{"rewrite":{"id":"r_120fcc0abb847e425e525b63","clusterId":"c_6e85e87e6f74204aa55b0e03","slug":"gundam-seed-freedom-zero-prequel-film-gets-novel-from-scriptwriter-liu-goto","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Film Gets Novel From Scriptwriter Liu Goto","summary":"Kadokawa is listing a novel adaptation of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO, the prequel to the Gundam Seed FREEDOM film, for release on January 19. Liu Goto, who wrote the FREEDOM film's script and its novelization, is writing the new novel. Tomofumi Ogasawara, illustrator of the Gundam Seed novelization, draws the illustrations. The prequel film opens in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027.","whyItMatters":"The novel lands four days after the film's Japanese opening, so Kadokawa is putting the prequel's story in print alongside the theatrical run rather than after it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe novel carries the same writer as the film. Liu Goto wrote the Gundam Seed FREEDOM script and its two-volume novelization, and he wrote the novelizations for Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny. Tomofumi Ogasawara, who drew illustrations for the Gundam Seed novelization, handles the new book\u0026#39;s art.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prequel\u0026#39;s scenario was written by Chiaki Morosawa and Shigeru Morita during planning for Gundam Seed FREEDOM itself. Director Mitsuo Fukuda said the script was completed 20 years ago and that dialogue recording is already done. The film opens in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Liu Goto wrote the Freedom script, its novelization, and now the novel for Gundam Seed Freedom Zero. The prose version arrives January 19, four days after the film opens in Japan.","twitterPost":"Liu Goto writes the Gundam Seed Freedom Zero novel, out January 19, four days after the film opens in Japan.","threadsPost":"Liu Goto wrote the Freedom film's script and its novelization, and now writes the novel for Gundam Seed Freedom Zero. The book lands January 19, four days after the film opens in Japan, so the prose version trails the screen by less than a week.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa is listing a novel adaptation of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO for January 19. Liu Goto, who wrote the FREEDOM film's script and novelization, is writing it, with illustrations by Tomofumi Ogasawara. 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