Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash Part 2 (tentative title) movie is officially in production, as confirmed during Shochiku’s 130th Anniversary Lineup Announcement Event held on January 23, 2025, in Tokyo. While no specific release date has been announced, the announcement was made alongside other key Shochiku projects which are part of their 2025-2026 movie and television lineup.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash is planned to be a movie trilogy based on the novel series by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the Gundam franchise. The novels were originally published between 1989 and 1990, and are set in the Universal Century timeline, serving as a sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
The story follows Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, as he assumes the identity of Mafty Navue Erin, a terrorist leader fighting against the corrupt Earth Federation. The first movie, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash, was supposed to release in 2020 before a delay due to COVID. It was eventually released in Japan on June 11, 2021. The movie grossed over 2 billion yen domestically and became one of the highest-earning Gundam movies.
The main staff for the first movie included:
- Director: Shuko Murase
- Screenplay: Yasuyuki Muto
- Character Designers: Pablo Uchida, Naoyuki Onda, and Shigeki Kuhara
- Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
The main voice cast included:
- Kensho Ono as Hathaway Noa / Mafty Navue Erin
- Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalucia
- Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg
Gundam is a Japanese mix-media franchise that focuses on mecha robots, created by SUNRISE and Yoshiyuki Tomino. The franchise officially premiered on April 7, 1979, with the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. It is celebrated its 45th anniversary last year. In addition to the popular anime series and spin-offs, the franchise also has manga, novels, video games, and, of course, the popular toys.
The latest anime from the franchise is the new Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.
Source: Eiga Natalie
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