Netflix Adds 2nd Gundam Hathaway Film on August 31
The streaming date confirms the second Hathaway film will reach international audiences on Netflix roughly seven months after its Japanese theatrical run, following the pattern set by the first film.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Netflix will stream Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe on August 31. The second film in the Hathaway trilogy opened in Japan on January 30 and ranked first in its opening weekend. It sold 511,500 tickets and earned over 2.3 billion yen cumulatively. The film was delayed from a planned 2025 release.
The second film in the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway trilogy gets its streaming date. Netflix began streaming an English-dubbed trailer on Monday, revealing that the film arrives on the service on August 31.
Bandai Namco Filmworks screened the film in U.S. theaters on May 15 with both Japanese subtitles and an English dub. The film opened in Japan on January 30 and ranked at number one after its first weekend, selling 511,500 tickets and earning 849,068,760 yen in its first three days. Its cumulative total passed 2.3 billion yen.
The story follows Hathaway as he balances unresolved feelings for Gigi with his MAFTY mission, while Kenneth prepares to suppress MAFTY. The main cast and most staff returned from the first film. American R&B artist SZA's 2022 song "Snooze" is the opening theme, and SennaRin performs the insert song "ENDROLL" with Yohei Kawakami of Alexandros.
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