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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray (manga)

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[ part of [Gundam], spinoff of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (TV) ]

Related anime:
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray R (manga) (crossover)
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed MSV Astray (OAV Promo) (adaptation)
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed X Astray (manga) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Gundam Seed Astray
機動戦士ガンダムＳＥＥＤ ＡＳＴＲＡＹ (Japanese)
Genres: action, adventure, science fiction
Themes: mecha
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: During the destruction of the neutral Heliopolis colony in an attack by ZAFT in CE 71, Orb's desire to keep their mobile suits development project a secret caused them to abandon their three prototype Gundam Astray units amidst the chaos. The Junk Guild merchant Lowe Gear stumbles upon them after the factory was destroyed, and decides to pilot the Red-Framed Astray to help with his work. He also gives the mercenary Gai Murakumo the Blue-Framed Astray in return for a favor. But as these two walk their separate paths, they find out that taking possession of these two suits might cause more trouble than they had imagine...
User Ratings: 45 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 1 vote (edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 11 votes (sub:5, dub:3, English:2, ?:1)
 Very good: 10 votes (English:4, sub:3, dub:2, raw:1)
 Good: 9 votes (English:6, dub:1, sub:1, ?:1)
 Decent: 8 votes (English:3, sub:3, dub:2)
 So-so: 5 votes (English:5)
 Not really good: 1 vote (English:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 139 users, rank: #399
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.311 (Good+.31), std. dev.: 1.4579, rank: #1614
Weighted mean: 7.337 (Good+.33), rank: #1475 (seen all: 7.73 / seen some: 6.46 / won't finish: 5.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.376 (Good+.37), rank: #1061
Number of tankoubon: 3
Vintage:
2002-09-26 to 2003-10
2004-05-11 to 2004-11-09 (North America)
Releases: We have 3
Official website:
Official Gundam Seed Astray Site (Japanese)
Tokyopop's Gundam Seed Astray Site
In the news 2 times:
2007-07-30   Kenji Kawai, L'Arc-en-Ciel to Create Gundam 00's Music
2003-12-19   Tokyopop Licensing Update
Comment:
Gundam SEED Astray is the official sidestory to the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED TV series. In certain cases events in Astray and the TV series overlap and are depicted in both. Also Astray is used to clear up certain questions with regards to the plot of the TV series. 
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Related releases:
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray (GN 3) 2004-11-01 (from $5.99)

Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Scenario: Tomohiro Chiba

Original creator:
Hajime Yatate
Yoshiyuki Tomino

Art: Koichi Tokita

Mechanical design:
Junichi Akutsu (Astray)
Kimitoshi Yamane (SEED)
Kunio Okawara (SEED)

Character Conceptual Design:
Hisashi Hirai (SEED)
Yooichi Ueda (Astray)

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Production: Sunrise

Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten

Serialized In: Monthly Gundam Ace

English staff 
English cast 

Art director: Matt Alford

Translation: Ikoi Hiroe

Adaptation:
Ikoi Hiroe
Paul Morrissey

Additional Translation: Kathy Schilling

Copy Editor: Alexis Kirsch

Cover Layout: Raymond Makowski

Digital Imaging Manager: Chris Buford

Editing: Paul Morrissey

Graphic Design: John Lo

Managing Editor: Jill Freshney

Pre-Press Manager: Antonio DePietro

Production manager:
Jennifer Miller
Mutsumi Miyazaki

Retouch And Lettering: Paul Tanck

VP Of Production: Ron Klamert

 (none)
English companies 

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)

Licensed by: TOKYOPOP

 
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