Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative)," the latest in the "Gundam" series, will be released in theaters in November 2018! Report on the "Gundam series latest work presentation

The latest in the popular "Mobile Suit Gundam" robot animation series, "Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative)," has been announced for theatrical release.

On Friday, April 20, 2018, the "Latest Gundam Series Presentation" was held at Gundam Base Tokyo to announce the release of "Mobile Suit Gundam NT," the latest theatrical anime in the series.

The presentation began with a speech by Mr. Yasuo Miyagawa, President of Sunrise Inc.

First, he announced the development of the "UC NexT 0100" project, which depicts the 100 years beginning in the 100th year of the Universe Century. Although there have been works such as "Mobile Suit Gundam F91" and "Mobile Suit V Gundam" that take place after the 100th year of the Universal Century, this project aims to go beyond that time. Mobile Suit Gundam NT" is the first of these projects. The story will be closely linked to the game.

The story takes place in the year 0097, one year after "Mobile Suit Gundam UC" and will be a sequel.

Next on stage were "Gundam" series producer Naohiro Ogata and scriptwriter Harutoshi Fukui. Mr. Fukui spoke about the message behind the title "NT (Narrative).

NT" of course means "Newtype," the keyword of the Gundam world, but it also means "Narrative," which means "to re-tell" or "to compile. Mr. Fukui expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I hope I can put a punctuation mark on the concept of the Newtype, which has been depicted in "Gundam" for many years.

Next, the characters were introduced.

The three characters introduced this time were Yona Bashta, Michelle Luo, and Rita Bernal.

According to Ms. Fukui, they are "people who have been through a lot in the past" (Yona), "are not related to Stephanie Luo of Z Gundam" (Michelle), and "have a reason for looking so young" (Rita). Also revealed is the enemy character Zoltan Akkanen. It will be interesting to see what kind of drama they will unfold.

As for the new mobile suit, the main character Yona will be riding in the "Narrative Gundam". The concept of the new Gundam is a "dress-up Gundam," and new parts will be added as they become available.

The "Unicorn Gundam No. 3 Fenex," whose activities have been depicted in novels and events, will also make an appearance. The objective of the Narrative Gundam is to capture this mysterious machine. Zoltan will be riding in the "Sinanju Stein. Many fans may know this model from plastic models, but this is the first time it has been made into a video, so we look forward to seeing it in action.

Incidentally, a "chronology" of works was projected on the screen at this point. There, the "UC NexT 0100" project includes such shocking words as "Flash Hathaway," which has long been anticipated to be made into an animated film, and "Gundam UC 2," which was never expected to be made into an animated film. ...... This upset Mr. Fukui. Mr. Fukui could not hide his shock at this. We look forward to more news on this.

In the latter half of the presentation, Gundam-loving comedian Yu Hamaguchi (Yoiko) and voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, known for his roles as Liddy Marcenus in "Mobile Suit Gundam UC" and Alfred Isruha in "Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket," also appeared. They discussed their expectations for "Gundam NT.

Incidentally, the fact that Mr. Namikawa was on the stage meant that we could expect to see Riddy one year later or Al as an adult in "Gundam NT". However, according to Mr. Fukui, none of Mr. Namikawa's characters will appear in the film. Mr. Namikawa is looking forward to "Gundam NT" as a viewer.

Mr. Fukui also commented that "Gundam UC" did not fully depict the "Newtype," but that "Gundam NT" may solve the mystery of how the "Newtype" should be viewed. This may mean that "Gundam NT" will be a work that sums up the universe century Gundam series. Mr. Namikawa also expressed his expectations with this comment, saying, "Wow! Mr. Namikawa also expressed his expectations with this comment, "Wow!

And speaking of "Gundam," one cannot forget about "Gunpla. After the speakers introduced their memorable Gunpla, MS Gunpla from "Gundam NT" also made an appearance on stage. The full lineup of Gundam models is sure to raise expectations.

Also on stage for this presentation was the "Unicorn Gundam No. 3 Fenex," modeled by Masaru Hamaguchi. Holding the Fenex, which had a fish stuck in its harpoon, Hamaguchi-san shouted, "I got it! Hamaguchi shouted, "I got it!

Mobile Suit Gundam NT" will not be an event film like "Mobile Suit Gundam UC," but an animated feature film of about 100 minutes, and is scheduled to be released in movie theaters nationwide in November 2018.