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Geek Tyrant
6 days ago
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- Geek Tyrant
First Trailer For MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY'S FLASH: THE WITCH OF CIRCE — GeekTyrant
The Mobile Suit Gundam universe isn't slowing down anytime soon. While Gundam GQuuuuuuX closed the out one storyline, the franchise quickly shifted gears by unveiling the first trailer for its next big project: Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe. This new entry picks up where the 2021 film left off, continuing the saga of Hathaway Noah in a world where Zeon actually won the war. With no word on creator Hideaki Anno's return, the spotlight now turns to returning director Murase Shukou, who's stepping back in to helm the sequel. The original Hathaway's Flash marked a return to the Universal Century timeline and gave fans a spiritual successor to Amuro and Char through the eyes of Hathaway. The story was always planned as a trilogy, and The Witch of Circe seems poised to explore the fallout of its predecessor's political upheaval and moral ambiguity. Voice actor Ono Kensho returns in the lead role, joined again by Reina Ueda, Junichi Suwabe, and Soma Saito. While the trailer keeps its plot close to the chest, it confirms the film's Japanese theatrical release will arrive later this year. No North American date yet, but it's a safe bet it won't be far behind. For those wanting a head start on what's coming, the Hathaway's Flash storyline originally debuted as a light novel written by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino back in 1989, meaning longtime fans already know the darker, more introspective direction this story can take. With Gundam's growing global footprint, including the long-gestating live-action film from Legendary Pictures, The Witch of Circe is another step in Gundam's evolution as a cross-media giant.
Forbes
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Gundam Hathaway' Gets A 90s Anime Makeover In Fan Animation
The Xi Gundam looks more like its Kazumi Fujita counterpart in this fan animation. Back when the Hathaway's Flash novels were written, no one thought we'd ever see an anime. So this new fan animation pays tribute to that in a very 90s way. Done by Space Boy, it approaches the story from the perspective of the original novels. That means character designs by Haruhiko Mikimoto and modified designs by Kazumi Fujita, based on Moriki Yasuhiro's original illustrations. It also means that we have four tone shading, which holds up with the rest of 90s mecha anime, which would have been how these books had been adapted, if Sunrise had decided to go ahead with an anime right after the books were published. Personally, I think this looks superb. It also looks like it's done in 3D with some clever shading to make it work. Going 3D also makes a lot of sense, as the Xi Gundam and Penelope are incredibly complex mobile suit designs. The recent movie version of the first novel is much flatter in terms of the shading, with more modern character design. It's still great, but part of me now wishes we'd had Hathaway's Flash adapted back in the 90s. Space Boy also did a video a few months back of the Messer mobile suits from the Hathaway's Flash novels. These are effectively the grunt mobile suits of Mafty and also pop up in the movie version. Talking of the movie version, you can watch the first Gundam Hathaway movie over on Netflix. With the second movie set for release this Winter. Follow me on X, Facebook and YouTube. I also manage Mecha Damashii and am currently featured in the Giant Robots exhibition currently touring Japan.
