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Mobile Suit Gundam 00
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GenreMecha, Science Fiction
Anime
Directed bySeiji Mizushima
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
StudioSunrise

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (機動戦士ガンダム00, Kidō Senshi Gandamu Daburuō) is the latest television anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise.[1] The series premiered on October 6, 2007 on MBS and TBS's noted Saturday 6:00 p.m. timeslot, replacing Terra e....[2][3] 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, which aired during Terra e...'s June 2, 2007 broadcast.[1][2][3] Similar to the Sunrise anime Code Geass, 25 episodes of Gundam 00 will be shown before the series takes a break and is resumed at a later time.

Plot

See also: List of Gundam 00 episodes
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GN-001 Gundam Exia

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 three large-scale solar power systems that are in the hands of the three "major powers" on the planet: the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (ユニオン; based on the United States Of America), the Human Reform League (人類革新連盟; comprised of China, Russia and India) and Europe's Advanced European Union (based on the European Union). 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), dedicated to eradicating war with the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams.[1][3]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters (ガンダムマイスター, Gandamu Maisutā). The protagonist is 16-year old Setsuna F. Seiei (刹那(せつな)・F・セイエイ), a quiet, taciturn young man who grew up in a war-torn Middle East, and a Gundam Meister since two years ago. He will pilot the GN-001 Gundam Exia, a high mobility mobile suit effective in melee combat.[4][5]

Production

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 became the first Gundam series to be shot in high-definition.[6]

Reception

Early in the series' run, the viewers remarked multiple parallels between Gundam 00 and an earlier installment of the metaseries, New Mobile Report Gundam Wing.[6]

Staff

  • Planning: Sunrise
  • Original concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
  • Series composition and script: Yōsuke Kuroda
  • Original character design: Yun Kōga
  • Animation character design: Michinori Chiba
  • Mechanical design: Kanetake Ebikawa, Takayuki Yanase, Kunio Okawara, Seiichi Nakatani
  • Mechanical concept design: Hitoshi Fukuchi, Kenji Teraoka, Nobuto Sue
  • Animation mechanical design: Seiichi Nakatani
  • Sound director: Masafumi Mima
  • Music: Kenji Kawai
  • Setting cooperation: Isaku Okabe
  • Executive producers: Seiji Takeda (Mainichi Broadcasting System), Yasuo Miyakawa (Sunrise)
  • Producers: Hirō Maruyama (Mainichi Broadcasting System), Hirōmi Iketani (Sunrise), Shin Sasaki (Sunrise)
  • Director: Seiji Mizushima
  • Production cooperation: Sotsu
  • Production: Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting System

Cast

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Theme songs

The first opening theme of the series will be performed by the band L'Arc-en-Ciel,[8] while the ending theme will be performed by The Back Horn.[9]

Opening:

  1. "Daybreak's Bell" by L'Arc-en-Ciel (episodes 1-?)

Ending:

  1. "Wana" (罠) by The Back Horn (episodes 1-?)[9]

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.

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.[10]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00F

Serialized in Gundam Ace, it is a manga adaptation of the main story with art by Koichi Tokita.[10]

Mobile Suit Gundam 00V

Serialized in Hobby Japan. Short stories of the characters from the other organizations (except Celestial Being).[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "機動戦士ガンダム００ [ダブルオー]" (in Japanese). Sunrise. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
  2. ^ a b "MOON PHASE" (in Japanese). 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 TV Series Announced for October". Anime News Network. 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Newtype Magazine, July 2007
  5. ^ "Gundam Double O Mobile Suits Revealed". Famitsu. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b c "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Preview Screening". Anime News Network. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Gundam Double O Cast list Revealed". 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "L'Arc En Ciel for Gundam 00 theme". 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-07-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ a b "ED theme by The Back Horn". 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "Gunota Headlines". 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Preceded by Gundam metaseries (production order)
2007 		Succeeded by
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