Kira Yamato
The series has been highly popular in Japan, having won the "Animage" Anime Grand Prix awards for best anime in the 2004 and 2005 polls. In both of these polls, Athrun Zala, Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne have also topped the most popular characters categories, with the last episode and the OVA also occupying their own category. DVD sales have been good, with various of them appearing in official Japanese rankings. In November 2005, Bandai Visual announced that "Gundam SEED Destiny" had sold over one million DVD volumes in Japan. Soundtracks have also been popular with both themes from T.M. Revolution and Nami Tamaki topping Oricon charts during their release. In the Recording Industry Association of Japan's awards, "Gundam SEED Destiny" was the winner in the category of animation album. In the Anime Nation's top selling DVDs, the twelfth "Gundam SEED Destiny" volume ranked ninth.