Roel's otaku: Gundam 00: A wakening of the Trailblazer

So. as the name implies were talking about the already in cinema's released movie: gundam 00: A wakening of the Trailblazer. During my last visit to japan, i thought that it was an unique chance and also a nice experience of seeing an anime that i love with all my heart on a theatre screen. It was gonna be my first time not only in an Japanese cinema but also seeing an anime in all its glory.
So i asked my Japanese friend if he can look for some cinema's in the area. I stayed at the Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku, (a 3 minute walk to Shinjuku-station) so there were enough places in the area. He told me to go to piccadilly Shinjuku. which actually is located in kabukichoo but no worries. So we went there early in the morning to get tickets for the movie at 14:40. When we came there around 12 o'clock we saw that the tickets for that time were already sold out. but tickets for 19:20 were still available. So we decided to go for it. I was really amazed by how fast the tickets were sold, here in Holland one can easily walk in and buy a ticket for any movie still in its first week. I was also pretty amazed by the prize, 1800 Yen... that's about 17 euro's. but i had to see it! after walking around in shinjuku some more we returned to the cinema and got to the theatre room C,10.
When we entered the room i got myself a limited edition card with a scene from the movie displayed. really funny and a good reminder to the great movie i was going to see. we got to our seats first so made a picture of the still empty room:P within 2 minutes everybody was in and seated. some of the trailers started, and eventually the movie itself. I will not go into details about the movie because it might be a spoiler for some;). But i can tell you this. If you are a Gundam 00 fan or any gundam fan at all, then you will love this. The movie was filled with some epic battle's. which were in every detail perfect. And even i (who's japanese language skills is still not at the "normal" level) could make a story out of it. During the credits at the end, the song Qualia from UVERworld made a deep impression on me. The song is very gentle and quiet, so you could hear that the whole room was silent with people sharing that impression. As with all anime after the credits there is always a last word or any scene about the movie. So instead of walking out there everybody just watched the credits as if everybody knew:P. My friend wanted to stand up and walk out but i said just wait. So the final scene came after the credits, and the lights turned on again. everybody was silent. I have never been to a cinema or theatre where something like that happend. People just sat there staring at te screen, thinking about the impact. So after leaving the room, there was a poster which was signed by all the major voice actors. Really awesome. It took me a while to return to the world of the living because of the impact the movie had on me. I can't wait for the dvd!

below are some pictures i took;) enjoy

Some nice snacks to go with your movie ticket;)

Standing in line for the tickets, its really funny that when buying the tickets you can choose your own seats by pressing them on a touch screen at the counter.