Tickets on Sale Now for 'Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-'
Tickets on Sale Now for
“Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-”
First-Ever Major Collaboration Between the “Evangelion” Series' Studio Khara, and Sunrise, the Historic Home of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” Animated Series
Comes to Theaters in North America on February 28, 2025
With Exclusive IMAX® Early Access Screenings February 26, 2025
Film is Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki (FLCL, EVANGELION Series)
Series Supervision and Screenplay by Yōji Enokido (Revolutionary Girl Utena, FLCL), with Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION Series, Shin Godzilla) Additionally Joining as Screenwriter
VIEW TRAILER HERE
NEW YORK, NY (February 11, 2025) – Tickets are on sale now for the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, which comes to North American theaters nationwide starting February 28, 2025, with limited one-night only IMAX early access screenings taking place on February 26, 2025.
In the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION series creator Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara, and Sunrise, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam animated works, the project brings together an all-star roster of top animation creatives who have created some of the most memorable and acclaimed anime works of the last 30 years.
The film is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, known for his work with Anno on the EVANGELION series, as well as the original anime, FLCL. Yōji Enokido, screenwriter for such hits as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Bungo Stray Dogs, and the original anime FLCL, is attached as Series Supervisor and Screenwriter, and is joined by the acclaimed Hideaki Anno for the screenplay. Illustrator Take (Katanagatari, Zaregoto, Pokémon Series) serves as character designer, with Ikuto Yamashita (EVANGELION Series, Shin Kamen Rider) as the mechanical designer.
The theme song for the film “Plazma” is written, composed, and arranged by Billboard chart-topping global J-pop superstar, Kenshi Yonezu. The song was released digitally on January 20th, topping on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated Jan. 29. The cover art is drawn by Yonezu himself, as an illustration of Amate Yuzuriha (Machu) and Nyaan, two of the main characters of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-. “Plazma” is available HERE. His music video of “Plazma,” has also achieved No.1 on YouTube trends chart on Jan.21. Watch HERE.
The film, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” is a theatrical debut using re-edited episodes from the upcoming TV series, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,” announced at the same time. Release information for the upcoming series has yet to be announced. The theatrical film was released in Japan on January 17th, 2025, and was #1 at the Japanese box office, having earned over 500 million yen in the first three days since the film was released.
Synopsis
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 dueling port known as Clan Battle.
Under the entry name “Machu,” she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, 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.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world. After an astounding 13 Best Animated Feature nominations, the company took home the Oscar in 2024 for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's acclaimed feature, The Boy and the Heron. The company's previous nominations include The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and CHiCO & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, The Breadwinner in 2018, Mirai in 2019, Wolfwalkers in 2021, and The Boy and the Heron in 2024.
For more than a decade, GKIDS' influence on cinema has redefined the perception of animation as an artistic medium on par with live-action film through its stewardship of the Studio Ghibli catalog and by introducing American audiences to the critically-acclaimed films of other master filmmakers from around the world such as Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Belle), Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Wolfwalkers), Benjamin Renner (Ernest & Celestine), Makoto Shinkai (Weathering With You), Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), Alberto Vázquez (Unicorn Wars) and Masaaki Yuasa (INU-OH, The Night is Short Walk On, Girl), among countless others. Also, GKIDS is the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. www.GKIDS.com
About Bandai Namco Filmworks
We at Bandai Namco Filmworks develop and produce film & video titles. We not only distribute them through various media such as television, movie theaters and Internet streaming but also bring them to fans throughout the world by licensing and managing their copyrights, developing and marketing film & video-related merchandise and other services. As a comprehensive entertainment enterprise handling the A to Z of film & video business, we continue to create “Awesome works" and make them readily available to everyone.
“Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-”
First-Ever Major Collaboration Between the “Evangelion” Series' Studio Khara, and Sunrise, the Historic Home of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” Animated Series
Comes to Theaters in North America on February 28, 2025
With Exclusive IMAX® Early Access Screenings February 26, 2025
Film is Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki (FLCL, EVANGELION Series)
Series Supervision and Screenplay by Yōji Enokido (Revolutionary Girl Utena, FLCL), with Hideaki Anno (EVANGELION Series, Shin Godzilla) Additionally Joining as Screenwriter
VIEW TRAILER HERE
NEW YORK, NY (February 11, 2025) – Tickets are on sale now for the theatrical film Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, which comes to North American theaters nationwide starting February 28, 2025, with limited one-night only IMAX early access screenings taking place on February 26, 2025.
In the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION series creator Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara, and Sunrise, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam animated works, the project brings together an all-star roster of top animation creatives who have created some of the most memorable and acclaimed anime works of the last 30 years.
The film is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, known for his work with Anno on the EVANGELION series, as well as the original anime, FLCL. Yōji Enokido, screenwriter for such hits as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Bungo Stray Dogs, and the original anime FLCL, is attached as Series Supervisor and Screenwriter, and is joined by the acclaimed Hideaki Anno for the screenplay. Illustrator Take (Katanagatari, Zaregoto, Pokémon Series) serves as character designer, with Ikuto Yamashita (EVANGELION Series, Shin Kamen Rider) as the mechanical designer.
The theme song for the film “Plazma” is written, composed, and arranged by Billboard chart-topping global J-pop superstar, Kenshi Yonezu. The song was released digitally on January 20th, topping on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated Jan. 29. The cover art is drawn by Yonezu himself, as an illustration of Amate Yuzuriha (Machu) and Nyaan, two of the main characters of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-. “Plazma” is available HERE. His music video of “Plazma,” has also achieved No.1 on YouTube trends chart on Jan.21. Watch HERE.
The film, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” is a theatrical debut using re-edited episodes from the upcoming TV series, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,” announced at the same time. Release information for the upcoming series has yet to be announced. The theatrical film was released in Japan on January 17th, 2025, and was #1 at the Japanese box office, having earned over 500 million yen in the first three days since the film was released.
Synopsis
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 dueling port known as Clan Battle.
Under the entry name “Machu,” she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, 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.
About GKIDS
GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world. After an astounding 13 Best Animated Feature nominations, the company took home the Oscar in 2024 for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's acclaimed feature, The Boy and the Heron. The company's previous nominations include The Secret of Kells in 2010, A Cat in Paris and CHiCO & Rita in 2012, Ernest & Celestine in 2014, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya and Song of the Sea in 2015, Boy and the World and When Marnie Was There in 2016, My Life as a Zucchini in 2017, The Breadwinner in 2018, Mirai in 2019, Wolfwalkers in 2021, and The Boy and the Heron in 2024.
For more than a decade, GKIDS' influence on cinema has redefined the perception of animation as an artistic medium on par with live-action film through its stewardship of the Studio Ghibli catalog and by introducing American audiences to the critically-acclaimed films of other master filmmakers from around the world such as Mamoru Hosoda (Mirai, Belle), Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells, Wolfwalkers), Benjamin Renner (Ernest & Celestine), Makoto Shinkai (Weathering With You), Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner), Alberto Vázquez (Unicorn Wars) and Masaaki Yuasa (INU-OH, The Night is Short Walk On, Girl), among countless others. Also, GKIDS is the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions. www.GKIDS.com
About Bandai Namco Filmworks
We at Bandai Namco Filmworks develop and produce film & video titles. We not only distribute them through various media such as television, movie theaters and Internet streaming but also bring them to fans throughout the world by licensing and managing their copyrights, developing and marketing film & video-related merchandise and other services. As a comprehensive entertainment enterprise handling the A to Z of film & video business, we continue to create “Awesome works" and make them readily available to everyone.
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