#Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway Movie Delayed By Two Weeks

The upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime movie has been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation in Japan, which has prompted the country to enter another state of emergency. The movie was meant to release on May 7, but will now premiere on May 21. 

This isn’t the first COVID-related delay for the new Gundam movie, as it was originally meant to screen in July 2020. 

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway previously received its second main trailer in late March, while its first main trailer was released in January. The second trailer previewed the theme song “Senkou” (“Flash”) by Alexandros. 

The movie was announced in 2018 as part of the Gundam series’ 40th Anniversary Project and as the first installment of a trilogy. It is based on the Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash novel series by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, which began in 1989. Set after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, the story centers on Hathaway Noa, the son of Londo Bell commander Bright Noa, who has become the leader of an anti-Earth Federation organization called Mafty. 

Sunrise is in charge of the planning and production for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway. The staff includes Shuukou Murase (Genocidal Organ) as director, Yasuyuki Mutou (Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise) as scriptwriter, Takako Suzuki (Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative) as color designer, Kentaro Waki (SWORD ART ONLINE –Alicization– War of Underworld) as photography director, and Hiroyuki Sawano as music composer (Attack on Titan Final Season). 

Meanwhile, Pablo Uchida (Gundam Reconguista in G design works), Naoyuki Onda (Psycho Pass 3 character designer and chief animation director), and Shigeki Kuhara (Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul animation director) are designing the characters based on drafts by Haruhiko Mikimoto (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress). 

In addition, Hajime Katoki (Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative), Mitoshi Yamaneki (Gundam Reconguista in G), Seiichi Nakatani (Gundam Reconguista in G design works), and Nobuhiko Genma (various roles in Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn) are in charge of the mechanical designs, based on drafts by Yasuhiro Moriki (Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise mechanical designer). Takayuki Masuo (Genocial Organ) and Tomohiro Fujie (Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative) are the 3D directors.

As for the cast, it includes Kenshou Ono as Hathaway Noa, Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalucia, Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg, and Souma Saitou as Lane Aim.