Gundam 00: Awakening of The Trailblazer

On September 18, Gundam 00 becomes the latest Gundam series to get the feature film treatment with Awakening of The Trailblazer.  I don't know much about the plot but I do know it features a new antagonist and all the characters we've come to know and love.

With the forthcoming release of a feature film comes a lot of nice new artwork.  It will be a while before the movie comes to America (let alone get fansubbed) so the art will have to tide us over until then.

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Some Gundam 00 Guys

Even though the TV series is over, Gundam 00 is still kicking.  In addition to the upcoming feature film, there are the feature-length special editions comprised of old and new TV series footage on the way.

Today's post is just a collection of pics that I liked that I hadn't posted before.  With the new stuff on the way, I'm sure there will be tons of fresh art to be found.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

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Gundam 00P

Gundam 00P is a side story to Gundam 00 that was serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine. It takes place before the events of Gundam 00, so the characters are different.  The story is essentially a light novel series.  Light novels are written novels that feature manga/anime-style illustrations.  Some of the yaoi stuff I've posted here (such as the art in the You Takashina post) come from novels like these.

 

  

  

 

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Hot Fictional...Guys?

It's April Fools Day and after not doing anything interesting last year, I figured I'd do something fun this time around.

Today's post deals with the anime/manga phenomenon known as the "trap."  A trap is a male character who looks just like a woman (and the reverse trap is a female character who looks just like a man).


The pictures below feature such "traps."  However, two of the pics have female characters in them.  If you're an anime/manga fan, this will probably be easy but if you're not, I encourage you to see if you can figure out which characters aren't male.

[Updated April 2:  And now the answers...]

 

Both of the pics above have male characters.  The one on the left is Bridget from Guilty Gear and the one on the right is Cecil from FFIV

  

This is the first pic with a female character.  This screenshot comes from Gundam 00.  The character in the foreground is Kati Mannequin, the female character.  The guy in the background is Billy Katagiri.

  

The pic on the left has Momiji and Haru from Fruits Basket (both males).  The pic on the right is the second pic of a female character.  She is Integral Hellsing from Hellsing (and a badass character, frankly).

  

This pic above is from Gundam 00 and features Tieria and Ribbons, who are both male (more or less).

 

Finally, here are the three guys from Princess Princess actually dressed up as...princesses.

The Gundam Foursome

There are just five episodes left before Gundam 00 ends (for real).  I figured that it might be a good time to feature some more artwork from the show.  As you could probably tell from the title of this post, it features only art of the four main characters.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

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