A wakening of the trailblazer is set after the events that happened at the end of the second season of Sci-fi mecha series Gundam 00 and serves as the finale to the series, but in the form of a movie instead. Sadly, The movie lacked the charm the series before it had. Without spoiling to much the story revolves around 'aliens', which for a 'villain' was disappointing as the series delivered far more interesting antagonists. The aliens lacked the backstory or the character those had and the battles with them also weren't as interesting to watch. Next to that this movie really doesn't introduce anything new except a few new mecha's that we don't see in action until right at the very end, which also was a huge letdown for me, as those scenes were among the most exciting to me and left me wanting more. A huge waste of a new Gundam. I did really enjoy seeing what was going on with celestial being after the ending of season 2 and there were some moments where my 00 fanboy senses began to tingle. The animation quality as always was great and the music gave that familiar 00 'feel'. The battles, although less interesting, were still very exciting to watch and full of explosions and action.
I think if you are someone who enjoyed the first two seasons you might like this to. If you have never seen Gundam 00 than don't start here. The movie does a poor job explaining things to people new to the series and if you haven't seen the original series you won't appreciate the bits of fan service in this movie, which were some of the better parts. Even the overall simple story comes across as lot more complex if you know about the events following up to this movie.
Overall 'A wakening of the Trailblazer' isn't a bad movie. It delivers a definitive ending to the 00 series that (kind of) fits in the complete story. I enjoyed watching the heroes of celestial being fight their final battle, yet I feel like this series deserved a better sendoff than this. I give this movie a six. That score is held up by the overall production quality of the animations and the slight fan bias I have,otherwise this rating could have been a five.
I think if you are someone who enjoyed the first two seasons you might like this to. If you have never seen Gundam 00 than don't start here. The movie does a poor job explaining things to people new to the series and if you haven't seen the original series you won't appreciate the bits of fan service in this movie, which were some of the better parts. Even the overall simple story comes across as lot more complex if you know about the events following up to this movie.
Overall 'A wakening of the Trailblazer' isn't a bad movie. It delivers a definitive ending to the 00 series that (kind of) fits in the complete story. I enjoyed watching the heroes of celestial being fight their final battle, yet I feel like this series deserved a better sendoff than this. I give this movie a six. That score is held up by the overall production quality of the animations and the slight fan bias I have,otherwise this rating could have been a five.