Gundam SEED SD x HD Comparison — 05
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Phase-05 : フェイズシフトダウン / Phase Shift Down
The jargon text hasn’t been resolved, and is now more prominent due to the HD upscale.
The 16:9 crop obscures the full facial expressions here.
Updated monitor displays.
Pink explosions have been removed.
The motion lines in the background have been replaced, now with a smoother look.
The Aegis Gundam enters the frame from the opposite side, yet settles in the same central position.
Glow vibrancy has been increased, more-so than the HG Remaster’s general contrast bump.
Yellow explosion is now pink.
Yellow clouds are now pink.
Strong orange blasts are now yellow.
Orange beams are now yellow. Yellow explosions are now pink.
Yellow explosions are now pink.
The Strike Gundam and Aegis Gundam have both been reanimated.
The Strike Gundam overlay animation is new.
The Strike Gundam overlay animation now resolves with a close-up of its head.
The Aegis Gundam overlay has been reanimated.
The original fade-to-black has been removed, with the scene continuing up until the following cut.
Updated monitor displays.
The first blast now dissipates into particles.
Updated monitor displays.
A single-frame visual error - where the Striker Pack’s glow was mistakenly offset - has been resolved.
This scene now pans a touch downwards in frame.
New animation for Murrue has been switched in.
Updated monitor displays.
The Moebius Zero’s boost glow has been removed.
Monitor display has been updated.
Extra stars and space ‘noise’ have been added.
Mu’s visor now reflects the correct side of the monitor.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Monitor display has been updated.
The odd cropping of the monitor’s content has been resolved. However, the ‘WEPONS’ typo is still present.
The ‘Withdrawl all units…’ typo has not been corrected.
Gradient shading has been applied to the Archangel.
The Moebius Zero is now positioned on the viewer’s side of the blast, and recolored in its standard orange.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Orange blast is now yellow.
Kira’s heavy motion blur effect has been reduced to less prominent motion lines.
The Duel Gundam has been reanimated, and notably, is now holding the shield in its left hand, vs the beam saber in the original scene.
Yzak’s heavy motion blur effect has been reduced to less prominent motion lines.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Jargon text is now more prominent due to the HD upscale.
A higher contrast treatment has been applied.
Pink blasts have been removed.
A strong camera-shake effect has been added.
The monitor content being cropped at the top has not been resolved.
A new animation of Natarle has been switched in.
Two typos have been resolved. ‘LAUCH’ is now ‘LAUNCH’. ‘LAUNCHR’ is now ‘LAUNCHER’.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Blue elements have been replaced with grey. Assuming because the Strike Gundam is in Deactive Mode.
Monitor displays have been updated.
Missing characters have been added in frame. Monitor display also updated.
And that wraps up this direct comparison of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Phase-05 : フェイズシフトダウン / Phase Shift Down. 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.
