Saturday, October 30, 2010

As The Typhoon Approaches, Director Furuhashi And Company Attends Premiere Of "Mobile Suit Gundam UC Episode 2 'The Red Comet'

"Mobile Suit Gundam UC episode 2" is finally in theaters until Nov 12! Today (10/30) is the first showing and the special event went as scheduled at the Shinjyuki Picadilly. Despite rain and winds from the typhoon, many fans lined up from the early morning.
In attendance was Director Furuhashi, Writer - Harutoshi Fukui, voice actor for Barnage - Kouki Uchiyama, voice actor for Full Frontal Ikeda Shuuichi, and others.  Mr. Fukui expressed appreciation to all the fans who gathered in the rain. The voice actors indicated that the voiceovers were done after the pictures were put together and was accomplished mostly in the first take.
"We all knew that in Gundam UC episode 2, the story continues to develope the character Barnage Links, so I visualized what he must be going thru as I did the voiceover" said Mr. Uchiyama. "I'm very honored to be able to do this part. It reminds me when I first stood here 30 years ago and words can't describe this feeling." said Mr. Ikeda.
Mr. Furuhashi just got back from a late night working on 'episode 3'. "With the typhoon, I hope this allow fans to remember the movie", said Mr. Furuhashi.
The second episode of The Gundam UC continues to tell a story about the secret of the Laplace box and it's power to topple the Federation.  While the key to the Laplace box is the Unicorn Gundam piloted by Barnage Links, he must battle against the Nehal Argama, and engage in battle with the second coming of Char 'Full Frontal'.
The theatrical release will be in 8 selected theatres in Japan for 2 weeks, and residents in Japan can also download the episode off the Playstation Store on Japan's PSN.
Images from GA Graphic

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