New Characters Include: Agnes Giebenrath, Toyah Masima, Alexei Konoe, and Albert Heinlein
Gundam's official YouTube channel has released the second trailer of the upcoming Gundam SEED Freedom film, which is slated to hit theaters on January 26, 2024 in Japan. The latest teaser previews more characters that will be appearing in the film.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM - 2ND TEASER TRAILER (ENGLISH SUB)
To celebrate the upcoming release of the movie, the production team has revealed the cast of the latest title.
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Kira Yamato: Soichiro Hoshi
Lacus Clyne: Rie Tanaka
Athrun Zala: Akira Ishida
Cagalli Yula Athha: Nanako Mori
Shin Asuka: Kenichi Suzumura
Lunamaria Hawke: Maaya Sakamoto
Meyrin Hawke: Fumiko Orikasa
Murrue Ramius: Kotono Mitsuishi
Mu La Flaga: Takehito Koyasu
Yzak Joule: Tomokazu Seki
Dearka Elsman: Akira Sasanuma
NEW Agnes Giebenrath: Houko Kuwashima
NEW Toyah Masima: Ayane Sakura
NEW Alexei Konoe: Hochu Otsuka
NEW Albert Heinlein: Jun Fukuyama
Hilda Harken: Michiko Neya
Herbert Von Reinhardt: Daisuke Kusunoki
Mars Simeon: Junichi Suwabe
Hisashi Hirai (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Seed Destiny) is leading the character designs in the film.
The film will also feature mechanical designs of Kunio Okawara, along with Kimitoshi Yamane Junichi Akutsu, Kazutaka Miyatake, Shiba Zen, Takuya Io, Manabu Shintani, and Hiroyuki Taiga.
This film is part of the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Project initiative, first announced in 2021 to celebrate the title's 20th anniversary. The goal of the project is to expand the potential of the SEED/Destiny titles by expanding their story, which also led to the development of the new game Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and the side story manga Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Eclipse.
STAFF
PLANNING AND PRODUCTION: Sunrise
ORIGINAL WORK: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino
DIRECTOR: Mitsuo Fukuda
SCREENWRITER: Chiaki Ryozawa,
CHARACTER DESIGN: Hisashi Hirai
MECHANICAL DESIGN: Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane, Kazuki Miyatake, Hiroyuki Taiga, Junichi Akutsu, Manabu Shintani, Zen Shiba, and Takuya Irio
MECHANICAL ANIMATION DIRECTOR: Satoshi Shigeta
COLOR KEY ARTIST: Nagao Akemi
ART DIRECTOR: Shigemi Ikeda, Yukiko Maruyama
CG DIRECTOR: Mitsuhiro Sato, Kensuke Kushida, Tomohiro Fujie
MONITOR WORKS: Azusa Tamura, Jirō Kageyama
COMPOSITING DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Takeshi Katsurayama, Shigenori Toyooka
EDITING: Yukiko Nojiri
SOUND DIRECTOR: Sadayoshi Fujino
MUSIC: Toshihiko Sahashi
Bandai Namco is also commemorating the franchise's success by releasing new GunPla models related to the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed/Destiny titles, including the release of the MGEX Strike Freedom Gundam and the MGSD Freedom Gundam.
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed first aired in Japan in 2002 and Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny followed in 2004. Like most Gundam titles, it was expanded with several side stories including Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer, a three-episode ONA directed by Susumu Nishizawa and written by Shigeru Morita, and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray, a manga by Tomohiro Chiba published in 2002 with illustrations by Koichi Tokita.
SOURCE: GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM
Four new characters?! I would be really happy if they extend the HGCE. But I am quite sure they're looking to release more Master Grades this time. I can never get tired of MG seed series.
ReplyDeleteKira's new Freedom MS is a hype builder, I hope they reveal it in the next teaser.