Gundam 00 episodes 1-3

[rachelmanija]

Acquired via crunchyroll.com.

In a future with elevators to orbitals, a rogue paramilitary organization called Celestial Being, run by some bald dude who is apparently a key figure in the development of solar power who supposedly died 200 years ago, is attempting to end war by sending out Gundams to wage war on everyone who's having a war. So far, this has been surprisingly successful.

There are a ton of characters and I have no idea who most of them are or why they're doing anything. At first I thought one of the Gundam pilots was a crazy religious fanatic because he kept exclaiming "Hallelujah!" but that turned out to be another pilot's name.

The pilot who I'm liking at the moment is Setsuna, who endeared himself to me by having a flashback in the middle of a battle, becoming totally non-responsive for several minutes, and then announcing "I am Gundam!" before berserkly killing people. I was also fond of the moment when he looked at a glass of milk, and somehow conveyed a universe of worldweariness and apathetic despair by commenting, "Milk."

This hasn't grabbed me like the first three episodes of Gundam Wing did-- so far the only characters who have demonstrated personality are crazy Setsuna and a squeaky-voiced spherical robot-- but I'll keep watching for at least a bit more. No female pilots, alas, though you wouldn't guess that just by looking at them; the crew of Celestial Being's military ship seems to be mostly female, all trying to outdo the pilots in a contest of "most un-regulation haircut."

Comments

DOUBLE-O GUNDAM.

[elfiepike.livejournal.com]

i have not been watching this series myself, but i am super-excited for when you get to--hm, i suppose they must be some of the more recent episodes, the ones with the only clips i've seen. of amazingness. um. um. um. :D :D :D :D (super amazingness.)

[severefun.livejournal.com]

If you're still open to trying another mecha show, I dearly, dearly want to see your response to Code Geass. It cracks me up pretty much the same way Wing did.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Maybe that will be next. Does it have female pilots?

[severefun.livejournal.com]

Yes, at least three that I can think of offhand.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I shall try it!

[severefun.livejournal.com]

rubs hands gleefully

I think you should meet two of them in the first three episodes or so, but the third takes a little longer to join the cast.

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

My main reaction to Gundam 00 has been a loud and resounding ARGH.

[free-the-goats.livejournal.com]

I must see this "milk" that you speak of.

I am Gundam!

[jeremytblack.livejournal.com]

That same thing happened to me the other day. I was temping at a Senior Vice President's office. I started having a flashback, became totally unresponsive for a few minutes, and then yelled "I am Gundam!" and started killing people, although in a fashion that I would not describe as "berzerkly." That was the only way that it was different.

[hooveraardvark.livejournal.com]

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