Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer

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Synonyms: Gekijouban Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer, Gundam Double O Movie

Japanese: 劇場版機動戦士ガンダム00 -A wakening of the Trailblazer-

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Sep 18, 2010

Producers: Bandai Visual, Sotsu, Mainichi Broadcasting System

Licensors: Nozomi Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Original

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Themes: Mecha, Space

Duration: 2 hr.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 7.31¹ (scored by 39,064 users)

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Ranked: #2725²

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Popularity: #2763

Members: 62,894

Favorites: 237

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In the year 2314 AD, the world is at peace. Thanks to the sacrifices of Celestial Being and its mobile suit pilots, the people of Earth experience a time of prosperity and unity, enjoying tranquil lives once thought impossible. Celestial Being, an organization once painted as villains by the Earth Sphere Federation, now exists in public perception as a group of heroes, celebrated in film and culture.

When an extraterrestrial threat arrives on Earth, threatening the newly acquired calm stasis, Celestial Being springs back into action. Led by ace pilot Setsuna F. Seiei, the Gundam Meisters of the group battle the hostile alien forces, teaming up with old rivals to protect the human race from certain doom.

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Adaptation:	Kidou Senshi Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer
Prequel:	Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Second Season

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Seiei, Setsuna F.

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Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese

Erde, Tieria

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Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese

Haptism, Allelujah

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Yoshino, Hiroyuki
Japanese

Stratos, Lockon

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Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Stratos, Lockon

Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro
Japanese

Aker, Graham

Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi
Japanese

Grace, Feldt

Supporting

Takagaki, Ayahi
Japanese

Lee Noriega, Sumeragi

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Honna, Youko
Japanese

Peries, Soma

Supporting

Ogasawara, Arisa
Japanese

Ismail, Marina

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Tsunematsu, Ayumi
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Maruyama, Hiroo

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Sasaki, Shin

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Mizushima, Seiji

Director, Storyboard

Mima, Masafumi

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Opening Theme

"Tozasareta Sekai" by THE BACK HORN

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Ending Theme

"Qualia" by Uverworld

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Jan 15, 2011

CottonCandyLover

Recommended

First original Gundam theatrical feature in almost two decades. The directorial talent behind Fullmetal Alchemist. The musical scoring of Kenji Kawai. The inclusion of aliens for the first time in the franchise's thirty year history. The namesake of a cultural phenomenon. To the cynical mind, Awakening of the Trailblazer could have almost instantly been dismissed as a failure due to the surrounding hype, the general attitude of indifference many fans have adopted thanks to Sunrise's shaky track record, and just the general air of disapproval by the die-hard Universal Century fans arguing that Gundam has just 'lost' its way.

Which actually brings up an interesting quirk ...

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Jan 2, 2011

ZakuHead

Mixed Feelings

When Gundam 00 finished its broadcast, I was quite excited to hear that there was going to be a film sequel to resolve the last part of Aeolia's plan mentioned in the TV series and that it would be the first Gundam iteration in the 30 years of its existence that would actually have aliens included in the story.

A Wakening of the Trailblazer takes place 2 years after the end of season 2 where peace is slowly starting to come true with the A-Laws disbanded, but with the arrival of a bizarre alien life form called the ELS from a space ship sent to Jupiter ... over a hundred years ago, all hell breaks loose and Celestial Being must step in again to save humanity.

Even with this basic plot, I was very excited to actually be able to see this film because I am a rather big fan of Gundam, but upon viewing it, I was both satisfied and disappointed at the same time.

First the good.

The animation looks very similar to the TV series(which isn't a bad thing) but it is of significantly higher quality and shows it off especially during the action sequences. Speaking of action, the movie is full of it. Almost the entire film consists of insane, fast paced mecha battles that made us watch 00 in the first place, you won't be disappointed. The opening scene of the film is hilarious and parodies the series along with making a tribute to the ever popular Gurren Lagann and somewhat referencing the battle of A Baoa Qu from the original Gundam. Also the mecha designs are still as unique as ever, I couldn't tell you how many times I geeked out whenever they started to show off the new Flag mobile suits(ie Braves).

Now for the bad(and sadly there is a lot of it)

The story is VERY generic and any actual plot movement is nonexistent. The only thing that really moves the film's plot is the arrival of the ELS and the constant jibber jabber that minor characters make about stopping them before they reach Earth. If there wasn't any of the fast paced fight scenes, I highly doubt anyone would have wanted to watch this film, there is no point to the story really.

The ELS are fairly underwhelming as alien antagonists. Other mecha series such as Macross were able to successfully utilize aliens into the story by making them unique and interesting with a good backstory. Come on, how are 40 ft aliens who are afraid of affection and culture not interesting? Liquid metal aliens that are fleeing from their destroyed home planet simply doesn't cut it and their assimilation into vehicles on Earth are not frightening nor interesting, they're actually quite hilarious.

The next major problem with the film was its handling of its characters. Several new characters are introduced to the film( ie Descartes Shaman and Meena Carmine) but add nothing to the story, it wouldn't make a difference if they didn't even appear at all. Shaman's character managed to disappoint me the most, as previews made him out to be a major character, instead he gets very little screen time and is there only to be cannonfodder. The returning characters also get very little screen time and most of their appearances are rather pointless, rendering them very one dimensional personalities. Saji and Louise were used in the TV series to show how ordinary people could get involved in conflicts that they don't think would affect them, but they don't serve any purpose in the film they're just there, much like Marina whose appearance seems even more pointless. I don't even know what their purpose was in being shown, despite the fact that they were there. These characters don't even progress any further in film or are the given any sort of epilogue at the end like in season 2, with the exception of a few characters in the last bonus scene.

Besides all of my ramblings about how flawed Trailblazer is, the film is still very entertaining to watch because of its fast paced action sequences and high quality animation. You won't get much depth out of its non existent story and one dimensional characters, but if you want to watch giant robots blow the crap out of each other in fast paced battles, look no further. However, if you are somewhat of a perfectionist and wants to get the ultimate satisfaction out of watching the 00 series, ignore the film completely and just pretend the whole series concludes with season 2.

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Feb 28, 2014

VirtusSignum

Not Recommended

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The fact that the score for this is 7.48 is incredibly misleading and I cannot fathom how it has a score that high. This movie is a 4 at best, its bad. How is it bad? Well... if you liked Gundam 00, imagine stripping it of all character development, all creativity, all plot, all suspense... and all sense, only to leave you with one of the dumbest premises/villains ever.

Gray intergalactic blobs are attacking!! and the Gundam team needs to teach them the meaning of love and peace. No really... thats it. That is the entire plot of the movie. No, seriously... that really is it! ...

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