GKIDS has acquired the North American theatrical rights to Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-.
This is the first-ever major collaboration between Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s studio khara and Sunrise, the home to the Mobile Suit Gundam animated projects.
In Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, 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 duelling sport known as Clan Battle.
Under the entry name “Machu,” she throws herself into fierce battle daily, 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.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- brings together a star-studded roster of animation creatives who’ve worked on some of the most well-regarded and acclaimed anime works from the last 30 years.
Kazuya Tsurumaki, known for his work on Anno on the Evangelion series, will direct the film. Yoji Enokido will serve as both the series supervisor and screenwriter alongside Hideaki Anno. Illustrator Take (Katanagatari, Zaregoto, Pokemon series) serves as character designer, with Ikuto Yamashita (Evangelion series, Shin Kamen Rider) as the mechanical designer.
“The outrageous combination of artistic talent collaborating on such a storied series as Mobile Suit Gundam is appointment viewing,” said GKIDS President David Jesteadt. “We are proud to play a part in bringing such an exciting new project to audiences in the cinematic experience that the film truly deserves.”
The project was first unveiled in Japan on December 4 with mechanical and character designs, and a theatrical teaser. The Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film will use re-edited episodes from the upcoming television series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which was announced at the same time.
Theatrical release dates for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- in the North American market will be revealed at a later time.