“Shinn, driven by family loss, joins ZAFT; Athrun mentors him to curb vengeance amid Naturals-Coordinators war.”
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
機動戦士ガンダムSEED DESTINY
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Synopsis
Shinn, driven by family loss, joins ZAFT; Athrun mentors him to curb vengeance amid Naturals-Coordinators war.
In the year Cosmic Era 0071, a wartime brawl between two mobile suits results in the destruction of a neutral country. Shinn Asuka finds his entire family killed as casualties of the violence, and swears his life toward a vengeful pursuit of the Earth's Natural forces, under the impression they were the ones responsible for his family's death. Shinn works his way up through the ZAFT military forces, eventually gaining access to the cockpit of the prototype Impulse mobile suit. Athrun Zala, a veteran of the recent war employed in the service of diplomat Cagalli Yula Athha, finds himself drawn into a new conflict between the Naturals and the Coordinators: human beings artificially enhanced before birth and hated by the Naturals for their biological advantages. As the new war rears its head and violence becomes inevitable, Athrun finds himself as a mentor to the bitter Shinn. Athrun must steer the young pilot towards a mindset of mercy before his rage and desire for vengeance consumes him.
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Community consensus
Derived from 55 sampled reviews
What 55 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.59 · split reception
5.6 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.9
↓ 0.82
Running avg · Mar 2008 → May 2026
- 9 “Seed Destiny surpasses the original SEED through more mature character development and provides superior story completion while delivering increased action sequences. Despite some storyline...”
- 7 “While there's a faint hope that a future movie might redeem the series, Gundam SEED Destiny fundamentally disappoints by essentially being a rerun of the original SEED with the same basic...”
- 9 “Gundam SEED Destiny stands as the best Gundam series overall, delivering exceptional new characters and a compelling storyline that leaves a powerful emotional impression with every viewing. The...”
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- Format 50 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 20h 00m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Oct 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0074 catalog
Produced by
- Sotsu Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
Licensed by
- Nozomi Entertainment Licensor
- Bandai Entertainment Licensor
- NYAV Post Licensor