-05-03.
- ^ a b Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Preview Screening. Anime News Network (2007-10-06). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Newtype Magazine, July 2007
- ^ Gundam Double 0 Mobile Suits Revealed. Famitsu (2007-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-06-14.
- ^ a b The Fall 2007 Anime Season Guide. Anime News Network (2007-10-21). Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ STAFF & CAST (2007-08-19). Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ L’Arc En Ciel for Gundam 00 theme. Gunota Headlines (2007-07-28). Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
- ^ ED theme by The Back Horn. Gunota Headlines (2007-08-19). Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ a b c Gundam 00 gets trio of side stories. Gunota Headlines (2007-10-01). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
- ^ Popular anime becomes an action game on Nintendo DS (Japanese). Famitsu (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official MBS website (Japanese)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 in the AnimeNfo.com encyclopedia
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 in the TV.com database
- Gundam 00 Gallery
| Preceded by Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer |
Gundam metaseries (production order) 2007 |
Succeeded by Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: The Movie |
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