Freedom Project (Video 2006)

Based on characters designed by Katsuhiro Otomo, 3 bike racing teenagers born on the Moon uncover a terrible secret about the fate of their original homeworld earth and seek to uncover the ... See full summary »

Director:

Shuhei Morita

Writers:

Katsuhiko Chiba, Marc Handler,

Stars:

Shotaro Morikubo, Daisuke Namikawa, Senyo A. Walker

Cast

Credited cast:
Shotaro Morikubo	...	Kazuma
Daisuke Namikawa	...	Takeru
Senyo A. Walker	...	Michael (as Senyo Amoaku)
Kappei Yamaguchi	...	Bis

Storyline

Based on characters designed by Katsuhiro Otomo, 3 bike racing teenagers born on the Moon uncover a terrible secret about the fate of their original homeworld earth and seek to uncover the truth from Eden, the organization that governs the moon colony.

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Genres:

Short | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [us]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

24 November 2006 (Japan)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Freedom Committee, Nissin Food, Sunrise

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

A life-sized promotional cardboard cutout figure of Takeru illustrated by Otomo Katsuhiro was auctioned on Yahoo! Japan and fetched a high price.

User Reviews

Simply amazing!

There are actually seven 25min long episodes and a 6min prologue. I don't understand why this anime hasn't been publicised more by the studios or even by the American company which holds a licence and released a blu-ray version in the states.

It was created as promotional material for a noodles brand in Japan (which the characters regularly eat), but is still one of the best animes i have seen, comparable to Akira but without being as confusing in places.

Keeping the look of the traditional hand-drawn animes but still remaining modern, FREEDOM is a visual masterpiece, and includes character design from Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo. I cant decide if this would have been better off as one long movie or if the episode "cliffhangers" make you want to watch more.

You will have to see it for yourselves!