Gundam SEED SD x HD Comparison — 02
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Phase-02 : その名はガンダム / Its Name: Gundam
The grand Gundam SEED SD x HD Remaster 🤓 Comparison journey continues! For an intro, take a look at the (the many) Shades of SEED post, and if you missed part one, maybe check that out first.
Colonies have been re-rendered.
The background fleet has been drastically reduced.
The GINN’s eye is now pink.
The general opacity and treatment of the burst has been updated.
The inverted color treatment from the Phase-01 scene is removed for this same instance in Phase-02.
Due to the 16:9 crop, we don’t see the word ‘Enfarcer’, twice!
Sparks have been recolored from pink to orange.
Due to the 16:9 crop, we don’t see the words up top: Over Charge, Caution, and Danger.
The zoom-in cutaways are now larger within the display
The blue arrow on the sign is now white.
This scene with the GINN is entirely reanimated.
Miriallia’s head out of frame, due to 16:9 crop.
We can’t see Kira’s hand on the chair, above Murrue, due to 16:9 crop.
Action lines have been significantly dialed back.
Standard colors have been applied, and sparks increased in density. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Red laser lines are now more of a translucent, neon orange.
Dramatic action lines and blur effect have been significantly reduced.
Grain effect has been removed.
Grain effect has been removed, though a blur effect is still present.
Grain effect has been removed, though the blur and bloom effects are still present.
Sparks are now more fine, and have increased in density. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Action lines have been reduced significantly. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
The word ‘Matrix’ no longer visible, due to 16:9 crop.
This scene has been entirely reanimated. Murrue’s expression is notably different. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Kira no longer reaches towards the camera, instead downwards in the middle of the frame. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
The GINN’s red eye is now a glowing pink.
Density and direction of sparks has been increased.
The punch scene has been reanimated, with greater foreshortening.
Sparks have increased in density. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Dramatic end shot has been redrawn, with no grain, and instead, a purple background applied for dramatic effect.
Action lines have been dramatically reduced.
Thruster scene has been reanimated. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Typos have been corrected. VALGAN GUN and ASSALUT KNIFE are now VULCUN GUN and ASSAULT KNIFE.
Strike Gundam dashing forward has been reanimated. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
This whole scene has been reanimated.
This scene has also been reanimated, and the explosion is also notably more yellow / bright.
The explosion is now a different shape. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
The GINN has been reanimated here. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
The PLANT colony isn’t visible, due to 16:9 crop.
Pink explosion is now brighter. The GINN has also been removed.
This scene with the GINN has been reanimated.
The pink clouds have been reanimated, along with a different positioning in frame for the GINN.
This scene has also been reanimated.
The GINN breaks apart in a different way, with new animation.
Glows are now different colors, angles, transparencies.
The thruster from the Moebius Zero now stops whilst hanging in position.
Sparks now fly across Mu’s face when he senses Rau. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
This cut now resolves in a much closer crop (not just because of the 16:9 crop). This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
Whilst this shot does pan, Murrue’s head barely makes it into frame at the beginning, due to 16:9 crop.
Mu cutaway has been trimmed to a more angular shape (this does look like a bug in the original). The Moebius Zero thrusters now pause for a moment. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
This change is unusual, as it now pans horizontally in the opposite direction, when compared to the original version.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Items on screen have been reduced in size and increased in number.
LINEAR-GUN text not displayed due to 16:9 crop.
Action lines have been significantly reduced.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Head not in frame due to 16:9 crop.
Monitor display has been updated.
View from the bridge is gone due to 16:9 crop.
Black button now has full-white text.
Heads aren’t in frame, due to 16:9 crop.
Additional scene added, not present in the original.
Red eye is now a glowing reddish-orange. This change dates back to the 2004 Special Edition movie.
This scene has been reanimated, also with less motion blur applied.
Action lines have been significantly reduced.
Action lines have been significantly reduced here too.
Some heavy chopping of heads, due to 16:9 crop.
Orange explosion is now red.
And that wraps up this direct comparison of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Phase-02 : その名はガンダム / Its Name: Gundam. Please let me know on Bluesky if you notice any errors, or differences that I’ve missed.
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📓 Extra Notes
For feasibility, I’m comparing just two editions — the original series DVDs, vs the series HD Remaster Blu-rays. This should cover the majority of differences, but I will try to call out where new animation originated in the 2004 Special Edition movies. More Info
I won't post all the hard crops for the 16:9 cut, there are just too many! Typically I will do if something notable is cropped out of frame.
Visual changes are the focus of this project, but there are many audio differences too. I’ll follow up with a post highlighting some of these differences, after having worked through all the episodes.
Due to the time consuming nature of creating these posts, I’ll be adding alt text to all images after every ten episodes’ worth of posts. In a big single batch-update. Apologies for the delay in doing so.
