It has been revealed that the box office revenue for the second chapter of the popular Gundam anime series, "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash" (directed by Murase Shukou), "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's Flash: Circe's Witch," has exceeded 1.8 billion yen. The number of viewers has exceeded 1.13 million.
It has been announced that a mecha visual card commemorating the release and a "G Generation Eternal promotional code" will be distributed as a gift to fourth-week attendees starting February 20th. The set includes a card depicting the fierce MS (Mobile Suit) battle at Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Australia, and a "G Generation Eternal release commemorative special stage challenge ticket" that can be used in the smartphone app "SD Gundam G Generation Eternal."
"Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway" 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. The anime has been announced to consist of three chapters, with the first chapter, released in June 2021, being a hit, grossing approximately 2.23 billion yen. The second chapter was released on January 30th on 431 screens, including IMAX.
