It has been revealed that "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM", the completely new theatrical version of the popular anime "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series, has exceeded 4 billion yen in box office revenue in 52 days since its release on January 26th. It was a big hit, with attendance exceeding 2.37 million people. It has also become a hot topic for surpassing the box office revenue of approximately 2.3 billion yen, which was recorded by "Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space" released in 1982, and breaking the record for the highest box office revenue for a theatrical version of the "Gundam" series for the first time in about 42 years.
`` Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom'' is the sequel to ``SEED DESTINY'', and the TV animation staff including director Mitsuo Fukuda reunited. Although production of the theatrical version was announced in 2006, there was no follow-up news for a long time. It was released approximately 18 years after it was first announced.