is an
anime television series, acting as a sequel of
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by
Sunrise and overall the tenth incarnation of the series. It retains most of the staff from
Gundam SEED, including Director
Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character
Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT, composed of humans born genetically enhanced labelled as Coordinators. As ZAFT is about to enter into another war against the regular human race, the Naturals, the series focuses on Shinn's as well as various returning characters' involvement in the war. The series spanned 50 episodes, aired in Japan from October 9, 2004 to October 1, 2005 on the
Japan News Network television stations
Tokyo Broadcasting System and
Mainichi Broadcasting System.