It has been announced that the second chapter of the popular Gundam anime series , Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash(directed by Murase Shukou), titled Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash: The Witch of Circe, will be screened simultaneously in IMAX from its opening day on January 30, 2026. It will be screened on a total of 426 screens, including 61 standard and IMAX screens. An IMAX visual featuring the XI Gundam has also been released. The visual was created by CG director Masuo Takayuki.
"Hathaway's Flash" is based on a novel published in 1989-90 by director Yoshiyuki Tomino, known as the creator of the "Gundam" series. Set in the year 0105 of the Universal Century, Hathaway, the son of Bright Noa, who experienced a bitter separation during the Second Neo Zeon War, pilots a new mobile suit, the XI Gundam, and rises up in rebellion against the Earth Federation government.
It has been announced that the anime will be made up of three chapters, with the first part, released in June 2021, being a hit, grossing approximately 2.23 billion yen at the box office. The second chapter, "Circe's Witch," will be directed by Murase Shukou, who has also directed "Genocidal Organ," and will feature voice actors such as Kensho Ono as Hathaway, Reina Ueda as Gigi Andalusia, Junichi Suwabe as Kenneth Sleg, and Soma Saito as Lane Aim.
