The film came out in Japan on 30 January.
The second movie of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway trilogy, titled “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe” is getting a theatrical release in North America. The anime movie will be screened in theatres across North America starting on 15 May, 2026. The film was released in Japan on 30 January, 2026.
North American theatrical premiere date: 15 May, 2026
Studio: SUNRISE
Distribution company: Bandai Namco Pictures
Whho are the cast of Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe?
Although the North American release date has been fixed, no other details about the screening has been revealed as of yet. The main cast of the movie consists of:
- Kensho Ono as Hathaway Noa
- Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalucia
- Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg
- Soma Saito as vLane Aim
- Hiroshi Shirokuma as Brinks Wedge
- Anna Nagase as Julia Suga
- Mahana Yamasaki as Hara Morley
- Kazuki Kyan as Rod Hein
- Hinata Sato as Betchy
- Taiki Yamashita as Lowest Heinrich
- Shinya Takahashi as Chachai Coleman
- Noriaki Kanze as Josef Sedi
- Shuichi Uchida as Ridrick
- Hayato Inomata as Bilantes Suecken
- Taihi Kimura as Drab Lid
Who are the staff members who worked on the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe movie?
Shukou Murase directed the sequel movie at SUNRISE. Yasuyuki Muto wrote the scripts while Pablo Uchida, Naoyuki Onda, and Shigeki Kuhara designed the characters. Haruhiko Mikimoto is the original character designer. Other staff members include:
- Original story: Yoshiyuki Tomino / Hajime Yatate
- Mechanical Design: Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane, Seiichi Nakatani, Nobuhiko Genma
- Original Mechanical Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Kazumi Fujita
- Art Setting: Tomoaki Okada
- Art Director: Kinichi Ohkubo
- Colour Setting: Takako Suzuki, Yuichi Kuboki
- Display Design: Yoshinori Sayama
- CG Director: Ryukow Masuo
- Director of Photography: Yoshihisa Oyama
- VFX Director: Manabu Kadono
- Editing: Daisuke Imai
- Sound Supervisor: Koji Kasamatsu
- Recording Supervisor: Eriko Kimura
- Music Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano
- Planning & Production: SNRISE
- Produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.
- Distribution by Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. and Shochiku Co., Ltd.
The theme song of the film was ‘Snooze’ performed by five-time Grammy winning R&B artist SZA.
What is Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe about?
The anime films are based on Yoshiyuki Tomino’s 1989 Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash. The upcoming project is the second installment of a planned trilogy. The first movie, titled, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway premiered in Japan on 11 June, 2021. The story of The Sorcery of Nymph Circe as revealed in the official website is (machine translated):
The year is U.C. 0105, 12 years after Char's Rebellion.
The MAFTY have begun a resistance against the oppressive Earth Federation Government by assassinating its high-ranking government officials. Their leader is none other than Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright, who fought alongside Amuro Ray in the One Year War.
Gigi Andalusia, a girl who has some mysterious powers, reminds Hathaway of his past trauma. Despite being affected by her words, Noa remains stoic in his goal to carry out an air raid on the Adelaide conference. This is to fulfill MAFTY’s goal, and to also lay his past to rest.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg from the Federation Forces prepares a defense for the Adelaide Conference and also devises a plan to eliminate the MAFTY. However, he is suddenly approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization who comes to him with a top secret proposal.
While Hathaway and Kenneth each work toward their own goals, Gigi also travels to Hong Kong to fulfill her role.
When did Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe come out in Japan?
The movie premiered in Japan on 30 January, 2026.
When is the third movie of the Gundam Hathaway trilogy coming out?
Unfortunately, no release schedule has been revealed for the last and final movie of the Gundam Hathaway trilogy.