Gundam Info's official YouTube channel has started steaming the first six and a half minutes of the feature film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , both in English subtitles and dub . While introducing the intense battle scene at the beginning of the film, the clip also features the theme song "Freedom" performed by Takanori Nishikawa. The song was newly written for the film and produced by acclaimed composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro. The video's caption introduces the film's story: In C.E.75, the fighting still continues. There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos... In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called Compass is established, with Lacus as its first president. As members of Compass, Kira and his comrades intervene into various regional battles. Then a newly established nation called Foundation proposes a joint operation against a Blue Cosmos stronghold. English subtitle ver. English dub ver.
- 3/30/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Disclaimer: Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex. Hear the raw power of Takanori Nishikawa ’s voice from his latest single, the theme to the recently released Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom anime film “Freedom,” in the latest video from The First Take. Listen to Nishikawa belt out the ballad below that was recorded in just one take. The First Take is a Sony Music Entertainment Japan initiative that, as the name implies, has singers perform their hit songs in just one take in a minimally-styled studio which has the performer sing in, as the video description says, "One Take Only, One Life Only." Related: Takanori Nishikawa Releases Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Film Theme Song Collaboration Music Video “Freedom” can be heard in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , which is currently lighting up Japanese theaters. The song was...
- 2/15/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
The official YouTube channel for J-Pop singer Takanori Nishikawa began streaming a special collaboration music video for his latest digital song, "Freedom," the theme for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom feature film. "I think it has a high affinity between the world of the song and the images, and the degree of perfection is very high," Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom director Mitsuo Fukuda said of the music video. The five-minute clip is packed with memorable footage from the film, including scenes never shown before, linking the lyrics to the emotions of numerous characters in the story. Takanori Nishikawa "Freedom" Collaboration Music Video "Freedom" was newly written for the film and produced by acclaimed composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro. This is the first time Nishikawa and Komuro have teamed up for a song produced by Komuro. The song was released digitally on January 24, 2024, ranking #1 on Billboard Japan's Download Songs charts...
- 2/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
18 years since the first announcement back in 2006, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise, finally opened in 352 theaters across Japan on January 26, 2024. According the official website , the 124-minute film earned 1,065,983,130 yen (7.23 million Usd) on 634,182 admissions in its first three-day weekend of January 26-28. The opening weekend gross not only debuted the film at #1 in the box office ranking, but also became the best first-week box office record in the Gundam franchise of all-time. Compared to the most recent Gundam film, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway released in 2021, Seed Freedom 's first weekend gross was 416.4 percent of that of Hathaway , and its ticket sales was 502.8 percent. Meanwhile, the film ranked #2 in Filmarks' first- day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of of 4.23/5.0 based on 3,490 reviews. The film was originally announced in 2006 after the broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny , but the years passed without any updates.
- 1/30/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
"Freedom," Japanese pop singer Takanori Ishikawa's new collaboration single with acclaimed J-pop composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro, finally released in Japan on January 24, 2024. This is the first time Nishikawa and Komuro have teamed up for a song produced by Komuro. The song is featured as the theme for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the upcoming feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise. All under the name T.M.Revolution, Nishikawa previously sang the theme song "Invoke," "Meteor," "Ignited," and "Vestige" for the original Mobile Suit Gundam Seed TV series from 2002-2003 and its direct sequel Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny from 2004 to 2005. He even voiced two characters in the series — Miguel Aiman in Seed and Heine Westenfluss in Seed Destiny . A new artist visual for Nishikawa was also released with the CD. Hisashi Hirai, the character designer for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise and the new film,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
“A sound soul dwells within a sound mind, and a sound body…”
Or so Laura Bailey, the voice of Maka, tells us at the beginning of each episode of Soul Eater. While she doesn’t give us any details about the percentages of recommended daily allowances, we can tell you that Soul Eater, the latest hit series from Funimation, is 100% awesome.
If you’ve been to an anime convention in the last year or so, chances are you’ve already witnessed the phenomenon that is Soul Eater. Starting its tour of our shores as a manga serialized in Yen Press, the series went on to be collected into volumes, giving U.S. fans a taste of what the process is normally like in Japan as a title gains popularity. It exploded onto the con scene, with hundreds of cosplayers taking part in some of the biggest photo shoots I’ve ever seen.
Or so Laura Bailey, the voice of Maka, tells us at the beginning of each episode of Soul Eater. While she doesn’t give us any details about the percentages of recommended daily allowances, we can tell you that Soul Eater, the latest hit series from Funimation, is 100% awesome.
If you’ve been to an anime convention in the last year or so, chances are you’ve already witnessed the phenomenon that is Soul Eater. Starting its tour of our shores as a manga serialized in Yen Press, the series went on to be collected into volumes, giving U.S. fans a taste of what the process is normally like in Japan as a title gains popularity. It exploded onto the con scene, with hundreds of cosplayers taking part in some of the biggest photo shoots I’ve ever seen.
- 2/9/2010
- by E. Douglas
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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