{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5b64bd26a7175e0970bd1bde","clusterId":"c_f5404b8eb1f82dd13f5a7950","slug":"mobile-suit-gundam-eight-manga-gets-special-promo-video-directed-by-tomoki-kyoda","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Mobile Suit Gundam Eight Manga Gets Special Promo Video Directed by Tomoki Kyoda","summary":"The August issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed that Hajime Kamoshida and Shuei Takagi's Mobile Suit Gundam Eight manga will receive a special promotional video. Tomoki Kyoda will direct the video at Raging Bull. The manga is set in a new setting called the Constant Calendar, where survivors fight Kaiju using the last Gundam.","whyItMatters":"The promo video signals Kadokawa is investing in a visual push for a Gundam spinoff that has been in development since 2021 and just released its second volume.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTomoki Kyoda, known for directing \u003ci\u003eEureka Seven\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEUREKA SEVEN AO\u003c/i\u003e, will helm the special promotional video for \u003ci\u003eMobile Suit Gundam Eight\u003c/i\u003e at studio Raging Bull. The manga, written by Hajime Kamoshida and Shuei Takagi, launched in \u003ci\u003eGundam Ace\u003c/i\u003e in April 2025 after being announced in September 2021 as part of the magazine\u0026#39;s 20th anniversary project. The story takes place in a new timeline called the Constant Calendar, where Earth is devastated by biological machines called Kaiju and 258 survivors fight back using the last Gundam, Zirius. Kadokawa published the manga\u0026#39;s second compiled volume on June 26.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tomoki Kyoda directing the Gundam Eight promo video at Raging Bull means the manga's visual identity is being shaped by a veteran mecha director, not a manga artist.","twitterPost":"Tomoki Kyoda directing the Gundam Eight promo video ties the manga's visual identity to a veteran mecha director.","threadsPost":"Tomoki Kyoda directing the Gundam Eight promo video at Raging Bull is notable because Kyoda is best known for mecha series like Eureka Seven. The manga's visual identity is being set by a TV director, not a manga artist, which could signal how the property is positioned.","newsletterBlurb":"The Mobile Suit Gundam Eight manga is getting a special promotional video directed by Tomoki Kyoda at Raging Bull. The spinoff, set in a new Constant Calendar timeline, launched in April 2025 and just released its second compiled volume.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/mobile-suit-gundam-eight-manga-gets-special-promo-video/.239155\",\"title\":\"Mobile Suit Gundam Eight Manga Gets 'Special Promo Video'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4106,"outputTokens":617,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782931253,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T18:35:10.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-01T18:39:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T18:39:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f5404b8eb1f82dd13f5a7950","canonicalTitle":"News\nMobile Suit Gundam Eight Manga Gets 'Special Promo Video'","representativeArticleId":"a_68cfbb95ed6a1e2186c2e4ed","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Mobile Suit Gundam Eight\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Raging Bull\"],\"people\":[\"Tomoki Kyoda\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-01T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-01T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T18:39:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/mobile-suit-gundam-eight-manga-gets-special-promo-video/.239155","title":"News\nMobile Suit Gundam Eight Manga Gets 'Special Promo Video'"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam Eight"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Raging Bull"],"people":["Tomoki Kyoda"],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Tomoki Kyoda, director of Eureka Seven, will direct the special promotional video for Mobile Suit Gundam Eight at studio Raging Bull.","The manga launched in Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine in April 2025, after being announced in September 2021 as part of the magazine's 20th anniversary project.","The story is set in the Constant Calendar timeline, where 258 survivors fight Kaiju using the last Gundam, Zirius.","Kadokawa published the manga's second compiled volume on June 26."]}