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Gundam 00 2nd Season to Debut on Sci Fi Channel in June

posted on by Egan Loo
First two episodes to run on American television network on June 29

The American television network Sci Fi will premiere Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season at 11:00 p.m. EDT on June 29. Sci Fi's online schedule has not yet updated with the July listings; July is when the channel changes its brand identity to Syfy.

Gundam 00 Second Season is the continuation of the newest television anime in Sunrise's Gundam science-fiction franchise. Both seasons are set in a new timeline, based on our own real-world A.D. history, in which mankind has splintered into three major factions. A group known as the Celestial Being aims to eradicate war with giant robotic mecha known as Gundams and their Gundam Meister pilots.

The first Mobile Suit Gundam 00 season premiered on Sci Fi last November. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season premiered in Japan last October, and the Japanese run just ended on March 29 with an announcement of a new theatrical film. Bandai Entertainment has been streaming the entire first season on the YouTube video website, while Bandai Channel has been streaming the same episodes on the Crunchyroll website.

Fullmetal Alchemist's Seiji Mizushima directed both seasons, and Honey and Clover's Yousuke Kuroda oversaw the scripts. Yun Kouga. Loveless and Earthian manga creator Yun Kouga is designing the original characters, which Basilisk's Michinori Chiba adapted for animation.

Thank you to Brad Charlet for the news tip.

Image © Sotsu, Sunrise, MBS


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