Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Movie Collaboration Music Video Released

Record-Breaking Opening Weekend for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom premiered on January 26 and had a highly successful opening weekend, grossing 1.06 billion yen (approximately $7.09 million). It currently holds the record for the highest opening gross of any Gundam movie. As of February 5, the film has earned a total of 1.9 billion yen (around $12.7 million), according to Kogyo Tsushin.

Plot and Setting of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

This movie is a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam Seed series from 2002-2003 and its follow-up, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, which aired from 2004-2005. Set in Cosmic Era (C.E.) 75, five years after the events of the previous series, the story revolves around Kira Yamato, the main protagonist, and other key characters who are members of the peacekeeping organization called C.O.M.P.S. They find themselves facing attacks from the anti-Coordinator faction known as Blue Cosmos. The movie’s central plot focuses on the Kingdom of Foundation, which seeks independence from the Eurasian Federation.

Development and Production of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

The announcement of a sequel movie to Mobile Suit Gundam Seed was first made in 2006, and it was revealed in 2021 that the movie was in production. Gundam.info describes the original Seed series as a conflict between the Earth Alliance and the ZAFT Forces, triggered by the “Bloody Valentine” tragedy, which escalated into a full-scale war. Despite the Earth Alliance’s numerical advantage, the conflict shows no signs of ending even after 11 months.

The movie is helmed by director Mitsuo Fukuda, who returns to the franchise, along with scriptwriters Chiaki Morosawa (series composer for Seed and Seed Destiny) and Ryuu Gotou (author of the Seed Destiny novelization). The character designs are done by Hisashi Hirai, while Satoshi Shigeta serves as the chief mechanical animation director. The art direction is handled by Shigemi Ikeda and Yukiko Maruyama, and Takeshi Katsurayama is the compositing director. The mechanical designs are created by Kunio Ookawara, Kimitoshi Yamane, Kazutaka Miyatake, Junichi Akutsu, Hiroyuki Taiga, Manabu Shintani, Zenseava, and Takuya Io. The music composition is by Toshihiko Sahashi, and the CG direction is done by Shigenori Toyooka, Matsuhiro Satou, Kensuke Kushida, and Tomohiro Fujie. The animation production is handled by Bandai Namco Filmworks.

Cast and Characters of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

The cast includes Souichirou Hoshi as Kira Yamato, Rie Tanaka as Lacus Clyne, Akira Ishida as Athrun Zala, Kenichi Suzumura as Shin Asuka, Maaya Sakamoto as Lunamaria Hawke, Nanako Mori as Cagalli Yula Athha, Yukari Tamura as Aura Maha Khyber, Hiro Shimono as Orphee Lam Tao, Yuuichi Nakamura as Shura Serpentine, Sumire Uesaka as Ingrid Tradoll, Misato Fukuen as Redelard Tradoll, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Daniel Harper, and Kentarou Tone as Liu Shenqiang.

Conclusion

Fans of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed can enjoy the collaboration music video for the movie’s theme song, providing a tantalizing glimpse into the highly anticipated film. With its record-breaking opening weekend and continued success at the box office, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom is poised to captivate audiences with its thrilling story and stunning visuals.