Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Second Season

In the year 2311 AD, a world that once saw itself full of inter-continental conflict now stands unified, led by the Earth Sphere Federation (ESF). The ESF established a preventative military task force known as the A-Laws, tasking them with shutting down violent terrorist organizations. As they gain more and more legal authority, the A-Laws begin to twist the law to fit their own agenda, ruling the citizens of Earth with a heavy hand.

In response to the fascistic behavior of the A-Laws, the anti-terrorist group Celestial Being reappears. Led by state-of-the-art mobile suits known as Gundam, the pilots of Celestial Being wage a new war with the A-Laws, aiming to stop their tyrannical abuse of power.

Setsuna F. Seiei, pilot of the Gundam Exia, helps to lead the charge along with his fellow Gundam Meisters Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism, and Tieria Erde. But in the process, Setsuna stumbles upon a conspiratorial plot spearheaded by a new faction, the Innovators, and must contend with his own old wounds and ghosts of the past in order to save a world that despises him.

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Seiei, Setsuna F. Main

Miyano, Mamoru Japanese

Erde, Tieria Main

Kamiya, Hiroshi Japanese

Haptism, Allelujah Main

Yoshino, Hiroyuki Japanese

Stratos, Lockon Main

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Almark, Ribbons Main

Furuya, Toru Japanese

Stratos, Lockon Supporting

Miki, Shinichiro Japanese

Haro Supporting

Ogasawara, Arisa Japanese

Aker, Graham Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Grace, Feldt Supporting

Takagaki, Ayahi Japanese

Lee Noriega, Sumeragi Supporting

Honna, Youko Japanese

Yatate, Hajime Producer

Maruyama, Hiroo Producer

Maeda, Toshihiro Assistant Producer

Mizushima, Seiji Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Mar 8, 2024

MxS7HGS

Recommended

So, let's get started on this anime. This time it's not so much about the intriguing politics that were interesting because they were so different from what we are used to. This differentiation of the first series lies in the fact that the series has something new to give, which allows it to stand out amongst other Gundam shows. Yet, with the occurrences of the latest season, the political aspects, the problems which seem to have been conveniently put aside, have taken the backseat. However, would this trend towards development of characters compensate for a loss of exciting events? It might be true but it ... depends. While I am in favor of the 25-episode format for Gundam series, I have to say that the limited episodes is a major downside for me.

Almost all the primary character are back and the storyline develops fast. Even though the problems from the previous season have been addressed, they are still present. The series does a great job of having a few characters but the 25 episodes limitation doesn't provide the necessary depth to characters such as Mr. Bushido and Ali Al-Saachez which they deserve.

Similar to its precursor, this season is in a rush to finish its plot and leaves the viewers with a sense of more is still needed. With a few extra episodes, I am convinced that the series would have been able to develop fully.

In terms of visuals, there's nothing new from the season one, except for making slight adjustments to the characters' appearance to match to aging. The Gundam designs are kept almost the same, but with some new additions in the later episodes.

HD quality is a great thing indeed, however it gets just a tad too much in the direction of the Dragon Ball Z with the Trans-Am system introduction that adds a specific Shounen touch.

The voice acting in season two is the same, while the soundtrack may have some differences, but still manages to retain the general ambiance. The ending and opening themes carry the same spirit of the first season, but they are different from them in some aspects.

If you were drawn to the first season for its political intrigue, you might be disappointed here. However, the overall atmosphere remains engaging enough to keep viewers hooked. Personally, I consider this series as the quintessential Gundam of the 21st century, in contrast to SEED. I'm eager to see more from this universe and hope for further exploration of its potential. There are still unanswered questions lingering, and the Gundam lore has me intrigued. Here's hoping for more material in the near future.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 14, 2022

Reviewholic

Mixed Feelings

Not only most of the significant characters are revived like Jesus, diluting the ending of season 1; the plot completely simplifies into good versus evil, with the politics too simplified into a world wide dictatorship.
A lot of charms in season 1 are just completely discarded. The variety of characters and their perspectives to the story, the portrayal of real word political conflicts, all gone. The only thing that kept me curious is the background and secrets behind this whole Aeolia's Plan, but in the end, it sounds too ridiculous and uncalculated to even impress me.
I think what really holds back Gundam 00 in ... S2 is having too many characters with little variety of perspective, then attempting to distribute even depth for each of them. A lot of pairings are forced onto them and create this artificial romance that I cannot appreciate. Princess Marina is a pain in the ass. She just becomes this broken radio repeating her pacifist bullshit to somehow serve as an inner conflict for Setsuna. And it's just laughably pointless, because while Setsuna seem to develop from that conflict, he still does the same shit of killing people and yell TATAKAE every time. A lot of depth could be focused for just certain characters but then you get this dude named Mr. Bushido holy shit can you believe it? Mr. Bushido wasn't as useless to the plot in season 1 because he still represented the soldier perspective, but now he's this absolute insane weeb American pretending to be a samurai and comes in to fight Setsuna whenever he likes. The character I like most, Colonel Sergei, out of nowhere, gets a son, it's horrible. Wang Liu Mei transformed from a mysterious, neutral, cruel enabler into an ugly uninteresting yandere. She used to have so many cute hairstyles and outfits in season 1(Sumeragi too), but she keeps this yee yee ass hair cut throughout season 2.
I really want to talk about how illogical and unrealistic some events in this anime work but they're just abysmal when I think about how many characters are botched.
Needless to say, there are plenty of action sequences and all of them are wonderfully animated. The mecha designs are really cool. What you would expect from the famous Gundam series. Despite noticable effort in creating meaningful characters and a philosophical narritive, Gundam 00 still falls flat and is only entertaining as a high graphics cool mecha action anime.
Season 2 gets a relatively lower score from me simply because it is a downgrade from Season 1, and how many potential characters are just butchered like dog. Not to say Season 1 didn't do the same thing, but Season 2 did it harder.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jan 7, 2022

CrumbSteak

Not Recommended

One of the most bewildering shows I have ever watched, packed with concepts that appeal to me then immediately fail in execution. This is best represented by the season's main antagonist, Ribbons Almark, whose combat background and choice of seiyuu convinced me to pay close attention as the season progressed. This was all for naught however, as he spent the majority of the show lounging around without purpose, occasionally warbling passive aggressively to his comrades. That's Gundam 00 Second Season - lounging and squandering.

00 Season 2 abandons the amateurish geopolitical trappings of the first season, widely replacing the conflicts with interpersonal ones that are not ... exactly satisfying, to say the least. Returning characters like Saji Crossroad are granted a good amount of screentime, but their respective arcs can only be described (and I very rarely use this word) as corny. Saji's role as a civilian perspective in the first season was one of the few bright spots in my eyes, but his story is all but squandered here. The dialogue is stilted and feels like it's too self-consciously trying to ape the soap opera antics of Tomino's shows, Zeta Gundam especially. This issue compounds itself when some of the returning characters flat out suck - their drama is a chore to sit through, and is laden with retcons and clichés. I fail to recall all of the names (such is their forgettable nature), but Smirnov's entire family arc in the second half of the show is particularly grievous for this. Weighing a previously subpar character with new baggage does not fix them. As for positives, Lockon is a great character with some actual agency: he acts with intentions to advance his identity beyond his brother, but struggles with morality and his own place within Celestial Being. Also Haro is cool.

The overarching storyline imitates Zeta Gundam as well with mixed results - the tensions surrounding the Orbital Elevator, the orphan-populated faction Katharon... These elements pay off satisfyingly and with great competency, and the conflicts involved in both were quite exciting. What fails here the most is sadly the antagonists themselves, something Zeta Gundam got right the first time. The A-Laws are unmemorable nigh-faceless goons, all of equal combat ability and bland personality. The Innovators are purportedly the true puppetmasters, and are almost worse: their defining characteristic are stupid names. Why would someone be willingly named Revive Revival? Regene Regetta? BRING STABITY? I don't want to think about it anymore. Long story short, the characters and story are a bust.

The art and sound are serviceable, but generic in nature. You won't see any standout designs like the Flag this time around, and the music is nothing to write home about. I have no hesitation in commending the sound design for mobile suit combat however - it more than gets the job done, and the sound effects utilized for beam combat are quite good.

My observations have been halfheartedly scattershot this review because Gundam 00 as a duology musters that sort of response from me: both seasons are seas of lifeless sludge, very rarely showing glimmers of promise or hilariously bad writing. My advice? Save yourself some time and watch Skelter Heaven for your fix of schlocky fun.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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