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|} Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny features many new characters and some returning ones.

Gundam SEED Destiny had its premiere broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. on the JNN TV stations (Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS TV), Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS TV, producing TV station), etc.) and ended October 1, 2005. Bandai Entertainment has announced that Gundam SEED Destiny is licensed for the North American market, and confirmed at Anime Expo 2006 that it will broadcast on Canadian television on YTV. There is no schedule date to broadcast the series in the US at this time according to Bandai Entertainment.

On Christmas 2005 a special episode ("Final Plus") aired, called "The Chosen Future". The episode is mainly a remake of the Final Phase (Ep 50), with a few storyline changes, a lengthened battle, and an epilogue to the series.

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Overview

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Directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, Gundam SEED Destiny is the sequel to Gundam SEED and the second Gundam series to be set in the Cosmic Era timeline. For background information see Factions of the Cosmic Era, for the events in the first series see Bloody Valentine War, for the events in Gundam SEED Destiny see Second Bloody Valentine War. Set in C.E. 73, two years after the peace treaty between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance was signed in Gundam SEED, members of the Earth Alliance special task force known as Phantom Pain hi-jack three advanced mobile suits from a ZAFT armoury base during a meeting between Orb representative Cagalli Yula Athha and new ZAFT chairman Gilbert Durandal. What begins as a pursuit of this band of Extended Naturals by Orb refugee Shinn Asuka, Athrun Zala, and the crew of the Minerva, escalates into cataclysmic circumstances which lead to the declaration of yet another war.

Themes and reactions

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While still focused on the plight between Naturals and Coordinators, Destiny's focus was placed more on the ideological conflicts held by the characters, with social commentary proposing an interesting global government conspiracy theory for the real world. In a wide scope, the series poses the question of what would be the best path for humanity to follow: one where people's paths are chosen, but they are able to live to their full potential, or that of freedom and the inevitable conflict that will occur?

However, these themes were not always apparent, and although a ratings success, Destiny could not match either the previous success of Gundam SEED or Fullmetal Alchemist, both of which previously aired on the popular Saturday evening prime-time slot.

There were also many problems occurring behind the scenes during production which led to many criticisms of the series from both fans and the staff. Animation director Yousuke Kabashima criticized series supervisor Chiaki Morosawa in his blog, for shifting the storyline on the fly and habitually turning in scripts late which eventually caused numerous problems with the production of the show, and also implied that she only had her job as chief writer because she was the wife of director Mitsuo Fukuda. This is not the first time Fukuda has been criticised for showing favoritism towards his wife nor shown over-reliance on her work. A post-show interview that Morosawa gave, in which she appeared to blow off many of the concerns fans had with the finished production, also did little to help public perception of her.

Adaptations

An abridged version of the TV series is being released as ', which retells the story in four 90 minute parts. Unlike the ', this retelling of Destiny seems focused on fixing some of the more criticized aspects of the series (for instance, focusing on Athrun Zala's point of view to keep the focus as neutral as possible) rather than simply editing together highlights and important battles. An ONA spinoff called Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer, has been released on [Bandai Channel] starting July 2006, with a DVD release scheduled for November 2006. Most recently, a brand new movie was announced by [Sunrise] (news in English via [Gunota Headlines]). Little is known about the movie at this time but it will be a brand new story set after the series.

The anime has been adapted into a series of novels, by Goto Riu (also the author of the Gundam SEED novels).

The manga series tells the events of the anime from the point of view of Athrun Zala.

Cast and crew

Japanese cast

Staff

English-language cast

Openings, Endings and Insert songs

Openings: Endings: Insert Songs:

Trivia

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The series contains several references to previous Gundam and Fukuda series.

See also

Preceded by (in production and chronological order): Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

Followed by (in production order): Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer.

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