The latest installment of Yoshiyuki Tomino's long-running acclaimed space anime "Gundam" will hit movie houses in Japan on Aug. 23.
The "Gundam: Reconguista in G" movie will consist of the first three episodes of the new "Gundam" TV series slated to air in October.
Tomino is helming the project, the first time in 15 years since the "Turn A Gundam" TV series.
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first "Mobile Suit Gundam" series, "Gundam: Reconguista in G" will be shown at 13 selected cinemas nationwide. The new TV series will be broadcast in the Animeism late-night block provided by Mainichi Broadcasting System Inc. and other networks.
The movie and series is set in a new timeline called the Reguild Century, which follows the Universal Century calendar originally featured in Tomino's previous series. The story centers around a young cadet pilot involved in a mission to protect an orbital elevator tower connecting Earth and space. It is said that the series will be a story of "boy meets girl and robot."
Kenichi Yoshida, whose past works include "Eureka Seven," serves as character designer. The series is being produced by Sunrise Inc., the leading anime studio responsible for the "Gundam" franchise.
"Reconguista" stems from the Spanish word "Reconquista," which refers to a 781-year period when the Iberian Peninsula was gradually reclaimed by Christian kingdoms after centuries of Islamic rule. It is also said that "G" stands for something else other than Gundam, although that has yet to be revealed.
To see the original story in Japanese, go to the official site of Anime Anime : http://animeanime.jp/
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