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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (2002)

Action · Adventure · Animation

Cosmic Era 71. Mankind has developed into two subspecies: Naturals, who reside on Earth, and Coordinators, genetically enhanced humans capable of withstanding the rigors of space who inhabit orbital colonies known as PLANTs. The story revolves around a young Coordinator named Kira Yamato, who becomes involved in the war between the two races after a neutral space colony secretly developing mobile suits for the Earth Alliance is attacked by the PLANTs' military force, ZAFT.

IMDb rating
7.7 (3,094 votes)
Episode average
8.6 ↑ +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Streaming (US)
Hulu · Netflix · Crunchyroll
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

8.56 avg 50 episodes 8.3 → 9.0 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 62 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 55 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 54 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 51 votesEp 5: 8.3 · 50 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 48 votesEp 7: 8.3 · 50 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 49 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 47 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 47 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 53 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 52 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 53 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 43 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 46 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 45 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 44 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 44 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 50 votesEp 20: 8.5 · 49 votesEp 21: 8.8 · 51 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 49 votesEp 23: 8.8 · 49 votesEp 24: 8.6 · 51 votesEp 25: 8.1 · 45 votesEp 26: 7.6 · 44 votesEp 27: 7.6 · 47 votesEp 28: 8.7 · 49 votesEp 29: 8.9 · 51 votesEp 30: 9.1 · 53 votesEp 31: 8.6 · 50 votesEp 32: 8.7 · 49 votesEp 33: 8.2 · 46 votesEp 34: 8.7 · 47 votesEp 35: 9.0 · 52 votesEp 36: 8.9 · 48 votesEp 37: 8.7 · 49 votesEp 38: 9.0 · 50 votesEp 39: 8.9 · 48 votesEp 40: 9.1 · 51 votesEp 41: 8.6 · 48 votesEp 42: 8.8 · 49 votesEp 43: 9.0 · 48 votesEp 44: 9.0 · 50 votesEp 45: 8.9 · 47 votesEp 46: 8.7 · 49 votesEp 47: 8.8 · 49 votesEp 48: 8.8 · 50 votesEp 49: 9.4 · 60 votesEp 50: 9.0 · 58 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1False Peace8.362
2It's Name Is Gundam8.255
3Collapsing Land8.454
4Silent Run8.051
5Phase Shift Down8.350
6The Vanishing Gundam8.148
7The Scar of Space8.350
8The Songstress of the Enemy Forces8.049
9The Fading Light8.247
10Crossroads8.247
11The Awakening Sword8.453
12Flay's Decision8.552
13Stars Falling in Space8.853
14Within Endless Time8.243
15The Respective Solitudes8.146
16Burning Clouds of Sand8.345
17Cagalli Returns8.544
18Payback8.444
19Fangs of the Enemy8.650
20On a Calm Day8.549
21Beyond the Clouds of Sand8.851
22The Sea Dyed Red8.749
23Fateful Encounter8.849
24War for Two8.651
25The Land of Peace8.145
26Moment7.644
27Endless Rondo7.647
28Kira8.749
29The Turning Point8.951
30Flashing Blades9.153
31Grieving Skies8.650
32In the Promised Land8.749
33The Gathering Darkness8.246
34Seen and Unseen8.747
35The Descending Sword9.052
36In the Name of Justice8.948
37Divine Thunder8.749
38Decisive Fire9.050
39Asuran8.948
40Into the Dawn Skies9.151
41Trembling World8.648
42Lacus Strikes8.849
43Tachihadakaru mono9.048
44Spiral of Encounters9.050
45The Opening Door8.947
46A Place for the Soul8.749
47The Nightmare Reborn8.849
48Day of Wrath8.850
49The Final Light9.460
50To an Endless Future9.058

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