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The series is set in the year [[2307]] [[Anno Domini|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 [[space elevator|orbital elevators]], each one pertaining to one of the three "major powers" on the planet.
The series is set in the year [[2307]] [[Anno Domini|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 [[space elevator|orbital elevators]], each one pertaining to one of the three "major powers" on the planet.


The {{nihongo|Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations|世界経済連合|sekaikeizairengoh|abbrev. ユニオン ''Union'', lit. World Economy Union}}, comprising the [[Organization of American States]], [[Australasia]], and [[Japan]], control the elevator located in South America. The {{nihongo|Human Reform League|人類革新連盟|Jinrui Kakushin Renmei|abbrev. 人革連 ''Jinkakuren'', lit. Human Reform Alliance}}, comprising [[China]], [[India]], [[Russia]] east to the [[Urals]], [[Mongolia]], [[South East Asia]] including [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Korea|Korean Peninsula]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Sri Lanka]], control the elevator built in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. [[Europe]]'s Advanced European Union (AEU), comprised of the [[European Union]], controls an elevator built in the middle of the [[Africa]]n continent.
The {{nihongo|Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations|世界経済連合|sekaikeizairengoh|abbrev. ユニオン ''Union'', lit. World Economy Union}}, comprising the [[Organization of American States]], [[Australasia]], and [[Japan]], control the elevator located in South America. The {{nihongo|Human Reform League|人類革新連盟|Jinrui Kakushin Renmei|abbrev. 人革連 ''Jinkakuren'', lit. Human Reform Alliance}}, comprising [[China]], [[India]], [[Russia]] east to the [[Urals]], [[Mongolia]], [[Southeast Asia]] including [[Papua New Guinea]], the [[Korea|Korean Peninsula]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Sri Lanka]], control the elevator built in the [[Pacific Ocean]]. [[Europe]]'s Advanced European Union (AEU), comprised of the [[European Union]], controls an elevator built in the middle of the [[Africa]]n 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 {{nihongo|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.<ref name="sunriseoffsite"/><ref name="ann"/>
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 {{nihongo|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.<ref name="sunriseoffsite"/><ref name="ann"/>

Revision as of 02:56, 24 October 2007

Mobile Suit Gundam 00
File:Gundam 00 title.jpg
GenreDrama, Mecha, 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.

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the first Gundam series to be animated in high-definition.[4]

Plot

See also: List of Gundam 00 episodes
File:G ExiaHD.jpg
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 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, sekaikeizairengoh, abbrev. ユニオン Union, lit. World Economy Union), comprising 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), comprising China, India, Russia east to the Urals, Mongolia, Southeast Asia including Papua New Guinea, the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, and Sri Lanka, control the elevator built in the Pacific Ocean. Europe's Advanced European Union (AEU), comprised of the European Union, controls 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), 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), 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 a war-torn Kurdish Republic in the Middle East, 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]

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

See also: List of Anno Domini characters

[7]

Theme songs

Opening:

  1. "Daybreak's Bell" by L'Arc-en-Ciel (episodes 1-?)[8]

Ending:

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

Other media

Like previous Gundam universes (except for the Seireki of Turn A Gundam), 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. ^ "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Preview Screening". Anime News Network. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Newtype Magazine, July 2007
  6. ^ "Gundam Double 0 Mobile Suits Revealed". Famitsu. 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2007-06-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "STAFF & CAST". 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "L'Arc En Ciel for Gundam 00 theme". Gunota Headlines. 2007-07-28. Retrieved 2007-07-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "ED theme by The Back Horn". Gunota Headlines. 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ a b c "Gundam 00 gets trio of side stories". Gunota Headlines. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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