Reassessing the excitement and thrill of the Gundam 00 movie - A wakening of the Trailblazer -

The appeal and evaluation of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer"

"Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer" is a Gundam series produced by Sunrise that was released on September 18, 2010. This work is a sequel to the TV series "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" and depicts a new battle set in the world two years later. Below, we will provide a detailed explanation of the story, characters, mechanics, music, etc. of this work, as well as a review and recommendation.

story

In the early 24th century, the private armed organization "Celestial Being" began armed intervention in the world using Gundams, aiming to eradicate war. As a result, the Earth Federation Government was established, and after the tyranny of the independent peacekeeping force A-Laws, humanity chose a society that did not rely on military force. However, in the year 2314, a Jupiter exploration ship that had been abandoned 130 years ago approaches the Earth sphere, and a new battle for the survival of humanity begins.

In the midst of this battle, Celestial Being's Gundam Meister Setsuna F. Seiei evolves as an innovator and comes to terms with the true meaning of his own evolution. As he explores the meaning of the final stage of Project Ioria and the "Coming Dialogue," he faces a new crisis.

The story is divided into four stages on the journey to the "dialogue to come."

1. The Birth of the Vedas

In the early 22nd century, scientist Ioria Schenberg considered how humanity could survive in the future and developed the quantum computer Veda. Veda was operated in secret, and 200 years later, in 2307, the world was divided into three major forces: the Union, the AEU, and the Human Reformation League. However, humanity was still unable to stop the war.

2. The Emergence of Celestial Beings

In 2307, Celestial Being began its activities to embody Ioria's ideology. They used Gundam to intervene militarily in conflicts around the world, aiming to eradicate war. Setsuna F. Seiei was once a child soldier from a small Middle Eastern country, but was saved by Gundam and fought as a Gundam Meister for Celestial Being. With the emergence of Celestial Being, the three powers temporarily united, and the Earth Federation was formed. However, Veda was a program that continued to reserve multiple possibilities, giving rise to the secret activities of the Trinity Brothers and the Watchers.

3. Earth Federation and the Independent Security Force Arrows

In the year 2312, four years after the establishment of the Earth Federation, conflict between the Federation and anti-Federation forces continued. The Earth Federation established Arrows in an attempt to eliminate the opposing forces. It was the Innovades who took control of Arrows and tried to control the Federation from behind the scenes. The Innovades were artificial lifeforms created by the Veda as information terminals to detect changes in society, but they believed that since they were superior to humans, they should be the ones to lead humanity, and they operated in the shadows. Led by Setsuna, Celestial Being once again began armed intervention to shatter the peace that the Innovades were building through their ambition and deception.

4. The Power of Innovators

The Innovades claimed to be Innovators, but that was a lie. During the battle, Setsuna transformed into an Innovator, making people aware of the existence of pure-breed Innovators. Ioria had created the Innovades to encourage the emergence of Innovators. Setsuna used the power of the Double O Gundam's Twin Drive to turn himself into a hub and connect the hearts of the people on the battlefield. This became hope for a future without war for humanity. As a result of Setsuna's battle, the Innovades were eliminated and the politics of the Earth Federation were normalized. Then, two years later in 2314, a new pure-breed Innovator was discovered, and a new future for the "coming dialogue" began to stir.

Commentary

"Mobile Suit Gundam 00" is a work that started with a realistic worldview that reflected the real world situation, and has reached a grand vision of the future of humanity. The movie depicts the world after the last scene of the TV series, and Setsuna F. Seiei and the other Gundam Meisters challenge the final battle. The staff of the TV series gathered all their strength to depict the deepening of Gundam on the screen. It is a work that allows you to experience the greatest spectacle in the history of the Gundam series.

cast

The voice actors for the main characters are as follows:

• Setsuna F. Seiei: Mamoru Miyano
• Lockon Stratos: Shinichiro Miki
• Alleluia Haptism: Hiroyuki Yoshino
• Tieria Erde: Hiroshi Kamiya
• Sumeragi Lee Noriega: Yoko Honna
• Lasse Aion: Hiroki Tochi
• Felt Grace: Aya Takagaki
• Mileina Vashti: Haruka Tomatsu
• Soma Peries: Arisa Ogasawara
• Khadi Mannequin: Minami Takayama
• Patrick Colasour: Kenji Hamada
• Graham Aker: Yuichi Nakamura
• Billy Katagiri: Yuji Ueda
• Mina Carmine: Rie Kugimiya
• Saji Crossroads: Miyu Irino
• Louise Halevi: Chiwa Saito
• Ioria Schenberg: Tsutomu Isobe
• E. A. Ray: Toru Furuya
• President: Yoshiko Fujita
• Marina Ismail: Ayumi Tsunematsu
• Shirin Bakhtiyar: Michiko Neya
• Klaus Grad: Tokuai Kawashima
• Andrei Smirnov: Satoshi Shiratori
• Ian Vashti: Hideyuki Umezu
• Linda Vasti: Lisa Hayami
• Lichtendahl Czeri: Masataka Wagatsuma
• Cristina Sierra: Ariyo Sato
• Alejandro: Yasunori Matsumoto
• Innovade Technology Manager: Ryutaro Okiayu
• Ikeda: Go Shinomiya
• Descartes Sherman: Ryo Katsuji

Main Staff

The main staff are as follows:

• Planning: Sunrise
• Original author: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
• Director: Seiji Mizushima
• Assistant Directors: Kazuki Kakuta, Kenji Nagasaki, Takahiro Natori
• Screenplay: Yosuke Kuroda
• Storyboard: Iwao Teraoka, Kazuki Tsunoda, Kenji Nagasaki, Takahiro Natori, Seiji Mizushima
• Directed by Kazuki Kakuta, Kenji Nagasaki, Takahiro Natori, Shinya Watada
• Technical Director: Yohei Miyahara
• Character design: Yun Kouga, Michinori Chiba
• Mechanical design: Kanetake Ebikawa, Takayuki Yanase, Kenji Teraoka, Jin Fukuchi, Naohiro Washio, Seiichi Nakatani, Kunio Okawara
• Character Supervision: Michinori Chiba
• Character animation directors: Michinori Chiba, Takao Maki, Kenichi Onuki, Hiromitsu Morishita, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Kayo Ikeda
• Mechanic animation directors: Seiichi Nakatani, Ken Otsuka, Masanori Nishii, Kunihiro Abe, Hiroshi Arisawa
• Art director: Eiji Wakamatsu
• Color design: Akemi Teshima
• Director of photography: Takeshi Katsuyama
• Edited by Yukiko Nojiri
• Music: Kenji Kawai
• Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
• Sound effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
• Assistant Producer: Masakazu Ogawa
• Executive producers: Kazumi Kawashiro, Yasuo Miyakawa, Aoji Takeda
• Producers: Hiroomi Ikeya, Arata Sasaki, Yuko Kuwazono, Hiroo Maruyama
• Produced by: Sunrise
• Produced by: Sunrise, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Bandai Visual

Main Characters

The details of the main characters are as follows:

Main Characters

• Setsuna F. Seiei A former boy soldier from the Republic of Kurzis, a small country in the Middle East. Although he hated conflict, he realized that he could only survive in battle, and so he joined Celestial Being. He continued to fight against the world as the pilot of the Gundam Exia, and even after the demise of Celestial Being, he fought with the Double O Gundam. He evolved as an Innovator, embodying the evolved form of humanity to come. The Double O Quanta is his personal machine.
• Lockon Stratos ' real name is Lyle Dylandy. After losing his family in a terrorist attack, he followed in his twin brother Neil Dylandy's footsteps and became a Gundam Meister. He was a member of Katalon, but is now determined to live his life as a Gundam Meister. After meeting Anew Returner, he is convinced that people can understand each other. The Gundam Sabanna is his personal machine specialized for sniper battles.
• Alleluya Haptism He was physically modified by the Human Reformation League and given abilities suitable for combat as a super soldier. His second personality, Halleluya, was born and he became a split personality, but he still has high combat abilities. He met Soma Peries (Marie Parfacy) when he was young, and now he continues his pilgrimage with her. Gundam Harute is a new Gundam for the two of them.
• An Innovade created by Tieria Ardeveda in imitation of the Innovators. After learning that beings like himself were distorting the world, he resolved to continue fighting as a human. He lost his body in the battle, but continues to live on as data within Veda. The Raphael Gundam is a machine he created himself for his own use.
• Descartes Sherman was discovered as a purebred Innovator and serves as a Captain in the Earth Federation Forces. However, he is unhappy with being treated as a guinea pig by the military while they explore his abilities.

Celestial Being

• Sumeragi Lee Noriega is a tactical forecaster for Celestial Being. He is skilled at predicting battle situations and has survived many battles. He lost his lover in the past due to a planning error, and sometimes resorts to alcohol to escape. He is an old friend and rival of Kati Mannequin of the Earth Federation Forces.
• Lasse Ion is a gunner and helmsman for Celestial Being. He is also a candidate to pilot the Gundam, and sometimes takes to the battlefield in the battle machine. He has recovered from the aftereffects of the GN particles.
• Ian Vastí Solestal Being's general mechanic. He is involved in the development of new Gundams and mechanics. His wife Linda and daughter Mileina are also members of the organization.
• Feldt Grace is a battle operator for Celestial Being. She used to be a reserved person, but she began to smile when interacting with her comrades. Her parents are second-generation Gundam Meisters.
• Mileina Vastí: Solestal Being's battle operator. Daughter of Ian and Linda, she is a cheerful mood maker. She has grown since her battle with the Innovades.
• Linda Vastí : A mechanic development engineer at Celestial Being. She is involved in the development of Gundam and support units together with Ian. She is currently working on the development of the most important system on Jupiter.
• Soma Peries (Marie Parfacy)
  The Human Reform League's Super Soldier No. 1. He has high combat abilities and was active as a pilot for the Earth Federation, but he met Allelujah when he was a child and is currently on a pilgrimage with him.
• A small general-purpose machine of Harosolate Being. It provides a wide range of support, from maintenance work to controlling mobile suits. To maintain the secrecy of the organization, it is operated by a small number of people.

Earth Federation Forces

• A soldier who belonged to the Graham Aker Union. Obsessed with fighting Gundams, he continued to fight as Mr. Bushido, but reached a new level in his battle with Setsuna, who had awakened as a pure-blooded Innovator. He is currently a pilot for the Earth Federation Forces.
• Billy Katagiri is a technical advisor to the Earth Federation Forces. He used to be a member of the Union, but now he is researching Innovade technology. He is also acquainted with Sumeragi.
• Katie Mannequin is a commander in the Earth Federation Forces. While pursuing Celestial Being, she also rebelled against corruption within the Federation. She has known Sumeragi since their school days, and they are rivals. She is married to Patrick.
• Patrick Colasour
  An ace pilot who belonged to the AEU. Even after being unified by the Earth Federation Forces, he survived a deadly battle with the Gundam. He has a frivolous personality, but his skills are real. He fell in love with Katie at first sight and married her.
• Andrei Smirnov is a soldier of the Earth Federation. He had a feud with his father Sergei, but the misunderstanding was cleared up during the fight with Setsuna. He is now determined to work for the people.

others

• Marina Ismail : The first princess of the Kingdom of Azadistan. She met Setsuna and while they both sought peace, they drifted apart due to their different ways of life. She is currently working to change the Earth Federation government's Middle East policy.
• Klaus Grad was the leader of Katalon's Middle East branch, but is now an observer for the Earth Federation government. During the war, he protected Princess Marina together with Shirin.
• Shirin Bakhtiyar She served as Marina's aide at the royal palace of the Kingdom of Azadistan. She currently participates in Katalon and supports Klaus.
• Saji Crossroad: During his student days, he was involved in an incident involving Celestial Being, and his fate changed. He worked in a space development-related job, but encountered Celestial Being again and was sent to the battlefield. He currently works on an orbital elevator while caring for Lewis.
• Louise Halevi: She became Saji's lover when they were students, but became obsessed with revenge after her family was killed by Gundam. She was used by the enemies of Celestial Being, but was persuaded by Saji to give up her desire for revenge. She is currently undergoing treatment for the aftereffects of the nanomachines.
• Mina Carmine is an astrophysicist who is working with the Earth Federation to analyze the incident.

Main Robot Items

Details of the main robots and items are as follows:

• 00 Quanta
  GNT-0000. The "T" in the model number stands for Twin. This machine was developed for Setsuna, who awakened as a pure-blooded Innovator, and is equipped with a Twin Drive System.
• Gundam Sabanya
  GN-010. A Gundam developed by Ian for Lockon, it excels at shooting battles and is equipped with numerous missile pods.
• Gundam Harute
  GN-011. A machine developed by Ian for Allelujah and Marie, it has a two-seat cockpit. It can transform into a flying form and excels in hit-and-run combat.
• Raphael Gundam
  CB-002. The Gundam piloted by Tieria is based on the GNZ-003 Gadessa series. It was not developed by Celestial Being mechanics.
• Gaderaza
  GNMA-Y0002V. A large mobile armor exclusively for pure breed Innovators, currently used by Descartes Sherman. It is equipped with experimental equipment and has a unique appearance.
• GN-XIV
  GNX-803T. This is the official Earth Federation model, and it uses Innovade technology to achieve a significant performance boost. It has performance comparable to the Gundam, and is currently being mass-produced.
• This is the official Earth Federation model, developed from the Brave General Test Model and the Brave Commander Test Model Masurao, and is currently in the verification testing stage. It was developed by former Union and AEU engineers, and follows the variable mechanism. The general model is equipped with one pseudo-sun reactor, and the commander model is equipped with two.

Related Titles

The following works are related to "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer."

• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 1st season
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition I Celestial Being
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition II End of the World
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition III Return the World
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 CB Chara
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Anastasia
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Celestial Being - a play within a play

Theme songs and music

The theme songs and music for "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer" are as follows:

• TM1
  Closed World Lyrics: Suganami Eijun Music: THE BACK HORN
  Arrangement: THE BACK HORN
  Sung by: THE BACK HORN
• TM2
  Qualia Lyrics: TAKUYA∞
  Composer: UVERworld
  Arrangement: UVERworld, Satoru Hiraide Singer: UVERworld
• IN1
  I'm not scared of anything anymore, I'm not scared Lyrics: Ishikawa Chiaki Composition: Ishikawa Chiaki Arrangement: Nishida Masala Singer: Ishikawa Chiaki
• IM1
  CHANGE
  Lyricist: TAKUYA∞
  Composer: TAKUYA∞
  Arrangement: UVERworld, Satoru Hiraide Singer: UVERworld

Ratings and Recommendations

As a sequel to the TV series, "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: Awakening of the Trailblazer" depicts an even deeper story and character growth. In particular, Setsuna F. Seiei's evolution as an innovator and the theme of "the dialogue to come" will deeply move and make viewers think. In addition, the quality of the mechanical design and battle scenes is also high, making this a work that can be recommended not only to fans of the Gundam series, but also to those who are watching Gundam for the first time.

This work holds a special place in the history of the Gundam series, and is appealing for its epic scale and detailed storytelling. The music is also impressive, with songs by THE BACK HORN and UVERworld adding excitement to the story. Be sure to experience this spectacular world on the big screen in the movie version.