Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (novel)

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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
機動戦士ガンダムSEED (Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED)
Genre	Drama, Mecha, Romance, Science Fiction
Manga
Authored by	Riu Goto
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten Taiwan Kadokawa Tokyopop
Serialized in
Original run	2005 – 2006
No. of volumes	5

The Gundam SEED novels are a series of 5 books written by Liu Goto (後藤 リウ Goto Riu) and published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten from 2003-04. The English version is published by Tokyopop and is currently up to volume 3. Tokyopop have announced the license has not been extended to cover the two remaining novels [1]

The insert illustrations are done by Ogasawara Tomofumi (小笠原 智史, also the illustrator of Mobile Suit GUNDAM Seed RGB Illustrations)

The titles of the books (English title first, followed by the Japanese one) are:

• 1: Divergent Strike (すれ違う翼 Surechigau Tsubasa)
• 2: The Desert Tiger (砂漠の虎 Sabaku no Tora)
• 3: The Country of Peace (平和の国 Heiwa no Kuni)
• 4: 舞い降りる剣 (The Descending Sword)
• 5: 終わらない明日へ (To A Future That Never Ends)

Note: Since volumes 4 and 5 are not yet published in English, their English titles are taken from the titles of the anime episodes.

Contents 1 Illustrations 1.1 Book 1 1.1.1 Art Gallery 1.2 Book 2 1.2.1 Art Gallery 1.2.2 Other Illustrations 1.3 Book 3 1.3.1 Art Gallery 1.3.2 Other Illustrations 2 Miscellanea 3 See also

[edit] Illustrations

[edit] Book 1

[edit] Art Gallery

• 1. GAT-X105 STRIKE and Kira Yamato

[edit] Book 2

[edit] Art Gallery

• 1. The TMF/A-803 LaGOWE
• 2. Andrew Waltfeld and Aisha

[edit] Other Illustrations

• 1. Athrun and Nicol ponder why the Archangel had always eluded them.
• 2. As Kira rushes off, Flay smiles at her own sinister agenda.
• 3. A shocked Kira looks on as the BuCUE begins its attack.
• 4. Andrew Waltfeld, the Desert Tiger
• 5. Kira catches Cagalli's punch, but the surprise of seeing her in the desert was evident.
• 6. A dumbfounded Sai stares as Kira yells at him; Flay had to conceal her gasp upon seeing the skills of a Coordinator.
• 8. Andrew and Aisha smiles at each other.
• 9. Andrew may be a lover of coffee, but when he points his gun at Kira and Cagalli, the duo realises that he's no fool .
• 10. Athrun gives Lacus a peck on the cheek.
• 11. Dearka holds back an angry Yzak as Andrew declines their request to join in the battle.
• 12. The Strike defeats the LaGOWE.

[edit] Book 3

[edit] Art Gallery

• 1. The GAT-X207 BLITZ
• 2. Kira, Sai, Tolle, Miriallia and Kuzzey relaxing in the park.

[edit] Other Illustrations

• 1. Athrun is shocked as Rau Le Creuset makes him the team leader.
• 3. Cagalli was close to tears as she tries to aim her gun at Athrun. The ZAFT pilot already has his knife in his hand...
• 5. A flustered Mu La Flaga looks on as Murrue Ramius gives him a wink while she's resting.
• 6. Kira stares in awe at the M1 Astray.
• 7. Kira, with Birdie in his hands, looks at Athrun across the fence.
• 8. Surprise, then gratitude, as Kira receives a hug from the Princess of ORB.
• 9. The mortally wounded Nicol gives his shocked team leader one last smile as the Blitz is cut in half.
• 10. Nicol's musical scores lay scattered on the floor and his uniform rests in Athrun's hands; the young Zala swears revenge against Kira Yamato as he mourns for his friend.

[edit] Miscellanea

• The names of the volumes (except volumes 1 & 2) were also the titles of some episodes of the anime (ep. 25, 35 and 50). Also, volume 1's title is the only one whose English and Japanese version have different meanings.
• As with some of Tokyopop's manga series, the English covers of the novels are entirely different from the original Japanese ones.
• Also, Tomofumi's drawings of the MSes found in the art gallery section of the first three volumes depicted MS which were either piloted by Kira (the Strike in volume 1) or destroyed by him (the LaGOWE in volume 2 and the Blitz in Volume 3).

[edit] See also

Gundam Manga and Novels