The MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe anime film opens in Japan on January 30, 2026, and Bandai Namco Filmworks officially revealed SZA as its theme song artist. The global star will perform “Snooze” as the opening song, as previewed in the new special trailer below. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe SZA Theme Song Trailer SZA’s “Snooze” first appeared as the sixth single from her 2022 album SOS . The official Gundam Channel also shared a snippet of one of the film’s insert songs, “ENDROLL” by Yoohei Kawakami [Alexandros] × SennaRin. In addition to the standard release, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe will open simultaneously on 61 IMAX screens in Japan. U.S. theatrical screenings will follow at a later date. Yoshiyuki Tomino's original Mobile Suit Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway / Hathaway's Flash novel series published for three volumes from Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko from 1989 to 1990. The story is set in the era following the 1988 feature film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack , and unfolds a story centered on Bright Noa's son, Hathaway Noa. The first movie, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY released in 215 theaters in Japan on June 11, 2021. The film grossed 2.23 billion yen (15 million USD) from its domestic run. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe is described as such: The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char's Rebellion. "Mafty" has begun resisting the Federation government's tyrannical rule by assassinating its high-ranking officials. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amuro Ray. A girl named Gigi Andalusia, who displays uncanny powers, has reminded Hathaway of a past trauma. Though he is bewildered by her words, he prepares to carry out an air raid on the Adelaide conference, determined to fulfill Mafty's goals and lay his own past to rest. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for Mafty’s mission — the attack on the Adelaide Conference. Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg of the Federation Forces prepares a defense operation for the Adelaide Conference and a plan to eliminate Mafty, when he is approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization with a secret proposal. As Hathaway and Kenneth pursue their respective goals, Gigi also sets off for Hong Kong to fulfill her own role. Source: Press release
