Cosmic Era 71. A war is under way between genetically enhanced Coordinators and unmodified Naturals. The Natural-dominated Earth Alliance, struggling to catch up with the Coordinators' superior technology, has secretly developed its own Gundam mobile suits at a neutral space colony. Through a twist of fate, a young Coordinator named Kira Yamato becomes the pilot of the Alliance's prototype Strike Gundam, and finds himself forced to fight his own people in order to protect his friends.
The story of Mobile Suit: Gundam SEED begins with the birth of George Glenn, a genetically enhanced human with superior abilities. Coordinators, as they were called, lived in space colonies called PLANTs. However... unaltered humans, who became known as Naturals, were jealous of Coordinators. One day, the Earth Alliance military force known as O.M.N.I.(Oppose Military & Neutralize Invasion) launched a nuclear missle on the PLANT known as Junius Seven. Enraged by the amount of lives lose, the PLANT military force known as Z.A.F.T.(Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty) went to war against the Earth Alliance. Though it seemed likely that the EA would win by overwhelming forces, the Coordinators were superior in both Mobile Weapons and pilots. The war eventually spread to the neutralORB Union known as Heliopolis. 5 Prototype Earth Alliance Mobile Suits were sighted, and 5 elite ZAFT pilots were to capture them. Due to an unforseen amount of circumstances, a student and coordinator named Kira Yamato finds himself in an EA mobile Suit, called the Strike Gundam. He wishes to defend those he calls friends, but by doing so, must fight against his own people AND his best friend, Athrun Zala. The story starts off very well, and grows deeper and fills with more conflicts. Definately a 10.
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Like all other Gundam Series, Gundam SEED features beautiful mechs and machines fighting against one another with colorful lasers and explosions and such. The characters are well detailed and the Mobile weapons and ships are all very beautiful. The backgrounds in the many areas also do well in defining the areas that the characters travel throughout the story. Animation is also very well done. Its really amazing to see the Strike destroy its first enemy Mobile Suit with its combat knives. However, towards the end of the series there happens to be lots of repeats of animation. But aside from that, the artistic style in Gundam Seed is sure to satisfy those with craving eyecandy.
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The dialog in the series is excellent, to start off with. The original japanese voices, anyway... The background music blends very well with each situation and the words that each character says are full of meaning and emotion, which adds to the quality of the show. The Openings and Endings of Gundam SEED are all absolutely wonderful. The songs sung by Lacus Clyne(Rie Tanaka as Voice Actor) are also very beatiful. My personal favorites are Invoke, Shizukana Yoru Ni, and Anna ni issho datta no ni.
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Although Gundam SEED offers little to no humor, the battles and serious moments of the show are not to be missed. Each character is extremely well developed in terms of emotions, personality, and what they feel about the war. As the episodes go on, you only want to know what is will happen to certain characters or which couples form within the story. The fights are beautiful and very well done. It does not matter if you are watching verbal fights between characters or Kira slicing off the legs of the Duel Gundam, it leaves an imprint in your mind that wants more and more. As for originality.... It starts off very similar to One Year War, but it evolves into something very unique. The story becomes deeper and deeper, and is filled with many twists that keep your eyes glued to the screen. I assure you that you will adore the series as soon as you see the Strike Gundam standing up for the very first time. Many of my friends who have never seen a Gundam before fall in love with the series when they watch one of my Gundam SEED DVDS... The same will also happen to you once you watch Gundam SEED Phase 1: A False Peace.
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9.1667 (very good)
Reviewed by X10A, Mar 19, 2005
Ugh. Enough with the SEED reviews already. This review is totally biased judging from your name cause there's nothing revolutionary about the story. But I assume you never watched the earlier series like the original Gundam or Gundam X.
As for the art, I'll give it a higher rating (9 maybe) cause the graphics and characters are certainly good. And I totally agree with you on the sound section.
Overall, this review is overrated but that's just me....
I agree that there are many SEED review lying about everywhere in the internet. But the fact of it being overrated
remains to be a controversial matter. SEED does not offer anything new to the eyes of Gundam fan. It is just another
gundam series, without much originality within. I just can't help but notice the similarity it has with the
original UC gundam, upto the point of Zeta, which then has been taken up by SEED Destiny.
I just don't think SEED should deserve any praise due to the fact that it is an anime which has been innovated from
old ideas. Archangel is just an exact replica of the White Base, Haro-haro makes an appearance here, and even Gundam
Providence is a copy of Nu Gundam.
All gundam series have a fundamental storyline. There's no good or evil between the chartacters. It's a war.
And one of the character is masked.
But overall, SEED is still a good anime. I would have strongly recommend to newbies, but for hardcore gundam fans? Maybe
it would have been better to just watch it with an open heart. I've stopped watching Destiny by the way.
any news about seed destiny? :P
iv seen one and it was cooler then the old seiese
i got some off da gundam seed games but now.........its just getting boring ^_^'
I liked seed alot i havent got to watch seed destiny yet cuse it hasnt come out in the us bit from i heard about i think it would good.
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I really like Gundam Seed (much because I didn't know the UC-Timeline). I think although it may copy something from them I like how the story progresses. The only thing which really disturbs me are the many reused scenes.
Hoaah..Sleepy..Um sorry, i'm just a bit of tired..
Could you put some of the Gundam in the review??
Hoah..Sleepy.... I want to go to sleep for a while..
Man, there are so many people review Seed as soon as it came out.I say that it a good show but people many thoughts about this shows and there too much of it. Also the wallpaper as well. At MyOtaku.com, their are more than 600 of those. It's just down right crazy.
I agree with the review... Gundam SEED is a good series, although it was the first series I've ever seen from the Gundam universe, so I might change my mind after I watch other series like Gundam Wing or Gundam 8th MS team. But anyway, you people shouldn't be irked that there is "too much of it" out there. If so many people like it, it's only natural for them to make wallpapers, to write reviews etc., right?
Thanks for the review! Nice ^__^
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