The year is Cosmic Era 73. The Bloody Valentine War, fought between the PLANT space colonies and the nations of the Atlantic Federation, has ended and an uneasy truce has settled upon the Earth sphere. With the signing of the Junius Seven Treaty, the world's soldiers have left the battlefield and the grizzly sights of war behind. Many who fought now seek peace and refuge in the shelter of civilian life. But one boy, Shinn Asuka, is finding that incredibly hard. A Coordinator who lost his entire family during the Battle of Orb, he now fights with ZAFT in one of their newest machines, the ZGMF-X56S Impulse. Of course, ZAFT is only developing these machines for defensive applications - or so they claim - but when a group of Federation operatives steal some of these prototype machines, the world is once again plunged towards war.
Direction
Fukuda's signature dramatic zooms hit harder in cinema format
Visual Effects
Impulse Gundam's silhouette launch sequence: *chef's kiss*
Editing
TV arc compressed to 90 min, chaos preserved
Director
Mitsuo Fukuda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SEED Destiny's TV run nearly killed Gundam's reputation in Japan; these compilation films are Fukuda's redemption arc attempt.
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