Published May 10, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT There are no heroes left in Gundam Hathaway’s sequel The biggest anime movie event of the year is so much more than a sci-fi spectacle Image: Bandai Namco/Sunrise Mecha anime existed long before Mobile Suit Gundam, but few series before or since have captured the intricate nuances of politics and militaristic might quite like it. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) set the stage for what would become one of the most recognized franchises on the planet. In a distant future known as the Universal Century (UC), an ideological war between the Earth Federation and the Zeon space colonists threatens to consume all of humanity. Decades later, that unresolved tension comes to pass in Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway . It’s been five years since Hathaway , and the long-awaited sequel, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe , is finally in our orbit. Shukou Murase returns as director, with Sunrise Animation Studios producing.…