{"id":2088512,"date":"2025-10-13T20:10:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2088512"},"modified":"2025-10-13T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:10:17","slug":"the-best-japanese-sci-fi-is-coming-to-american-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-best-japanese-sci-fi-is-coming-to-american-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Japanese Sci-Fi Is Coming To American Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">2025 has been the year anime movies have finally broke out in the North American box office, starting with <em>Solo Leveling<\/em> back in January, and then <em>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle <\/em>became the highest-grossing foreign film in history. One of the oldest, and most successful anime franchises is bringing its latest film to theaters in 2026, when <em>Mobile Suit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/gundam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gundam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Gundam<\/a> Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe<\/em> brings mecha to the big screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It won\u2019t be as successful as <em>Demon Slayer<\/em>, but Gundam is massively popular and this will be the first mainline entry in the Universal Century since the first Hathaway film in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Return To The Universal Century<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><em>Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Universal Century is the core timeline of shows and movies that the entire Gundam franchise rotates around. Think of it as the equivalent of Earth-616 from the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/marvel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marvel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Marvel<\/a> Universe. <em>Gundam Wing<\/em>, <em>The Witch From Mercury<\/em>, <em>G-Gundam<\/em>, <em>Gundam SEED<\/em>, all of those take place in separate alternate universes from the main Universal Century. That\u2019s why when it was announced years ago that the Hathaway novels were being adapted into an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/anime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:anime;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">anime<\/a> for the first time since their 1989 publication, fans of giant mecha duking it out against the backdrop of space politics and philosophizing on the nature of war lost their minds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway <\/em>picks up years after the legendary <em>Char\u2019s Counterattack<\/em>, from 1988, by putting the spotlight on Hathaway Noa, leader of a terrorist group known as Mafty. Of course, that\u2019s Earth propaganda, and Mafty is really rebelling against the tyrannical Earth Federation, but as with every story from this franchise, there are shades of grey to everyone. Char didn\u2019t think humanity could change for the better, Hathaway thinks they can, but if they won\u2019t, he\u2019ll make them change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though the story was published nearly 40 years ago, the first trailer for <em>Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe<\/em> looks stunning. There are no Gundam duels, but we get to see Hathaway\u2019s Gundam soaring through the air and start to descend into the ocean depths, a place few Gundams have gone before, notably Deathscythe from\u00a0Gundam Wing. We don\u2019t learn more of what Hathaway is up to, but thanks to Kenneth, the man trying to bring him to justice, we get a classic Gundam line: \u201cNever forget that the victor is the one who was in the right.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Gundam Brought Anime To North America<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/32yeNL6aHZTp7VOMq5CMpw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/46a9bdee8bb359c0d24221255c1a371c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Sorcery of Nymph Circe <\/em>looks to pick up where the first film left off.<em> Hathaway<\/em> never made it to theaters in 2021 and was released directly by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Netflix;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Netflix<\/a> in the West to critical and fan acclaim, especially from old-school fans of <em>Char\u2019s Counterattack<\/em> and the original <em>Mobile Suit Gundam<\/em>. This will be a major test for the mecha franchise to see if it can hang with the new kids on the block, but it doesn\u2019t have to break $100 million like <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/demon-slayer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Demon Slayer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Demon Slayer<\/a> <\/em>did; even a box office of $20 million domestic will be a record-setting victory for the film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Mobile Suit Gundam<\/em> helped bring anime to North America in the 80s, and <em>Gundam Wing\u2019s <\/em>inclusion on Toonami in the mid-90s fueled an anime boom, so it\u2019s about time that the franchise makes a major move during anime\u2019s new Golden Age. There\u2019s no release date yet for The Sorcery of Nymph Circe in North America, but the film will debut in Japan in January, so we can likely expect it with the Spring anime season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"896\" height=\"604\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4lD9iz9MvgIEOo0UyviZGw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NztjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/43c37ad6bc9e58a42ca27af39ef57d9a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those who want to be caught up for the big-screen debut can watch<em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81439253\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hathaway;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hathaway<\/a> <\/em>on Netflix right now, while <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/crunchyroll.com\/watch\/G9DUE1MQ5?utm_campaign=media_actions&amp;utm_medium=deep_link&amp;utm_source=google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Char\u2019s Counterattack;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Char\u2019s Counterattack<\/a><\/em> is available on Crunchyroll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you\u2019ve never seen a Gundam anime, we also have advice on where to start with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/where-to-start-gundam.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mobile Suit Gundam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mobile Suit Gundam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 has been the year anime movies have finally broke out in the North American box office, starting with Solo Leveling back in January, and then Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle became the highest-grossing foreign film in history. 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