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: 7.32¹ (scored by 39,280 users)

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Ranked: #2844²

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Popularity: #2770

Members: 63,142

Favorites: 238

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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

Reviews

Apr 25, 2023

Noahboy

Recommended

This film gives 00 a great definitive ending, but it's execution is a little disappointing. It's still definitely worth a watch for people who watched the show, even if it's a little disappointing.

Watching this right after watching the 00 show, it's obvious that the show wasn't written with the intention of making this movie. The show was extremely tightly written with no loose ends, so this movie has to awkwardly contrive a plot just to exist. The comparison is pretty jarring and makes the film seem like more of an afterthought.

The music and visuals are to the same standard as the show, but with a ... little bit of additional quality thanks to it being a film. The music is now done by a real orchestra instead of the show's midi orchestra, but it still feels consistent with the music in the show and the change feels pretty subtle. The animation looks about the same with mildly higher animation quality and detail, I really like how the film is consistent with the show in these aspects.

The story actually has some really interesting aspects to it, I like the idea of what it goes for and some of its execution is fantastic, but it's marred by poor pacing. The film has a pretty dull start, they try to capture the mystery of the alien species, but the way they set it up is really goofy and uninteresting. The mystery of it all improves when you know more and can see how fundamentally different the aliens are, funny how knowing more about them made them more mysterious. They spend too much time at the start of the film confusing the viewer instead of pushing the plot forwards. They introduce a new character who does nothing and then leaves the film halfway through, which was a waste of my time and the film staff's time for seemingly no reason at all. They show a bit of the world after the events of the show and how it changed, which was nice and they didn't dedicate too much time into showing this aspect off, it actually felt natural. The plot is also very predictable, I figured out the conclusion way earlier on than I feel I should've, this made me feel a lot less interested in the film overall. I will say though, that the way the show referred to the upcoming communications with aliens was much more interesting than the way this film portrays it, making this film feel like it didn't need to be made in the first place and there's definitely an argument out there that this film makes 00's story worse overall.

There isn't too much new in terms of characters, Setsuna and Feldt are the only characters with new developments here. I really like the way those two aforementioned characters are developed here is really well done, they gave them a new character arc that's short and sweet. The other characters are mostly the same as they were previously, which leaves more time for the rest of the film to move forward, but this time isn't used very well and the film feels slow and bloated. I do lie the character of the aliens, the mysterious aspect of them makes them more interesting.

Overall, the film has a lot of bloat, but it also has a lot of really interesting aspects to it. I can only recommend this film to people who've seen the show already because its a sequel, and it having the definitive ending for 00 that makes it worth a watch. I will say that I found this film quite disappointing compared to the show though.

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Aug 31, 2022

Manthors

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[Edit] I liked Gundam 00. It is one of my favorites. The show had some problems, but I was OK, because, overall, it was a great show, with amazing mechas and a decent story (excluding the conclusion of Season 2). Then, they released this OVA. Let me explain, it is not bad, but it is not good either. I`ll leave my opinions so you decide for yourself.

Story: It starts pretty well, and you have high hopes. The end of Gundam 00 leaves some questions behind how the OVA is going to proceed, right? I mean, you are reading a review for the OVA, I assume ... you`ve watched the show. Well, so, it actually starts well, and they give you a reason for some events that happened in the main series.
Then... I don`t know, it becomes a mess. It goes from a 10 to a 0 so fast that you will get lost, thinking "what am I missing? " Some events are tackled in a hushed way, they will provide weird explanations, weird motives, and weird decisions for crucial events that will confuse you even further. As always, it gives you that mystery, making you wonder "Holy s***! I bet it will be an epic explanation because this is awesome!". Hahahaha. No. Don`t expect a good conclusion. JUST DON`T! It makes me sad because Gundam 00 is a good series. And... they decide to close the story with this. The conclusion is so bad that I can give you an analogy using LoTR for you to understand. Imagine that instead of explaining that the One Ring had less influence on the hobbits because they have a pure heart, the One Ring had less influence because the hobbits are ALIENS.
By seeing Awakening of the Trailblazers you are putting at risk the whole sentiment you have for the story of Gundam 00.

Art and Sounds: Amazing, as the series. Saw the series? Same thing.

Characters: Nothing changes. I had high hopes, thinking, well, maybe Awakening of the Trailblazers (ATB) will follow Gundam Wing Endless Waltz's example and develop/fix the characters. One of my major complaints about the main series is the lack of character development - thus, I thought they would give more character development in the OVA. But no, they stay the same. There are some highlights, one I can`t say, the other is some things about Setsuna. But, that's it, nothing more. Their development is in complete stasis. Once again I wonder why the writers chose to forget about character development for this series - it's absent.

Mechas: The mechas design is solid. Raphael Gundam is an enhanced Nadhalee (thumbs up), 00 Quan is there, looking badass, Harute is not much different than Arios, and the Cherudim upgrade is the best of them all. Not much to say, except that I loved the mecha designs.

Overall: ATB is not a good conclusion to the show. In fact, the Gundam 00 Universe would be better without it. Maybe you can enjoy the action and the mechas, but that's it. The rest, just don`t hold up and the conclusion is terrible.

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Aug 5, 2017

CodeBlazeFate

Not Recommended

Not gonna lie, I expected worse.

*Spoilers for Gundam 00 Awakening of the Trailblazer*

So, let me get this out of the way. A lot of people seem to believe that this is the only bad installment in the Anno Domini timeline of Gundam, as well as the worst by that virtue. I disagree wholeheartedly. Yes, this film is insanely dumb, with asspull after asspull, and it is preachy as hell, but the second season had a lot of these same problems, and actually, as controversial as this may sound, that installment's even worse. At least this film doesn't ruin any characters, given that it redeems some ...

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