Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Film Gets Novel From Scriptwriter Liu Goto
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.
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Why it matters
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.
Key Facts
- Kadokawa lists a novel adaptation of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO for release on January 19.
- Liu Goto, who wrote the Gundam Seed FREEDOM film script and its novelization, is writing the new novel.
- Tomofumi Ogasawara, illustrator of the Gundam Seed novelization, is drawing the novel's illustrations.
- The Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO film opens in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027.
- Director Mitsuo Fukuda said the prequel's script was completed 20 years ago and dialogue recording is already done.
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.
The 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's art.
The prequel'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.
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- Anime News Network Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime Film Gets Novel