Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, earned 435 million yen (2.9 million USD) on 358,000 admissions in its fourth weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The gross was up 121 percent from the previous third weekend (likely relating to Japanese schools entering spring break last week) and enough to keep the film in first place for four consecutive weekends.Between 1998 and last year, five Doraemon movies that stayed at the top spot for more than four weekends — Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010 / 5 weekends), Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012 / 5 weekends), Nobita's Space Heroes (2015 / 4 weekends), Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019 / 6 weekends), and Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023 / 5 weekends).

In just over two weeks, the latest installment in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam mecha anime series is coming our way. Today, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX shares a fresh new key visual, spotlighting Macha and her hat-wearing Haro.Check out the new visual, complete with glimpses of the title robot: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is co-produced at studio khara, which handled the Evangelion movie series, and Bandai Namco Filmworks sub-brand Sunrise, which has worked on the Gundam series since the first TV anime series in 1979. Kazuya Tsurumaki, who co-directed the Rebuild of Evangelion film series including the final installment Evangelion: 3.0 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, serves as director, alongside series composition writer Yoji Enokido and Hideaki Anno (Evangelion), character designer Take (Pokémon) and mechanical designer Ikuto Yamashita (Evangelion).

In its third weekend, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, earned 347 million yen (2.3 million USD) on 282,000 admissions, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. While it was a 41 percent drop from the previous weekend, the film has kept first-place in Japan's box office ranking for three consecutive weekends since debuting on March 7.The film's three-week gross of 2.1 billion yen (13.93 million USD) earned from 1.77 million tickets sales is 123.5 percent of that of the franchise's previous 43rd film, Nobita's Earth Symphony, in March 2024, and 91.3 percent of the franchise's top-grossing non-3DCG anime film, Nobita's Treasure Island, in March 2018.

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, earned 576 million yen (3.86 million USD) on 467,000 admissions in its second weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. While it was a 18 percent week-on-week drop, the numbers were still enough to keep the film at number one in the Japanese box office following its first-place debut last weekend.The film's two-week gross of 1.4 billion yen (9.38 million USD) earned from the 1.14 million ticket sales was 116 percent of the previous 43rd film, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, which earned 4.31 billion yen (29 million USD) during its total domestic run in 2024.The live-action film adaptation of Hatsuharu's romantic comedy manga series A Girl & Her Guard Dog opened in 305 theaters across Japan on March 14 and made a third-place debut with 182 million yen (1.22 million USD) on 133,000 admissions.

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, opened in 383 theaters in Japan on March 7 and made a first-place debut in its first weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The film beat the award-winning American musical fantasy film Wicked, which ranked second in its opening weekend in Japan with 519 million yen (3.54 million USD). The Doraemon franchise's 45th-anniversary film earned 703 million yen (4.78 million USD) on 571,000 admissions between Friday and Sunday, which was 107 percent of that of the previous 43rd film, Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony, released in March 2024.

It’s been nearly two months since Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- opened in Japanese theaters. It has become a massive hit, becoming the second-highest-grossing theatrical outing for the franchise. That massive hit status was solidified today when the official X (formerly Twitter) account announced that the screenings surpassed 3 billion yen (US$20.04 million) in just 49 days on the back of over 1.8 million tickets sold.

After making a first-place debut last weekend, the TRILLION GAME live-action feature film earned an additional 292 million yen (1.96 million USD) on 204,000 admissions in its second weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. While it was a 52.6 percent week-to-week drop, the sequel film to the 2023 TV drama based on Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's manga remained in first place on the weekend box office charts. Its total domestic gross is now 1.2 billion yen (8.01 million USD) earned from 860,000 ticket sales as of February 24.

After a massive run in Japanese theaters, the TV anime version of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX will premiere on Japanese TV on April 8. The official Gundam website announced the premiere date today and revealed that the theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-, “Plazma" by Kenshi Yonezu, will continue to be the theme song for the TV anime. Yesterday, a new spoiler-filled promotion reel for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX -Beginning-, the theatrical advance screening of the TV anime, was released to celebrate its success on movie screens.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- continues to fly high at Japanese cinemas, giving theatergoers a taste of what's to come in the upcoming Universal Century series. Today, it's been announced that there's even more coming to the movie!Starting February 22, the theatrical release will include a special video after the main screening, showcasing what's coming next in the story. This new video will be shown at all cinemas in all formats—regular, IMAX, MX4D and 4DX—although there is no word yet on whether this special footage will be included in screenings outside Japan.The latest audience gift has also been revealed: an illustration card of Machu and Nyaan, drawn by animation character designer/chief character animation director Yumi Ikeda: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is co-produced at studio khara, which handled the Evangelion movie series, and Sunrise, which has worked on the Gundam series since the first TV anime series in 1979.

The TRILLION GAME live-action feature film opened in 345 theaters in Japan on February 14, 2025, earning 616 million yen (4.06 million USD) on 438,000 admissions in its first three-day weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The latest film is a sequel to the 2023 TV drama based on the manga series created by Riichiro Inagaki (story) and Ryoichi Ikegami (art).TRILLION GAME made a first-place debut at the weekend box office and beat the latest entry from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Brave New World, in second place, which earned 463 million yen (3.01 million USD) in its opening weekend in Japan.

In its fourth weekend of release, the advance theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a re-edited version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series, earned 191 million yen (1.26 million USD) on 112,000 admissions, dropping two spots from last weekend to fourth in the weekend box office ranking, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha.The anime's official X (formerly Twitter) reported that the screenings have built up a cumulative of 2.25 billion yen (14.83 million USD) earned from 1.382 million tickets sales after a 24-day run. The release has now surpassed the 2021 film Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway's total domestic gross of 2.23 billion yen (14.7 million USD). It also now ranks third in the theatrical release of the Gundam anime series, behind Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM (2024/5.38 billion yen) and Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982/2.3 billion yen).

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, the latest anime set in the “Universal Century” Gundam storyline, has revealed new cast members, including some familiar faces from the original Mobile Suit Gundam series with new voice actors. The new cast members include:Anki voiced by Mariya IseJeji voiced by Yukitoshi TokumotoPomeranian voiced by Kosuke EchigoyaNavu voiced by Shoya ChibaKen voiced by Yusuke NaganoHaro voiced by Rie KugimiyaChallia Bull voiced by Shinji KawadaExabe Olive voiced by Seiichiro YamashitaKomori Harcourt voiced by Akane FujitaChar Aznable voiced by Shin YukiDenim voiced by Kousuke GotoDren voiced by Taichi TakedaFrom left to right: Anki, Navu, Ken, Jeji and HaroFrom left to right: Exabe Olive, Challia Bull and Komori HarcourtFrom left to right: Denim, Char Aznable and DrenKazuya Tsurumaki directs the anime at animation studios khara and SUNRISE.

After holding the top spot for two consecutive weekends, the advance theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a re-edited version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series, moved down to second in its third weekend. The release collected 271 million yen (1.75 million USD) on 180,000 admissions, decreasing by half from last weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. While exceeding the gross box office, it fell just short of the live-action film 366 nichi ("366 days"), which drew 181,000 viewers in its fourth week of release.

For the second year in a row, the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise has had a presence at the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. This year, its contribution continues the franchise's 45th anniversary celebration, uniting the first and latest series in one sculpture.The five-meter-high snow sculpture depicts the heads of the RX-78-2 (Amuro Ray's Gundam from the original series) and the gMS-Ω GQuuuuuuX (Machu's unit from the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX).Last year's equally impressive snow sculpture depicted Rising Freedom from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM.The Sapporo Snow Festival will run until February 11.Meanwhile, you can enjoy the history of the Gundam franchise by watching the original Mobile Suit Gundam right here on Crunchyroll!

In its second weekend, advance theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a re-edited episode version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series, earned 528 million yen (3.41 million USD) on 306,000 admissions — only a 12 percent week-on-week drop — retaining first place in the box office ranking according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The anime's official website also confirmed that the film's performance in the two-day weekend between Saturday and Sunday was 107.6 percent in gross and 106.8 percent in attendance compared to the previous weekend.The screenings now have a total of 1,432,794,300 yen (9.24 million USD) earned from 856,371 ticket sales in ten days since debuting in 426 Japanese theaters on January 17. The two-weekend gross was 75.2 percent of that of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM in February 2024 (1.9 billion yen).

The official YouTube channel for singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu began streaming a music video for his latest digital single song, "Plazma," which is now featured as the theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-. The song was written, composed and arranged by Yonezu himself. The video includes no spoilers of the anime's story.

Advance theatrical screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a re-edited episode version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series, began in 426 theaters (including 52 IMAX ones) across Japan on January 17, 2025. The anime's official website announced that it earned 598,832,300 yen (3.85 million USD) on 352,522 admissions in its first three days between Friday and Sunday, making a first place debut in the weekend box office ranking.The first three-day weekend gross was 114.3 percent of that of Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway in 2021 (524 million yen) and 56.2 percent of that of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM in 2024 (1.066 billion yen).

Ahead of the TV broadcast of the latest Gundam anime, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- was released in theaters across Japan on Friday (and next month in North America), editing a few episodes of the future TV anime into the feature-length format. To celebrate its first place in the weekend audience rankings and the release last week, a new trailer was released with some slight (read: very large!) spoilers set to "Plazma" by Kenshi Yonezu, the theme song for the feature.Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Promotional ReelThe 16th installment of the Gundam franchise was released in Japan on January 17 and has so far made 598 million yen (US$3.84 million) in the first three days of showings, with over 352,500 tickets sold, putting it at first place in the Japanese box office charts. Also announced today was the second-week theatrical gift, a Design Works setting book with the original production materials.

Film distributor GKIDS announced today that the company has acquired the North American theatrical distribution rights to Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, the theatrical re-edited episode version of the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV series.Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- will release in North American theaters starting February 28, 2025. It was first released in Japan on January 17, 2025, following the initial announcement of the series. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is co-produced by studio khara, which handled the Evangelion movie series, and Sunrise, which has worked on the Gundam series since the first TV anime series in 1979.

This week on The Anime Effect: We go all-in on the anime you need to be watching this winter! Leah and Alex go in-depth on what's new this season (Honey Lemon Soda, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX), what is continuing (Dragon Ball DAIMA dubbed, The Apothecary Diaries) and what they're most excited to watch.In our audio-only episode we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including the first movie in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy getting a release date, a symphonic experience based on Naruto coming to the U.S., and more!Episode 44 of The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m.

As previously reported, ahead of the premiere of the new Gundam TV series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX in near future, a theatrical version using re-edited episodes, titled Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, will screen in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2025.The anime's official website has released a trailer and key visual for the advance theatrical edition. The anime is a co-production work by khara and Sunrise, so the tagline attached to the visual reads: "khara x Sunrise. Dreams intersect."And the anime's official X (formerly Twitter) has also confirmed that the film will also screen in select IMAX theaters in Japan, which is the first time in the history of the Gundam anime franchise.

Gundam info, the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise's official portal news site, announced today that a new TV anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (pronounced as "Geeku-akusu") is now in the works. The news was also during the "Gundam Conference WINTER 2024" stream.The TV anime series is scheduled to air in Japan on the Nihon Television Network stations in the near future.