Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73 Stargazer
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機動戦士ガンダム·シード C.E.73 スターゲイザー
(Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer)
GenreMecha, action, drama
Created by
Original net animation
Directed bySusumu Nishizawa
Produced byHiroomi Iketani, Yuko Soen
Written byShigeru Morita
Music byMegumi Oohashi
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
ReleasedJuly 14, 2006
Runtime16–18 minutes
Episodes3
Manga
Written byNaoki Moriya
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineGundam Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 25, 2006March 26, 2007
Volumes1

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム·シード C.E.73 スターゲイザー, Hepburn: Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer) is a side story to the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. In July 2006, it began streaming on Bandai Channel website as an original net animation. The show is directed by Susumu Nishizawa and written by Shigeru Morita, both staff members of Gundam SEED Destiny.

The series consists of three episodes, each running at 15-minutes long. The web broadcast began in July 2006, with a new episode showing monthly. A DVD containing all three episodes as well as the two 5-minute Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray animated shorts was released on November 24, 2006. This DVD also contained a different ending for Stage 3 in which several scenes after the Phantom Pain attack are shown.