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care allGundamfans ! If you are still hunger moreMobile Suit Gundamcontent after the late NetflixGundam : Requiem for Vengeanceseries , get quick for an exciting winter surprise with a twist . A brand - newGundamfilm , Mobile Suit Gundam : ALC Encounter , has landed on the giving screen , but there ’s a catch – it ’s exclusively prove at LaLaport Mall Fukuoka- which is in Japan .
harmonise to a press release fromLaLaport Mall , the film block out coincides with a forwarding for the life - sized Nu Gundam statuethat dutifully stands guard at the shopping mall entrance . The motion-picture show premiered on November 24 , 2024 , and , per the press release , will have two evening display , at 7:00 autopsy and 8:30 PM . No terminal date was cite , so the film will presumably have nightly showings for the foreseeable future . The masking will be projected onto the wall next to the statue , making it ostensibly innocent for anyone in the area to watch .
New Mobile Suit Gundam Film Is A One Of A Kind
A Treat For Customers of this Fukuoka Mall
The official website for theNu Gundam statueteases the film , stating ,
" In a quiet center just before ending time , two citizenry - attracted by the voice of a cleaning woman singing - sports meeting , a confrontation ensues that lead to the activating of the nearby Mobile River suit , and finally into a fierce battle inside the shopping mall adroitness - but who is the cryptic woman ? "
Judging by the pulse - impound teaser trailer posted on@gundam_45th- the official X account for theGundamSeries 45th Anniversary Project , promises the same high - octane action at law synonymous with theGundamfilm and television franchises . free-base on the times of the showings , the movie seems to carry for about 30 minutes .
Japan Has a Whole Bunch of Life-Sized Gundams
This is not the first time a life - sized working Gundam mobile suit has taken position in Japan . Indeed , since 2009 , Gundam mobile suit have been selectively place around Japan , to protect humanity and also promote the anime dealership that has likely done more for the mecha genre than any other tale . The Nu Gundam statue stationed LaLaport Mall Fukuoka is the RX-93ff v Gundam . Debuting in the 1988 filmMobile Suit Gundam : Char ’s Counterstrike , it was the newest - and most technologically advanced - mobile suit of the RX-93 v family . Piloted by Amuro Ray , the hope was that it would be able-bodied to overtake Char Aznable ’s MSN-04 Sazabi mobile suit .
While the Nu Gundam proved itself inChar ’s Counterstrikeby destroying the MSN-04 Sazabi , that was then and this is now . There ’s no tattle how it will bear up against whatever threat it will present inALC Encounter . This unprecedented move has sparked both excitement and frustration amongGundamfans . While the expo promise a cinematic experience like no other , audiences must travel to Fukuoka to find the iconic mecha series ' latest adventure . Perhaps the film will eventually be made available toMobile Suit Gundamfans worldwide .
Sources : LaLaport Mall Fukuoka , Nu Gundam Statue,@gundam_45th
The Gundam dealership is a cornerstone of mecha gum anime , boast elephantine robots have it off as " mobile suit of clothes " in various wartime setting . Originating with Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979 , it explores complex paper of war , politics , and humanity through the struggles of cowcatcher who navigate these monolithic machines . The dealership sweep multiple timelines and universes , creating a rich arras of interconnected stories and standalone narratives .