Cell Swimsuit Gundam’s Subsequent Present Is Coming to Theaters

This weekend, Japanese audiences get to observe the new new Mobile Suit Gundam collection, GQuuuuuuX, in theaters. Fortuitously, North American audiences may also get an opportunity to see the upcoming anime on the large display screen, as properly—we’ll simply have to attend some time earlier than we will.

On Friday, movie distributor Gkids revealed it picked up the theatrical rights for the Cell Swimsuit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX -Starting- movie. It’ll come to theaters right here on February 28 and run for… that’s not clear in the mean time, neither is it clear if the screenings will solely have Japanese audio (like when Dan Da Dan hit theaters final yr), or embody an English dub. Whereas the bigger franchise is not any stranger to theatrical movies and compilations, this makes for the primary Gundam present since Reconguista in G to have its first three episodes hit theaters, and the primary present within the franchise interval to succeed in North American venues.

GKIDS has acquired North American rights to Cell Swimsuit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Starting-

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— GKIDS Movies (@GKIDSfilms) January 17, 2025

GQuuuuuuX comes with lots of inventive expertise behind it in Neon Genesis Evangelion alums Kazuya Tsurumaki and Yoji Enokido, plus that franchise’s creator, Hideaki Anno. In a press release, Gkids president David Jesteadt highlighted the mecha collection’ inventive pedigree, saying their “outrageous mixture of creative expertise collaborating on such a storied collection as Cell Swimsuit Gundam is appointment viewing. We’re proud to play a component in bringing such an thrilling new venture to audiences within the cinematic expertise that the movie actually deserves.”

Whereas we await Cell Swimsuit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX’s theatrical reduce on February 28 (and the precise present to hit someday this yr), it won’t harm to atone for the reveals set within the Common Century continuity, because it looks as if that will essential. Alternatively, Mubi not too long ago received after After War Gundam X, and that sounds prefer it’s fairly good in its personal proper.

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