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Sunrise, Legendary Announce Live-Action Gundam Film

July 5, 2018 – Sunrise President & CEO Yasuo Miyakawa announced at Sunrise's Anime Expo panel on Thursday that Sunrise is collaborating with Legendary Pictures on a live-action Gundam film. The panel shared a teaser video and noted that "co-production has begun" and both Legendary and Sunrise are collaborating on the scenario.

Legendary's Executive Vice-President of Production Cale Boyter and Bandai Namco Holdings President and Representative Director Mitsuaki Taguchi appeared at the event. Robert Napton, former Bandai Entertainment Director of Marketing and Legendary Comics' current Senior Vice President of Publishing, moderated the panel segment about the live-action film project.

Source: Anime News Network

Gundam 00 Anime Gets Sequel Project!

April 2, 2018 – The "Gundam 00 Festival 10 Re:vision" event in Tokyo on Saturday announced that the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime is getting a new project. Seiji Mizushima, the director of the previous Gundam 00 anime, reported that he is working on it, and the main Ikebukuro branch of the Animate store chain reported that it will be a sequel. The event did not specify the medium of the sequel.

The event also announced a stage play adaptation that will debut in February 2019. The official website for the anime will reveal more information about the play this summer.

Source: Anime News Network

The announcement.

The prologue.

New TV Anime Gundam Build Divers Announced, Prologue Available for Free!

February 2, 2018 – Sunrise opened a website on February 2 to reveal Gundam Build Divers, a new television anime in the Gundam Build Series following Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try. Featuring a different world setting, it will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates this spring. The Gundam.info portal site began streaming an English-subtitled prologue video on February 2 for the new anime.

Source: Anime News Network Gundam.Info (English) Gundam.Info (Japanese)

• ... that Mobile Suit Gundam was far less popular and critically acclaimed during its original release than it is today?

• ... that Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam established the eventual trend of the lead pilot(s) getting a generally-improved Gundam as main mobile suit at some point during the series?

• ... that several references to The Wizard of Oz are present throughout Mobile Suit Gundam Wing?

• ... that After War Gundam X is the shortest non-OVA installment in the franchise, with a total of 39 episodes, whereas most Gundam series run an average of ~50 episodes.

• ... that Gilbert Durandal's room in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is identical to one that appears in the anime Gasaraki, also from Sunrise, occupied by Symbol's CEO, Meth?

• ... that in episode 50 of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny you can see the Pink Lacus Custom ZAKU (used in Meer's concert) in the background of the ZAFT mobile suits launching from the Messiah?

• ... that Mobile Suit Gundam 00 was the first non-OVA Gundam series to be split into two seasons, rather than being aired in a continuous airing?