An official website opened for the previously announced anime movie sequel of the Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED) television anime series on Sunday. The movie is titled Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED FREEDOM. The website also reveals the production staff, teaser visual (pictured), and first trailer. Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED FREEDOM is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on January 26.

Staff
Director: Mitsuo Fukuda (Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED)
Script: Mitsuo Fukuda, Chiaki Morosawa (Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED), Riu Gotou NEW
Character Design: Hisashi Hirai (Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince)
Mechanical Design: Kunio Ookawara (Kidou Senshi Gundam 00), Kimitoshi Yamane (Kidou Senshi Gundam: The Origin), Kazutaka Miyatake (Macross 7) NEW, Junichi Akutsu (Gundam Build Fighters), Manabu Shintani (Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru: Nana Tamashii no Ryuujinmaru - Saikai) NEW, Zenseava NEW, Takuya Io (RS Project: Rebirth Storage prop design), Hiroyuki Taiga (Fuuto Tantei) NEW
Chief Mechanical Animation Director: Satoshi Shigeta (Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED)
Color Design: Akemi Nagao (Revisions) NEW
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (One Punch Man), Yukiko Maruyama (Boku no Hero Academia) NEW
CG Director: Mitsuhiro Satou (Saikyou Kamizmode!) NEW, Kensuke Kushida (Made in Abyss: Retsujitsu no Ougonkyou 3DCG animation) NEW, Tomohiro Fujie (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Thunderbolt) NEW
Monitor Works: Azusa Tamura (God Eater) NEW, Jirou Kageyama (Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari) NEW
Director of Photography: Takeshi Kuzuyama (Dr. Stone), Shigeki Toyooka (Ayaka) NEW
Editing: Yukiko Nojiri (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans)
Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino (Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE)
Music: Toshihiko Sahashi (Tensai Ouji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu)
Planning, Studio: Sunrise
Production: Bandai Namco Filmworks

Note: The staff list includes members that have previously worked on previous entries in the franchise. The new members are denoted with legend NEW.

The original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED television anime aired between Fall 2002–2003 in 50 episodes. The 50-episode Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny sequel anime series aired from Fall 2004–2005, followed by the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Final Plus: The Chosen Future OVA in December 2005.

Trailer


Official site: https://www.gundam-seed.net/freedom/

Source: Comic Natalie