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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED/Special Edition
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is the ninth Gundam TV series and originally aired in Japan from 2002-2003. This alternate universe series is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda with mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara and Kimitoshi Yamane, character designs by Hisashi Hirai and a score by Toshihiro Sahashi. Set in C.E. (Cosmic Era) 71, the world is divided by genetically unaltered Naturals who are at war with genetically engineered Coordinators. A young Coordinator named Kira Yamato is pulled into the war when his neutral space colony is destroyed by ZAFT, which results in him becoming a mobile suit pilot for the Earth Alliance. Less than a year after the series' conclusion, Fukuda created a trilogy of "Special Edition" compilation movies. The sequel series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY followed in 2004. At the same time, Gundam SEED aired in North America on Cartoon Network's Toonami block. Nearly a decade after its original Japanese broadcast, Sunrise created an HD remaster that cropped the footage to widescreen, featured new animation and deleted two clip episodes. The HD remaster of the TV series and the movies are available on home video in North America from Right Stuf, although the movies are exclusive to the premium Ultimate Edition box set.
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