Audience reviews
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Realkaku
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: STARGAZER is a hidden gem in the Gundam series. Even though it's only three short episodes, it captures everything that makes the Cosmic Era so compelling: politics, emotion, and great mobile suit action.
What makes Stargazer stand out is its perspective. Instead of focusing on famous pilots or major battles, it presents the war from the perspective of researchers and lesser-known Earth Alliance soldiers. It adds depth and reminds you that war affects everyone, not just those on the front lines.
The animation still holds up remarkably well, particularly in the smooth action scenes and the distinctive design of the Gundam Stargazer. The music also hits hard, especially during the ending, emotional and haunting in the best way.
If there's one downside, it'…
Read at the sourceRauLeCreuset
It has been many years since I have seen Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Stargazer. I have seen the main series as well as other gundam series and own all the original gundam series that have to do with the universal century timeline. As well as some of the side stories. and Gundam games playstation 2 games and for my japanese playstation 2. I am obsessed with gundams. I love them so much. This anime is about two people who eventually come together in a series of unfortunate events that throw both of them in the chaos of which that is the battlefield. It really is a wonderful, although short ova. I throughly enjoyed it all those years ago when I seen it. It's a must watch if you're a gundam fan. It's amazing gundam ova with great battles. I highly recommend it.
Read at the sourceManthors
Gundam Seed Stargazers is set after Gundam Seed, and takes into consideration crucial events of Seed Destiny, thus, only see this if you saw both series until the end, otherwise, you will lose way too much of the events and explanations, and the OVA will not be enjoyable. That being said, I can assure that Gundam Seed Stargazers is an amazing OVA, with the most perfect portrait of a war I ever saw on Gundam. Let me explain why.
Story: It's absolutely dark. Damn, you think Gundam Thunderbolt is dark? Or maybe Iron-Blooded Orphans? Nope, Gundam Seed Stargazers takes the cake. It does not have the amount of bloodshed like IBO, but its the darkest Gundam-related anime I watched so far. Nevertheless, the story, grim as it is, is great. There are moments that they throw you right on a civilian…
Read at the sourceFel_Temp
This show feels a lot like a 14 year old trying to write something meaningful. There's lots of sad character death, brutal war scenes, and tragic backstories, but there's little to no depth to anything, and it's mostly told with the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the face. I mean they might as well have called the second episode "Crawling in my Gundam, These Wounds They Will Not Heal." The direction was decent, and it felt like everyone involved was really trying, but the short runtime really killed most of the potential this had. Sadly, the last half of the final episode finally does seem to come together into something surprisingly well done (and it's really the only reason I'm not scoring this lower), but by then it was too little too late to save the series.
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I chose to watch Stargazer as I thoroughly enjoyed both Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny (haters gonna hate about Destiny, I know). However I honestly did not expect for Stargazer, such a short OVA, to have the emotional impact that it did.
The story transpires across the events of the Gundam Seed Destiny series. This means that if you have seen Gundam Seed Destiny you will be able to identify and recognize different events that take place, which helps in establishing the approx. passing of time (which is very cool). The main characters from Gundam Seed Destiny don't play a role in this OVA, and they aren't needed in this side story. The story follows Sven, an Earth Alliance soldier, and Selene, a Coordinator researcher.
(MINOR SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH) I really like how despite th…
Read at the sourceKotori_Sonoda
Set the same time as Gundam Seed destiny, Stargazer tells the story of Selen Mcgriff, a scientist and Sven Ca Bayan, a member of Earth Alliance's Phantom Pain. Of course, you don't need to watch Destiny to understand ths story.
I loved the story. I liked the characters especially Selene, Sven, and that guy who died fighting the Jinn (forgot his name...)
The mobile suit designs are good too. Stargazer looks great, plus there's Blu Duel and Verde Buster, throwbacks to Duel and Buster from the earlier Gundam SEED.
The battles were of course good, but since each ep is limited to 15 minutes, it feels like you want to see more.
That's my opinion on this series in fact. It's good, but there's way too much happening which results in everything getting condensed to fit the time limit. Because of th…
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I usually don't care for spin-offs, but I seem to be on a Gundam kick again, and I'd heard pretty decent things about Stargazer, so...
STORY - Stargazer is a side story that takes place around episode 7 and 8 of Gundam SEED Destiny. I have nothing but contempt for Destiny in general, including its story, but thankfully, Stargazer manages to leave behind most of the nonsense and only utilizes a few key plot elements, namely, the drop of Junius Seven onto Earth. And as colony drop plots are kind of common in the Gundamverse, it's pretty easy to forget about Stargazer's parent series. (Well, Stargazer does mention a few prominent political names that tie it into Destiny, but that's pretty nice because continuity and relevancy is always good, even if the parent story isn't.)
As a three-episo…
Read at the sourceOtakuFreak
Well it's been a while since I came back on and made a review. After adding animes to my list, I came upon Gundam Seed Stargazer, and the first thing I thought was disappointment. Gundam Seed was a horrible attempt to revive the original Mobile Suit Gundam seires, but what caught me off gaurd was that this was a really good one (Amazingly). Thought I'm a hatter of Gundam Seed, and all you Kira and Lacus followers might get a bitch on because of it, this seires was a true turn around with me. It had a strong motive, good story line, great characters, and (of course) the Mobile Suit design.
When watching this I learned more about the Seed universe. From reading Gundam Seed Astray manga, I thought I already knew everything that there was needed to know of the Cosmic Era world. I was wrong.…
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