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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny  is the second TV series set in the Cosmic Era universe of Gundam. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny features many new characters and some returning ones. The series spanned 50 episodes (plus a recap episode entitled "Edited"), aired in Japan from October 9, 2004 to October 1, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. on the JNN TV stations TBS and MBS.

Overview

Directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, Gundam SEED Destiny is the sequel to Gundam SEED and the second Gundam series to be set in the Cosmic Era timeline. Set in C.E. 73, two years after the peace treaty between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance was signed in Gundam SEED, members of the Earth Alliance special task force known as "Phantom Pain" hi-jack three advanced mobile suits from a ZAFT armory base during a meeting between Orb representative Cagalli Yula Athha and new ZAFT chairman Gilbert Durandal. What begins as a pursuit of this band of Extended Naturals by Orb refugee Shinn Asuka, Alex Dino (Athrun Zala in disguise), Rey Za Burrel and the crew of the Minerva, escalates into cataclysmic circumstances which lead to the declaration of yet another war.

Themes and reactions

While still interested on the plight between Naturals/Extendeds and Coordinators, Destiny's focus was placed more on the ideological conflicts held by the characters, with social commentary proposing a global government conspiracy theory. In a wide scope, the series poses the question of what would be the best path for humanity to follow: one where people's paths are chosen, but they are able to live to their full potential, or that of freedom and the inevitable conflict that will occur?

Although a ratings success, Destiny could not match either the previous success of Gundam SEED or Fullmetal Alchemist, both of which previously aired on the popular Saturday evening prime-time slot.

Broadcast information

Gundam SEED Destiny had its premiere broadcast in Japan on October 9, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. on the JNN TV stations (TBS and MBS) and ended on October 1, 2005.

On Christmas 2005, a special episode ("Final Plus") called "The Chosen Future" aired in Japan. The episode is mainly a remake of the Final Phase (episode 50), with a few storyline changes, a lengthened battle, and an epilogue to the series.

Bandai Entertainment has announced that Gundam SEED Destiny is licensed for the North American market. It began its Canadian broadcast on YTV's Bionix programming block on March 9, 2007 at 9:30 p.m. There is no schedule date to broadcast the series in the U.S. at this time according to Bandai Entertainment, but the English-dubbed version had been released on DVD.

In the Philippines, the English-dubbed version first aired on Cartoon Network Philippines on June 1, 2006. On December 1, 2006 and February 17, 2007, Hero TV and ABS-CBN respectively aired the Filipino-dubbed version.

Adaptations

An abridged version of the TV series is being released as Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition, which retells the story in four 90 minute parts. Unlike the Gundam SEED: Special Edition, this retelling of Destiny seems focused on fixing some of the more criticized aspects of the series (for instance, by focusing on Athrun Zala's point of view to keep the focus as neutral as possible) rather than simply editing together highlights and important battles.

An ONA spinoff called Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer, has been released on Bandai Channel starting July 2006, with a DVD release scheduled for November 2006.

Most recently, a brand new movie was announced by Sunrise (news in English via Gunota Headlines).Little is known about the movie at this time but it will be a brand new story set after the series.

The anime has been adapted into a series of novels, by Goto Riu (also the author of the Gundam SEED novels).

The manga series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: The Edge tells the events of the anime from the viewpoint of Athrun Zala, though, some events were changed.

Cast and crew

Japanese cast

• Amagi — Susumu Chiba

• Andrew Waltfeld — Ryoutarou Okiayu

• Arnold Neumann, Ledonir Kisaka — Isshin Chiba

• Arthur Trine — Hiroki Takahashi

• Athrun Zala ("Alex Dino") — Ishida Akira

• Auel Neider — Masakazu Morita

• Cagalli Yula Athha, Birdy (Torii) — Naomi Shindou

• Colonel Todaka — Kazuya Ichijou

• Conille Almeta — Yuko Sasamoto

• Dearka Elsman, Martin DaCosta — Akira Sasanuma

• Gilbert Durandal — Shuuichi Ikeda

• Heine Westenfluss — Takanori Nishikawa (T.M. Revolution)

• Hilda Harken, Abi Windsor — Michiko Neya

• Kira Yamato — Souichirou Hoshi

• Kojiro Murdoch — Toshihiko Nakajima

• Lacus Clyne, Meer Campbell — Rie Tanaka

• Lord Djibril — Hideyuki Hori

• Lunamaria Hawke, Mayu Asuka — Maaya Sakamoto

• Madd Aves, Herbert Von Reinhardt, President Joseph Copeland, Shinn's father — Taiten Kusunoki

• Malik Yardbirds, Mars Simeon — Junichi Suwabe

• Meyrin Hawke — Fumiko Orikasa

• Miriallia Haw — Megumi Toyoguchi

• Murrue Ramius ("Maria Vernes"), Haro, Narrator — Mitsuishi Kotono

• Neo Roanoke / Mu La Flaga — Takehito Koyasu

• Reverend Malchio — Kazuya Nakai

• Rey Za Burrel, Rau Le Creuset — Toshihiko Seki

• Shinn Asuka — Kenichi Suzumura

• Stella Loussier — Houko Kuwashima

• Sting Oakley — Junichi Suwabe

• Talia Gladys — Mami Koyama

• Unato Ema Seiran — Hiroshi Matsumoto

• Vino Dupre — Hisafumi Oda

• Yolant Kent, Miller — Tomokazu Sugita

• Yuna Roma Seiran — Kenji Nojima

• Yzak Joule — Tomokazu Seki

• "Edited" narrator — Tetsu Shiratori

Staff 

• Director: Mitsuo Fukuda

• Series Writer: Chiaki Morosawa

• Character Designer: Hisashi Hirai

• Mechanical Designer: Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane

• Design Works: Kenki Fujioka

• Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda

• Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino

• Music: Toshihiko Sahashi
  

• Producer: Seiji Takeda (MBS), Hiroyuki Sato (Sunrise)

English cast

• Andrew Waltfeld, Reverend Malchio, Yuna Roma Seiran - Brian Drummond

• Athrun Zala - Samuel Vincent

• Auel Neider, Dearka Elsman - Brad Swaile
  

• Bart Heim, Eduardo - James Blight

• Birdy (Torii), Haro - Tabitha St. Germain

• Cagalli Yula Athha - Vanessa Morley

• Chen Jian Yee - Andrew Toth

• Colonel Todaka - Fred Henderson

• Conille - Brenna O'Brien
  

• Erica Simmons - Sharon Alexander

• Gilbert Durandal - Ted Cole

• Heine Westenfluss - Brian Dobson

• Ian Lee, Malik Yardbirds - Lee Tockar

• Joppe Von Arafas - David Kopp

• Kira Yamato - Matt Hill
  

• Lacus Clyne, Meer Campbell - Chantal Strand

• Lacus' and Meer's singing voice - Jillian Michaels

• Ledonir Kisaka - Adam Henderson

• Lieutenant Baba - Jacques Lalonde

• Lord Djibril - Alistair Abell

• Lunamaria Hawke - Maryke Hendrikse

• Madd Aves - Jason Simpson

• Martin DaCosta - Brian Dobson

• Mayu Asuka - Katie Chapman

• Meyrin Hawke - Nicole Bouma

• Miriallia Haw - Anna Cummer

• Murrue Ramius - Lisa Ann Beley

• Narrator, Myrna - Alison Matthews

• Neo Roanoke / Mu La Flaga - Trevor Devall

• Rau Le Creuset - Mark Oliver

• Rey Za Burrel - Kirby Morrow

• Sato, Shinn's father, Tatsuki Mashima - Paul Dobson

• Shinn Asuka - Matthew Erickson

• Shinn's mother - Laura Drummond

• Stella Loussier- Lalainia Lindbjerg

• Sting Oakley - Brent Miller

• Talia Gladys - Venus Terzo  

• Unato Ema Seiran - Scott McNeil
  

• Vino Dupre - Reece Thompson

• Yolant Kent - Michael Coleman
  

• Yzak Joule - Michael Adamthwaite

Theme songs and soundtrack albums

Opening songs (OP) :

• ignited by T.M.Revolution (ep. 1-13)
  
• PRIDE by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR (ep. 14-24, "Edited"); (YTV broadcast: ep. 1-unknown)
  
• Bokutachi no Yukue by Hitomi Takahashi (ep. 25-37)
  
• Wings of Words by CHEMISTRY (ep. 38-50)
  
• Vestige  by T.M.Revolution (ep. "Final Plus")

Ending songs (ED) :

• Reason by Nami Tamaki (ep. 1-13)
  
• Life Goes On by Mika Arisaka (ep. 14-25, "Edited")
  
• I Wanna Go To A Place... by Rie fu (ep. 26-37) (In episodes 28 and 32 the English version is played instead of the Japanese version.)
  
• Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru  by See-Saw (ep. 38-50, "Final Plus")

Insert songs (IN) :

• Fields of hope by Rie Tanaka (ep. 7, 9, 41, "Edited", "Final Plus")
  
• Mizu no Akashi  by Rie Tanaka (ep. 10, 29)
  
• Quiet Night C.E. 73 by Rie Tanaka (ep. 17, 20)
  
• Shinkai no Kodoku by Houko Kuwashima (ep. 21, 26, 30, 32, 33)
  
• Meteor  by T.M.Revolution (ep. 23)
  
• Vestige  by T.M.Revolution (ep. 39, 41, 42, 49)
  
• Honoo no Tobira  by FictionJunction YUUKA (ep. 40)
  
• EMOTION by Rie Tanaka (ep. 47)
  

Gundam SEED Destiny related albums :

• Original Soundtrack I (by Toshihiko Sahashi and Yuki Kajiura) (2004-12-16)
  
• Original Soundtrack II (by Toshihiko Sahashi and Yuki Kajiura) (2005-04-21)
  
• Original Soundtrack III (by Toshihiko Sahashi and Yuki Kajiura) (2005-08-24)
  
• Original Soundtrack IV (by Toshihiko Sahashi and Yuki Kajiura) (2006-02-15)
  
• OP1 Single - ignited (by T.M.Revolution) (2004-11-03)
  
• ED1 Single - Reason (by Nami Tamaki) (2004-11-10)
  
• OP2 Single - PRIDE (by HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) (2005-01-26)
  
• OP2 Single - PRIDE Remix (by various artists) (2005-03-24)
  
• ED2 Single - Life Goes On (by Mika Arisaka) (2005-02-02)
  
• OP3 Single - Bokutachi no Yukue (by Takahashi Hitomi) (2005-04-13)
  
• ED3 Single - I Wanna Go To A Place... (by Rie Fu) (2005-04-27)
  
• OP4 Single - Wings of Words (by CHEMISTRY) (2005-07-27)
  
• ED4 Single - Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru (by See-Saw) (2005-08-03)
  
• IN Single - Honoo No Tobira (by FictionJunction YUUKA) (2005-09-22)
  
• IN Single - Vestige (by T.M.Revolution) (2005-08-17)
  
• Suit CD vol. 6 Shinn Asuka × Destiny Gundam* (2005-06-22)
  
• Suit CD vol. 7 Auel Neider × Sting Oakley* (2005-07-21)
  
• Suit CD vol. 8 Lacus Clyne × Meer Campbell* (2005-09-22)
  
• Suit CD vol. 9 Athrun Zala × ∞ Justice Gundam* (2005-09-22)
  
• Suit CD vol. 10 Kira Yamato × Strike Freedom Gundam* (2006-01-25)
  
• Symphony Gundam Seed Destiny (2005-12-16)
  
• Gundam SEED Destiny Complete Best (Contains some songs from OP1-OP4, ED1-ED4 and IN) (2005-11-02)

Each Suit CD usually contain songs sung by the seiyuu of the characters featured, and audio drama clips of these characters in situations during their "typical" day. While most are comedic in nature, they help to flesh out the characters as well, often offering an insight at their behaviour in the series. Also, do note that there are only 10 Suit CDs in total for GS and GSD (The numbering for the GSD CDs are from 6 to 10).

Video games

Note that this list does not include earlier games with SEED or SEED Astray-only characters.

• For the PlayStation 2:
  
• Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny: Rengou vs ZAFT
  
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Generation of C.E.
  
• Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny: Rengou vs ZAFT II Plus. The game is originally published on arcade, and
• later ported to PS2. The PS2 port was released on December 7, 2006.