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Sapporo Snow Festival 2024 Announces First Ever Gundam Sculpture
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
On December 15, the Sapporo Snow Festival announced the lineup for the large snow statues at the Sapporo Snow Festival 2024. Since then, there has been a slow trickle of announcements for smaller statues. On January 15, the official Twitter account for the Gundam Seed anime announced the series would be participating in this year's winter festivities.
✨ガンダムシリーズ初✨
— 機動戦士ガンダムSEEDシリーズ (@SEED_HDRP) January 15, 2024
2.4~2.11開催の「2024さっぽろ雪まつり」に出展🎉❄
1.26劇場公開となる
『機動戦士ガンダム #SEEDFREEDOM』の#ライジングフリーダムガンダム が、雪像に⛄✨
特別ラッピングブースにて、関連商品物販と展示も実施👍
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✨ Gundam series first ✨
Exhibited at "2024 Sapporo Snow Festival" held from 2.4 to 2.11 🎉❄
"Mobile Suit Gundam #SEEDFREEDOM" to be released in theaters on 1.26
#ライジングフリーダムガンダム turns into a snow sculpture ⛄✨
Related product sales and exhibitions will also be held at a special wrapped booth 👍
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In a franchise first, Gundam Seed will display a bust of the Rising Freedom Gundam at the Winter Festival. While it's not stated if this is in conjunction with the release of the new film, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM, considering the film's release on January 26, it seems plausible. The Gundam Seed anime's official website also noted there will be a “special wrap booth” at the festival as well. Although there is no mention if this booth is going to be a pop-up store at the Sapporo Snow Festival, the fine print states the booth will be open as a store and for displays.
The Rising Freedom Gundam will be on display at the HBC German Pavilion at the Sapporo Snow Festival between February 4-11. The booth will be open between 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. during those same days. The booth will limit entry if it reaches capacity. The Sapporo Snow Festival 2024 itself will be held between February 4-February 11. All venues are open to the public 24-hours a day and the sculptures will be illuminated between 10:00-11:00 p.m. If you love Gundam Seed and are in Sapporo in early February, this is the statue to see.
Sources: Gundam Seed anime's website and Twitter account, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web