Mobile Suit Gundam 00
A Gundam series set in the real-life Gregorian calendar.
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series and the eleventh installment of Sunrise's Gundam franchise. Set on a futuristic Earth in the Anno Domini (AD) timeline, it follows the paramilitary organization Celestial Being and its efforts to eradicate war using advanced mecha known as Gundams.
- first_aired
- October 5, 2007
- last_aired
- March 29, 2009
- director
- Seiji Mizushima
- writer
- Yōsuke Kuroda
- character_designer
- Yun Kōga
- episodes
- 50 (two seasons)
- film_sequel
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (2010)
Lore & Background
The series is set in 2307 AD, after the depletion of fossil fuels led humanity to rely on Dyson rings and orbital elevators serving three power blocs: the Union, the Human Reform League, and the AEU. Constant warfare erupts among minor countries, leading to the formation of Celestial Being, a private military organization dedicated to eradicating war using four Gundams. The main protagonist is Setsuna F. Seiei, a 16-year-old Gundam Meister from the war-torn Republic of Krugis.
Reader's Guide
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is significant as the first Gundam television series animated in widescreen and high-definition. Its use of the real-life Gregorian calendar distinguishes it from previous installments. The series explores themes of global unity, trans-humanism, and the ethics of armed intervention. Its two seasons and film sequel, A Wakening of the Trailblazer, complete a narrative that begins with Celestial Being's interventions and ends with the protagonist Setsuna undergoing Innovation, becoming the first true Innovator. The series influenced later Gundam works and remains a notable entry for its modern setting and political complexity.
Did You Know?
- The series was officially announced by Sunrise with a 15-second trailer on June 2, 2007.
- It is the first Gundam television series to be animated in widescreen and high-definition.
- The timeline corresponds to the real-life Gregorian calendar, specifically Anno Domini (AD).
- The film sequel premiered in Japan on September 18, 2010.
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