Gundam film U.S. date set
Mobile Suit Gundam returns to U.S. theaters with Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe — an official American release set for May 15, 2026, giving longtime fans and newcomers a big theatrical anime moment this spring. Collider points to the release as part of a wider revival of classic sci‑fi anime in cinemas (collider.com).
Bandai Namco Filmworks is handling the North American theatrical rollout and announced the U.S. run in a Los Angeles press release dated March 24, 2026. (en.gundam-official.com)) The film opened in Japan on January 30, 2026. (crunchyroll.com)) Japanese box‑office reporting shows about 1.49 million admissions in the film’s first 48 days. (collider.com)) Published tallies put domestic receipts in Japan at roughly ¥2.4–2.5 billion, a figure that exceeds the first Hathaway film’s full Japan total of about ¥2.23 billion. (en.gundam-official.com)) Shūkō Murase is credited as director and the animation was produced by Sunrise under Bandai Namco Filmworks, with Kenshō Ono listed among the Japanese principal cast. (en.gundam-official.com)) North American screenings will include an English dub that credits Caleb Yen as Hathaway and Megan Shipman as Gigi, with Aaron Phillips, Kieran Walton and Erica Lindbeck among the announced dub cast. (crunchyroll.com)) Bandai Namco also licensed Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” as the film’s ending theme and released a promotional trailer featuring the song in late January 2026. (prnewswire.com))
