July 13, 2020
The First Life-Size Gundam Statue Overseas Coming in 2021! A Statue Of The Freedom Gundam From Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Will Appear!
The statue will appear in front of LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao!
▲It will be a statue of the Freedom Gundam, the protagonist’s unit from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (head height: 18.03 meters).
*This image is for illustrative purposes.
A life-size Freedom Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED will be built in 2021 in Shanghai, China, and will be the first life-size Gundam overseas.
The statue of Freedom Gundam will be constructed and displayed in 2021 in front of the Mitsui Fudosan Group's first commercial facility Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao alongside the grand opening of the facility.
The Freedom Gundam is a Mobile Suit featured in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, a series broadcast on TV in 2002, and is an extremely popular MS among Gundam fans overseas.
The Freedom Gundam Statue will be the first life-size Gundam statue overseas following the Life-Size Unicorn Gundam Statue in Odaiba, Tokyo, and GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA (a moving life-size Gundam exhibit facility), which is scheduled to open in Yamashita Pier, Yokohama, in 2020. It is scheduled to become a display that offers an experience where the realistic intensity of the Freedom Gundam can be felt, so please look forward to it.
The Life-Size Freedom Gundam Statue Exhibit Overview
[Statue Name]
The Life-Size Freedom Gundam Statue
[Statue Location]
In front of Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao
[Location]
No. 738, Xinjinqiao Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China
[Installation Period]
Scheduled for 2021
[Cooperating Companies]
- Shanghai Jingqiao Commercial Management Co. (Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport Shanghai Jinqiao Operation and management)
- NOMURA Co., Ltd., NOMURA (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (Freedom Gundam Statue construction)
Announced at the Gundam Conference 2020 on bilibili!
Gundam Conference 2020, a presentation regarding the expansion of the Gundam series in China, was held during a live stream on Saturday, July 11th, on bilibili, a Chinese video streaming service.
At the presentation, Makoto Asanuma and Naohiro Ogata, the president and a producer of Sunrise, made an appearance in the form of a video message. The overseas development of the Life-Size Gundam Statue was announced.
At the presentation, Makoto Asanuma and Naohiro Ogata, the president and a producer of Sunrise, made an appearance in the form of a video message. The overseas development of the Life-Size Gundam Statue was announced.
* This article was originally published in Japan. Availability & timing may vary by region.
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