Gkids obtains distribution rights for ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’

GKIDS has obtained the distribution rights of the North American theatricals for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-. The film will be released in the theatres on 28 February 2025. GKIDS and Bandai Namco Filmworks marked their first collaboration by negotiating on this deal.

GKIDS president David Jesteadt said, “The outrageous combination of artistic talent collaborating on such a storied series as Mobile Suit Gundam is appointment viewing. We are proud to play a part in bringing such an exciting new project to audiences in the cinematic experience that the film truly deserves.”

Synopsis: Amate Yuzuriha, 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 Shûji.

The film is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by studio Khara in collaboration with studio Sunrise. The screenplay is co-written by screenwriter Yoji Enokido and filmmaker Hideaki Anno. 

The film was released in Japan on 17 January 2025.