This weekend, Japanese audiences get to watch the hot new Mobile Suit Gundam series, GQuuuuuuX, in theaters. Fortunately, North American audiences will also get a chance to see the upcoming anime on the big screen, as well—we’ll just have to wait a while before we can.
On Friday, film distributor Gkids revealed it picked up the theatrical rights for the Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film. It’ll come to theaters here on February 28 and run for… that’s not clear at the moment, nor is it clear if the screenings will only have Japanese audio (like when Dan Da Dan hit theaters last year), or include an English dub. While the larger franchise is no stranger to theatrical films and compilations, this makes for the first Gundam show since Reconguista in G to have its first three episodes hit theaters, and the first show in the franchise period to reach North American venues.
GKIDS has acquired North American rights to Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
The first-ever collaboration between studio khara, the studio behind the EVANGELION Series, and SUNRISE, the home of Mobile Suit Gundam.#GQuuuuuuX IN THEATRES FEB 28https://t.co/XHahfr3IsW pic.twitter.com/9gRxr6cHpo
— GKIDS Films (@GKIDSfilms) January 17, 2025
GQuuuuuuX comes with a lot of creative talent behind it in Neon Genesis Evangelion alums Kazuya Tsurumaki and Yoji Enokido, plus that franchise’s creator, Hideaki Anno. In a statement, Gkids president David Jesteadt highlighted the mecha series’ creative pedigree, saying their “outrageous combination of artistic talent collaborating on such a storied series as Mobile Suit Gundam is appointment viewing. We’re proud to play a part in bringing such an exciting new project to audiences in the cinematic experience that the film truly deserves.”
While we wait for Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX’s theatrical cut on February 28 (and the actual show to hit sometime this year), it might not hurt to catch up on the shows set in the Universal Century continuity, since it seems like that may important. Alternatively, Mubi recently got after After War Gundam X, and that sounds like it’s pretty good in its own right.
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