[Dr Kain]

And with that so ends the great and amazing 00. The rest of the second season was utterly fantastic and I didn't feel like anything ended poorly. All plotlines seemed to have been resolved and it is one of the most conclusive endings I have ever seen from a Gundam show.

And then comes the movie. Where do I start? Okay, it was still pretty good, but I don't feel it needed to be 2 hours long. That and Gundam and aliens are like seamen and women, they don't mix. I don't know why, but it just didn't work for me. The movie was quite enjoyable nonetheless as it was interesting to see something new done to the franchise. The movie also redeemed Graham and Billy for me. It was also nice to see how the world was after the second season ended. I can't hate this movie at all because it acts as a nice continuation without damaging the ending we got with the TV series, but it did feel like it wasn't something that was initially planned. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable piece to send off the franchise and I am glad to have finally see it.

Overall, Gundam 00 as a whole was a fantastic entry into the Gundam franchise and I do have to say that this may be my favorite of the non-UC timelines thus far (I do still need to see X and more than 7 episodes to Turn A). The animation was gorgeous, the characters were well written, developed quite strongly, and they never went into emo territory. It was also nice that they brought something new to the franchise and were not afraid to not follow the structure of the past. My only complaint is that the Gundams never lasted long enough to really get attached to them. Oh, and the dub was down right excellent. I was also watching the promos and other goodies in the Extras that were subbed only and nearly every voice sounded identical to the English counterpart, so Ocean Group really did an outstanding job with this one. This may even be their best dub ever. I give the entire series a solid 9/10 stars.

On to my first viewing of Gundam Wing in 6 years!!

Oh yeah, holy crap, this show featured an entire family that stayed alive through the entire thing. I don't think that has ever happened before in the history of Gundam!!