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Gundam Narrative, will get a limited theatrical release in the U.S. this February.Gundam Narrative follows directly on from the events in Gundam Unicorn and deals with the reappearance of the incredibly potent Gundam Phenex. The movie is part of a new Universal Century timeline push that will result in other Gundam related novels, such as Hathaway’s Flash, getting their own anime adaptations.
In reality, Gundam Narrative’s purpose is to fill the gap between Gundam Unicorn and Hathaway’s Flash. Not only in a visual sense, as the mobile suit designs in Hathaway’s Flash are markedly different from Gundam Unicorn, but also when it comes to the story.
This is because Gundam Unicorn was slotted into this part of the Universal Timeline a long time after the previous novels such as Beltorchika’s Children and Hathaway’s Flash had been written.
When one of the mobile suits from Hathaway’s Flash appeared at the end of the Gundam Unicorn anime, notably that of the Gustav Karl, it meant that Gundam Unicorn was now part of this parallel novel timeline.
However, Gundam Unicorn made a lot of changes to this part of the Universal Century continuity, so Gundam Narrative feels like it is meant to resolve some of that. Specifically, why post this point in the timeline psycho-frame enable mobile suits pretty much disappear.
I saw Gundam Narrative in Japanese theaters already and it is visually very impressive in terms of its animation but I am not sure if it really works, not only in a story sense but also in how it is meant to “fix” this part of the timeline to make way for Hathaway’s Flash.
In any case, if you want to see Gundam Narrative yourself, then Fathom Events has a limited theatrical release planned for February 19. This will be of the English dubbed version and while you cannot pre-order tickets just yet, the official Fathom Events site is already up and running.
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Alternative TitlesEnglish: Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative Synonyms: Kidou Senshi Gundam NT, Kidou Senshi Gundam Narrative InformationType:Movie Status: Finished Airing Producers:Sotsu, Shochiku Studios:Sunrise Genres:Action, Drama, Mecha, Military, Sci-Fi, Space Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older StatisticsRanked: #42922 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Members: 7,191 |
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