It has been revealed that Nozomi Urawa will be playing the pilot of Gundam EX in the Japanese version of the popular anime series Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. Gundam EX is the Earth Federation Forces' latest mobile suit, and the pilot's age, origin, and real name are all unknown. The visual of the pilot has been released.
It has also been revealed that Yuri Kellerne from Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team will be appearing. Yuri Kellerne is a major general in command of the European Army, and is flying around Europe to respond to Operation Odessa, a major counterattack by the Federation Forces. During this time, he happens to meet his old acquaintance Solari at a recycling center and entrusts him with an important mission. Kyonosuke Kami will be the voice actor for the Japanese version. It was also announced that Yoshitada Otsuka will be playing Major Rolf Lone, an officer in the Brigade Support Command, in the Japanese version.
The series is an original 3D anime focusing on the European front of the One Year War, the first in the series, Mobile Suit Gundam, and was produced as a "Gundam for the world." 11 months after the outbreak of the One Year War, one of the bases under Zeon occupation in Eastern Europe is seized by the Earth Federation Forces, and a mixed battalion including Illya Solari and the Red Wolf Corps, who have just come down from space, heads out to recapture it... This is the story. It is produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and SAFEHOUSE. It has 6 episodes in total. It began streaming worldwide exclusively on Netflix on October 17th.
