Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Movie, 2021, Universal Century, Set in UC 0105
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway is #23 of 27 in release order and #12 of 27 in chronological order in the Gundam.
The story
Twelve years after Char's rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway recap
In UC 0105, Hathaway Noa, son of Bright Noa, secretly leads Mafty, a group that assassinates Federation officials to force humanity off Earth. Travelling to Earth as a botanist, he helps stop a hijacking by fake Mafty members, and meets Gigi Andalusia, a mysterious young woman who guesses who he is, and Colonel Kenneth Sleg, the Federation officer hunting Mafty. In Davao, Hathaway orders an attack on his own hotel to cover his tracks, and a Mafty pilot, Gawman, is captured. Hathaway collects the Xi Gundam, dropped from orbit. Federation pilot Lane Aim, in the Penelope, intercepts him.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway ending explained
Hathaway convinces Lane to release Gawman, then damages the Penelope, and Mafty escapes. Kenneth starts to suspect Hathaway. The story continues in The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, released in 2026, the second film of a trilogy.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, an image shows a bloody conflict in Oenpelli, Australia, pointing to the next film.
Where to watch Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway is streaming on Netflix in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, MyAnimeList 7.82
Where it fits
- Release order: after Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, before Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island.
- Chronological order: after Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, before Mobile Suit Gundam F91.
What to watch before Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway
In release order, 9 Gundam essentials come before Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021), from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) to Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (2018).
Cast
- Kensho Ono as Hathaway Noa (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalucia (voice)
- Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg (voice)
- Soma Saito as Lane Aim (voice)
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Mace Flower (voice)
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Gawman Nobile (voice)
- Toru Furuya as Amuro (voice)
- Shunpei Kusano as Maximilian Nikolai (voice)
- Atsuko Sakuraoka as Middle-Aged Woman (voice)
- Eiji Yoshitomi as Minister McGovern (voice)
- Yoohei Kawakami as Davao Citizen (voice)
- Hiroyuki Isobe as Davao Citizen (voice)
Directed by Shukou Murase.