“Hathaway” Continues Director Tomino Yoshiyuki’s Gundam Saga

Gundam, naive young Amuro Ray’s beloved Mobile Suit in the original Mobile Suit Gundam series.

Tomino will celebrate his eightieth birthday this November. An exhibit of his work and perspective, Tomino Yoshiyuki no sekai (The World of Tomino Yoshiyuki), has toured Japan since 2019. The next appearance will be at the Niitsu Art Museum in Niigata Prefecture from September 4. (© Jiji)

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam was set seven years after the first work. The main character, Kamille Bidan, went into battle piloting the newly developed Zeta Gundam.

Char’s Counterattack was set 14 years after the first work. Amuro takes the battle back to his arch enemy Char in the ν (nu) Gundam.

The lead character of Hathaway, Mafty Navue Erin (Hathaway Noa), pilots the latest Gundam, a model finally capable of solo atmospheric maneuvers.

After two postponements, Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway was released nationwide in Japan on June 11. The lack of emphasis on the mobile suits in the advertising speaks to the way the film has passed beyond mere robot anime.