Gundam SEED and the CE timeline have become mainstays in Super Robot Wars after Alpha 3, and are the main Gundam representative on handhelds when all Universal Century Gundams were excluded from the handheld games after Judgment. Gundam SEED also appears in the Gundam Vs Series, beginning with its own dedicated game Alliance vs. ZAFT and continuing on into the Crossover games.
Rau Le Creuset and George Allster are both voiced by Kevin T. Collins.
Ascended Fanon: Bandai has acknowleged fan attempts to mount all three weapon systems on the Strike Gundam at once, by releasing this. It became more official in the HD Rendition under the name of Perfect Strike Gundam, complete with a Robot Spirits figure and model kit for both 1/144 HG and 1/100 MG scales.
The Cast Showoff: Stephanie Sheh once again shows off her singing skills as the voice of Lacus in NYAV Post's dub of the HD remaster.
Casting Gag: Sahib Ashman, the bearded stocky leader of the Desert Dawn resistance group that we find Cagalli with, is voiced by Masashi Hirose, Ramba Ral himself. Thus, the ironic casting that in this retread of White Base's desert battles with Ramba Ral, the man himself plays the leader of the resistance against his counterpartnote That being Andrew Waltfeld, while looking like Ral himself.
Kira's original English voice actor, Matt Hill, is probably more famous for his athletic accomplishments as a 7 Time Iron Man Triathlon finisher, and a co-founder of the 'Run For One Planet' legacy.
Also, T.M.Revolution performed the voice of Miguel Aiman under his real name Takanori Nishikawa, while Taiwanese singer Vivian Hsu (of the 2nd opening) was the voice of Aisha in the show's original run.
Singer Shunichi Miyamoto, best known for singing songs for D.N.Angel, voices Shani Andras.
In the NYAV Post English dub, Sahib is voiced by actor Jesse Corti, who is best known as the voice of Lefou in Beauty and the Beast.
Channel Hop: Gundam SEED was the first Gundam show to air on Tokyo Broadcasting System, and is the third network to air a Gundam show (after TV Asahi [Mobile Suit Gundam, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, After War Gundam X] note the first three were produced by TV Asahi's Nagoya affiliate Nagoya TV also known as Me~tele , and Fuji TV [Turn A Gundam]).
Cross-Regional Voice Acting: For the HD Remaster's redub, most of the characters were played by Los Angeles-based voice actors, while some of the minor characters were voiced by actors from the New York Citynote including Daniel J. Edwards, David Brimmer, Colin DePaula, Lisa Ortiz, Tom Wayland, Matt Giroveanu, Wayne Grayson and Erica Schroeder and DFW Metroplexnote including Christopher Sabat, Mike McFarland and Daman Mills areas.
Carrie Keranen was the ADR Director and the voice of Murrue Ramius and the narrator.
Stephanie Sheh was the casting director and Lacus's voice actress.
Enforced Method Acting: For the original English dub, Matt Hill was kicked in the groin by James Corrigall, SEED's voice director, in order to make Kira's crying scenes more believable.
Milestone Celebration: The HD Remaster was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show.
Missing Episode: When Gundam SEED premiered on Hulu, Crunchyroll and Funimation towards the end of The New '10s, the After Phase epilogue was omitted for unknown reasons.
Newbie Boom: By the end of The New '10s, Crunchyroll and Funimation made the show easily accessible for the first time in nearly 20 years, creating a wealth of interest in the series and an explosion of people discovering it for the first time.
No Export for You: The After Phase epilogue was previously exclusive to the final Japanese DVD as an extra until the HD Remaster, where it was added to the final episode on Sunrise' official YouTube channel. For unknown reasons, though, it remains unavailable on Hulu, Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Romi Park replaced Mami Matsui as the voice of Nicol Amalfi for the Compilation Movies, due to Matsui being retired from voice work at the time.
For the English version of the HD Remaster, NYAV Post redubbed the series, alongside Gundam SEED Destiny. As a result, everyone was inevitably recast, both living and dead. For example, Kira Yamato, Athrun Zala, Lacus Clyne, Cagalli Yula Attha and Murrue Ramius, respectively voiced in the original dub by Matt Hill, Samuel Vincent, Chantal Strand, Vanessa Morley and Lisa Ann Beley, are now voiced by Max Mittelman, Chris Hackney, Stephanie Sheh, Cherami Leigh and Carrie Keranen.
Stephanie Sheh was one of the ADR producers, as well as the speaking and singing voice of Lacus.
Erin Fitzgerald (Eileen Canaver and Kira's mother) was a production assistant.
Production Posse: The English cast for the HD remaster reused quite a few voice actors from previous Gundam entries dubbed by NYAV Post. Stephanie Sheh had four Gundam dubs under her belt (Unicorn, Narrative, the Thunderbolt films, and The Origin) by the time the re-dub premiered.
Promoted Fanboy: Soichiro Hoshi (Kira) and Rie Tanaka (Lacus) confirmed at their appearance at Sakura-Con 2024 in Seattle that they were fans of the Gundam franchise prior to being cast in their respective roles.
Hoshi said that he watched all of the Gundam shows up to that point, and even built Gunpla.
Tanaka became a fan after she watched Mobile Suit Gundam Wing during her high school days, and had a crush on the male lead, Heero Yuy.
Referenced by...: The scene in the first Gundam SEED: Special Edition TV movie and episode 15 of the HD Remaster, where Kira and Flay had sex, would later be referenced in episode 22 of Cross Ange, where Fukuda served as Creative Producer.
The Shelf of Movie Languishment: The HD Remaster's English dub by NYAV Post was announced in the mid-2010's, with the English cast being announced in 2017. It wasn't released until three years later near the end of 2020.
Underage Casting: In the original dub, 30-year-old Muruta Azrael was voiced by the then 19-year-old Andrew Francis. A fitting choice, considering the character's personality.
The original script called for the Strike Rouge to be built by the Earth Alliance instead of Orb, with Azrael placing Flay as its pilot due to her hatred of Coordinators and hoping to use her position as a Fallen Princess to stir up pro Alliance sentiment.
Another rejected concept for the ending involved Azrael sending Flay back to the Archangel with a bomb implanted inside her, and her and Sai dying outside the ship in order to spare the others.
Also in the same interview, Kira was originally going to be killed off, and Athrun would lose an arm in the final episode.
Another idea for the ending would be an ending that was even more of a bloodbath than the actual ending, with Athrun (while still being maimed in this version as well) apparently being the only surviving member of the main cast. Unlike the other examples, evidence from both the show and interviews suggests that this was indeed going to be the ending of the series and only was averted because the voice actors got too attached to their characters and the immense popularity of the Seed characters among the viewers.
Before settling with Gundam SEED, Fukuda thought of calling the series Gundam SIN. Since that would have never worked in the USA, it was quickly changed.
There were plans to produce a Gundam SEED film, which would also function as the series' Grand Finale. Unfortunately, development was postponed after Chiaki Morosawa's fatal aortic dissection in 2016, making a true follow-up unlikely... at least until 2021 came along and revealed that the movie is indeed being made.
While promoting Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, Rie Tanaka revealed at her appearance at Sakura-Con 2024 in Seattle that she originally auditioned for Flay Allster, until she was cast as Lacus after she sang one of her songs, “In This Quiet Night”.
Writer Revolt: Episode 16 (15 in the HD Remaster) implied Kira and Flay had sex the night before, causing controversy among Japanese parents and resulting in the directors getting punished. When the Special Edition (relevant content included in the HD Remaster too) was released, the show's staff made the implications Kira and Flay had sex more explicit than it had been in the original airing.
It became more official in the HD Rendition under the name of Perfect Strike Gundam