Tickets are on sale now for the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, which comes to North American theaters nationwide starting February 28, 2025, with limited one-night only IMAX early access screenings taking place on February 26, 2025.
In the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION series creator Hideaki Anno’s studio khara, and Sunrise, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam animated works, the project brings together an all-star roster of top animation creatives who have created some of the most memorable and acclaimed anime works of the last 30 years.
The film is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, known for his work with Anno on the EVANGELION series, as well as the original anime, FLCL. Yoji Enokido, screenwriter for such hits as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Bungo Stray Dogs, and the original anime FLCL, is attached as Series Supervisor and Screenwriter, and is joined by the acclaimed Hideaki Anno for the screenplay. Illustrator Take (Katanagatari, Zaregoto, Pokemon Series) serves as character designer, with Ikuto Yamashita (EVANGELION Series, Shin Kamen Rider) as the mechanical designer.
The theme song for the film “Plazma” is written, composed, and arranged by Billboard chart-topping global J-pop superstar, Kenshi Yonezu. The song was released digitally on January 20th, topping on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated Jan. 29. The cover art is drawn by Yonezu himself, as an illustration of Amate Yuzuriha (Machu) and Nyaan, two of the main characters of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-. “Plazma” is available HERE. His music video of “Plazma,” has also achieved No.1 on YouTube trends chart on Jan.21. Watch HERE.
The film, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” is a theatrical debut using re-edited episodes from the upcoming TV series, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,” announced at the same time. Release information for the upcoming series has yet to be announced. The theatrical film was released in Japan on January 17th, 2025, and was #1 at the Japanese box office, having earned over 500 million yen in the first three days since the film was released.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning is described as follows:
Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling port known as Clan Battle.
Under the entry name “Machu,” she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shuji. Now their world is about to enter a new era.
Source: Press Release
