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This is a chronology of my assistance regarding my script and other work on the theater advance edition of “GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-”.

Sugitani P talked to Sunrise (at the time) to let me make a Gundam with Director Tsurumaki, and the project started in 2018.
The project concept of “a fictional war story in a world where Zeon won” was defined by Director Tsurumaki on December 4, 2018.
The first proposal from Director Tsurumaki came out on March 14, 2019.
I sent my project proposal memo to P. Sugitani on October 17, 2019.
Director Tsurumaki gave me a two-page proposal to present to Sunrise on November 7, 2019.
The 54-page proposal containing the main design plan, story structure, etc. was submitted on July 7, 2021. (At this stage, the plan was to visualize “Until Char takes the Gundam” with the avant-title being about 5 minutes long.)

I proposed to Director Tsurumaki that the prequel part be depicted using a certain length, and I wrote my first plot memo on July 30, 2021.
I wrote 12 sheets of paper with dialogue, covering the scene of birds flying in the space colony, the situation of Side 6 after the end of the war agreement, and the problem of the increasing number of refugees due to the decline of the Federation. At that time, I was working on post-production and advertising for Shin-Man, preparing for the Hideaki Anno exhibition, location scouting for Shin Rider, and meeting for art and costume design, etc. It was like a quick one-day compilation of the idea notes I had been making since April 22, 2021.

The first draft of the plot, in which I put all the accumulated idea notes together, was completed on August 29, 2021.
After a short pause, the revised draft of the plot was submitted on February 5, 2022.
At this time, I was working on post-production of “Thin Man” and editing “Thin Rider” and “Thin Complete Thunderbirds”.

The first draft of the script was May 12, 2022.
Second draft of the script was July 6, 2022.
The third draft of the script was July 14, 2022.
At this time in 2022, I was working on post-production of Shin Rider, Shin Eva video extras, etc.

The fourth draft of the script was submitted on December 4, 2022.
This was the final draft of the script, which I handed to Director Tsurumaki for his OK, and I continued to work on the storyboard. At that time, I was working on post-production of Shin Rider.
In addition, I was asked to write an additional brush-up script for the Second Battle of Solomon, the second half of the One Year War, and I sent the first draft, which also served as the plot, on July 12, 2022.
At the same time, I was also assisting in ship design. I was also doing post-production work for Shin Rider, mainly checking VFX.
The second draft of the script was submitted on July 10, 2023, a year after the first draft was submitted.
The third draft, the final draft that I handed to Director Tsurumaki, was submitted on August 18, 2023.
At the same time, I was also working on storyboards for Siege Axe and helping with various other things.

That is how I “repay” Tsurumaki, who has been helping me with my work for many years since the original drawing of the first episode of “Nadia”. My motivation for Siege Axe is just that.
I also give my opinions on the TV series on the parts I find interesting as much as I have time, along with the pre-production work of “Yamato,” in order to make the work more interesting, which is also a part of “returning the favor”.
The reputation and box-office performance of “GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-” will be a new achievement for Director Tsurumaki in the industry and in the public.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Comments Hideaki Anno

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