North American fans are getting excited about the first time on Blu-ray release of Gundam 00 coming up in September and now we’re learning that there’s a new project underway in Japan. At an event over the weekend, it was revealed that Seiji Mizushima is working on a new project with it a sequel of some kind. It wasn’t stated in what form it would take. With last year and this year being the tenth-anniversary since it started in late 2007 and finished in 2008, the timing’s not bad – but could have been a bit better. A stage play is also in the works for February 2019.
Originally airing in 2007, the series was directed by Seiji Mizushima based on the series composition by Yosuke Kuroda. Yun Kouga and Michinori Chiba handled the character designs and Sunrise produced the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Hiroshi Kamiya as Tieria Erde, Hiroyuki Yoshino as Allelujah Haptism, Mamoru Miyano as Setsuna F. Seiei and Shinichiro Miki as Neil Dylandy / Lockon Stratos.
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Plot Concept: The year is 2307 A.D. While the Earth’s reserves of fossil fuels have been depleted, humanity has obtained a new, nearly infinite source of energy to replace them in the form of large-scale solar-powered generation systems based on three huge orbital elevators. However, the benefits of this system are available only to a handful of major powers and their allies.
These orbital elevators belong to three superpower blocs: the Union, the Human Reform League and the AEU. These confederations continue to play a grand zero-sum game for the sake of their own prestige and prosperity. Thus, even in the 24th Century, humanity has yet to unite as one.
In this world of unceasing conflict, a private armed organization steps forward, declaring their intention to eliminate war through martial force. Using the power of their mobile suits combatively, a series of four high-performance machines each dubbed “Gundam,” the paramilitary organization known as Celestial Being takes the world stage, beginning armed interventions within all the world’s nations.
