As part of Gundam’s 35th Anniversary celebrations, the Real G Next Project was announced last March. Now, after a live press conference, it has been announced that the project will be renamed the Gundam Global Challenge which aims to make the 1:1 scale 18 meter Gundam move.
The project is slated for 2019, which is the 40th anniversary for Mobile Suit Gundam, which was first aired back in 1979. It aims to reach out to Gundam fans not only in Japan, but also the entire world and they aim to use the Gundam 35th Anniversary as the launchpad for that goal.
Yasuo Miyakawa, Sunrise CEO and the Director of the Gundam Global Challenge project announced the outline of the project which truly aims to make a moving 18 meter 1/1 scale Gundam for future generations to enjoy as well as to celebrate the series’ 40th Anniversary. One of the objectives to make this possible is to create a design team from around the world to make that moving Gundam.
People interested to be a part of this history-making project can apply via the Gundam Global Challenge official website. It is divided into two sections, namely the Real Entertainment Section and the Virtual Entertainment Section. The Real Entertainment Section aims to use real knowledge and technology in order to make the 18 meter Gundam really move while the Virtual Entertainment Section aims to use the latest computer imagery to make the Gundam move in a virtual world.
Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino meanwhile also took to the stage and said that he is quite happy with the new project and says he is glad Gundam is really being integrated into technology.
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Source: Real G Next Project official
Gundam Global Challenge to make a moving 1:1 scale 18 meter Gundam
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