Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (機動戦士ガンダムSEED (シード),
Kidō Senshi Gandamu Shīdo[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]), often shortened to
Gundam SEED, is an
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] animated by
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Naturals, and
Coordinators; humans who are genetically modified before birth to possess enhanced traits.
The series spans fifty episodes, which broadcasted in
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] from October 5, 2002 to September 27, 2003 on the
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] It was adapted into a
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] published by
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] on February 17, 2003. The sequel of the original series titled
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Kidō Senshi Gandamu Shīdo Desutinī[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.])
was aired in Japan between October 9, 2004 and October 1, 2005. It
spanned fifty episodes, and it was aired on the same stations as its
predecessor.
Gundam SEED Destiny takes place two years after the original series and follows
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Gundam SEED on February 15, 2004, and it began airing in the United States and Canada in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Bandai announced its license of
Gundam SEED Destiny on July 2, 2005 and it began airing in the United States in 2007 and in Canada in 2008.
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed won the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Anime Grand Prix prize in 2002.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDGenreDirectorWriterStudioLicensorNetworkEnglish networkOriginal runEpisodesDirectorWriterStudioReleasedEpisodesPublisherEnglish publisherDemographicOriginal runVolumes
PlotMain article:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Mankind is divided, partially over the issue of genetic engineering
administered to human test subjects. Normal humans are now known as
"Naturals" and the genetically altered humans are known as "
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]". The series is the first of the Gundam franchise set in the
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]between the Naturals, who reside on Earth, and the Coordinators who
reside in the space colonies. The Naturals’ army is called the
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The story begins when the neutral space colony, Heliopolis, is
invaded by ZAFT because the colony had been secretly developing Mobile
Suits for the war. During the invasion
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] sees his friends in danger and pilots the Mobile Suit
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in order to ward off the invaders. As Heliopolis begins to fall apart, local survivors board the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and they begin their journey to the Earth Alliance's base in Alaska.
Kira continues to pilot the Strike to ward off attacks by ZAFT but is
seemingly killed by his childhood friend
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]during their battle. The Archangel then arrives in Alaska, and ZAFT
launches a full scale attack on the Alaskan base, overpowering the
Earth alliance. Kira arrives in Alaska with the
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]and ends the battle between the two armies. Hoping to end the war
between the Naturals and Coordinators, Kira and the Archangel join the
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Athrun decides to search for Kira to find his reason for fighting in
the war. After listening to Lacus and Kira, he joins them in their
cause to end the war. In the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] they stop the Earth Alliance's Nuclear Weapons and ZAFT's
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (super weapons built on genocide) to prevent both sides from destroying each other, and a peace contract is eventually signed.
DevelopmentMobile Suit Gundam SEED is directed by
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] It is based on the original concept of Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino’s
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For this kind of project Sunrise, Inc., along with Victor Entertainment
and Sony Music Entertainment, provided the original soundtracks and
theme songs. Major singers in Japan's pop industry, whose songs were
used for the series, were also given guest roles as characters who were
in small episode arcs.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] of
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] who sang the second openings song "Moment" with
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MediaAnimeSee also:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The series first premiered in Japan on the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] MBS and TBS networks, where it occupied the Saturday 6 pm timeslot, replacing
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDaired between October 5, 2002 and September 27, 2003. The series was
also streamed freely on the internet the following day for users
subscribing to
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] east and west services in
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] format.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] licensed the animation of
Gundam SEED on February 15, 2004, and it began airing in the United States and Canada in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The English adaptation was produced in association with
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and the English-language dub was recorded at Ocean Studios in
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The series has been released on ten DVDs in uncut bilingual format between August 10, 2004 and May 10, 2005.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The series in the United States experienced heavy censorship of the series.
[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]] The Canadian edition however remained uncut.
[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]A three-part compilation of the TV series has been released as
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A two part box set called the "Anime Legends Edition" was released on
January 8, 2008 and March 4, 2008, with each set containing five DVDs.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]On March 26, 2004, a five minute epilogue called "After Phase: In the
Valley of Stars" was released on the thirteenth and final DVD of the
Japanese release.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] It was not released on the North American DVD release because it was not given to Bandai Entertainment by Sunrise;
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] however, it was released on the final European DVD release.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]SoundtracksMain article:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]MangaThe English
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Two more side stories titled
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray R and
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray were also created. The manga series
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] tells the events of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny from the viewpoint of Athrun with minor changes.
NovelMain article:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]An adaptation of the TV series, authored by
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], was originally a supplement of Comic BomBom. This version comes with folding color posters of the mobile suits, and a bonus
Gundam SEED Destiny episode 0 comic. The stories were eventually published into 2 volumes by
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. The 2 volume version is available in Chinese and is published by Rightman Publishing Ltd. in Hong Kong.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny were turned into
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Theatrical filmAlthough the plot has been written, production has not yet commenced
on this unnamed Gundam Seed Theatrical Film. The project does not
currently have a timeline date after its predecessor,
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. It would have been the first full-length film (not a
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] metaseries since
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (1991).
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] But because of the delays, the Gundam 00 Movie will instead hold that mantle.
This film was first announced on May 6, 2006 at the Sony Music Anime Fes' 06 with a brief clip featuring the characters
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. After the Sony Music Anime Fes' 06, Sunrise announced the film on their website.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]In the March 2008 issue of
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]explained that a plot outline had been created but, she had fallen ill
due to cancer and required continuous treatment. The project has been
placed on indefinite hiatus, with Morosawa asking that fans please
continue to wait.
No official or reputable unofficial information exists about the plot.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Video gamesNote that this list
only includes games with
SEED and
SEED Astray characters.
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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Tomo to Kimi to Senjou de (機動戦士ガンダムSEED: 友と君と戦場で / Friends and Foes at the Battelfield)
SD Gundam G Generation Advance
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SD Gundam G Generation DS
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Drive
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- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Generation of CE
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- Another Century's Episode 3: The Final
- SD Gundam G Generation Wars
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SD Gundam G Generation Portable
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SD Gundam G Generation Wars
eceptionThe show has become one of the most popular of the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] series in Japan enjoying high television ratings and DVD sales.
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Gundam SEED became the first
Gundam series which was widely successful not only among "Gundam fans and hardcore
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Gundam SEED is the eighth TV Feature Award winner at the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in 2003, the third Grand Prix award winner at the Japanese Otaku Awards in 2003, the winner of the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]'s animation of the year in 2004,
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]'s twenty-fifth Anime Grand Prix award winner in 2002, and topped the charts in
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] reader poll.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] However, the show was not well received by older Japanese fans. Sunrise's president, Takayuki Yoshii, believes it was because
Gundam SEEDincorporated elements from popular live-action television dramas.
Instead of focusing on the robot action, the show focused more on the
characters.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]ControversyThe sixteenth episode of
Gundam Seed features a scene in which the main protagonist, sixteen-year-old
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], is seen putting on his pants after getting out of a bed where fifteen-year-old
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]lies sleeping naked, suggesting a sexual relationship. The Japanese
Commission for Better Broadcasting reported that viewers filed
complaints regarding the scene because the show was aired at 6 pm when
children would be watching.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Mecha Anime HQ's review indicated that the scene was the first time a "
Gundam hero" ever had sex during the course of a
Gundam series and also considered it relevant to the plot. The scene was extended in the special edition.
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