
However, the reason it was able to break through and be adapted into a film is because of the overwhelming support from fans. Similarly, when someone who doesn’t know about “Gundam” said, “G’s Reconguista is interesting,” I gained the confidence that I could stand apart from “Gundam.” It was middle school students who supported me. Such words don’t come from adults at all. Adults say they don’t understand “G’s Reconguista” because Zeta doesn’t appear in it (laughs). – Yoshiyuki Tomino