24 minSeason 2 • Episode 50
LatestKira in the Strike Freedom is confronted by Rey in the Legend. Meanwhile, Athrun in the Infinite Justice battles Lunamaria in the Impulse and Shinn in the Destiny. Requiem is destroyed in a joint effort of the Infinite Justice and Mu in the Akatsuki. The combined efforts of the Archangel and the Infinite Justice, damage the Minerva, causing it to crash onto the Moon. Durandal and Kira confront each other in the collapsing Messiah. Durandal is shot by Rey, and Captain Gladys orders Kira to leave as she, Rey and Durandal are killed when the Messiah falls to the Moon surface. The Second Bloody Valentine War ends.
Cosmic Era 71. Mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of withstanding the rigors of space who inhabit orbital colonies known as PLANTs. The story revolves around a young Coordinator named Kira Yamato, who becomes involved in the war between the two races after a neutral space colony secretly developing mobile suits for the Earth Alliance is attacked by the PLANTs' military force, ZAFT.
Score
T.M.Revolution and See-Saw bangers that defined an era of anime openings.
Production
SEED's sleek mecha redesigns revolutionized Gundam aesthetics for the 2000s.
Writing
Clones, long-lost siblings, and identity swaps—this show never met a twist it didn't love.
Kenichi Suzumura
Shinn Asuka (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Lunamaria Hawke (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Rey Za Burrel (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Meyrin Hawke (voice)
Mami Koyama
Talia Gladys (voice)
Hiroki Takahashi
Arthur Trine (voice)
Akira Ishida
Athrun Zala (voice)
Soichiro Hoshi
Kira Yamato (voice)
Rie Tanaka
Lacus Clyne (voice)
Naomi Shindo
Cagalli Yula Athha (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Murrue Ramius (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Mu La Flaga / Neo Roanoke (voice)
Rie Tanaka
Meer Campbell (voice)
Isshin Chiba
Arnold Neumann (voice)
Megumi Toyoguchi
Miriallia Haw (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SEED revitalized the Gundam franchise for a new generation, becoming the highest-rated Gundam series in Japan during broadcast and spawning countless 'real robot' imitators.
Director Mitsuo Fukuda's wife, Chiaki Morosawa, wrote the series; their creative partnership reportedly involved intense debates that shaped SEED's notoriously polarizing sequel Destiny.
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