Gundamaniac

some info and spoilers on Gundam 00 from the undisputed king of all that is gundam Gunota.

Random 00 info
From Newtype: Hiroomi Iketani, one of the Gundam 00 producers, reveals some numbers associated with first episode of Gundam 00.

- About 2 years - The amount of time they spent planning the series. It started with temporary name “Next”. Iketani met Seiji Mizushima for the first time at the end of 2005.
- About 30 people - Number of casts for the first episode.
- About 4hrs 30mins - The amount of time it took to record the audio. This is about average compared with other anime.
- Over 300 people - The staff members of Gundam 00. Compared with other shows, it probably has more main staff members (for an example, the mecha designers). Including the director, a lot of the staff is new to Gundam.
- Twice the amount compared to a typical show - The total amount of drawings needed to make the first episode.
- Over 400 pages - Reference drawings made for episode 1.

00 spoilers
From this month’s anime magazines (Newtype & Animage)

Ep 2 “Gundam Meister” - The leaders of the world are still discussing how to deal with Celestial Being. Meanwhile, Setsuna and Gundam appear at one of the longest ongoing ethnic conflict.
Ep 3 “Changing World” - Union MS pilot, Graham Acre, confronts the Gundam and is fascinated by it. Now cautious of the Gundam, Union Force sets up an anti-Gundam special op forces which Graham is part of.
Ep 4 “Foreign Negotiation” - Feeling the threat of Gundam, Human Reform League enlists a young girl to counter them. Republic of Talivia, a South American country that was part of the Union, withdraws from the Union. While the Union is considering military option against them, Celestial Being makes a surprising move in a response to this.
Ep 5 “Breakaway Limit Zone” - Saji and Louise head to Human Reform League’s Lower Oribital Station as part of study tour. Meanwhile, Allelujah is onboard a linear train returning to Space for his next mission.