Snow sculpture of Rising Freedom Gundam from Gundam SEED Freedom in Sapporo
Image courtesy of Sotsu, Sunrise, and Bandai Namco

Rising Freedom Gundam Snow Sculpture Will Appear in Sapporo

A snow sculpture of Rising Freedom Gundam, Kira Yamato’s new Mobile Suit in Gundam SEED Freedom, will appear at the 74th Sapporo Snow Festival. The event will run from February 4 -11, 2024. Bandai Namco also noted that this will be the first time ever a Gundam-themed snow sculpture is shown at the annual festival.

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The snow sculpture will feature a large bust of the Rising Freedom Gundam. The Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom logo will also appear on the panel.

Bandai Namco will also set up a merchandise booth wrapped with key visuals from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom near the sculpture. The movie will be already available in Japanese theaters by the time the Sapporo Snow Festival runs in February 2024. The booth will be open every day during the event period from 11 AM to 8 PM JST.

The snow sculpture will just be one of the numerous exhibitions Sunrise and Bandai Namco will hold to promote Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom. The group will set up exhibitions dedicated to the movie at Tamashii Nations and Animate outlets in Japan. It also newly revealed that The Gundam Base Pop-Up store will open temporarily in New Chitose Airport with a focus on the new movie from January 26, 2024, to February 11, 2024.

The 74th Sapporo Snow Festival will take place on February 4-11, 2024. The Rising Freedom Gundam snow sculpture will appear at the HBC German Square in 7-chome of the Odori Venue. It will help promote Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom, which launches in Japanese theaters on January 26, 2024.


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