Mobile Suit Gundam SEED X Astray (機動戦士ガンダムＳＥＥＤ Ｘ ＡＳＴＲＡＹ) is a manga series set in the Cosmic Era time-line. In late 2003, both the Gundam SEED TV series and the first ASTRAY manga came to an end. The first ASTRAY series was continued by X ASTRAY, again written by Tomohiro Chiba and illustrated by Koichi Tokita. This series picks up after ASTRAY and is set during a two month gap in episode 47 of SEED. Although Lowe still figures prominently, the story switches focus to two new characters: Canard Pars and Prayer Reverie. Canard, an agent of the Eurasian Federation, is on a mission to track down Kira Yamato, while Prayer Reverie is on a mission to solve Earth's energy crisis. X ASTRAY ran for two volumes and is available in the U.S. from Tokyopop.