“Gundam SEED FREEDOM” Director Fukuda says no instructions for the Z’Gok battle scene, “I laughed the moment I saw it.” It was created by a single staff member, and the end became “My Z’Gok.”

The third round of staff talk events to thank the huge success of the theatrical version of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” (to be released on January 26th), the first completely new work in the anime “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED” series in about 20 years, will be held in Tokyo on the 23rd. Director Mitsuo Fukuda, mechanical animation director Satoshi Shigeta, CG animation main director Mitsuhiro Sato, and production manager Hiroomi Ikeya took to the stage.

At the beginning of the event, director Fukuda said, “The movie has been released for over two months now, but I’m really grateful to so many people who came today.

The number of viewers who attended shows that the work itself is here today thanks to the support of so many people. Just one more breath. I asked when it will end, but I would be happy if everyone could support me until then. Thank you for your support,” he greeted with deep emotion.

The thing that attracted the most attention in this work was the Z’Gok, ridden by Athrun Zara. Director Fukuda said, “I gave almost no instructions regarding the battle scenes.

There was one person who designed all the Z’Gok models, and he also did the action,” he said with a smile, “I laughed the moment I saw it.” The staff member directly appealed to him, saying, “I want you to take care of me until the end,” and Mr. Sato said, “At the end, he said, ‘My Z’Gok.” He drew laughter from the audience by revealing a secret story. .
Millennium with attention to detail. There were calls for it to be commercialized, and Mr. Shigeta jokingly said, “With METAL BUILD.”

The “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED” series is the first Gundam TV series produced in the 21st century, and was broadcast for a total of 50 episodes starting in October 2002. The story revolves around genetically adjusted humans (Coordinator) and conventional humans (Natural), who are divided into battles between the military organization ZAFT and the Earth Allied Forces.

The story depicts the suffering and growth of Kira Yamato, the main character and coordinator, through this war.

In addition to the existing fan base, it has gained a large number of women, and achieved the highest audience rating of 8.0%. Furthermore, it sparked a second Gunpla boom among elementary school students, and became popular throughout the world as the “new generation Gundam series.”

In addition, the sequel TV series “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY” began airing in October 2004, and achieved the highest audience rating of 8.2%, exceeding the previous work. Cumulative package sales for the series have exceeded an astonishing 4 million copies, and the series has become a popular work that has taken Japan by storm, surpassing the boundaries of the TV anime series with its music and events.

The story of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM”, a completely new movie in the series, is a sequel to “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY”, and a new story of Kira, Athrun, and Shin will unfold in a world where battles continue.