Madman Releases Gundam Seed Destiny

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
GUNDAM SEED DESTINY

NEW CHARACTERS, NEW GUNDAMS, A BRAND NEW CONFLICT! MADMAN RELEASES GUNDAM SEED DESTINY ON DVD THIS AUGUST.

MELBOURNE, Tuesday, 25 July, 2006 – Gundam is THE franchise that defined
giant robots and is still one of the hottest properties in Japan! August sees
the smash sequel series continuing with the release of GUNDAM SEED DESTINY
on DVD and also the release of GUNDAM SEED COMPLETE COLLECTION.

With both PLANT and Earth Forces entering a state of uneasy truce, the world has once again found itself at peace. Yet for some, the war has never ended. Shin Asuka, a Coordinator who lost his entire family during the Battle of Orb, now fights with ZAFT in their newest prototype: the Impulse Gundam. When one of these machines is stolen by Federation forces, the world once again spirals towards chaos.
GUNDAM SEED DESTINY VOL.1 will also be available to purchase with a Limited Edition Collector's Box, to store all upcoming DVD releases of this series.
RELEASE INFORMATION

Release Date: Wednesday 16th August 2006
Gundam Seed Destiny Vol. 1 Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6962&method=view

Gundam Seed Destiny Vol. 1 & Collector's Box Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6963&method=view
DVD EXTRAS

* Textless Opening #1
* Clean Reversible Cover

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

"SEED is out there to bring its harsh views on war and human nature to a new generation of fans. With a deep story and great action sequences, it will not disappoint." - Newtype USA.


GUNDAM SEED COMPLETE COLLECTION
Two Friends. One Destiny.

Cosmic Era 71. A war is under way between genetically enhanced Coordinators and unmodified Naturals. The Natural-dominated Earth Alliance, struggling to catch up with the Coordinators' superior technology, has secretly developed its own Gundam mobile suits at a neutral space colony.

Through a twist of fate, a young Coordinator named Kira Yamato becomes the pilot of the Alliance's prototype Strike Gundam and finds himself forced to fight his own people, in order to protect his friends.

GUNDAM SEED COMPLETE COLLECTION contains all 10 DVD volumes of the Gundam Seed series in one collector's box-set!
RELEASE INFORMATION

Release Date: Wednesday 16th August 2006
Gundam Seed Complete Catalogue URL:
http://www.madman.com.au/actions/catalogue.do?releaseId=6633&method=view
DVD EXTRAS

* Galleries
* Mecha Guide
* Textless Openings & Closings
* TM REVOLUTION 'Invoke' Music Video
* Nami Tamaki 'Believe' Music Video

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

"The Gundam series is one of the most enduring in all of anime." - IGN.COM.
OTHER MECH ANIME

* Gundam Wing Operation
* Eureka Seven
* Gundam Seed
* Full Metal Panic!

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