To celebrate the release of Shin Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō: Fukkatsushite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu!, the first-ever official collaboration between Sgt. Frog and Mobile Suit Gundam has been unveiled.
New collaboration artwork illustrated by creator Mine Yoshizaki and renowned Gundam character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, along with footage from the film featuring Gundam’s dramatic appearance, has been released.
The collaboration includes four special illustrations. Yoshizaki created artwork inspired by the iconic Mobile Suit Gundam movie trilogy posters, while Yasuhiko drew a cheerful illustration depicting Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Keroro happily linking arms.
The newly revealed footage opens with the narration, “Here comes that familiar guy from Sgt. Frog”. As the Keroro Platoon struggles against the overwhelming power of mysterious invaders and faces certain defeat, an unexpected savior appears. In the midst of the crisis, the Gundam beloved by Sergeant Keroro suddenly descends before the squad, setting the stage for a memorable crossover between the two franchises.
As part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Sgt. Frog anime franchise, the new film Shin Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō: Fukkatsushite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! is set to premiere in Japan on June 26.
Main Footage:
Collaboration Illustrations:
Main Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Tomokazu Seki as The 7th Warrior
Natsuki Hanae as an Alien
Koichi Yamadera as The chief of the Space Police
Rina Watanabe as a woman in Shibuya
Keigo Sato as a man in Shibuya
Yusei Yagi as a man in Shibuya
Suzanne as an announcer in Kumamoto
STAFF:
Original: Mine Yoshizaki
Script / Chief Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Director: Fumitoshi Oizaki
Character Design: Satoshi Koike
Animation Production: BN Pictures
The initial Sgt. Frog anime series debuted in 2004 and aired for 358 episodes over several seasons, concluding in 2011. In 2014, a 24-episode series titled Keroro was released. Both shows were produced by Sunrise, which is now a brand under BN Pictures, although there were variations in staff involvement. Bridge offered production support for the former, while Gathering contributed to the latter. Alongside the TV series, several anime movies were also released.
Sgt. Frog is an anime and manga series that originated from a manga published by KADOKAWA, created by Mine Yoshizaki. Viz Media describes the first volume as follows:
After Sgt. Keroro blew his cover and lost his top-secret weapon, the frog-like alien has been cut off from the homeworld. To make matters worse, he’s lost communications with the rest of his platoon. Now he has taken cover in the Hinata family household, where in exchange for doing his share of the chores, he gets his own room from which to secretly devise new plans of world domination!
Source: Comic Natalie
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