In the 72nd year of the Cosmic Era, mankind's long war of bitter hatred has come to a close. Although peace has been achieved, it has been at the cost of innocent blood and broken dreams. Among those who has suffered deeply from the loss of both is the young Coordinator Shinn Asuka. Caught in the conflagration of the final battle of ORB, Shinn could only watch as his family was consumed, victims of chance and misdirected anger. Now, filled with a rage of his own and a desire to never see the innocent slaughtered again, he has left the peaceful nation that was his home and has joined with the ZAFT militia. But youthful anger and sorrow are no weapons to keep peace among the stars, and soon, the desire for power and the renewal of hatreds subdued but not forgotten send humanity tumbling back towards the horror and fear of a war that is not yet truly over... Air Date : 9th-Oct-2004  Read More

Though the skies above the Coordinator's armory of military secrets has been darkened by the hungry flames of newfound conflict, from those same skies a possible savior sweeps down bearing a sword of justice. Thrust into his first real battle, Shin immediately has to contend with a menacing threat. Three of the PLANT's most sophisticated and deadly combat mobile suits have been stolen, by a group of mysterious young pilots hell-bent on taking the weapons for purposes unknown. Air Date : 16th-Oct-2004  Read More

Shinn and Rey struggle against the enemy commander Neo Roanoke. In order to help her pilots, ZAFT Captain Talia Gladys orders the newly constructed warship Minerva to launch from Armory One and join the battle. Air Date : 23rd-Oct-2004  Read More

Athrun helps the Minerva with his strategies. Air Date : 6th-Nov-2004  Read More

Junius-7 falls to the Earth the Minerva team up with Joule team so they can try ans destroy it. Air Date : 13th-Nov-2004  Read More

The battle on Junius-7 gets more intense as Gaia, Chaos and Abyss try to make the Joule team to destroy the colony much harder. Air Date : 20th-Nov-2004  Read More

he Mireva uses the Tanhäuser to break up the rest of the chunk of Junius-7. But several pieces fall to Earth which destroy it's cities. Air Date : 27th-Nov-2004  Read More

nce the Minerva arrives in Orb, Cagalli resumes her duties as Chief Representative. Her prime minister, Unato Ema Seiran, tells her of the damage caused by the fall of Junius Seven and urges her to approve an alliance with the Atlantic Federation. The engineers of Morgenroete begin repair work on the Minerva, supervised by the former Archangel captain Murrue Ramius. Air Date : 4th-Dec-2004  Read More

The Atlantic Federation and its allies declare war on the PLANTs in response to the fall of Junius Seven. Although Chairman Durandal still hopes for a diplomatic solution, the ZAFT forces are mobilized to defend the PLANTs. Yzak and his comrade Dearka Elsman join the battle only to discover that they are fighting decoys while the Earth Forces attack the PLANTs with nuclear weapons. Air Date : 11th-Dec-2004  Read More

Chairman Durandal tells the horrified Athrun the details of the Earth Forces' latest attack on the PLANTs. Giving up his Alex Dino alias, Athrun admits his true identity and begs Durandal not to let this conflict escalate into another war. As the citizens of the PLANTs call for revenge, the impostor Lacus Clyne appears on their screens to calm their anger. Air Date : 18th-Dec-2004  Read More

The conflict continues to escalate as Earth Forces fleets encircle the ZAFT bases at Gibraltar and Carpentaria, and the PLANT Supreme Council decides to strike back in the name of self-defense. Despite her best intentions, Cagalli yields to her ministers' demands that Orb ally itself with the Atlantic Federation. The Minerva receives a warning message and prepares to leave Orb before it is too late. In the PLANTs, Athrun visits the grave of his old comrade Nicol Amalfi. Air Date : 25th-Dec-2004  Read More

The Minerva gets thrown into battle against the Atlantic Federation fleet. Orb sets up a barricade of ships preventing the Minerva to retreat. Air Date : 25th-Dec-2004  Read More

Thanks to Shinn's fighting prowess, the Minerva has overcome the Earth Forces fleet. As the ship continues on to Carpentaria, the Orb government concludes its alliance with the Atlantic Federation. Yuna Roma Seiran, the son of Orb's prime minister, pressures Cagalli to accept his marriage proposal in order to unite their nation. Now that Orb has aligned itself with the Earth Forces, Kira and his friends are considering leaving for the PLANTs. Air Date : 8th-Jan-2005  Read More

Kira, Lacus, and the rest of the Archangel crew depart. Kira rescues Cagalli from her wedding. Air Date : 16th-Jan-2005  Read More

Aboard the Archangel, Cagalli berates the crew for abducting her in the middle of her wedding ceremony. Kira gives Athrun's ring back to her, and gently asks Cagalli to join them in seeking a better answer to the world's problems. After learning that the Minerva has left Orb, Athrun at last rejoins the ship at Carpentaria, bringing with him new orders from Chairman Durandal. Talia is surprised to learn that Durandal has made her a FAITH member as well, and by the details of the Minerva's next assignment. Air Date : 22nd-Jan-2005  Read More

As the Minerva makes its way through the Indian Ocean, it draws the attention of an old enemy, Neo Roanoke of the elite Phantom Pain taskforce. Neo calls in support from the nearby Earth Forces and launches an aerial assault on the Minerva. But while Shinn and Athrun battle the enemy in the air, the Minerva and its submarine escort come under attack from the water as well. Shinn is drawn away from the battlefield and discovers the construction site of an Earth Forces frontline base. Air Date : 5th-Feb-2005  Read More

The Minerva lands at the ZAFT's Muhamal base and gets the information on their nest assignment. Athrun has a conversation with Shinn. Air Date : 12th-Feb-2005  Read More

As the Minerva approaches the Lohengrin Gate, Athrun explains the battle plan to the other pilots. While the Minerva and the soldiers of the Mahamul base draw the attention of the Earth Forces, one pilot will attack the positron cannon via a hidden tunnel. Athrun selects Shinn to carry out this vital mission, and the hotheaded young pilot agrees after one of the local resistance fighters begs for his help. Using data provides by the resistance, Shinn flies the separated parts of the Impulse Gundam through the darkness of the narrow tunnel. Air Date : 19th-Feb-2005  Read More

The Minerva continues on to the shore of the Black Sea and docks at the city of Diocuia. Recently liberated from the control of the Earth Forces, Diocuia is now the latest stop on Meer Campbell's morale-building concert tour. Chairman Durandal himself is also visiting the city, and he invites the Minerva's mobile suit pilots to a personal meeting. In his conversation with the Minerva pilots, Durandal reveals the dark secret behind the current conflict. Air Date : 26th-Feb-2005  Read More

Shinn looks back at his personal history. During the previous war, Shinn and his family lived peacefully in the neutral nation of Orb, but eventually even Orb was drawn into the conflict. Clinging to its ideals, Orb refused to submit to the demands of the Earth Alliance, and Shinn lost his family in the invasion that followed. Air Date : 5th-Mar-2005  Read More

An EA fleet led by Orb goes to the Black Sea to deal a blow to ZAFT. But third party is waiting to stop it. Air Date : 12th-Mar-2005  Read More

Yielding to pressure from the Earth Forces, the government of Orb has agreed to join the fight against ZAFT. An Orb expeditionary fleet commanded by Yuna Roma Seiran is dispatched to back up Neo Roanoke's Phantom Pain taskforce. Air Date : 19th-Mar-2005  Read More

The battle between the Minerva and the Orb fleet has been disrupted by the sudden appearance of the Archangel and Kira's Freedom Gundam. Cagalli enters the battlefield and orders the Orb forces to cease fighting, but Neo pressures Yuna into continuing the battle, and the Orb fleet renews its attack on the damaged Minerva. Air Date : 26th-Mar-2005  Read More

The battered Minerva retreats to a port on the Sea of Marmara to repair the damage it sustained in the Dardanelles battle. Troubled by the chaos his former comrades created during the fighting, Athrun decides to leave the Minerva and go in search of the Archangel so that he can talk to Kira and the others in person. Air Date : 2nd-Apr-2005  Read More

Athrun has arranged a meeting with Kira and Cagalli, but the old friends no longer see eye to eye. Even after hearing of the assassination attempt on Lacus, Athrun still believes in Chairman Durandal's good intentions, and he returns to the Minerva after urging his friends to keep Orb from participating in the war. Air Date : 9th-Apr-2005  Read More

After running off alone to the Lodonia laboratory, the Extended soldier Stella Loussier has been captured by the Minerva's pilots. Shinn brings the injured Stella aboard the Minerva, but the ship's doctors are unable to treat her due to her abnormal physiology. Air Date : 16th-Apr-2005  Read More

All hell breaks out in a intense three way battle with Minerva, Orb/Earth fleets and the Archangel. Air Date : 23rd-Apr-2005  Read More

Dullindal plays a game of chess he looks back on the past and his friend Rau Le Crueset. Air Date : 30th-Apr-2005  Read More

Lacus returns to space and joins her allies aboard the warship Eternal, which is now hidden inside a cluster of asteroids. Chairman Durandal orders his forces to continue searching for Lacus, insisting that she is merely an impostor. Alone in his office, Durandal ponders the chance meeting that brought Lacus and Kira together, and questions whether it was coincidence or fate. Air Date : 7th-May-2005  Read More

In the aftermath of the battle at Crete, the Archangel retrieves survivors from the Orb fleet, who ask to join Cagalli in her fight to restore Orb's ideals. Meanwhile, the Minerva is undergoing another round of repairs before continuing on to Gibraltar. While Athrun frets over his confrontation with Kira, Shinn has other matters on his mind. Air Date : 14th-May-2005  Read More

Shinn and Rey have returned Stella to her allies in order to save her life. As punishment for defying military regulations, the two pilots are placed in detention while the ZAFT leadership determines their fate. To Talia's shock, her superiors decide to overlook the matter entirely, and she realizes that Durandal is intervening from behind the scenes to protect Shinn and Rey. Air Date : 21st-May-2005  Read More