Review of Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Story: Basically, there's a terrorist organization known as Celestial Being that carries out missions and plans to eradicate war and make the world a peaceful place, by using force and, well, violence. Their weapon that makes them so strong are the Gundams. This sounds like a maybe somewhat cliche plot that anyone can think of, like the whole fighting for peace stuff and all, but the idea really is elevated to an amazing level. So many twists, unexpected events, and trials all arise during the story that make is marvelous, which I'm not gonna go into detail about, for that would be spoiling. The story isn'treally amazing in the beginning, but it quickly becomes spectacular, and the build up to the second season is perfect.

Art:
The artwork and animation is pretty top-notch. Even with the intricate Gundam designs, I've never noticed any errors such as disproportional parts and such. Everything, form the beginning to the end, is done very well. The Gundam designs, as well as the character designs, were the best I've seen in the Gundam franchise. All of the fight scenes are greatly animated and well executed.

Sound:
The OPs and EDs are all very good and well suited for the series (I especially like Daybreak's Bell ^_^.) The sound effects are great, from the explosions to the sounds of beam sabers and beam rifles. The voice acting is also really good. All of the voices fit the characters nicely and were good choices. The background is pretty good as well, always fitting the scene quite nicely.

Character:
People can say they don't like how emotional and all the main cast can be at times, but in my opinion, I greatly prefer that over just 4 dudes that are just fighting for the hell of it and have absolutely no purposes for killing tons of people for their career on a daily basis. It makes the characters seem very real and deep, and gives them a lot of depth. The main cast, the 4 Gundam Meisters, are all really cool in my opinion, and all of them are very likable for their differences and certain qualities they all possess, as well as each of their individual pasts and their reasons for being Meisters.
However, what I think was good about this, was that the series also was able to focus on other side characters very well, particularly Louise and Saji, who although they don't seem to have much of an important role in this season, will probably be pretty important in season 2.

Enjoyment:
Gundam 00 is extremely enjoyable. The action and battles are magnificent, especially towards the end of the series. The drama and emotion portrayed is superb, again, especially during the sad moments towards the end of the season. The cast all have their own secrets that gradually are uncovered (to a certain extent,) and the story takes several turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. All these qualities make the enjoyment level simply outstanding, especially if you're a Gundam fan.