Developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED that aired between 2002 and 2003. It was aired in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Television and MBS TV networks, beginning a broadcast partnership with the Gundam franchise. It spawned three compilation movies and was later adapted into a manga and light novel. The series was licensed by Bandai Entertainment for broadcast in North America, and began airing in the United States and Canada in 2004.
The series was directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, with music by Toshihiko Sahashi. It is the first of the Gundam franchise set in the "Cosmic Era" in which humankind is divided between normal Earth dwelling humans, known as "Naturals", and the genetically altered super-humans known as "Coordinators". The show also inspired a spin off manga called Gundam SEED Atray.
