SpiritofSteel
Posts : 351 Join date : 2009-04-07
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| Subject: Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:50 pm | |
| Genres: action, drama, science fiction Themes: Mecha, Military, Real Robot, War Episode number: Season 1: 25 Season 2: 25 Year: 2007 Plot Summary: It is the year A.D. 2307. Fossil fuels on Earth have been depleted entirely, with mankind turning to the next available power source: solar energy. During this time, 3 orbital elevators with solar power generation systems are built, each under control by the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (formerly United States of America), the Human Reform League (Russia, China and India) and the Advanced European Union. However, not all countries are able to enjoy the benefits of this system, leading to widespread resentment and war. Arising out of the conflict, a mysterious military organization known as Celestial Being appears, dedicated to end all warfare using Mobile Suits called Gundam. This begins the stories of Gundam Meisters (pilots) Setsuna F. Seiei, Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism and Tiera Erde as they are thrown into conflict between the 3 superpowers and the various other factions. Note: The following might contain spoilers. Read at your own riskReview: - Spoiler:
Many of you have heard me and Final talked about this Gundam 00 business. Many of you are tired of hearing it and some of you are interested. Exactly what makes this so interesting? Well to start things off this was one of the most popular anime back in Japan when it was airing, that alone should tell you about how amazing it is. Other factors can include the point that Gundam is one of the longest (if not the longest) running anime franchise. Anyways getting on to the review this anime is just stunning, that's all I have to say, the art is beautiful, the characters are portrayed very nicely. It starts out as a mystery actually, you have no clue what these "Gundam Meisters" are but as the series go on, you learn more about the background of these characters. As far as the story goes, I can't exactly say that it was original, there are bits and pieces that were borrowed from previous Gundam series. Example being at the beginning of the series 4 big, bad overpowered Gundams were sent to "eliminate the distortion of the world". Sounds a little like Gundam Wing huh? Also the point that after half way through the second season they introduce the biggest cliche of any Gundam series...big giant laser satellite beam that will destroy the world. That's not to say that the series can't be enjoyable. It should also be noted that this is the first Gundam series introduced in beautiful HD quality. All in all I say it's a great series if you are ever interested in getting into the Gundam (or anime in general) franchise.
Art: 5/5 Outstanding. That's all I have to say. The Gundam Meisters are (in no form of surprise) pretty boys and the battles are as explosive as any Gundam series should be. Music: 5/5 The music fits the series very well. It's not as "fast paced" as some people pointed out but it the theme fits the series very well. Story: 4/5 OMFG???? 4 out of 5????? Well yes..the reason behind that is simple...bits and pieces of the story is recycled from previous Gundam. But the reason why it's a 4 and not lower is because they did it well. Overall: 4.8/5 Great piece of work here. When I first heard of Gundam 00 I wasn't very thrilled. The title wasn't exactly eye popping and the Gundam's design wasn't as "insane" as SEED/Destiny. But as I've learned the trailers should not be a deciding factor on a series' overall awesomeness. I will say it again: If you are interested in starting somewhere in the anime world then here it is: Gundam 00.
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ArPeeGee
Posts : 1435 Join date : 2009-05-01 Age : 30 Location : Wichita Falls, Texas
| Subject: Re: Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:00 pm | |
| Wow, now I have to find time to watch 50 episodes of this..... | |
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Lukyhawk
Posts : 686 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 30 Location : fat camp
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| Subject: Re: Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:49 am | |
| steel: definitely agreed, spectacular anime. thanks for reccomending it like 245987 years ago. but yeah anyway I totally agree with everything you said, stunning anime with very very good character development I think. They only made a few mistakes though. I think that the whole thing with Anew was just kinda dumb tbh. Feldt probably could've had a bigger part I think as well. My last complaint would be that *SPOILER ALERT* Louise never recieved too much explanation or closure with her parents death or w/e. IMO easy 9.5/10 | |
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Findows⁷
Posts : 569 Join date : 2009-04-07 Age : 34 Location : Virginia
Characters CLASS: Good Guy HP: (69/69) Tribe: Steelie
| Subject: Re: Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:01 am | |
| Her parents died in season 1 with they got killed at the wedding. | |
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