{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T20:24:58.358Z","story":{"id":"r_5001f4bbead044f78766d37f","slug":"gundam-seed-freedom-zero-prequel-will-get-a-theatrical-release","url":"https://yomimono.id/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-prequel-will-get-a-theatrical-release","headline":"Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Will Get a Theatrical Release","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks board director and producer Naohiro Ogata announced on Friday that Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero will screen in theaters. The announcement came during the Gundam Conference Spring 2026 livestream. Freedom Zero is a prequel to the 2024 film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom. Director Mitsuo Fukuda, producer Hisakazu Naka, and voice actor Sōichirō Hoshi first revealed the project at a stage greeting in November 2024, when a teaser video played during special edition screenings of the main film. Fukuda stated at that time that the script was completed 20 years ago, that storyboards were nearly half finished, and that dialogue recording was already done. The prequel was originally planned as an original video anime two decades ago. The new theatrical path was not yet decided when the project was first teased. A fresh teaser trailer accompanied the Friday announcement. The 2024 Freedom film opened at number one in Japan, sold over 634,000 tickets in its first three days, and became the highest-earning Gundam film in the country.","why_it_matters":"The shift from a shelved OVA to a theatrical release gives a 20-year-old script a scale that matches the record-breaking box office of the film it precedes.","published_at":"2026-05-16T14:32:18.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Anime News Network","Anime Trending"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime Confirmed for Theatrical Release","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-15/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-prequel-anime-confirmed-for-theatrical-release/.237396"},{"source":"Anime Trending","title":"Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Confirms Theatrical Release, Reveals New Teaser Trailer","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/15/gundam-seed-freedom-zero-confirms-theatrical-release-reveals-new-teaser-trailer"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom Zero"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}