It's exactly one year since Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM was released in Japanese theaters and since then, it has become the most commercially successful Gundam film to date. The film also introduced three more mobile suits to Kira Yamato's arsenal and at the same time downplayed his messianic status for much needed character development. … Continue reading One Shots / “Instruments of the Messiah”
The following may contain spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM. Director / Mitsuo FukudaScreenplay / Chiaki Morosawa & Mitsuo FukudaProduction / SunriseRelease Date / January 2024 Almost a couple of months after its Japanese theatrical release, I was finally able to watch Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, legally mind you. And while I wasn’t the biggest fan of Gundam … Continue reading Totally Fun and Unapologetically ‘SEED’: My Unsolicited Thoughts on “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” (2024)
As January came in, my goal was to catch up on my backlog and build Gundam SEED series kits as lead up to Gundam SEED FREEDOM and the release of HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam. With both done, I'd like to take a quick look at what I have so far, and how I feel overall … Continue reading Breaking the Need for ‘SEED’
I spent the last couple of days building the HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam and while I do appreciate the modern nuances Bandai Spirits placed in the kit, I think I'm currently SEED-ed out and will prefer to build something different next. And to do that, I must finish this one so here we go. The … Continue reading One Complicated Backpack: HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam – Work in Progress #2
I'm officially in the zeitgeist of Gundam SEED FREEDOM when I started building the HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam earlier this week, and I now understand where the large sticker sheet comes from. I think most of us in the community have been made aware of the rather sizable sticker sheet this model kit comes with. … Continue reading Compromises That Make Sense: HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam – Work in Progress #1
