Valiant 96 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 The latest Gundam TV series has been announced. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (Double Oh) is set to air at 6pm on Oct 2007. Check out the promo video at the official site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.A.I.T.H 0 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Are they going back to the basics or starting off from the ideas based off SEED? The former would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konigstiger 0 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 hhhmmm...I cant understand anything in there...can anyone help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant 96 Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 I'll quote from Gunota: Known details are:Setting - 2307 AD ("seireki", Japanese for "anno domini") Characters - 4 Gundam Meisters, who pilot the mobile weapons. Factions - Solestal Beings (not real sure on the English name right now), a private militia group whose purpose is to eradicate wars. Tagline at the end of the commercial - "Rebirth begins through destruction" Rumors about the series have been going around Japanese message boards for some time, especially after Sunrise registered several Gundam00 domains. The proclamation that the setting would neither be in the Universal Century of the original nor the Cosmic Era of Gundam SEED, as stated by Sunrise's Yasuo Miyakawa, seems to have been followed through with. Staff members are yet to be confirmed although the most persistent rumor is that the series will be directed by Fullmetal Alchemist's Seiji Mizushima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkphoenix 0 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 So that means new AU of Gundam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiant 96 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Aye. Please post here if you have more information about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konigstiger 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 (edited) Heres a spoiler image of the short video http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7434/1180788104942wa6.jpg Other rumored staff list. don't know the source though, just got it from another forum. Director: Seiji Mizushima (FMA, DaiGuard, Generator Gawl)Series Composition/Scenario: Yosuke Kuroda (Infinite Ryvius, Scryed, Gungrave, Madlax) Original Character Design: Yun Kouga (Loveless, assortment of yaoi manga) Character Design/Animation Director: Kenichi Yoshida (Overman King Gainer, Eureka 7) Music: Victor Entertainment/Sony Music Animation Production: Sunrise So the new trend in Gundams are slim Gundams Edited June 4, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Nice.. Very nice.. The animation seems to be quite polished. And I like the slim gundams, hehe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Looks cool. But it seems every generation of mecha goes through the transition of an extreme version of the Slim Fast diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asahi 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Its seems like they're trying to re-work "gundam" again, much like they did when they made Wing and Seed. Is this another turning point of mobile suit designs? Its interesting, they try new ideas on the MS you see in the vid (eg. V-Fin sniper visor, round thingy on the blue Gundam's back) The character design is also very "unique" for a Gundam anime. Which makes sense because: Original Character Design: Yun Kouga (Loveless, assortment of yaoi manga) O_O LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kct 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 They're apparently aiming for a larger female audience, if Wing and SEED are anything to go by. But females always design good female characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpenoctum 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I like how the one in the Pic shows a newer shinier buster rifle-like weapon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkphoenix 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 **I hope, Bandai won't ditch CE after 00** Although I'm sure that story would be at least interesting - I mean, look, who write scenario )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.A.I.T.H 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I think it's more of Sunrise you'll be hoping for not to ditch. Aside from that, looks like a little element of Wing added in-An immediate intro of four main male leads. I'm not completely thrilled over the new character designs, though, since the story holds a greater meaning for me whenever something new like this comes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neogmkuma 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I really wished that Mobile suits in general would not go in this direction (super skinny). Bulky MSes like the DOM and Destroy are equally cool to that of Paris Hilton like-MSes. Being bulky represents toughness/ ruggedness of the design. Also it serves as a psychological warfare tool. Plus when MSes go in this direction I can't cosplay anymore as a gundam because I belong on the meatier spectrum of the human species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liubei013 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 @neog: Big and badass mecha, BANZAI! ;o; @topic/pic: That kid at the bottom of the pic is already reminding me of that fcked up emo ki-*cough* I mean, Shinn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konigstiger 0 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 yeah...so for sure he'll be having very messed up past. Maybe also stupidity comes with too For those who might not know...the purple/violet colored hair is a dude. Or worse...since the character designer is a Yaoi manga artist...so you know were I'm getting at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hrm...my thoughts about Double O will be biased until I watch an episode. So far, this is my formula, Full Metal Panic without comedy + Gundam Wing + Seed = Gundam Double O Or the simple plot line, Gundam attack blow up some military bases, X army finally realizes how to defeat said mobile suit, they capture the Gundam or scan its self detonated parts. Using those parts, they find a way to duplicate the mobile suit by reverse engineering, and build their own units capable of fighting the Independent organization. More units are pumped out, dubbed "Super Units" where they beam and bullet spam, eventually winning the day. Wish list for Double O: Gundam that aren't invincible, and have weaknesses ala the X Numbers from Seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winders 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Hrm...my thoughts about Double O will be biased until I watch an episode. So far, this is my formula, Full Metal Panic without comedy + Gundam Wing + Seed = Gundam Double O Shouldn't that be: (FMP - comedy) + 2(Yaoi) + Anerexia + Emo = Gundam 00? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.A.I.T.H 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Well, the designs aren't half-bad, character and mecha wise. I'd reserve a better opinion once I start watching though. I'm interested in the 'Rebirth' part through 'Destruction'. Perhaps a destruction of the old world order to make way for a new one? Maybe it has already happened, or will be in the works. I hope they don't go it via Gundam Wing though. The ending wasn't terribly pleasing, more of a 'what most of us really wish for' scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpenoctum 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 I'd have to agree, going the Wing route would be a mistake, that one was a rambling mess that went no where for a while, and it had 4 of those annoying back flash review episodes. Then suddenly there was a fight pretty much like all the other and poof, the end. I would like to see something more along the lines of 8th MS team, more realistic(realetivly speaking of coarse) and with characters that actually make mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo_Sieg 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 I like the new mecha designs (reiterating what I said in an earlier post) and even more with the new character designs. At least dressing up any of the characters with new clothes and having a new hairstyle won't automatically produce a new character, unlike in Seed where EVERYONE looks like Dearka.. or Yzak.. or Kira.. or Shinn.. or Tali.... (you know where I'm getting at... ) But the violet-haired person is.. A GUY! I thought it was a gal?!? Oh boy, Yaoi-ness.. We really can't do anything about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilhelm 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Clamp is now taking over gundam! Everyone run for the hills! Li Shaoran is the main character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpenoctum 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 (edited) NOooooooo! now they'll make it another Magic Knights knock-off like Tsubasa and the other stuff they've done.....and they'd better not start putting in those annoying little animal dough ball things. Sorry.....always disliked Clamp's work. Edited June 7, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkphoenix 0 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 **Sunrise + CLAMP = Geass, not Gundam (altough Geass so gundam-ish)))** Duh, let's hope, that Sunriserestrict yaoi in 00...else it will be tough for me to see it(( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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