What *Is* Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway?
Hathaway—named Hathaway’s Flash in Japan—isn’t really “the next entry in the Gundam franchise” as Netflix first vaguely presented it during its “Geeked Week” festivities last month. It’s not a new TV series. It’s actually a new movie adaptation, and the first in a planned trilogy, bringing to life the trilogy of novels of the same name written by Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1989 and 1980.
Hathaway was originally meant to release theatrically in Japan and the West last year, but has been delayed multiple times due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. It finally released in theaters in Japan last month, before heading stateside as part of Sunrise’s new partnership with Netflix. The partnership, among other things, includes bringing more Gundam content to the streamer internationally, as well as Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the franchise—as of July 1.
