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Post by Saphira on Aug 10, 2004 21:03:17 GMT 10
"Year 70 of the Cosmic Era. Due to the 'Bloody Valentine' tragedy, tensions between Earth and the PLANTs escalated into armed conflict. Noone doubted that the numerically superior Earth forces would be victorious, but these early predictions proved to be mistaken. The war became a stalemate, which has lasted for eleven months..." Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, the latest chapter in the Gundam saga, is set in a future world - unrelated to that of previous Gundam series - in which the years are reckoned by the Cosmic Era (C.E.) calendar. Like other Gundam stories, Gundam Seed chronicles a conflict between the people of Earth and the inhabitants of orbital space colonies, but here the root of the conflict is biological rather than political. This war is a struggle for supremacy between genetically-enhanced "Coordinators" and the unmodified "Naturals" of Earth, and the hero of the story is a young Coordinator who is forced to fight against his own kind in order to protect the lives of his friends and loved ones. [blur]Here are some of the MAIN characters:[/blur] KIRA YAMATO - The young civilian who becomes the pilot of the prototype Strike Gundam. Kira is a first-generation Coordinator whose parents are Naturals, and his family has taken refuge in the neutral territory of the resource satellite Heliopolis to avoid the war. However, Kira finds himself drawn into the conflict when Heliopolis is attacked by ZAFT forces, and he remains aboard the Earth Alliance warship Archangel in order to protect his friends and loved ones. As a Coordinator, Kira has remarkable mental and physical abilities, and his computer programming talents enable him to rewrite the Strike Gundam's operating system in mid-battle to adapt to new combat conditions. ATHRUN ZALA - A member of the elite Le Creuset team which attacks Heliopolis, Athrun subsequently becomes the pilot of the captured Aegis Gundam. As a child, Athrun attended a preparatory school on the moon, where he became good friends with Kira Yamato. Now, with his father leading the most warlike faction of the PLANT Supreme Council and his mother among the casualties of the "Bloody Valentine" tragedy, Athrun is determined to defeat the treacherous Earth Alliance - and shocked to discover that Kira is fighting on the side of the enemy. Athrun has a talent for mechanical tinkering, and has created numerous robot pets for his friends and acquaintances. LACUS CLYNE - The daughter of PLANT Supreme Council chairman Siegel Clyne, whose career as a pop star has made her the idol of the Coordinators. Dispatched to join a memorial service on the anniversary of the "Bloody Valentine" tragedy, Lacus is left drifting in space when her ship is attacked by Earth Alliance forces, and her lifepod is subsequently retrieved by the Alliance warship Archangel. Lacus treats friend and foe alike with kindness and respect, and even her fiancé Athrun Zala is sometimes perplexed by her apparent naïveté. CAGALLI YULA - A mysterious young woman who Kira first met during ZAFT's attack on the resource satellite Heliopolis. Having escaped the collapse of the colony aboard a lifeboat, Cagalli has returned to Earth and made her way to northern Africa to join forces with the resistance group known as Desert Dawn. Her background remains a mystery, known only to Desert Dawn leader Sahib Ashman and her bodyguard Kisaka.
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Post by Blu on Aug 11, 2004 1:55:23 GMT 10
LOVE RAKUSU!!!!!
SHE IS MY PINK-HAIRED PRINCESS!!! ^_^
*points to the siggy ^^*
There is a Series2 currently in the works.
I fell for the music and the animation in this (although the CG was kinda yucky to watch) it is really good! (although chinatown subtitles spoil it)
A must without saying for Gundam fans, but is an interestingly new experience for even the most seasoned fan - - it explores new depths in character and plot and should be seen!
All 50 episodes in all its glory! (I sound like a reviewer... ^^)
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Post by Sakura on Aug 11, 2004 3:07:53 GMT 10
Wow! ^_^" I've seen about sixteen eps, and it's pretty good. I didn't like it as much as Gundam Wing, but, it was still pretty good.
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Post by Saphira on Aug 11, 2004 7:51:21 GMT 10
I love Lacus or Racus too! ^__~ She and Kira looks good together! ^__~
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Post by Blu on Aug 11, 2004 11:52:55 GMT 10
Yeah SEED is different from Wing as Wing was more concentrated on the politics and events of the world as opposed to the actual characters. Wing has a shortage of feminine aspects. Relena always messes up the good fights while Dorothy is a major ***** (you'll know what I'm saying if you've seen the series) with killer eyebrows. There's a greater number of Boys in that one - - I guess they were either looking out for the Yaoi market that would follow in droves or they were actually trying to get girls to watch. Trowa was my favourite in that series. SEED - I recommend downloading the song "Meteor" which is an insert song which I happen to like (very good memories ^^). Also Rie Tanaka - Mizu No Akashi (This Token of Water) and Rie Tanaka - Shizukana Yoruni (Silent Night); They're Rakusu's (or Lacus) songs! LOVE RAKUSU! Rakusu's name is the most widely debated of all in the GSEED websites, I like the Japanese name for her better than the others as you might guess, but it all started when different Fansubbing groups were producing their respective copies. Other noames for her include: Lux, Lacus, Rakusu, Rakus, Lakus, Racus. With her last name with two main varients: Clyne and Klein. I prefer neither one. Who here likes Fllay? (coz apparently she was supposed to be one of the most real characters - - representing the ***** (that word again...) that other series have produced and got good ratings with. I mean I like her, just that I would not want someone like that if they really existed. Kira vs. Athrun? I personally like Athrun more (although true! as Saphira said, Kira and Rakusu look good together) Athrun is less of a crybaby then Kira lol. But then again you do kinda get shocked when you find out your best-friend was trying to kill you (almost succeeding multiple times). Kira seems to die a lot of imes throughout the series. ((btw. There is sparse fanservice throughout, so don't be too disappointed. ^^ ))
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Post by Saphira on Aug 11, 2004 23:48:54 GMT 10
The first time I saw GD, thought that Kira+Fllay, and Athrun+Lacus are a CUTE couple! ^__~ But I started to hate the Kira and Fllay tandem, I hate it when Kira is partnered by Fllay who is self-centered and here Kira who's willing to give everything on his friends (especially on Athrun).
And to Athrun and Lacus, ermmm.... it's cute when they have a love triangle with Kira but of course, Athrun will like Cagalli and blah blah blah! I realize then that Kira and Lacus are super sweet and super cute together! ^__~ (look at my avatar! hehe...ü)
Is it true that the ATHRUN and KIRA Yaoi relationship is actually no. 1 in JAPAN?! ^__~ Erg! I hate it when they are partnered! I mean...both of them are REALLY gorgeous men! bUT I just can't help the fact that those two really look good together! hehe...ü I guess I have to agree with them! ^__~
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Post by Sakura on Aug 12, 2004 12:39:57 GMT 10
I guess that might be the reason I liked wing more...because there were more guys in it. ^_^" Cuz, Heero and Quatre were my favs...even though people I knew kept thinking quatre was gay...um...not sure bout that. ^_^" Don't wanna get there either.
Athrun, I can admit, seems really cool too. ^_^" But, if you look at the two -kira and athrun, they both kinda look alike. ^_^" same figure at least. lol.
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Post by Blu on Aug 12, 2004 18:08:39 GMT 10
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Post by Saphira on Aug 12, 2004 21:28:54 GMT 10
Waaah! Lacus I mean...Rakusu is sooo cute there! *waaah!* And, duh...what's with that Kira and Flley again??! =P
Yay! Kira and Lacus are cute there! ^__~ ...ü...
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Post by Blu on Aug 14, 2004 21:46:43 GMT 10
NEWS!!! The NEW SERIES
Gundam Seed - Destiny!
will be airing in Japan at the beginning of October!
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Post by ignorance86 on Aug 15, 2004 3:18:25 GMT 10
i noticed that no one mentioned anything about cagalli and athrun as a couple ^^ actually i would have liked kira and cagalli to be a couple... thing is... well if u watch the series u noe wat i mean and ever notice how shes the ONLY female character that doesn't just sit there talking? oh and for those interested theres also a gundam seed manga spin off called "gundam seed astray" and there was a short promo OVA based on it as well u can get it at www.animesuki.com oh and btw fav character in gundam wing is Duo oh and thats all i'll shut up now
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Post by Chibi Jen on Aug 17, 2004 18:15:26 GMT 10
From what I've heard from you guys, Gundam SEED is very interesting. I was turned off from watching Gundam Wing.. because there's a lack of feminine aspects (Like Blu said)..
And not to forget to mention, it looked like an anime for boyz..lol
I thought there was something wrong with the pairing up of Lacus.. since.. it says there that Athrun Zala is Lacus's fiancé- and you guys have pics of her and Kira. hmmm...
I guess I'd have to watch it to see..
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Post by Blu on Aug 17, 2004 23:28:15 GMT 10
Love triangle ^^ or quadrangle... or something...
(But not so extreme as an affair in case you were thinking ^^)
SPOILER ALERT
TURN BACK.... NOW!!!
Ssigh + Fllay at the beginning (arranged marriage from what I hear)
Then Kira + Fllay next after he pilots the big robot and she goes kinda nuts, using him to kill things for her
Then Lacus ((Love Lacus!)) meets Kira. And then gets sent to Athrun.
Some time later... Lacus meets Kira again while Cagalli meets Athrun.
See the rest of the series if you wanna know ^^
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Post by ignorance86 on Aug 18, 2004 1:22:10 GMT 10
u noe the funny thing bout the series is that it's meant to be about the characters... = / it was originally meant to be a drama set in a time of war type thing (war drama?) but to be honest if u look at it as a drama it actually completely s** -_- which brings me to my question... = / does anyone here whos seen the whole series or a majority of it actually care wat happens to the characters? cause honestly i didn't... persoanally i think that gundam seed has terrible character development... sure hope new series is gonna do better = / then again the main reason i like the series is the giant robots anyway (CAN"T WAIT TO SEE THE GAIA GUNDAM!!!) anyway thats just wat i think, doesn't mean its a bad series though, just saying that characters were the worst part about the series...
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Post by Chibi Jen on Aug 18, 2004 13:15:17 GMT 10
*skips Blu's spoilers* That's one thing I don't really understand- how can boys can be interested in robots/ machines?.. So, how many episodes are there in total- all seasons?
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