Gundam Seed Vol. 3: Mobile Suit Gundam

by Hajime Yatate, Masatsugu Iwase, Yoshiyuki Tomino

WHEN THE PAST CATCHES UP The battle carrier Archangel finally made it to Earth, but its descent took the crew directly into the African desert, controlled by the enemy, the Zaft Empire. Now, if the crew have any hope of reaching the Federation military base in Alaska, they have to make a desperate dash across the Indian Ocean. Battered by constant attacks, the crew must rely on the goodwill of the neutral island nation of Orb. But Orb's leader asks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345472306
• ISBN13: 9780345472304
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Del Rey Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Getting better all the time

Once again, just as the second had better art than the first, the third has better art than the second! Iwase-sensei is getting more comfortable with the characters. Story? Nope. Great ending, of course (brought tears to my eyes) but the story is still sort of condensed. Compare it to the novel and the anime and this storyline is the worst out of the three. Just disregard the few mistakes in translation, and you've got a pretty good manga!

Very good!

This was the first GundamSEED manga I read, but I had seen a few anime episodes before. It was understandable to me, even without reading the first two. Now, that I have read the first and seconds volumes I must say that this is my faveourite. It is very interesting and has nice battle scenes, though I thought the battle in the first and second were a bit better. Nevertheless the plot is interesting and the ending is full of suspense. I can't wait until volume 4 comes out, it will leave you itching to find out what happens. I would recommended this to those who have read or watched GundamSEED before or have a bit of background knowledge. It's still an allright place to start off though! I find that if you have seen the anime first, it is a bit different. The anime is more light-hearted in my opinon. I rate this book really 4.5 stars out of 5 but, a) there is no such option and b) the drawings and ending are so great, I think they earned it!