The original Mobile Suit Gundam The anime series was once told as a film trilogy, with the Universal Century chronology ultimately culminating in another anime film classic. Now, the lineup that has already brought the action-packed film Ninja Scroll on the big screen in the United States is doing the same with the first four The Gundam movie.
Anime Expo Cinema Nights will continue through 2024 and into 2025, with the event series featuring numerous anime classics. Among them, four films in Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, three of which will be screened this year. With the franchise as a whole now 45 years old, it's a great way for Western fans to celebrate the beloved Real Robot anime brand.
The First Four Gundam Movies Are Coming to U.S. Theaters
As noted, Iconic Releasing's Anime Expo Cinema Nights series is continuing its wave of old-school re-releases. Most recently, the series featured screenings of the classic film Ninja Scroll airing on Cinemark, AMC and other theater chains. Now, the next three entries will be the top three Mobile Suit Gundam film. These films were compilations of anime TV series, reworking some of the stories and removing more egregious elements of “Super Robot” such as the Gundam Hammer. Thus, the trilogy will allow fans to enjoy the story of the entire original Mobile Suit Gundam within a few hours. Mobile Suit Gundam I will be available in theaters on October 2nd and 6th, while Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Pain AND Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space will be screened on October 16 and 20 and October 23 and 27 respectively.
These are not the only ones The Gundam streaming series movies, however, with Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack aired on March 12 and 16, 2025. This was the last major film in the Universal Century chronology, which remains the most popular part of the The Gundam franchising. 2024 also saw the release of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom in theaters, with the film reviving the Cosmic Age timeline and becoming the most financially successful film The Gundam films to date. The Anime Expo Cinema Nights series also features other early classics, including Metropolis, Paprika AND Cowboy Bebop: The MovieFans can now pre-order tickets for these screenings, taking the opportunity to celebrate just how far anime has come – and The Gundam in particular – has achieved global popularity.
Mobile Suit Gundam
Mobile Suit Gundam follows Amuro Ray as he learns to pilot an experimental mobile suit called Gundam. After his home is destroyed in an attack by the Principality of Zeon, Amuro joins the crew of the aircraft carrier White Base as they attempt to regroup with the Earth Federation. The show is as much a Saturday morning cartoon as it is a dark meditation on the cost of war and the arbitrary lines it draws between humanity. MSG set the stage for the rest of the entire Gundam franchise, which spans more than 40 years of TV shows, manga, movies, and video games.
Source: Iconic Releasing