The official YouTube channel for singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu began streaming a music video for his latest digital single song, “Plazma,” which is now featured as the theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-. The song was written, composed and arranged by Yonezu himself. The video includes no spoilers of the anime’s story.
Kenshi Yonezu “Plazma” Music Video
Visual creator Sho Yanagisawa, known for his work on various TV commercials, served as the director of the music video as his first collaboration work with Yonezu. “The phrase ‘initial impulse’ was particularly memorable in the discussions with Yonezu-san about the music video,” said Yanagisawa. “From there, a single picture of the moment when a girl encounters ‘something’ that she will be crazy about for the rest of her life came to mind. If we could express this picture using an underwater set and an ultra-analog illusion technique, it would create a chemistry with the music. When I fearfully proposed this idea to Yonezu-san, he responded with a lightning-fast ‘I would love to do it!’ and the video was completed with the same passion and impulse.”
“Plazma” released digitally on January 20, ranking No.1 in Oricon’s daily digital single charts on its first day.
Yonezu also drew the digital single jacket illustration featuring the anime’s two protagonists — Yuzuriha Amate and Nyaan — by himself.
Digital single jacket
Kenshi Yonezu artist photo
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Promotional Reel
Advance theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a re-edited episode version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series, began in Japan on January 17, 2025 and ranked No.1 in its first-weekend box office with 598,832,300 yen (3.85 million USD) on 352,522 admissions.The anime’s promotional reel (including spoilers) featuring the theme song “Plazma” posted on January 20 has already gathered 1.3 million views in two days.
Sources: Kenshi Yonezu official YouTube channel, Press release
