Bandai Namco Filmworks has officially announced the release date of the animated film Mobile Suit GTA SEED FREEDOM highly anticipated in the United States. The launch will be held in two major cities, Los Angeles and New York City, both scheduled to take place on March 31, 2024.
The Los Angeles premiere will be held at the Regal LA Live Theater and will be a star-studded affair with special guest appearances by Japanese voice actors Kira Yamato (Soichiro Hoshi) and Lacus Clyne (Rie Tanaka).
Joining them will be NYAV Post owner and British producer Michael Sinterniklaas, and Stephanie Sheh, the English voice of Lacus Clyne.
Meanwhile, the New York City launch will take place at Japan Society and will also feature a special guest. Alyson Leigh Rosenfield, Lunamaria’s English vocalist, will be present at the event. Additionally, attendees will enjoy a special video message from the film’s director, Mitsuo Fukuda.
Tickets for both shows, in both Standard and Deluxe categories, will be available for purchase on March 12, 2024. Tickets for the Los Angeles show can be purchased at the Eventbrite website and show tickets movies in New York City at the Japan Association website.
Mobile SuitGundam SEED Freedom is a 2024 Japanese animated mecha film produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and Sunrise animation studio and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The film is a sequel to both Mobile Suit gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, taking place one year after the events of SEED Destiny.
The film was released in Japan on January 26, 2024.
Just three days after its release, Gundam SEED Freedom sold 630,000 tickets and grossed an impressive 1.06 billion yen (about 7.20 million USD), marking the most successful opening three days for any film Gundam Which so far. In the following week, it skyrocketed to become a movie Gundam has the highest revenue of all time, surpassing Mobile Suit Granada III: Encounters in Spacewith a total income of 2.68 billion yen (about 17.94 million USD).
Source: Bandai Namco