Genre: mecha
Plot Summary: (from Anime News Network) Heliopolis, a so-called neutral space colony was holding a top-secret weapons research facility, producing Gundams for the Earth Alliance. ZAFT, which is composed of Coordinators (genetically modified/upgraded humans), attacks Heliopolis, stealing 4 out of the Alliance's 5 Gundams. In the battlefield, civilian Kira Yamato stumbles upon the Strike, the last remaining Gundam of the alliance, and is forced to pilot it. In the midst of battle he encounters his best friend, Athrun Zala, as one of the hijackers of the 5 Gundams, who sides with ZAFT. Being a Coordinator, he is the only one who can pilot the Gundam. But Kira is not with ZAFT, even though they're his own kind, nor the Alliance. Since the Alliance is the only place he could turn to at the time, he sides with them. He pilots the Gundam to protect his friends, and to fight his best friend, which pains both of them. It's a war between individual beliefs.
Comments: Gundam SEED not only captured all the key elements of a good mecha show, it also contain all the dynamic features of a good storyline. Those qualities along with the quality of character design and art work makes the series not only a masterpiece of Bandai's gundam series, but also equally popular amonst the male and female population (something gundam shows are not very well known for)
Drawing: I'm mostly amazed by the unique seamless integration of 3D models and 2D artwork. w/o a guide book to point out the fact that some archangel scene were done in 3D, I probably would never have guessed.
Music: well one thing that can be said about Bandai is that they don't go cheap on OP and EDs (opening and closing songs). Aside from those, couple insert songs, in particular "Shizukana yoru ni" (In a slient night) by Tanaka Rie (more well known as the voice actress for Chobits) and "Akatsuki no Kuruma" (dawn's carriage) by Fiction Junction are my personal favorites.
anyways here's a list of OPs and EDs:
Opening Theme:
#1: "Invoke" by T.M. Revolution
#2: "Moment" by Vivian or Kazuma
#3: "Believe" by Nami Tamaki
#4: "Realize" by Nami Tamaki
Ending Theme:
#1: "Anna ni Isshodattanoni (Even Though We Were Together So Much)" by See-Saw
#2: "River" by Tatsuya Ishii
#3: "Find The Way" by Mika Nakashima
more information (including links to youtube videos) can be found at :http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/gundamseed
Anyways I'll close this entry off with the video of "Akatsuki Kuruma" by Fiction Junction and Invoke by T.M. Revolution
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