Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダãƒ
SEED DESTINY, Hepburn: KidŠSenshi Gandamu Shīdo Desutinī) is an
anime television series, a direct sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by
Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the Gundam franchise. It
retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo
Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the
plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,
composed of humans born genetically enhanced labelled as Coordinators.
As ZAFT is about to enter into another war against the regular human
race, the Naturals, the series focuses on Shinn's as well as various
returning characters' involvement in the war. The series spanned 50
episodes, aired in Japan from October 9, 2004, to October 1, 2005, on
the Japan News Network television stations Tokyo Broadcasting System
and Mainichi Broadcasting System.In December 2005, Sunrise aired a
special episode that remade the events from the series' last episode.
A series of four films compiling the series has also been released in
Japan. Gundam SEED was adapted into various manga adaptations and
light novels published by Kodansha and Kadokawa Shoten. Bandai
Entertainment licensed the series for North America release, and has
published it in DVD volumes. The series also aired on television in
Canada, while the compilation films were also released in DVDs. The
first manga was licensed and published by Del Rey Manga. Various types
of merchandising have also been released, including CD soundtracks and
video games.Gundam SEED Destiny became highly popular in Japan, having
sold over one million DVD volumes and soundtracks topping charts. The
series was also the winner of the Anime Grand Prix in both 2004 and
2005 polls. Critical reception has also been positive with focus on
the themes and events occurring throughout the series. However, Gundam
SEED Destiny has often been compared with its prequel for sharing
similar situations with the director's cut OVA having helped to
improve an ending that was felt weak.Gundam SEED Destiny sets the
story two years after the original series and it starts when the
leader from Orb, Cagalli Yula Athha, reunites with PLANT's chairman
Gilbert Durandal to discuss the construction of new mobile suits made
for the military organization ZAFT. Three of them are stolen by a
group called Phantom Pain, which is controlled by the Blue Cosmos
terrorist organization. Cagalli's bodyguard Athrun Zala joins ZAFT
pilot Shinn Asuka to stop them. During the fight, ZAFT's battleship
Minerva is ordered to destroy the ruins of a space colony to prevent
it from crashing into Earth. They find out that rogue ZAFT soldiers
are controlling the colony in order to crash it into Earth. After
failing to completely destroy the colony, a second war starts between
the factions, the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, once news has spread that
ZAFT soldiers caused the colony to collide on Earth. The neutral
country of Orb allies with the Earth Alliance, with the former having
also joined Blue Cosmos. This leads these three faction to confront
the ZAFT soldiers several times, with Athrun having returned there.
SEED DESTINY, Hepburn: KidŠSenshi Gandamu Shīdo Desutinī) is an
anime television series, a direct sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by
Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the Gundam franchise. It
retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo
Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the
plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,
composed of humans born genetically enhanced labelled as Coordinators.
As ZAFT is about to enter into another war against the regular human
race, the Naturals, the series focuses on Shinn's as well as various
returning characters' involvement in the war. The series spanned 50
episodes, aired in Japan from October 9, 2004, to October 1, 2005, on
the Japan News Network television stations Tokyo Broadcasting System
and Mainichi Broadcasting System.In December 2005, Sunrise aired a
special episode that remade the events from the series' last episode.
A series of four films compiling the series has also been released in
Japan. Gundam SEED was adapted into various manga adaptations and
light novels published by Kodansha and Kadokawa Shoten. Bandai
Entertainment licensed the series for North America release, and has
published it in DVD volumes. The series also aired on television in
Canada, while the compilation films were also released in DVDs. The
first manga was licensed and published by Del Rey Manga. Various types
of merchandising have also been released, including CD soundtracks and
video games.Gundam SEED Destiny became highly popular in Japan, having
sold over one million DVD volumes and soundtracks topping charts. The
series was also the winner of the Anime Grand Prix in both 2004 and
2005 polls. Critical reception has also been positive with focus on
the themes and events occurring throughout the series. However, Gundam
SEED Destiny has often been compared with its prequel for sharing
similar situations with the director's cut OVA having helped to
improve an ending that was felt weak.Gundam SEED Destiny sets the
story two years after the original series and it starts when the
leader from Orb, Cagalli Yula Athha, reunites with PLANT's chairman
Gilbert Durandal to discuss the construction of new mobile suits made
for the military organization ZAFT. Three of them are stolen by a
group called Phantom Pain, which is controlled by the Blue Cosmos
terrorist organization. Cagalli's bodyguard Athrun Zala joins ZAFT
pilot Shinn Asuka to stop them. During the fight, ZAFT's battleship
Minerva is ordered to destroy the ruins of a space colony to prevent
it from crashing into Earth. They find out that rogue ZAFT soldiers
are controlling the colony in order to crash it into Earth. After
failing to completely destroy the colony, a second war starts between
the factions, the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, once news has spread that
ZAFT soldiers caused the colony to collide on Earth. The neutral
country of Orb allies with the Earth Alliance, with the former having
also joined Blue Cosmos. This leads these three faction to confront
the ZAFT soldiers several times, with Athrun having returned there.
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