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TakaCode
Gundam Seed is one of the most beloved Gundam series of all time. Ever since it’s a success back in 2002 it has gained a big following especially in Japan where it was most successful. The series has been praised for amazing music, engaging plot twist as well telling an intriguing story where two close friends are in the opposite side of the battlefield fighting each other. While Gundam Seed Season 1 didn’t impress me all that much with its storytelling and characters it was still a fun watch despite being average. Once I was done with Gundam Seed I decided to check out the squeal called Gundam Seed Destiny. Now unlike the original series many people especially hardcore Gundam fans seemed to have a polarizing reaction of Seed Destiny where it’s very diverse. Camp A is the people who loved…
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Potentially one of the best turned to easily one of the worst; the best description for Gundam SHITTO Destiny.
*SPOILERS FOR MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED DESTINY! I WILL COVER THE HD REMASTER.*
It's not a secret that I'm not the biggest fan of SEED. Even still, there's no doubt that the SEED series as a whole could`ve been epic. Season 1 laid the foundation for an even more dramatic and depressing Gundam series to spring up, on the level of Zeta, in more ways than one. This quote represents this perfectly. SEED Destiny in particular also made itself an interesting template that, under the right hands, would`ve made one of the most critically acclaimed Gundam shows of the franchise. However, it failed on that massively (something the score on this review and the show`s MAL score can attest to)…
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The Gundam meta series is colossal in size, and the fanbase splits are arguably even bigger than the franchise itself. Get any two Gundam fans into a room, and you're bound to find some difference or another that would make a big enough difference.
You have fans of Universal Century, 00, Wing, G, Turn A, SEED and X, all of whom like something about their respective series/timelines that they feel other fans cannot see.
Most/almost all of the above fans, however, including fans of SEED, have a notorious reputation for particularly hating Destiny, which is rather surprising since Gundam fans are notorious for not really being able to agree on anything.
Why is this the case in such a fanbase?
Well, the story is incredibly unoriginal. Gundam storylines don't tend to have much in the origin…
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As the name suggests, Gundam Seed Destiny is a sequel to the popular Gundam Seed. Now Gundam Seed was the first Gundam series that I ever watched, so I was happy to find out that there was a sequel for it. Sadly, the sequel disappoints greatly with regards to the plot and characters.
Story: 4
The plot revolves an anti-coordinator group known as the Blue Cosmos/ Logos (Think KKK) that happen to be in charge of the Earth Alliance forces (Who thought that would be a good idea?). Due to a series of incidents that were caused by this group, the Earth Alliance ends up going to war with Zaft. At this point it's difficult to separate Seed and Destiny anymore since almost everything has been rehashed; Earth and Zaft go to war over certain incidents, there are 3 druggies who end up being competent…
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Some people hate this , some people love this, but i'm in the middle , I can't love this like seed but I can't hate I it either.
What I love and hate !!!
Characters :Although most Gundam Seed fans seem to worship at the temple of Kira Yamamoto , I found myself hating him not only in GS but in gsd , there no character development with him , in GS all he did was get stronger with more battle and whine ,and in gsd all he did was fight and sprout his idealistic crap . not sure if this is the right word for this but he very generic , super hero main character , he not relatable nor is he realistic . I mean who would date there best friend ex fiancée ?
My favourite character is Athurn one of the redeeming features that save this anime , he realistic , relatable , he seem more human than kira…
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Gundam SEED Destiny stronger than the first series — Gundam SEED. In it we meet again, so beloved by us earlier, but have grown up characters, and new.
Characters, and mecha are the same as we left them in the first season. But as time passed. Our friends have matured. Although, not all, as turned out to be something taken out of the lesson of their former errors. Every word, every action — before the eyes of that same Gundam, just changed the appearance of new characters and the idea that I was sick Chairman. We see events through the eyes of others, on the other side. And now, with the fall of fragments of the colony Junius 7 on Earth begins a new battle for the characters, a new war. Some may sigh, but provide no Gundam battles impossible. It is impossible not to fight, while living in…
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I decided to go write a review for my favorite AU, and UC series, and my least liked UC, and AU series.
This anime unfortnately falls under the least favorite AU series category.
I have seen all gundam series that were tv series except danboru senki and the sd gundams, and most of the ovas that have came out and some of the movies.
Story: 3 / 10 Poor, plot was not original but also did not develop further on themes on the series that was before it. If it's not original, that's ok, however it should be captivating and explore the themes before to a greater depth. What I watched instead was a recycled pov from the zaft side, which was good, up until the protagonist of the series suddenly switches to kira and athrun and it became seed all over again. Why bother making a sequel if it's goin…
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I said i hated the first seed, but that had a few points which were bearable as a Gundam fan. To speak of it simply this is a show you would buy on DVD just so you can have the pleasure of stomping it into a million pieces then watch it burn in a fire.
there is nothing to speak of in terms of characters and story. Going straight into one of the worst things they could have done to Gundam as a franchise are the flashy war machines which seem to work on magic and pixy dust. In any of the older gundams everything felt mechanical and at some points in the show they show the inner workings. (the 8th MS team being a good example for when Shiro was doing a field repair on his RX-79's feet)
Gundams are not meant to fly, the UC universe addresses this with suits that transform into planes and fl…
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The Gundam Seed became popular to the fans and its natural for the series to get a 2nd season. Expect most of the characters from the 1st season to be included with some new addition. Seed Destiny introduces a new protagonist to the story named Shin. Of course Kira and Athrun still plays a major role to the story. But in comparison to the 1st season, the story became a little bit of dull on the 2nd season. The story is straight forward and the plot is something you would expect. It feels like the Seed Destiny was forced to be made just to please the fans. However, I do like how the characters developed. There are some changes made in regards to the love interests and the relationship between characters. I pay less attention to this kind of stuff. But I a lot of people are affected by this.…
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Destiny is honestly a really good sequel that addresses the issues that were not complete covered in Seed. I find both series very different, which also makes Destiny a success. If both were similar, it's really hard to expand. People who are expecting a same kind of genre/presentation from Seed will probably be disappointed, or at least shocked.
Story (8/10):
The way the story is presented was really mind-boggling. For the moment, you think things are this way, the next moment you are confused whether is it really the way it looks. I liked also how the dialogues and philosophical issues really make you think and reflect, without being too morbid/psychotic. It was so exciting that I was literally watching more and more episodes. I think this may be the fastest I've ever watched an anime.…
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After the success of "Gundam Seed", the follow up series "Gundam Seed Destiny" is often seen as a bit of a flop. However, there does exist a handful of people who think it's a very under-rated anime... and it just so happens that I'm one of them. In fact, I'm actually ASTOUNDED by how under-rated this show is, so here's my long winded take on "Why Gundam Seed Destiny Is At Least As Good As Gundam Seed", in which I shall attempt to bore anyone with opposing views into submission with the sheer weight of my wall of text :D
I can think of several reasons why this sequel proved to be so unpopular. One of the main ones is that, despite the superficial similarities, "Gundam Seed Destiny" is very much a different kettle of fish to its predecessor. A lot of people who enjoyed the action packed, e…
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Before I talk about this I must point out I, personally, am a hardcore fan of the great Gundams of the 80's and 90's. These had the best story telling, along with characters and mecha that showed that you didn't need all the huge explosions just for a grand stand to be epic. Also for the record I have a burning hatred for this particular series and this may contain spoilers that I can't review this without saying so please bear with me.
Story:
If you have watched Gundam SEED you should already know the back story for this, seeing as it's a direct sequel to Gundam SEED. and at the beginning it actually is watchable. The main character at first looks to be the old anti-hero of Gundam SEED, Athrun Zala, But he then is proven to be there for nostalgia's sake making way for the new guy pilotin…
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Gundam SEED Destiny is a direct Sequel to Gundam SEED. It's been rated as the worst Gundam anime ever. I highly beg to differ. It's not much as a sequel, but as its own anime, it's outstanding.
STORY - 8/10
To be honest, you shouldn't under any circumstances watch Destiny directly after finishing SEED. You'll see nothing but the same, and with SEED always stuck in your head, the good parts of Destiny's story are going to be left out. In fact; forget everything you know about Gundam SEED except for the coordinator-natural stuff, as well as the guys who played some large roles in the first series.
Once all that's out of the way, Destiny is a blast. It managed to maintain a fair amount of action while giving it what could be called a more "lively" story. Half of SEED was just a bunch of g…
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Important: Forgive my english please. As a french guy it's not always very easy for me.
If you're wondering why a review on Destiny before Seed, I will answer. Seed is good and fun. It's not perfect, but it's a good Gundam show. Now, let's jump to the main topic please...Destiny. I'm warning you, I'm spoiling a lot of things, so if you hate that, just skip my review. Oh and also, this review's gonna be much longer than my other review.
Story: Oh boy...Okay let's do this. When I started Destiny, I was hoping that the first half of the show will be more paced that Seed, because there was a lot of time wasted in the first half of Seed. Destiny started with an easy cliché: hijacking of three evil-looking Gundam except the heroic white-blue-red Gundam. But even with that, it was fast paced an…
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What do you get when you take a show that wasn't all that great to beginning with, then make a sequel that makes the first show superior? You get Gundam Seed Destiny my friends.
While Gundam Seed is not that great of a show, it's sequel Seed Destiny is just as bad if not worse for three main reason, character focus, plot focus, and character development.
Character focus - The first main problem with Seed Destiny is the character focus. The series can not determine who it should focus on more Shinn, or Athrun and Kira. To give a prime example on how character focus should be done, lets take a look at the series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. In the show Char and Amuro from the original show appear however they appear in more mentor roles for Kamille instead of trying to hog all the spot light,…
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GSD tells us a humanistic truth that one's fate is not predetermined but rather, it's in the individual to create his future.
directed by mitsuo fukuda, GSD is the sequel to GS. With a sequel comes new characters and new mobile suits balancing mecha action with the plot development.
character artwork was above average to good at some point, you can easily spot differences when the characters turn at some angles although this is only a minor. mobile suits can be commended for those intricate parts and structures. the only majow flaw one can easily comment was the repetitive mobile suit action scene you see from one episode to another.
GSD is a fine addition to the ever-growing and popular gundam saga. i must say that my heart really aches to see the drama and despair that war brings to the…
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Gundam Seed Destiny is sequel to highly popular Gundam Seed and takes place in same universe.
Story:
GSD story is basically same as its older brother. Again Cordinators and Naturals have war though the reasons are little different from Seed. Story was almost direct copy from Seed and it takes my points down, although I still liked it because CE universe has so good athmospehere and lot of potential. If you are not fan of Seed story you probably don't like Destiny story either. On the positive note in my opinion Destiny had better pacing than Seed. Not so slow start. Although this may be influenced trough that I watched this straight after seed so I was settled with universe and with most of the characters.
Art:
Art is truly phenomional. Gundams looked again cool like in Seed and everyth…
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Destiny is a tale of two shows, the show it could have been versus whatever the hell the staff of the show presented it as. To get to the point, I’ll point out the shows main problems immediately. The show’s pacing, character development and plot I felt were all horrible and on top of that unoriginal.
Destiny started off better off than any Gundam series I’ve watched so far. While most series in Gundam canon usually start off slow and tedious. Destiny gave you some brief, but useful enough introductions. The age old practice of stealing Gundams right from under the enemies' noses was fine, I chalked that up to them paying homage or going with a tradition. And then you were thrown headlong into the action. Pacing was pretty good throughout the first half, while they devel…
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Sometimes, sequels to popular series work. Most of the time, they don't. Destiny was one of the latter.
STORY - The fact that this is a direct sequel to a Gundam series already puts Destiny's story at a disadvantage. Think about it -- all Gundam series start with war and end with resolution. Thus, SEED had resolution, and the only way for Destiny to begin is by destroying that resolution. And it has to be a cheap and forced-feeling destruction because there's hardly two year's difference between the end of the first series and the start of the sequel since they wanted to reuse a majority of the cast. So yeah, we're not off to a great start here. Admittedly, it is near-impossible for me to view Destiny as a standalone series, and as a huge fan of SEED, I know I'm prone to being a lot more…
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When I finalized this review note that I have watched Gundam Seed 5 times and Gundam Seed Destiny 4 times.Actually I watched GSD first so I know both the point of view of those who have watched the prequel first and the ones who have watched the sequel only.
Story (7/10)
Okay, GSD's story is definitely a sequel, so instead of the setting being introduced the we are just given the background of the time skip.
It is basically a continuation of the Cosmic Era and here are the questions:
Who are the new characters and what will they play?
Where are the old characters and will they be part of the story?
What will be the new conflict since much of it was resolved already?
There are many questions that was left from the prequel and many more arises from GSD. Yet I think it did very well in m…
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