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Bandai Namco To Send Gundam Fans' Messages To The Moon
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
One of the narrative points in the Universal Century stories in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise is the emergence of the next evolution of humans. Called Newtypes, these humans exhibit heightened awareness or even psychic powers. However, the 2010 series Mobile Suit Gundam UC changed the dynamic between Newtypes and Oldtypes (humans who lack the psychic or heightened awareness) with the introduction of the original monument of the Charter of the Universal Century. Fought over by numerous organizations in the series, its reveal is a pivotal moment in the Universal Century franchise of Gundam and inspires a message of hope. Now, the Gundam Open Innovation (GOI) project is creating a replica monument of the Charter of the Universal Century filled with messages of hope and sending it to the moon.
The initiative to send a replica monument of the Charter of the Universal Century filled with messages of hope, called the GOI Charter of the Universal Century Plate, was announced on the GOI's X (formerly Twitter) account in November 2023. The program took messages until November 18, 2023. Along with this, the program announced that 20 participants would receive a replica of the Plate.
／ #未来に向けてメッセージをおくろう
— ガンダムオープンイノベーション (@GOIstaff) November 13, 2023
キャンペーン開始🤖11/18(土)23:59まで
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ガンダムオープンイノベーションでは、自分や大切な人に向けたメッセージを募集中✉
参加者には抽選で20名様に「GOI 宇宙世紀憲章プレート」をプレゼント！
▼応募フォーム https://t.co/arVZSrX91O pic.twitter.com/LrmGp781Ua
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#未来に向けてメッセージをおくろう [Send a message to the future]
Campaign lasts🤖until 11/18 (Sat) 23:59
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Gundam Open Innovation is looking for messages for yourself or a loved ones✉
20 participants will be chosen at random to receive a "GOI Universal Century Charter Plate"!
▼Application form
forms.gle/wNzAHNbinvgZC9…
The Gundam.info website stated that the GOI was looking for messages to ourselves, family, or the special people in our lives concerning space and the future. Specifically, the GOI was looking for, “Messages that would make people smile when they see them on the moon.”
The website also revealed that the initiative was a partnership between GOI partner Tohoku University and Ispace, Inc. Tohoku University created an aluminum-added high manganese steel plate for the messages to be printed on and launched with Ispaces HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Moon Mission. According to Ispace, assembly of the HAKUTO-R Mission 2 flight model was expected to finish in Spring 2024 followed by environmental tests and launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than Winter 2024.
The GOI announced on February 16 that the 20 replica GOI Charter of the Universal Century Plates were being prepared for shipping and fans should be expecting them soon.
ただいま発送準備中🚚✨
— ガンダムオープンイノベーション (@GOIstaff) February 16, 2024
昨年11月に実施した「GOI宇宙世紀憲章キャンペーン(未来に向けてメッセージをおくろう)」の景品『#GOI宇宙世紀憲章プレート』ですが、もうすぐ当選者の皆さまのもとへお届けします😊
どうぞお楽しみに！ https://t.co/iEfEjKKVSs pic.twitter.com/kPCQJAcNxL
Currently preparing for shipment🚚✨
The prize "#GOI宇宙世紀憲章プレート [GOI Charter of the Universal Century]" from the "GOI Universal Century Charter Campaign (Send a message to the future)" held last November will soon be delivered to the winners😊
Please look forward to it!
Hopefully, the messages printed on the GOI Charter of the Universal Century initiative's Plate are ones of peace and hope. Perhaps the messages will be brought back to Earth by the Moon Race and its princess!
Sources: Gundam.info's website, Gundam Open Innovation's X/Twitter account (link 2), Ispace Inc.'s website, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
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