The Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe anime film has unveiled a new trailer and a main visual, featuring more of the returning central trio of Hathaway Noa, Gigi Andalucia, and Kenneth Sleg.
Additionally, it was announced that the movie, a sequel to 2021’s Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway and the second in a trilogy, is scheduled to begin screening in Japan on January 30 JST across 363 locations.
©SOTSU・SUNRISEPrepared statements from Kensho Ono (Hathaway) and Reina Ueda (Gigi) offered insights into Gigi’s role in the The Sorcery of Nymph Circe. Ono remarked, “Hathaway is a man who questions the world itself — torn by doubts about what justice means and what he is truly fighting for. He suffers in solitude as he struggles with those questions, while Gigi’s presence grows ever larger, spiraling out of control. Is it the world that’s gone mad, or is it something else?”
Conversely, Ueda commented, “Does Gigi truly realize that she holds the power to influence the course of this conflict — or not? There are moments where it almost sounds as if she’s toying with the very syllables of ‘Hathaway Noa,’ yet beneath that playfulness lies someone who struggles and contemplates deeply. I hope audiences will be able to feel that sincerity and complexity in her performance.”
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The Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway narrative was initially presented as a novel trilogy, authored by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, released from 1989 to 1990 under the KADOKAWA Sneaker Bunko label. The titular Hathaway is the offspring of Londo Bell commander Bright Noa, a notable character within the Universal Century setting, who has now assumed leadership of the anti-Earth Federation organization Mafty following the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
It was previously confirmed that The Sorcery of Nymph Circe would be available in North America at a later date. New York Comic Con 2025 reaffirmed a United States release, although there are still no updates on the specific date. The first film premiered on Netflix on July 1, 2021, shortly after its Japanese release on June 11 JST of the same year.
In addition to the new Hathaway updates, there’s a Global Gundam Poll 2025 where the winning Gundam from each category (global and language-specific) will be rewarded with a specially drawn illustration. The poll is open until December 25 at 11:59 PM JST. More details can be found here.
Staff (reprising unless stated otherwise)
• Director: Shuko Murase
• Scriptwriter Yasuyuki Muto
• Character designer: Pablo Uchida
• Character designer: Naoyuki Onda
• Character designer: Shigeki Kuhara
• Original character designer: Haruhiko Mikimoto
• Mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki
• Mechanical designer: Kimitoshi Yamane
• Mechanical designer: Seiichi Nakatani
• Mechanical designer: Nobuhiko Genma
• Original mechanical designer: Yasuhiro Moriki
• Original mechanical designer: Kazumi Fujita
• Color designer: Takako Suzuki
• Color designer: Yuichi Kuboki (Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture)
• Background art director: Kinichi Ohkubo (TIGER & BUNNY – The Rising –)
• Compositing director: Yoshihisa Ohyama (GRANBLUE FANTASY The Animation Season 2)
• VFX Director: Manabu Kadono (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX special technique compositing staff)
• CG director: Ryoko Masuo
• Music composer: Hiroyuki Sawano
• Planning and animation production: Sunrise
Cast
• Kensho Ono as Hathaway Noa
• Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalucia
• Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg
• Soma Saito as Lane Aim
Sources: Press release, Gundam website
