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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray (manga)

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Alternative title:
Gundam Seed Astray
Kidō Senshi Gundam Seed Astray (Japanese)
機動戦士ガンダムＳＥＥＤ ＡＳＴＲＡＹ (Japanese)
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Significant
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: 59 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 4 votes (Eng:2, dub:1, edit.dub:1)
 Excellent: 12 votes (sub:5, Eng:3, dub:3, ?:1)
 Very good: 13 votes (Eng:6, dub:3, sub:3, raw:1)
 Good: 13 votes (Eng:9, sub:2, ?:1, dub:1)
 Decent: 10 votes (Eng:6, dub:2, sub:2)
 So-so: 6 votes (Eng:6)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 195 users, rank: #452 (of 6820)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.390 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.5296, rank: #2411 (of 7632)
Weighted mean: 7.399 (Good+), rank: #2726 (of 7632) (seen all: 7.70 / seen some: 6.31 / won't finish: 6.30)
Bayesian estimate: 7.418 (Good+), rank: #1715 (of 3501)
Number of tankoubon: 3
Vintage:
2002-09-26 to 2003-10
2004-05-11 to 2004-11-09 (North America)
Release dates: We have 4
Comment:
Gundam SEED Astray is a side story 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.
News: Show:
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Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost Game Heads to PS3 (Sep 11, 2013)
Gundam Breaker PS3/PS Vita Game's 5th Promo Streamed (Sep 9, 2013)
Gundam Seed Astray Manga's Story Returns in New Series (Mar 15, 2013)
G Gundam Spawns New Manga with Original Anime Staff (Jun 23, 2010)
Kenji Kawai, L'Arc-en-Ciel to Create Gundam 00's Music (Jul 30, 2007)
Tokyopop Licensing Update (Dec 19, 2003)
Other articles: Show:
Gundam Astray Red Frame (Jan 18, 2019)
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Graphic novel
    Gundam Seed Astray (GN 1) 2004-05-11 (from $11.26)
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray (GN 2) 2004-08-10 (from $17.99)
    Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Astray (GN 3) 2004-11-01 (from $7.99)

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)
Yōichi 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 Editing: 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 & Lettering: Paul Tanck
VP of Production: Ron Klamert
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Tokyopop

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