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Gundam Build Franchise Gets Live-Action Video by Psycho- Chief Director Katsuyuki Motohiro
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Sunrise announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action video based on the Gundam Build Divers" (New Gundam Build Divers) video. Sunrise did not announce a release date for the video.
The Gundam Build spinoff of the Gundam franchise began with the season will premiere this April.
Bandai debuted its first Gundam model kits (commonly referred to as "Gunpla," short for "Gundam plastic model") in 1980, initially offering not only the franchise's iconic mobile suits, but other fighting vehicles. The model kit line has since focused on mobile suits, and has flourished with new designs from newer Gundam series, and updates on older designs. The line offers different "grades" of models, with differing scales, complexity of assembly, and design fidelity.
Motohiro is perhaps best known in anime for being the chief director for the first two Laughing Under the Clouds. He is also a self-professed avid fan of Gundam models.
Anime studio Mamoru Oshii and Katsuyuki Motohiro.
Sunrise and Legendary Picture are also producing a live-action Hollywood Gundam scriptwriter and executive producer.
Sources: Gundam.info, The Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
