Netflix has secured distribution for one of the biggest movies at the Japanese box office this year, allowing subscribers to catch the film in mere weeks.
At time of writing, that’s just over three weeks away. That’s a small wait in the context of the eight months it’s taken for thenew movieto get a wide release around the world.
The Gundam film arrives as Netflix continues to makes moves within the anime space. The platform has an animated remake ofOne Piecein development, alongside the live-action version, and the library already contains franchises such asDemon SlayerandJujutsu Kaisen.
Meanwhile, this year Netflix hadThe Imaginaryfrom Studio Ponoc, andTerminator Zerois coming up.Dandadanand the Ranma 1/2 remake are licensed to certain regions from the platform. In other words, the company is widening its anime selection at every opportunity.
Gundam Seed Freedom forms the third part of a trilogy, though you can watch it standalone. Good thing, because the first two movies aren’t on Netflix yet. You can enjoy several other movies from within the long-running mech franchise, though.
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This one follows Seed protagonist Kira Yamato, a mecha-pilot who’s been enhanced in order to better handle the giant machines. He’s involved in a prolonged space war, though he only wants peace between Earth and the colonies.
For more of what’s coming soon, check out ourupcoming animelist. You can also check out what otherstreaming servicesare worth getting, and take a look at thebest sci-fi moviesaround.
Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
