Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime Trailer Reveals Theatrical Release in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027 – News

A livestream for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed ZERO FREEDOMthe prequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM animated film, unveiled a trailer on Friday, and announced that the film will be released in theaters in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027.

The cast (which includes veteran members) includes:

The staff includes:

• Planning/Production: SUNRISE
• Original concept: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
• Director: Mitsuo Fukuda
• Scenario: Shigeru Morita, Chiaki Morosawa, Mitsuo Fukuda
• Director of Character Design/Animation: Hisashi Hirai
• Director of mechanical animation: Satoshi Shigeta
• Mechanical design: Kunio Ōkawara, Kimitoshi Yamane, Manabu Shintani, zenseava, Takuya Io
• Color design:Akemi Nagao
• Artistic director: Shigemi Ikeda, Yukiko Maruyama
• CG Director: Mitsuhiro Sato, Kensuke Kushida
• Monitor graphics: Azusa Tamura, Jiro Kageyama
• Director of Photography: Takeshi Katsurayama, Ryō Iijima
• Offline editing: Yukiko Nojiri
• Sound director: Sadayoshi Fujino
• Music: Toshihiko Sahashi
• Production: Bandai Namco Filmworks
• Distribution: Bandai Namco Filmworks, Shochiku Co.Ltd.

Update:: The actors of the English dubbing Matthew Erickson like Shinn Asuka, Matt Hill as Kira Yamato and Sam Vincent as Athrun Zala.

Update 2: Gundam Chanel International broadcasts the English dubbed version of the original Mobile Suit Gundam Seed animated on YouTube. Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny will also be released in the future.

A teaser video announced the prequel when it was released during the second round of special edition screenings of Gundam Seed FREEDOM in Japanese theaters in November 2024.

Director Mitsuo Fukudaproducer Hisakazu NakaAnd Sōichirō Hoshithe voice of Kira Yamato, appeared during a salute on stage during the first screening announcing the prequel. They revealed that the screenwriter Chiaki Morosawa And Shigeru Morita wrote the prequel screenplay while planning Gundam Seed Freedom himself. Additionally, Fukuda stated that the storyline of Gundam Seed ZERO FREEDOM was completed 20 years ago.

Gundam Seed ZERO FREEDOM the storyboards were almost half finished, and the oldest storyboards actually predate the ones in Gundam Seed Freedom himself. The recording of the dialogues is also already finished. Fukuda added that 20 years ago, Gundam Seed ZERO FREEDOM was originally planned as an original video anime (OVA), but the staff has not yet decided how it will be presented for the moment.

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM released in Japan in January 2024. The film debuted at No. 1 at the Japanese box office. It sold 634,182 tickets for 1,065,983,130 yen (about $7.20 million) in its first three days, marking the Gundam franchisethe highest three-day opening in terms of box office revenue. The film is the highest earning film Gundam never filmed in Japan.

Bandai Namco Filmworks And Fathom Events screened the film in the United States and Canada in May 2024. Netflix broadcast the film.

Special editions of the film showing in Japanese theaters in fall 2024. A version performed with images added at the end. Another special edition had different sequences added (especially the teaser video mentioned above).

Fukuda directed the film Bandai Namco Filmworks. Fukuda also co-wrote the screenplay with his late wife. Chiaki Morosawa And Liu Goto. Hisashi Hirai (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) designed the characters.

Source: Gundam Seed Live stream of the film Freedom Zero

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