Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Arrives Soon — Release Countdown, Exact Time, and Where to Watch

Gundam fans, we finally have movement: the main trailer for 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe' is out, and the official site dropped a pile of details with it. Release plan, music, IMAX rollout, the whole shebang.

So, what is Sorcery of Nymph Circe?

It is the next chapter in the Hathaway trilogy, based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's 'Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash' novels. We pick back up with Hathaway Noa, now firmly leading the resistance against the Earth Federation. The first film hit Japanese theaters in 2021; this sequel arrives a bit later than anyone expected, but it is real and dated.

Release timing (Japan and the U.S.)

Japan gets it first: 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe' opens January 30, 2026. The official site also confirms there will be a U.S. theatrical run. Exact U.S. dates and distribution details are still under wraps, but an international rollout is in the cards.

Music note (yes, Sawano is back)

The film features an insert song titled 'ENDROLL' performed by Yohei Kawakami and SennaRin. Hiroyuki Sawano is composing and arranging the music, returning after scoring the previous Hathaway film. If you know his work, you know what that means for the soundscape.

Who is making it

Sunrise is animating again, and the returning names are a who's-who of modern Gundam. If you like production deep cuts, here you go:

• Director: Shukou Murase
• Script: Yasuyuki Muto
• Character design: Pablo Uchida, Naoyuki Onda, Shigeki Kuhara
• Mechanical design: Hajime Katoki, Kimitoshi Yamane, Seiichi Nakatani, Nobuhiko Genma
• Director of Photography: Yoshihisa Oyama
• VFX Director: Manabu Kadono
• Editor: Daisuke Imai

IMAX rollout and the new poster

The sequel is getting a simultaneous IMAX push across Japan: 61 IMAX screens on day one. In total, it will play on 426 screens nationwide, including 365 standard theaters, so this is not a niche release. There is also a new IMAX poster featuring the Xi Gundam, illustrated by the film's CG director, Takayuki Masuo. Nice touch.

International timing and streaming expectations

Officially: U.S. theaters are happening, dates TBD. As usual with anime features, the exact international timing could shift based on how it performs in Japan. If it breaks big, expect momentum to speed things up; if not, expect the slow, methodical rollout. As for streaming, the first Hathaway film landed on Netflix, so a return there would make sense, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Trilogy status

This is the middle entry of a planned trilogy. A third film is expected, but there are no official details yet.

How the first Hathaway landed (for context)

The 2021 film 'Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway' pulled a 6.6/10 on IMDb, a 7.82 on MyAnimeList, and an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Solid numbers for a dense political-mecha entry that did not hold hands.

Bottom line

The trailer says it out loud: Hathaway is back, bigger, and very IMAX. Japan gets it January 30, 2026; the U.S. follows, timing to come. Sawano is scoring, the Xi Gundam is poster-front-and-center, and Sunrise has the original creative ring leaders in place. If you were waiting for this arc to finally move again, it just did.