Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Zero

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Announced: special program revealing latest information will stream on Gundam Channel on October 9 · 2026-08-20
Announced: theatrical release (Gundam Conference Spring 2026 livestream) · 2026-05-16
Release: movie · announced at Gundam Conference SPRING 2026 in May 2026 · 2026-08-20
Release: movie · theatrical release announced · Japan · 2026-05-16

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Confirmed theatrical release May 28 · source
Confirmed movie theatrical release announced Japan May 28 · source

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6d ago

Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO Special Program Set for October 9 Stream

The official X account for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED series announced on August 20 that a special program revealing the latest information on the theatrical anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO will stream on the Gundam Channel YouTube channel starting at 4:45 a.m. JST on October 9. The program will deliver the same content unveiled at the New York Comic Con 2026 panel event held the same day. The panel, titled Gundam Showcase 2026 @ NYC - Feat. SEED FREEDOM ZERO Panel, takes place on October 8 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT at the convention's Main Stage. A worldwide stream on GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. EDT on October 8, but it will not be a live broadcast or recording of the panel; it will deliver key updates separately. SEED FREEDOM ZERO is a prequel to the 2024 theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, based on a scenario written by Chiaki Morosawa, Shigeru Morita, and director Mitsuo Fukuda during that film's planning. The theatrical release was announced at Gundam Conference SPRING 2026 in May 2026.

May 16

Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Will Get a Theatrical Release

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.