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Gundam Seed Destiny Anime Legends, Vol. 2

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This set fully completes my Gundam Seed anime series set since I've already gotten the previous two box sets and the first Gundam Seed Destiny box set which I'm truly happy for since some of Bandai's recent choices of which sets to release and which to outright cancel(Zegapain being one of them). The series is hard to follow though if you've never seen the beginning of the GS universe and the stories of the characters so I'd advise watching the series from the very beginning to understand what is really going on, like most of the Gundam universe series this show seems to mostly stress the utter stupidity and futility of wars. If you look at the various fighting sides you'll see they all seem to have various and seemingly just reasons for what they are doing and why they are fighting but in the end shows how nothing will change with brute force and that it's up to the people to willingly decide to change the way things are without the threat or fear of oppression. The characters grow on you and you will weep as some are killed off through the series but that in itself is what makes a great series as you cheer, cry, and feel for the characters as they continue on in the show. The voice cast for both the Japanese and English actors were right on for their roles and kudos to both, the video is clear and sharp and the music is great both heart pacing and fast very addictive as you watch the battle scenes in the series. So I say for any mecha anime or sci-fi anime fan and for the price check out the series you'll most likely be very entertained, and for fans of the gundam series rejoice as the final set is finally out....

For anyone who has seen the Gundam Seed series, I would not bother watching this unless you understand that it basically repeats everything that happens in the first series but with some new characters. I mean, they even bring back the Genesis weapon. Then they try to Nuke the Plants, again! And Kira and Athrun end up fighting, again! And the Archangel and everyone is targeted by both the Earth forces and Zaft, again! Finally Athrun joins the Archangel's crew, again! And they were so lazy that when Athrun and Kira received new Gundams, they are the same exact Freedom and Justice... what happened to making sweet new machines??? Watch Gundam Seed and then for some laughs watch Destiny... there is a bit of good action but overall it reeks of the same tired plot twists used in Seed. And BTW, I am a HUGE Gundam fan, all the way back to the original (with its super cheesy intro music!).

I recommend that you should watch in Japanese with ENglish subtitles, if you watch at all.

Gundam Seed Desinty was the followup sequel to the hit series Gundam Seed. Let's be clear, I grew up with the original UC Gundam series from the 80s and 90s. I liked Seed very much for taking the theme of the original MSG series and giving it a nice refresh for the post 2000 anime viewing crowd. Great designs and animation and aside from some quirks like director Fukuda's overuse of the flashback as a cheap storytelling device, very solid show and cool MS designs, fast action.

So what did Gundam Seed Desinty do? Take everything good about Seed...reuse them...and make it slightly worse.

Seed starts off with a protoype Gundam hijack. GSD starts off with...a prototype Gundam hijack. Ok

Seed focused on the Earth Alliance ship and characters as the protagnoists. GSD flips this around with an all ZAFT crew as the protagonists, ok that's an interesting twist.

GSD does some interesting character developments with the main character Shinn Asuka but then things start to go horribly wrong after the midpoint of the series.

Somewhere the show writers lose direction or perhaps creative control of the plot, and somehow, the main characters of Destiny end up getting shoved into the background as secondary characters, the old cast of the Archangel, Kira and Athrun end up becoming the show leads once again. And the main character Shinn turns into an unlikeable loser nemesis to Kira? Maybe the writers were trying to do something clever with the plot, but this mess is what ends up transpiring.

And the end, pathetic. No wonder Destiny did not get any airtime on US TV unlike Seed which was quite popular.

If you've watched Seed and enjoyed it, please just skip Destiny, pretend the show just didn't exist, otherwise you'll get caught up in the promising start then get dissapointed as the show progresses and then really get upset at yourself at having invest so much viewing time just to reach that miserable conclusion.

I'll start this reveiw by specifying that I am a HUGE Gundam fan. I had previously seen the origional Gundam Seed series a few years back, some episodes on Cartoon Network, and some on DVD. I thought that the ending to that series gave pretty good closure, so I didn't expect them to make a part two to the series. I saw the first few episodes of Gundam Seed Destiny on the internet, so I decided to finish it off by buying this boxset. This part is pretty good, and in my opinion better than the first series. I like how instead of just Kira & Athrun, theres a third young hero in the mix named Shinn Asuka. The story is pretty much the same as the first SEED series, so I dont think I have to explain it. The main things I like about Destiny though, is the suspence and the action. Its all perfect, and will leave you wanting more. There are some dull moments where it seems all the characters are doing is yapping on about anything, but alot of it will come in handy later in the series or episode. The ending is sastisfying, and should give enough closure to the series for you. This should keep me busy until the rumored Gundam SEED Movie is released, but we'll see. 5/5.

Gundam Seed Destiny, though received much harsh criticism from fans and reviewers alike isn't bad by any means. If you've watched the series from the beginning of Seed your in bound for more of everything good and bad the series has offered and delivered. The continued assaults between Zaft and the Earth forces will reach a satisfying conclusion but the story won't end there. New mobile suits arrive and change the course of the war. Kira and the Archangel crew will finally take the top stage as the line between right and wrong blur, heroes take the side of the wrong and enemies from before become welcome allies for the end. I won't spoil the story with detailed explanations though I do give a firm warning that the last episode has somewhat of a let down ending, just as it doesn't give a lot of closure. The movie Gundam Seed Destiny Final Plus is basically an extended version of the last episode with more action and story and is a much more satisfying ending. Overall if you've enjoyed the characters, gundams, battles, and triumphs that Seed has given you so far, you'll love this box set. If you've felt you've been dragged along for a boring ride that doesn't suit your tastes, perhaps the 4 Destiny movies would be better as they give the story without all the extra development and filler. Either way Seed Destiny is definately a true Gundam thrill.

Gundam Seed Destiny Complete Collection 2 Contains 6 Discs (Episodes 27 Unfulfilled Feelings To (Episode 50 The Final Power)English And Japanese Audio And There Are Two Sets of Subtitles One to Translate The Japanese Audio And Other To Translate The Title of Each Episode And Intro And Outro Songs AND NO IT DOES NOT CONTAIN EPISODE 51 THE FINAL PLUS WITH EXTRA SCENCES AND KIND OF DIFFERENT ENDING Its About 600 Minutes. Textless Openings And Endings songs, Character And Mecha Encyclopedias. Its Starts to Get Crazy After Episode 32 (Stella) For The Minerva And The Archangel Peoples lives change And People Start Showing There True colors

I have been watching Gundam series since they first aired here in the U.S. I really enjoyed the first Gundam Seed with immense excitement. It reminded me of Gundam Wing a little bit with some of the character types which helped bring me in even more. Destiny came out and I enjoyed it just as well. Maybe I am not that critical. I watched it and enjoyed it. I like the characters and I was glad to see the ones from the first season come and take more prominent roles in the latter episodes. There are some similarities between the first and second series of Gundam Seed, but once again . . . If you really enjoy Gundam, who really cares? Listen, if you enjoy the Gundam universe and its stories, pick this up. You will enjoy it and have a fun watch.

Gundam Seed Destiny is a 50 episode anime following the prequel, Gundam Seed.

For the first 34 episodes, it maintains the same level of quality of its predecessor. The remaining 16 episodes turns the series on its head, turning this sequel series into something along the lines of Ace Ventura Jr. or Son of the Mask, only less Jim Carrey's spawn and more a hostile takeover of the plot by characters with less personality than a cardboard cutout, with robots so overpowered they never get damaged. The OTHER side of the war has the newly designated bad guys characterization going downhill as well. For example, one character makes a large point in his character, only to suddenly change the next episode and contradict himself, turning into a villain for no reason. In the show, this decision likely took only five minutes.

This is where the show's horror truly shows. If you're a large SEED fan and have already bought the first Destiny set, watch up to episode 34 and quit the series while you're ahead. If you haven't watched the series yet, stay away. Those last episodes are horrible enough to plunge both this and its prequel into a sea of desolation.