Recent box office statstics have revealed that Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom has reached 1.8 billion yen in only nine days. The statistic comes just six days after the movie was reported to have made 1.06 billion yen.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Freedom is the long-awaited sequel to the SEED Destiny anime series. The original series ran from 2004-2005. The new movie will pick up right from where SEED Destiny left off with Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne serving as the two main characters once more.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom Passes 1.8 Billion Yen in Just Over A Week
After nine days, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom has officially passed 1.8 billion yen (or approximately $12.13 million in US Dollars). The announcement comes just a few days after the movie was reported to have reached 1.06 billion yen. The statistic will likely continue to grow in the coming weeks. At the time of writing, a US release date for the movie is currently unknown.
According to Anime News Network, the cast of the film is as follows:
- Sōichiro Hoshi as Kira Yamato
- Rie Tanaka as Lacus Clyne
- Akira Ishida as Athrun Zala
- Nanako Mori as Cagalli Yula Athha (replacing Naomi Shindoh)
- Kenichi Suzumura as Shinn Asuka
- Maaya Sakamoto as Lunamaria Hawke
- Fumiko Orikasa as Meyrin Hawke
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Murrue Ramius
- Takehito Koyasu as Mu La Flaga
- Tomokazu Seki as Yzak Jule (or Joule)
- Akira Sasanuma as Dearka Elsman
- Houko Kuwashima as Agnes Giebenrath
- Ayane Sakura as Toyah Mashima
- Houchu Ohtsuka as Alexei Konoe
- Jun Fukuyama as Albert Heinlein
- Michiko Neya as Hilda Haken
- Taiten Kusunoki as Herbert von Reinhard
- Junichi Suwabe as Maas Symeon
Additionally, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED anime is available on Crunchyroll. The streaming service describes the series:
In Cosmic Era (C.E.) 70…
“The tensions mounted between the Earth Alliance and the ZAFT Forces caused by the ‘Bloody Valentine’ tragedy have erupted into an all-out war.” The Earth Alliance’s mobile armor forces and tanks launch…mobile suits are destroyed one after another…
“It seemed a foregone conclusion that the Earth Alliance, with its superior numbers, would be victorious. But this initial assessment proved to be false. Almost 11 months have passed since the conflict began, with no end in sight…”
Lastly, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Freedom is available to watch now in Japanese theaters.
