Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway Shines Brightest Away From Its Mecha Stars
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The Xi Gundam takes flight in its battle against a familiar foe. (Screenshot: Netflix/Sunrise)
Mobile Suit Gundam as a franchise might be most widely known for its titular mechanical warriors, their designs as iconic as they have become toyetic in the decades since the original show began its rocky road to international renown. But the latest cinematic entry in the franchise, premiering on Netflix this month, seeks to downplay its titular mecha to ask some big questions about
Gundam’s wider world.
The animated feature,
Screenshot: Netflix/Sunrise
Mobile Suit Gundam as a franchise might be most widely known for its titular mechanical warriors, their designs as iconic as they have become toyetic in the decades since the original show began its rocky road to international renown. But the latest cinematic entry in the franchise, premiering on Netflix this month, seeks to downplay its titular mecha to ask some big questions about
Gundam’s wider world.
The animated feature,
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, is directed by Shūkō Murase and written by Yasuyuki Muto. It’s the first in a planned trilogy of movies set in the year U.C. 0105 the “Universal Century” timeline that plays host to a majority of the