Introduction

In the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION creator Hideaki Anno’s studio khara and Sunrise, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam animated works, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX brings together an all-star roster of top animation creatives who have created some of the most memorable and acclaimed anime works of the last 30 years. The film is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, known for his work with Anno on the EVANGELION series, as well as the original anime, FLCL. Yoji Enokido, screenwriter for such hits as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Bungo Stray Dogs, and FLCL, is attached as Series Supervisor and Screenwriter, and is joined by the acclaimed Hideaki Anno for the screenplay. Illustrator Take (Katanagatari, Zaregoto, Pokémon Series) serves as character designer, with Ikuto Yamashita (EVANGELION Series, Shin Kamen Rider) as the mechanical designer.

The theme song for the film “Plazma” is written, composed, and arranged by Billboard chart-topping global J-pop superstar, Kenshi Yonezu. The song was released digitally on January 20th, topping on Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart dated Jan. 29. The cover art is drawn by Yonezu himself, as an illustration of Amate Yuzuriha (Machu) and Nyaan, two of the main characters of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuuX -Beginning-. “Plazma” is available HERE. His music video of “Plazma,” has also achieved No.1 on YouTube trends chart on Jan.21. Watch HERE.

Watch the Official Trailer

Synopsis

Amate Yuzuriha is a high-school student living peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. When she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle. Under the entry name “Machu,” she throws herself into fierce battle day after day, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shuji. Now their world is about to enter a new era.

Main Characters

Amate Yuzuriha (Machu) – Voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa. A high-school student who has always felt that her daily life in a peaceful colony was somehow false. After meeting Nyaan, she becomes the pilot of the GQuuuuuuX and begins participating in Clan Battle. Nyaan – Voiced by Yui Ishikawa. A courier who smuggles illegal goods. When Nyaan’s homeland was turned into a battlefield and she became a refugee, she escaped her colony alone in a petit mobile suit. She was picked up by a ship and brought to a colony where Machu lives. Her highest priority is her own survival. Shuji Ito – Voiced by Shimba Tsuchiya. A mysterious boy who appears before Machu and Nyaan. Wanted by the military police for painting graffiti all over the outer walls of the colony, he participates in Clan Battle to earn money for a secret purpose and becomes Machu’s Mav.

Production and Staff

Production: studio khara, Sunrise | Original Story: Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino | Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki | Series Composition: Yoji Enokido | Script: Yoji Enokido, Hideaki Anno | Character Design: Take | Mechanical Design: Ikuto Yamashita | Animation Character Design, Supervising Character Animation Director: Yumi Ikeda, Shie Kobori | Animation Mechanical Design, Supervising Mechanical Animation Director: Sejoon Kim | Concept Art: Hajime Ueda | Storyboard: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Mahiro Maeda, Toko Yatabe | Music: Yoshimasa Terui, Masayuki Hasuo | Sound Director: Haru Yamada (Sound Team Don Juan) | Main Producer: Yuki Sugitani | Executive Producer: Naohiro Ogata | Produced by: Bandai Namco Filmworks.

ーOfficial Press Release