Mobile Suit Gundam 00
| Mobile Suit Gundam 00 | |
|---|---|
| Original Manga | |
| Director/Artist | Seiji Mizushima |
| Format | Anime (TV) |
| Made By | Sunrise |
| Episode Length | |
| # of Eps/Volumes | 50 |
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Sum it up in a Sentence:
Gundam Wing and Gundam SEED are retarded, and this show illustrates that.
Main Description
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Personal Opinions
AzraelNewtype
Note: This review is primarily about the second season, though it informs my opinion of the work as a whole. If my posting history and username didn't tip you off already, I'm a huge Gundam fan. I loved the hell out of the first season, which spent its time shitting on the stupidity of SEED (preaching pacifism at gundampoint) and Wing, and was fascinated by the fact that the protagonists were essentially the villains. Gundam hadn't really done that since 0080, and those guys were far enough removed from Space Hitler that the moral gray of the Universal Century covered the antagonists well enough that they were fine as villains. Well then the second season started with a bang and I was extremely excited. Unfortunately, that was basically the last bang of the series, which introduced new characters and brought back old ones and immediately proceeded to accomplish nothing with most of them. The show wasn't bad per se, and there was definitely plenty of decent if unfulfilling action throughout, but it was essentially a waste of time. I mean, it's an enjoyable enough waste of time, but I was expecting more, especially given its pedigree. It's still pretty damn far from the worst part of the franchise, regardless of what some people were saying. 3/5
Indiana_Krom
I'm thinking sometime after a few months have passed I'll probably re-watch the entire series, I saved up then watched 21 through 25 all in one day. Overall I was very satisfied with both seasons. A must see Gundam series to cleanse ones mind of Gundam SEED/Destiny. Out of giant robot shows, it earns a 5/5.
TannhauserGate
It seems like there's two groups of thought on 00. One is that the whole series is a meh show with outstanding robots and effects, the other is that Season 1 was quite good while Season 2 was trash. I'm in the latter camp. Season 1 tries to do a lot of cool things, like realistic portrayals of (distinctly post 9/11) terrorism. The robots are awesome, with some of my all-time favorite designs, and there's a lot of setup that that seems like it's going somewhere. There's even a pretty decent twist where the retarded love interest teenagers get real for a moment. Season 2, however, throws all of the setup of Season 1 out the window and it's pretty clear the writers had no idea where they were going. Season 2 wraps up with a teaser for a 00 movie, but by then you really don't care. Recommended for Gundam completionists, but everyone else can just see Season 1 and pretend Season 2 never happened.
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