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The confrontation between the Earth Alliance (Naturals) and ZAFT (Coordinators), which originated in economic friction, reached a stalemate. Ultimately, the two sides opted for the last resort of diplomacy - in other words, war. Our story begins roughly a year later. Heliopolis, a resource satellite belonging to a neutral nation, is suddenly attacked by a Zaft mobile suit force. Their goal is to seize the Atlantic Alliance's newest Gundam mobile suits, which the Alliance has produced here amid total secrecy. The raid is successful, and ZAFT captures four of the Gundams. Kira Yamato, a Coordinator and student at an industrial college, is drawn into the conflict when he is reunited with an old friend, Athrun Zala during the attack. Tragically, Kira finds that his old friend and the other Coordinators are now his enemies. For patriotism's sake, Athrun sets out to defeat Kira. One against four... the battle of the Gundams begins!
The discovery of an advanced model of combat mecha on their space colony throws a young man and his friends into involvement in an interplanetary war as the crew of a powerful fighting ship.
To be blunt, this is a very good series. Compared with the other Gundam series I've seen (Gundam Wing), this one is far superior. The characters are believable, as is the plot, there's some good sci-fi in there, and there is character development. I'll give as little of the actual plot away as I can, but given the guilt and remorse shown by the main characters when team mates and enemies get killed, I'll say its incredibly human. Unlike what you'd think watching James Bond, Kill Bill, et al, killing someone IS a big step, even in war. The regret, remorse, and yes, boys crying, does demonstrate this. And yes, it is OK for boys to be emotional. We just don't usually do it all that often. The sci-fi is good too - genetic enhancements increasing our abilities (represented by the coordinaters) is an obvious extrapolation of modern science and research. The mobile suits that are the mainstay of the series also have some interesting ideas - phase shift armour, mirage colloid, etc. The plot is all about right and wrong, and what falls into each category. Is vengeance against a whole race right just for your loss? Is killing ever just? And so on. Pretty meaty stuff. And the way the plot falls is reasonably logical and easy to understand. Characters do actually develop. The main 4 - Athrun Zala, Kira Yamato, Cagalli Uli Attha and Lacus Clyne - all develop through loss of friends, family, and the turn of events. Even the minor characters do this; Yzak and Dearka make some decisions that you wouldn't've expected looking at their initial characterisation. And through it all, there is Rau le Creuset. Mask? Check! Sadistically evil? Check! And that makes it even more Gundam - there's always some guy in a mask. The revealing of certain characters pasts, eg Mu la Flaga and Rau le Creuset, does add a certain depth. Not everything is known at once, and their emnity is revealed to be deep-seated, as are the character relations throughout the series. Also, as an side, I'd like to say that I have not seen the Japanese version of Gundam Seed, only its English dub. Given I don't know Japanese vocal expressions and don't particularly like subtitles, I think I probably get the best out of the English version, at least orally. However, in terms on animation and sequences, there are some extra in the Japanese versions that were edited out of the English dub, and so I have not seen these. Just so you know though, there are some extra sequences to it. Although it could have had some plot tweaks, better animation in some sequences, and possibly less of the ZAFT-rules-all attitude that seems rather prevalent (some battles are almost farcical in how powerful ZAFT mobile suits are), it adds together quite nicely overall. 8 out of 10.
Whether or not you enjoy SEED (or ultimately Destiny) relies solely on whether or not you can stand an OP Pacifist lead. The biggest argument I see against SEED is that Kira is a god, even so brashly being titled "Jesus Yamato" by some of the shows primary haters. I personally don't see this as an issue, as the OP Pacifist lead is one of my favorite tropes (see Vash and Kenshin). The next argument I see is that no one reaches any level of interesting development. This is only really half true, as Athrun and Cagalli don't really reach their full development until the middle-end of Destiny. However, Kira does reach a fair level of development in SEED, especially after the stuff with Flay. Lacus is very likely the least developed character, but she doesn't really need to be. Her role is not one of a deep character, but rather the perfect mascot of sorts. Asking for development out of Lacus is like expecting Haro to change. For me, the biggest selling point of SEED is all of the plot twist. None of them are surprising, per say, but it's the accumulation of all the little ones that made the show interesting. Needless to say, I was addicted to SEED when I watched it, and then again to Destiny 6 months later (note, I did not watch it when it aired). Similarly to the plot twists, the side in the conflict that the audience is supposed to sympathize with switches at least three times throughout the show. The rather shallow villain, to me at least, fits just fine, seeing as neither side of the war is without fault. For the story to work the way it does, there needs to be a straight up "bad guy," and while Rau is perhaps not the greatest villain, he serves his purpose in both SEED and Destiny. The last point I'll make is that I believe the story and themes in SEED/Destiny are deeper than in a lot of other Gundam. The series that SEED is closest to is definitely the UC time line, and you can see much deeper levels of thought engagement throughout the SEED. The conflicts are real and relatable to life today while still keeping a fantastical element and warning of possible future events. Gundam SEED is my absolute favorite anime, like it or not (and I am not a newbie to the medium). I recommend it highly to everyone with a strong warning to not take it just at face value. I No other season of Gundam has made me think so hard about its story.

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