A.S. (Ad Stella) 122― An era when a multitude of corporations have entered space and built a huge economic system. A lone girl from the remote planet Mercury transfers to the Asticassia School of Technology, run by the Beneritt Group which dominates the mobile suit industry.
Read MoreOn episode 4 of Essential Anime Justin talks about the original Mobile Suit Gundam. Universal Century 0079. The rebel space colonies of the Principality of Zeon launch a war of independence against the Earth Federation, using humanoid fighting vehicles called mobile suits to overwhelm the Federation Forces and conquer half of Earth's surface. Months later, the Federation has finally developed its own prototype mobile suits at a remote space colony. But when the colony suffers a Zeon surprise attack, these new weapons fall into the hands of a motley crew of civilians and cadets, and fate places a youth named Amuro Ray at the controls of the white mobile suit Gundam.
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce that following on the heels of the acclaimed special program of the last year, “The World of Hideaki Anno”, this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival will continue to feature the revolutionary Japanese anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam as a special program “The World of Gundam”. With this special screening of Gundam, a monumental work of robot animation that ran for 36 years and has been shown in more than 25 countries and region, the secrets of one of Japan’s most successful anime franchises will be unveiled.
Mobile Suit Gundam was first released in 1979. The Japanese animation studio Nippon Sunrise (currently SUNRISE Inc.) and director Yoshiyuki Tomino created an epic tale of a universe in which an era of cosmic battles is expanding and a group of young people joins in the terrific mobile suit robot war.
At the time, there were no other robot animation works in which the artists and creators drew on hard science. This work has amazed TV viewers and industry professionals alike with its dynamic realism. After the first episode, Gundam, the story passed through the hands of a variety of creators to produce a many series that have spanned generations and truly resonated with fans. It is popular in both Japan and abroad, and has greatly influenced many Hollywood directors, including Guillermo del Toro.
What sets Mobile Suite Gundam apart from other robot animation works is that it has produced a number of hits and movements in the animation world through multi-genre collaboration. The total volume of sales of GUNPLA (Gundam Plastic Model) products released since the beginning of the franchise is approximately 445 million units.
The entire Gundam series, starting with the memorable first theatrical-released film, Mobile Suit Gundam, will be shown during this year’s festival all at once. This presents a unique opportunity for audience to take in the full glory of the Gundam universe. In addition, the full CG animation film created by director Yoshiyuki Tomino, Ring of Gundam—produced in 2009 to celebrate the Gundam thirtieth anniversary— will also be presented. Fans both old and new of the Gundam universe can expect a must-see lineup. Related talk events will be announced sequentially on the TIFF website.
The 28th Tokyo International Film Festival will be held from October 22 to 31, 2015 at Roppongi Hills, Shinjuku WALD9, Shinjuku Piccadilly, TOHO CINEMAS SHINJUKU and other venues in Tokyo.
FILMS: 26 films will be screened in the program of “THE WORLD OF GUNDAM”, including TV, theatrical animation and short films. Screening schedules will be announced sequentially on the TIFF website.
・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM (1981)
・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM II SOLDIERS OF SORROW (1981) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM III ENCOUNTERS IN SPACE (1982) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM CHAR'S COUNTERATTACK (1988) ・MOBILE SUIT SD GUNDAM (1988) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM F91 (1991) ・MUSHA KNIGHT COMMANDO: SD GUNDAM SCRAMBLE (1991) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE 08TH MS TEAM MILLER'S REPORT (1998) ・NEW MOBILE REPORT GUNDAM WING ENDLESS WALTZ SPECIAL EDITION (1998) ・TURN A GUNDAM I EARTH LIGHT (2002) ・TURN A GUNDAM II MOON BUTTERFLY (2002) ・GUNDAM EVOLVE../7 XXXG-00W0 WING GUNDAM ZERO (2004) ・MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION – HEIRS TO THE STARS (2005) ・MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION – LOVERS (2005)
・MOBILE SUIT Z GUNDAM A NEW TRANSLATION – LOVE IS THE PULSE OF THE STARS (2006) ・RING OF GUNDAM (2009)
・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM 00 THE MOVIE -A WAKENING OF THE TRAILBLAZER- (2010) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode1 DAY OF THE UNICORN (2010) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 2 THE SECOND COMING OF CHAR (2010) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 3 THE GHOST OF LAPLACE (2011) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 4 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE GRAVITY WELL (2011) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 5 BLACK UNICORN (2012)
・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 6 TWO WORLDS, TWO TOMORROWS (2013) ・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UNICORN episode 7 OVER THE RAINBOW (2014) ・GUNDAM RECONGUISTA IN G (2014)
・MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN I BLUE-EYED CASVAL (2015)
28th Tokyo International Film Festival
DATE: October 22 (Thu) – 31 (Sat), 2015 http://tiff-jp.net/en/
Arcade Week continues with Mobile Suit Gundam. A fighting game based off the original Gundam series.
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