Gundam 00 - Many people consider this series to be an edgefest or a bad series entirely, which is, surprisingly for the fandom, understandable. Some consider it a masterpiece of huge proportions, maybe after the disappointment from the SEED and SEED Destiny series. I don't consider it to be any of these - while the series is definitely solid and brings some nice, fresh ideas to the old table of Gundam, I don't believe it is a holy grail of unbelievable power. I'll attempt to explain that later.
Story: 8/10
For once, this story is pretty decently original, lacking a lot of previous stuff that made older series feel a bit... stale. While this is very true for the first season, I cannot say that about the second one. That's for another time, howver. Anyway...
A set of four Gundams, mysterious curbstomping powerhouses arrive on Earth to eliminate conflict... by using conflict. Not gonna even try to fight that, I guess. When I say curbstomping, I really mean it. The enemy of Celestial Being, the organization using the Gundams, can only fight these mobile suits using a unbelievable amount of their own mobile suits, and even then it's probably doomed to fail. In case this falls out of the window, only ace pilots can stand against these suits - and that's for later anyway. You're going to see that while you watch the series.
Summary of the story is that while it's well-built and decently original, there's some obvious points of it that either don't make sense, or aren't well executed.
Art: 10/10
This one was just a gimme in my opinion. The designs look awesome. Especially the Flags and the GN Particle powered Gundams. Speaking of those, they also look neat, with a nicely sleek drive that emits them.
All of the coloring is neatly done, despite looking a bit pale at times. The visceral glory in combat scenes is also very neat and helps the immersion.
Summary? Not needed, it's great imo.
Sound: 8/10
While the sound is very well done, I don't remember much aside the opening music. Some of the music in the scenes is neat, but tends to be forgettable. Moving on from that, the GN weapons have a nice kick and that slight hum that helps them make feel a bit better.
Character: 8/10
Simply put, all of the Gundam Meisters have a quirk. Setsuna is pretty edgy and quiet at first, but it's explained why and he opens up later. While some characters just exist to be evil, and some exist to be killed off later, all of them are pretty well done, and that's a big plus for me.
Enjoyment: 10/10
Since I like games with tons of combat, glory and story, this one fills all needs perfectly. All fight scenes are nicely done and they're really fun to watch.
Overall: 9/10
A nice series with most nice things I need in an anime.
Pros:
-Excellent visuals and fight scenes, along with an original plot
-Sound is nice
-Most characters
Cons:
-Music tends to be forgettable
-Some characters feel more edgy than the swords in the series
-They're also a bit forgettable
