The prequel film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero is set for a theatrical release, and a matching Athrun Zala figure from the 2024 film is now available for pre-order.
Bandai Namco Filmworks board director and producer Naohiro Ogata announced on Friday during the Gundam Conference Spring 2026 livestream that Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero will screen in theaters. The prequel was first revealed at a stage greeting in November 2024, when director Mitsuo Fukuda, producer Hisakazu Naka, and voice actor Sōichirō Hoshi appeared during special edition screenings of the 2024 film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom. At that time, a teaser video played, and Fukuda stated that the script was completed 20 years ago, storyboards were nearly half finished, and dialogue recording was already done. The project was originally planned as an original video anime two decades ago but was shelved. The shift to a theatrical release was not yet decided when the project was first teased. A fresh teaser trailer accompanied the Friday announcement.
The 2024 film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom opened at number one in Japan, sold over 634,000 tickets in its first three days, and became the highest-earning Gundam film in the country. On June 4, MegaHouse opened pre-orders for the Lucrea Light Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM Athrun Zala Pilot Suit Ver. figure. The 210mm tall figure shows Athrun in his pilot suit holding a helmet, designed to display alongside the previously announced Kira Yamato Pilot Suit Ver. figure. It costs 8,800 yen and ships in January 2027.
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MegaHouse began accepting pre-orders on June 4 for the Lucrea Light Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM Athrun Zala Pilot Suit Ver. figure. The 210mm tall figure shows Athrun in his pilot suit holding a helmet, designed to display alongside the previously announced Kira Yamato Pilot Suit Ver. figure. It costs 8,800 yen and ships in January 2027.
Bandai Namco Filmworks board director and producer Naohiro Ogata announced on Friday that Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero will screen in theaters. The announcement came during the Gundam Conference Spring 2026 livestream. Freedom Zero is a prequel to the 2024 film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom. Director Mitsuo Fukuda, producer Hisakazu Naka, and voice actor Sōichirō Hoshi first revealed the project at a stage greeting in November 2024, when a teaser video played during special edition screenings of the main film. Fukuda stated at that time that the script was completed 20 years ago, that storyboards were nearly half finished, and that dialogue recording was already done. The prequel was originally planned as an original video anime two decades ago. The new theatrical path was not yet decided when the project was first teased. A fresh teaser trailer accompanied the Friday announcement. The 2024 Freedom film opened at number one in Japan, sold over 634,000 tickets in its first three days, and became the highest-earning Gundam film in the country.