Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (2002–2003)
"Kidô senshi Gundam Seed" (original title)

The discovery of an advanced model of combat mecha on their space colony throws a young man and his friends into involvement in an interplanetary war as the crew of a powerful fighting ship.

Creators:

Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate

Stars:

Ted Cole, Brian Dobson, Adam Henderson

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ted Cole	...	Ray Yuki (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brian Dobson	...	Martin Dacosta (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Adam Henderson	...	Leodnir Kisaka (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Fred Henderson	...	Ulen Hibiki (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Asagi Caldwell (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Alison Matthews	...	Ezalia Joule (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Scott McNeil	...	Gerard Garcia (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
John Novak	...	Uzumi Nara Athha (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rebecca Shoichet	...	Mayura Labatt (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lee Tockar	...	Herbert Von Reinhardt (50 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sôichirô Hoshi	...	Kira Yamato (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Murrue Ramius (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Mwu La Fllaga (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Houko Kuwashima	...	Natarle Badgiruel (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Megumi Toyoguchi	...	Miriallia Haww (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yasuhiro Takato	...	Kuzzey Buskirk (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tetsu Shiratori	...	Ssigh Argyle (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Adamthwaite	...	Yzak Joule (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sharon Alexander	...	Erica Simmons (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Lisa Ann Beley	...	Eileen Canaver (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Don Brown	...	Sigel Clyne (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Trevor Devall	...	Mu La Flaga (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michael Dobson	...	Fredrik Ades (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brian Drummond	...	Andrew Waltfeld (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Andrew Francis	...	Muruta Azrael (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ron Halder	...	Sutherland (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Simon Hayama	...	Chandra (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Matt Hill	...	Kira Yamato (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jonathan Holmes	...	Marco Morassim (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sarah Johns	...	Juri Wu Nien (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Andrew Kavadas	...	Patrick Zala (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Gabe Khouth	...	Nicol Amarfi (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Keith William Miller	...	Kuzzey Buskirk (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Vanessa Morley	...	Cagalli Yula Athha (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mark Oliver	...	Rau Le Creuset (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ward Perry	...	Kojiro Murdock (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tony Sampson	...	Miguel Aiman (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Matt Smith	...	Jackie Tonomura (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tabitha St. Germain	...	Birdy (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Chantal Strand	...	Lacus Clyne (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brad Swaile	...	Dearka Elsman (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Bill Switzer	...	Sai Argyle (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Andrew Toth	...	Clotho Buer (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Brendan Van Wijk	...	Pal (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sam Vincent	...	Athrun Zala (48 episodes, 2002-2003)
Akira Ishida	...	Athrun Zala (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Toshihiko Seki	...	Raww Le Kleuze (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Takayuki Inoue	...	Tolle Koenig (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Isshin Chiba	...	Arnold Neumann (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Toshihiko Nakajima	...	Kojiro Murdock (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Shigeru Shibuya	...	Jackie Tonomura (47 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yasuhiko Kawazu	...	Ades (46 episodes, 2002-2003)
Katsumi Toriumi	...	Dalida Roe Laha Chandra II (45 episodes, 2002-2003)
Rie Tanaka	...	Lacus Clyne (42 episodes, 2002-2003)
Akira Sasanuma	...	Dearka Elthman (41 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Yzak Jule (41 episodes, 2002-2003)
Mami Matsui	...	Nicol Amarfi (41 episodes, 2002-2003)
Naomi Shindô	...	Cagalli Yula Athha (39 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kinryû Arimoto	...	Patrick Zala (39 episodes, 2002-2003)
Takanori Nishikawa	...	Miguel Aiman (39 episodes, 2002-2003)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Uzumi Nara Attha (38 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yôsuke Akimoto	...	Sigel Clyne (37 episodes, 2002-2003)
Minoru Inaba	...	William Sutherland (37 episodes, 2002-2003)
Yuuko Satou	...	Juri Wu Nien (37 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nobuyuki Hiyama	...	Muruta Azrael (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Vivian Hsu	...	Aisha (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Kikuko Inoue	...	Caridad Yamato (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Masayo Kurata	...	Mayura Labatt (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Sachi Matsumoto	...	Asagi Caldwell (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Shunichi Miyamoto	...	Shani Andras (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ryôtarô Okiayu	...	Andorew Waldfeld (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Michiyo Yanagisawa	...	Erica Simmons (36 episodes, 2002-2003)
Hiro Yuuki	...	Clotho Buer (36 episodes, 2002-2003)

Storyline

In the year Cosmic Era (CE) 71, a war between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) breaks out. The Earth Alliance catches up in technology after ZAFT has a head start building giant man-piloted robots called mobile suits. Immediately, four of the Earth Alliance's five new mobile suits called Gundams are stolen by ZAFT, with the remaining Gundam falling on the hands of a young Earth Alliance pilot.

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Plot Keywords:

robot | kindness | christ allegory | undeclared love | brotherhood | 

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Taglines:

In the end, there can be only one victor.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

MSB [jp] Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

5 October 2002 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Gundam Seed

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sunrise, Bandai Visual Company, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 25 min (50 episodes) 50 min (4 specials) 5 min (1 episode)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cagalli, Fllay and Lacus, the three female leads of the series, only ever exchange 1 line of dialogue to each of the other two throughout the series' 50-episode run.

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Quotes

Tolle Koening: Kira!
Kira Yamato: Tolle no! Stay back!
[Tolle fires a missile at the Aegis Gundam piloted by Athrun Zala, but Athrun dodges the attack and smashes the Skygrasper with his shield, beheading Tolle]
Kira Yamato: Tolle!
[Back on the Archangel, Miriallia gasps as the signal from Tolle's Skygrasper disappears. Meanwhile, back on the battlefield, Kira activates his SEED mode with tears in his eyes, having just lost a close friend]
Kira Yamato: Athrun!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

After Lacus joins Kira's crew, the later of the two eye-catches is modified to show Lacus and Athrun with a collection of Haros, and different music, instead of the rousing Gundam eye-catch that appears before the break.

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Connections

Followed by Gundam Seed Destiny (2004)

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Soundtracks

"River"
Second Ending Theme (Episodes #27-39)
Performed by Tatsuya Ishii

User Reviews

thoughts

well personally i believe Gundam Seed as well as Seed Destiny to be 2 of the greatest anime Gundam or non, of all time however for someone to go as far as to say that Seed is superior to Wing is taking it a little far and saying that its more realistic and best drawn...ultimately i'd have to say that after watching all the other Gundam shows i'd say this one was the one (seed) is extremely well drawn however this depends on how old you are...Gundam Fans tend to be a bit older but the first thing i noticed about this particular one is that it was drawn FOR KIDS...to fit a younger audience although the characters are well thought out ultimately this show can't be superior to Wing due to the fact that unlike Wing it comes down to the machines over the pilots...this is easy to see considering that they keep getting upgrades...as for comparing the drawing styles well to be honest i'd have to say i'd be prone to believe the way the Gundams as well as mobile suits were drawn in Wing more realistic than in Seed, Seed is way too super futuristic, you can barely see the wires in the suits when they get cut, half the time they just explode....also its confusing because some...or most of the characters in Seed are made out so mature but yet look and give off the feel of so cartoon-like its hard to explain really unless you've seen the show...will there ever be a scene like the one in episode 10 of Gundam wing when Hero comes out of his Gundam "mssion accepted" and self destructs without a second thought... The point i'm trying to make is not one sided because i somehow enjoy Gundam seed just as much as Gundam Wing...but i'm sick and tired of people comparing those two shows...it seems pretty obvious to me that everyone should be able to see that Gundam Wing was clearly aimed at an older audience while Gundam Seed was made in traditional Gundam complexity but drawn out and for a younger crowd...same with the character development(not too young) the fact of the matter is that Gundam Wing and Gundam Seed...they represent 2 different generations which shouldn't be compared so readily. nonetheless i love Gundam Seed