Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom Releasing to Blu-ray/DVD in December

Just after the blockbuster Gundam film, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom debuted on streaming. Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced the release of several editions of the film on Blu-ray and DVD, set for December 25, 2024.

Blu-ray Limited Edition

Release Date: December 25, 2024
Price: ¥16,500 (tax included)
Specs: 204 minutes total(Main BD: 124 minutes, Special BD: Approx. 80 minutes), featuring the main film in 1080p High Definition, Dolby Atmos sound, Japanese subtitles, Japanese audio, English subtitles.
Bonuses: Includes a 20-page booklet, a 48-page art collection, three newly written novels, a drama CD, and two bonus discs featuring event footage, special digests, and making-of content. Packaging includes newly illustrated Digipak and storage box.

Blu-ray Standard Edition

Release Date: December 25, 2024
Price: ¥5,000 (tax included)
Specs: 124 minutes total, featuring the main film in 1080p High Definition with Dolby Atmos sound and Japanese subtitles, Japanese audio, English subtitles.
Bonuses: Includes a 20-page booklet, teaser and trailer collection, and audio commentary.

DVD Edition

Release Date: December 25, 2024
Price: ¥4,000 (tax included)
Specs: 124 minutes total, featuring the main film in 16:9 Vista Size with Dolby Digital sound and Japanese subtitles, Japanese audio, English subtitles.
Bonuses: Includes a 20-page booklet, teaser and trailer collection, and audio commentary.

4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray Edition

Release Date: December 25, 2024
Price: ¥7,000 (tax included)
Specs: 124 minutes total, featuring the main film in 2160p Ultra High Definition with Dolby Atmos sound and Japanese subtitles, Japanese audio, English subtitles.
Bonuses: Includes a 20-page booklet, teaser and trailer collection, and audio commentary.

Blu-ray Mighty Edition

Release Date: December 25, 2024
Price: ¥27,500 (tax included)
Specs: 204 minutes total (Main BD: 124 minutes, Special BD: Approx. 80 minutes), featuring the main film in 1080p High Definition, Dolby Atmos sound, Japanese subtitles, Japanese audio, English subtitles.
Exclusive Bonuses: Includes storyboards, reproduction scripts, a set of theater illustration cards, and a limited edition “HG 1/144 Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam [Limited Clear]”.
Other Bonuses: Same as the limited edition, plus exclusive Mighty Edition items. Available only through A-on STORE and A-on STORE Premium Bandai branch.

Additionally, exclusive purchase bonuses will be available from various retailers like Amazon, Animate, and Yodobashi Camera, offering special items such as posters, acrylic stands, and character fine graphs, featuring artwork by character designer Hisashi Hirai.

The tagline of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom is “The wings of freedom to seize the future”. The film is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, featuring a script by Fukuda, Chiaki Morosawa, and Ryu Goto. Hisashi Hirai returns for character design, while the mechanical design team includes Kunio Okawara, Kimitoshi Yamane, Kazutaka Miyatake, Junichi Akutsu, Manabu Shintani, Zenseava, Takuya Io, and Hiroyuki Taiga. Satoshi Shigeta returns as mechanical animation director. Toshihiko Sahashi is the composer for the film’s music, and the theme song “FREEDOM” is performed by Takanori Nishikawa with Tetsuya Komuro.

Story

In C.E.75, the fighting still continues.

There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos… In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called COMPASS is established, with Lacus as its first president. As members of COMPASS, Kira and his comrades intervene into various regional battles. Then a newly established nation called Foundation proposes a joint operation against a Blue Cosmos stronghold.