- List of Gundam SEED episodes
This is a list of episodes for the "
Gundam SEED"anime series set in the fictional universe of theCosmic Era . The series is animated by theJapan ese anime studio Sunrise and directed byMitsuo Fukuda , except for "" which is directed by Susumu Nishizawa. The first in the "Gundam SEED" series, "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED ", aired fromOctober 5 2002 toSeptember 27 2003 , with fifty episodes on TBS.cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-07-13/gundam-seed-on-tv-in-october |title=Gundam Seed on TV in October |date=2002-07-13 |accessdate=2007-12-23 |publisher=Anime News Network ] A sequel called "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny ", aired fromOctober 9 2004 [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-07-18/gundam-seed-2-in-the-works |title=Gundam SEED 2 in the works? |accessdate=2007-12-23 |date=2003-07-18 |publisher=Anime News Network ] toOctober 1 2005 , also with fifty episodes. Both "SEED" and "SEED Destiny" have special editions which are condensed versions of the series that include additional footage. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-02-24/gundam-seed-special-edition |title=Gundam Seed Special Edition |accessdate=2007-12-23 |date=2004-02-24 |publisher=Anime News Network ] "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer" is a three-episodeoriginal net animation (ONA). The first episode of the side story was first streamed on the internet onJuly 14 2005 , but it premiered a week earlier onJuly 7 2005 at Tokyo Anime Center's Akiba 3D Theater. "Gundam SEED", "Gundam SEED Destiny", and its specials are licensed in North America byBandai Entertainment . [cite web |url=http://animeondvd.com/conitem.php?item=14 |title=Bandai: Otakon 2003 |accessdate=2007-12-28 |date=2003-08-09 |publisher=Anime on DVD] [cite web |url=http://www.mahq.net/rants/interviews/jchu.htm |title=Interview with Jerry Chu, Bandai Entertainment |accessdate=2007-12-28 |date=2005-03-07 |publisher=Mecha Anime HQ]The "Gundam SEED" series follows the war heroes of the first and the second Bloody Valentine War. In the Cosmic Era, mankind has advanced to the point where
human genetic engineering has been perfected. Genetically altered humans, labeled as Coordinators, are born smarter, faster, stronger, and virtually immune to diseases. However Coordinators faced discrimination from normal humans and were eventually forced into space colonies called PLANT. When a nuclear attack on one of the colonies left hundreds of thousands of people dead, the Coordinators declared war on Earth marking the start of the first Bloody Valentine War.Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" premiered in Japan on
October 5 2002 and featured 50 episodes. It was dubbed in English and its first English air date was onApril 17 2004 on the American cable networkCartoon Network .cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-04-13/cartoon-network-upcoming-premieres |title=Cartoon Network Upcoming Premieres |date=2007-12-23 |accessdate=2007-01-28 |publisher=Anime News Network ] It was later broadcasted on Canada's YTV starting onSeptember 10 2004 [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2004-09-10/bandai-and-ytv-bring-anime-programming-to-canada |title=Bandai And YTV Bring Anime Programming to Canada |accessdate=2007-12-29 |date=2004-09-10 |publisher=Anime News Network ] , Australia's Cartoon Network Australia starting onDecember 12 2005 [cite web |url=http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=7551 |title="Zatch Bell!" and "Gundam SEED" Make Australian Debut |publisher=Toonzone |accessdate=2008-01-10] , and the United Kingdom'sAnimeCentral starting onJanuary 5 2008 . [cite web |url=http://www.animecentral.com/news/story.aspx?ID=79 |title=Ho, Ho, Ho... Anime Central Announce Their Festive Schedule! |publisher=AnimeCentral |accessdate=2008-01-10]The series is compiled onto thirteen DVDs in Japan and ten DVDs in English-speaking countries. [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.ca/Mobile-Suit-Gundam-SEED-Complete/lm/R3ASG09KTIQ1II/ref=cm_lmt_dtpa_f_1_rdsssl0 |title=Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Complete Series |publisher=Amazon.ca |accessdate=2008-01-10] [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/series/89018/ref=pd_serl_dvd?ie=UTF8&edition=dvd |title=Mobile Suit Gundam SEED |publisher=Amazon.co.jp |accessdate=2008-01-10] A five minute epilogue was included on the final DVD of the Japanese and European release, but it was not included on the North American and Australian release. [cite web |url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/5197.php |title=Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Vol. #10 |publisher=Animeondvd.com
accessdate=2008-01-08] [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2005/katsucon/2 |title=2005 - Bandai Entertainment - Katsucon |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-01-08] "Gundam SEED" begins eleven months after the start of the first Bloody Valentine War and starsKira Yamato as he becomes a Gundam pilot to protect his friends from attacking forces even if it means fighting one of his childhood friends.Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer
"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer" is a three episode
original net animation (ONA) side story that takes place during the timeline of "Gundam SEED Destiny". Unlike the other series set in the Cosmic Era, "C.E. 73 Stargazer" is directed by Susumu Nishizawa and features a new cast of characters. The episodes were not broadcasted on television, but streamed through the Bandai Channel and sold on one DVD in Japan. [cite web |url=http://www.mahq.net/animation/gundam/seed-stargazer/gssgmain.htm |title=Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 STARGAZER |publisher=Mecha Anime HQ |accessdate=2008-01-15] The first episode was released on the Bandai Channel onJuly 14 2006 , but it premiered a week earlier at the Tokyo Anime Center's Akiba 3D Theater onJuly 7 2006 .cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-30/gundam-online-premiere-not-online |title=Gundam Online Premiere not Online |accessdate=2007-12-28 |date=2005-05-30 |publisher=Anime News Network ]References
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