[Anime] Mobile Suit Gundam 00

After watching the first episode, I'm kinda iffy about this...

Spoiler:

The main character, even in the first episode, is shaping up to be another crazy emo kid who we will all wind up hating, just like the kid from Seed Destiny

Also, I'm sure this has been brought up before, but whats with some of the parallels I'm seeing between Gundam 00 and FMP? Main characters were both soldiers at a young age. Both series have a light-hearted sniper on their respective teams. And both belong to a non-aligned private army. And some would argue that new propulsion system on the Exia draws some comparison to the Lambda Driver. Who knows, maybe these are just things that a very commonplace and it just so happened that Gundam 00 put them all together.

Other than that though, interested in seeing how this whole Celestial Being thing pans out. And whats with the ugly propulsion system on the back of the Exia?

Oh! And that girly purple haired dude (who also happens to be carrying what looks like a big bag purse in the ending credits)? I mean I know there is a tendency to create certain characters with feminine traits, but that character's design takes it a tad bit too far, by that point you might as well just made the character female. Rather disturbing, wonder whats going through that character designer's head.

Also, coming off of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann's galaxy sized proportions, all these mechs seem disappointingly small.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by DarknessTear

Character designer does lots of yaoi/shounen-ai mangas.

Ahh, upon second review of this thread I catch this particular detail, which would explain the purple haired she-man. But with this new fact in mind, this is Gundam, this isn't shounen-ai manga-to-anime time. So now the question is, what was going through the head of the guy in charge of hiring these people thinking when he hired the character designer.

Originally Posted by Conan-the-3rd

*thumbs though Gundam Wing chracter guide, stops at Wufei*, "Looks like a girl but shocks the everliving *$&"£) out of anyone the second he opens his mouth? BINGO! That's what I'll do for this chracter!"

You know, now looking back I can see where this parallel would come from. But I think if you did a comparison, Wufei looks like a manly man compared to this new guy. At least Wufei dressed the part of a man, which is something this new character can't even claim(watch the ending credits, not the suit he wears while piloting).

Originally Posted by chato

So I'm not the only one who felt the same way about it. >.>;. Maybe a few guys from the FMP group are behind this. Gundam Exia reminds me of Turn a Gundam with all that gay aura sprouting from it's back.

I wouldn't be surprised if maybe a few of them were, speaking of FMP, when in hell are we going to see The Third Raid/3rd real season of that show come out god damnit?! Also did anyone else think that the gundam in the opening scene flying there in that pose and with that sparkly crap flying out of its back look absolutely ridiculous?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Captain Desu

The newer gundam designs we're pretty good except for the big hulking gundam (i forgot who used it, must be lockon)

Don't quote me on this, but I'm sure Kurz Weber Lockon was the sniper on the ground and the one with the Haro. The one that was big and bulky I think was the purple haired she-man, as ironic as that is.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Sonus

The way the anime is progressing now makes me think it's going to end soon. It seems it's being buttered up for that "epic" finale that ends in certain kinds of revelations and realizations in which will end the conflicts and the need for mobile suits.

If I believe correctly, Sunrise, the studio that is producing Gundam 00 is doing what they did with Code Geass, that is to split up the series into two seasons. So in a sense Season 1/Part 1 is coming to a close and it will have its own 'finale' kind of setting (just as Code Geass' season 1/part 1 did). I'm told for Gundam 00 episode 25 or something is going to be last for this season, season 2/Part 2 will pick up in October.

Hence the reason why the series feels like it is coming to a climax finale episode. Although, honestly there are just so many loose ends at the moment, its simply way too early

Spoiler:

1) In a previous 00 episode, when Lockon goes to his parent's grave we were shown another Lockon-look alike, and in ep 23 in his final moments he mentions the world will be better for 'Lyra.' Needless to say, who is this guy and what role will he play will have to be answered.

2) Professor Aifman (sp?) of Union was close to realizing what CB's true aims where before he was promptly annihilated by the Thrones, and whatever Aifman stumbled upon we still weren't shown.

and, 3) Saji, his girlfriend only has one hand and his sister is now dead, surely he must serve some purpose other than to make us pour pity on him, I'm quite sure he'll have some pivotal role in the far future.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Finale is out and... uh wow

Spoiler:

So whats-his-face finally comes out with his pimped out Flag, and also gets owned by Setsuna. But the events of the episode aside, simply the ending alone is a treasure trove of speculation.

- Livonze/Ribbons is now the shadowy mastermind of some new group, got himself some new lackeys too.

- Saji looks like he is on some kind of deep spacecraft. Possibly heading to Jupiter? the flashback episode showed that derelict ship in Jupiter's orbit, possibly we could see some kind of connection here.

- The princess's adviser evidently is leaving?

- Ali evidently isn't dead, nor is that Flag pilot (who is now masked, surprise there?). Both men seem incredibly pissed off.

- Tiera isn't dead (at least a Tiera look-a-like), and is now coworkers with Louise?

- There is evidently a new Gundam being created and is currently undergoing testing. Meanwhile we're shown the first gundam to field a GN drive (which sounds like its going to be brought back?)

- Neena is now evidently part of CB (for reals this time). And her eyes are multi-colored now too.

- Exia has been salvaged. I would have to wonder, does that mean Setsuna is alive and kicking around somewhere?

I was speaking idiomatically.