A diorama that reproduces the cityscape of the space colony "Heliopolis" from the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series has been announced. Pre-orders are currently being accepted at "Premium Bandai". The "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series had been broadcast on TV from October 2002 to September 2003, and is said to be the "First" Gundam of the 21st century. The story is set in C.E. (Cosmic Era) 71, the story reveals suffering and growth of the Coordinator Yamato Kira and childhood friend Athrun Zala through the war between genetically modified humans (Coordinators) and conventional humans (Natural), who have been divided into the military organization ZAFT and the Earth Allied Forces and fight. Fukuda Mitsuo was the director, and Hirai Hisashi was in charge of characters' design. In addition to conventional Gundam fans, it has gained wide support from teens and female fans, becoming a big hit. The product released now is "Realistic Model Series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (for 1/144 HG series) G Structure [GS06] Heliopolis Battle Stage" that reproduces the cityscape of "Heliopolis" from the opening stage of "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED". It is a diorama model that allows you to easily display the 1/144 Gunpla HG series. It is a pre-painted semi-finished kit specification that even beginners can easily assemble, and you can enjoy recreating various scenes, such as the confrontation scene with Jin in episode 2, just by displaying the Gunpla series (sold separately). In addition, some of the buildings in the set and attached support arms are unified with 3mm standard joint pins, so you can change the layout as you like according to the exhibits and space. Advanced users and genuieve users can use the included marking decals to make even more detailed. "Realistic Model Series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (for 1/144 HG series) G Structure [GS06] Heliopolis Battle Stage" is priced at 10780 JPY (tax included). Pre-orders are currently available at "Premium Bandai", and the product will be shipped in September 2023. (C) Sotsu/Sunrise

The Chinese cosplayer natsume-san is one of the top cosplayers who has reached 220,000 followers on Twitter by showing many sexy costumes. She actively participates in events in Japan such as Comic Market, and has always attracted a lot of attention. However, due to the current situation, she lost touch with her Japanese fans, which is regrettable. This time we had a direct interview with Natsume. She also shows us some of her latest unpublished shots for her Japanese fans. --Were you planning to come to Japan in May? natsume: That's right, I was supposed to be there in May for the Comic Market to show my new costume, but unfortunately the event was canceled... --What kind of cosplay works are popular in the Chinese cosplay world at the moment? natsume: "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". I've heard it's incredibly popular in Japan, but it's also very popular in China and in other countries! There's a lot of cosplay as well. --What are some of the Japanese works that you're into? natsume: There are a lot of them, but "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" "Persona 5", and "Final Fantasy VII" are always my favorite! --In terms of cosplay, what kind of characters have you recently made? natsume: Recently, I've been working on Pecorine from "Princess Connect! Re:Dive", Enoshima Junko from "Danganronpa", Android 18 from "Dragon Ball", and Akatsuki from "Lost Decade". Most of them are already on Twitter! --This time you have published a shot of Akatsuki, can you please tell us how was working on it? natsume: Akatsuki was a very difficult costume to put on because it had a lot of detailed decorations. It took me about an hour and a half to finally get it on with the help of my friends. But the shoot went really well, it only took 30 minutes and it was fun! --What do you like about cosplay? natsume: Like for all the works I've just mentioned, when I come across works and characters that I like, I want to cosplay them. And there are also a lot of works that have become my all-time favorites because of cosplaying (laugh). --Finally, please tell us your future goals! natsume: I want to work hard to make money for doing cosplay. When the current situation will be over, I definitely want to go to Japan with a lot of my cosplay works, so I'll do my best. I look forward to seeing you at the Comic Market this winter!

Crunchyroll has announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0". "Jujutsu Kaisen" is based on a manga of the same name by Akutami Gege, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. It was serialized in March 2018 and depicts the curse born from human's negative emotions and the struggle of the sorceress who exercises it with curse. The first cour of the TV anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" was nominated in 10 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021" and won three awards including "Anime of the Year". The second cour was nominated for 16 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022" and won 6 categories including "Best Action". This time, Crunchyroll announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0", the first film adaptation of the prequel to "Jujutsu Kaisen", "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School" (commonly known as "Volume 0"). The film will be released in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg on March 16, in the US, Canada, and the UK on March 18, and in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on March 29. It will also be released in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Africa (French-speaking countries), and Latin America. In addition, Crunchyroll has begun worldwide streaming (excluding Japan and China) of "Shenmue the Animation," an original animation with Adult Swim. (C) 2021 "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie" Production Committee (C) Akutami Shita / Shueisha [Article taken from Anime! Anime! Biz / animeanime.biz]