The Weekly Stuff #367 – Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 1 Review & Discussion

<p>After a little break, we’re back with an episode full of exciting topics, from first impressions on the outstanding <i>Yakuza: Like a Dragon </i>(now out on PS5, and which we’ll definitely do a full episode on soon), thoughts on the demise of <i>Anthem </i>at Bioware, and most importantly, another Weekly Suit Gundam discussion, this time on <i>Mobile Suit Gundam 00, </i>the series that brought Gundam into the era of HD, widescreen, and 21st century geopolitics. It’s a terrific show that’s wickedly smart, wildly exciting, and features some of the best characters and world-building of the entire franchise. It’s also the first <i>Gundam </i>series to split itself into seasons, so on today’s episode we’re covering Season 1 – Episodes 1-25 – which work pretty splendidly on their own, as the story of the rise and fall of Celestial Being, a stateless military organization aiming to eradicate war through armed intervention. We discuss the story, world, themes, characters, and so much more, including the incredible production values and remarkable batch of theme songs, for a <i>Gundam </i>show that’s definitely worth the deep dive treatment. </p><p><strong>TIME CHART:</strong></p><p>Intro: 0:00:00 – 0:05:00</p><p>Stuff: 0:05:00 – 0:17:22</p><p><i>Yakuza: Like a Dragon: </i>0:17:22 – 0:30:52</p><p><i>Gundam 00 </i>Season 1: 0:30:52 – 2:42:11 </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6QsXZYt12NIzF224GKBA0g"><strong>Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!</strong></a></p><p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wgtc-radio-we-got-this-covered/id535584943"><strong>Subscribe for free to 'The Weekly Stuff' in Apple Podcasts!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanLack"><strong>Follow Jonathan Lack on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/SeanTheChapman"><strong>Follow Sean Chapman on Twitter!</strong></a></p><p> </p>