Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway 機動戦士ガンダム閃光のハサウェイ

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Synopsis

Thanks to the sacrifices of war heroes like Amuro Ray, the Universal Century's 105th year sees an era of hard-won but short-lived peace. The Earth Federation keeps a militaristic hold on the planet and its surrounding space colonies. Although Char Aznable's rebellion against the neglectful Federation met its ultimate failure, his revolutionary philosophy of true freedom for all human beings lives on. Despite being the son of a famous Federation commander, Hathaway Noa embodies both the undying loyalty of soldier Amuro Ray and the militant passion of rebel leader Char Aznable. Haunted by memories of Char's Rebellion, Hathaway leads a dissident faction of his own known as Mafty. He adopts the alias "Mafty Navue Erin" and commits acts of violence in revolt against the growing tyranny of the Federation. After thwarting the hostile takeover of a plane by a terrorist group fraudulently claiming to be Mafty, Hathaway's secret identity is discovered by a young woman named Gigi Andalucia. Hathaway befriends both Gigi and Federation colonel Kenneth Sleg, but his double life endangers them as the armed conflict between Mafty and the Federation comes to a head. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Voice Actors

Ueda, Reina

Ono, Kensho

Suwabe, Junichi

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Reviews

Jemnite
02/04/2025, 09:53 AM
Hathaway's Flash is simultaneously a true joy for any UC enthusiast while being nigh impenetrable for people with it as their first Gundam experience. This is both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness. The culmination of all of the early UC narratives, it serves as both a continuation of the dialogue raised in Gundam Unicorn as well as a dismal rebuttal- proving that the corrupt nature of institutions can not be changed with dreams alone. Cinematically Hathaway's Flash is a true joy to watch. The animators have done brilliantly, the entire sequence of action scenes in Davao City are some of the best animated andchoreographed scenes to date. It carries on with the modernization of Gundam aesthetics that has been plodding forward with the advancement of real life technologies, you'll see a toe of cockpit shots and modern looking heads-up displays like Unicorn had. If you were coming into it for the classic mecha fight feel you'll be disappointed but if you're a fan of modern military aesthetics this is probably the best looking Gundam animation yet. By this time in the universal century, basically every MS is rocking a 360 panoramic cockpit and with Xi and Penelope's Minovsky Flight Unit most of the combat in this film is jet-fighter esque aerial dogfights rather than melee duals on the ground, even with the majority of film taking place planetbound. Narrative;y Hathway's Flash does not hold your hand at all. It assumes that you've watched Char's Counterattack and is a straight up continuation of the plotlines in that story, carried forward around 20 years by trauma and an inability to move on. It wastes no time in getting the viewer acclimated, which is both a strength and a weakness because for Gundam fans there's no cruft or wasted airtime but for people just getting into it certain scenes never get any setup because the setup was already in CCA. The film follows the standard structure of opening, rising tensions, climax, resolution with a setup for the sequel films and is a pretty straightforward adaptation of the novel's plotline with slightly adjustments as to make the film a relatively self containing plotline. It's a much more grounded approach compared to the fantastical wizard-like newtype centric fiction of Gundam Unicorn, fitting as it takes mostly on gravity-bound earth. While it shares much with Unicorn aesthetically, tonally it is the opposite. Newtypes cannot change the world, corruption cannot be fought except with the application of violence (via terrorism), and the only dreams are nightmares brought by ptsd and war trauma. There is no psychoframe to change the world, only freedom fighters and terrorists melting down cities with their beam weaponry. All in all Hathaway's Flash is a great film experience, definitely worth watching for the cinematic experience if nothing else. 9/10. Looking forward to more.
whiteflame55
12/25/2023, 08:41 PM
This movie does an amazing job with the cinematography, very deliberately choosing specific angles, in-camera focus, and lighting to draw watchers’ attentions. Maybe it’s just that this is a movie and therefore has more budget and time put into it, but much as other entries have looked pretty great before (Unicorn, The Origin, and IBO in particular), this is the first modern incarnation of the series to do more than just make a bunch of exceptional fight scenes with some pretty good general animation. I’ve had my issues with the human-centric work done on the recent Godzilla films, for example, but this is a verydifferent beast. It’s war, and though other series have done a great job setting the stakes as high as they can, it depersonalizes the experience to the point that it’s hard to care about anyone on the ground. We get the occasional scenes like pre-colony drop in The Origin and the ending of Pocket that stand out in this regard, and still I think this does better. The scale and weight of battles feels far more present here. I love that we get to see so much of this from a ground level instead of focusing on the cockpit or some grand battle. Fighting over a city has consequences, and the helplessness of the characters on the ground is excellently portrayed. All that being said, I can’t praise this movie too much. The animation is a combination of 2D and CGI, which is usually fine (even great in many instances), but has some jank to the latter. The actual mobile suit fights are not nearly as good as those in many of the other Gundam series – they just feel a lot stiffer here, and since there aren’t many suits fighting, the brutality that we’ve seen from previous series just isn’t here. That’s not necessarily a big problem – the deaths of nameless, faceless pilots always rang a little hollow, even if it made for some pretty incredible fight scenes. In fact, this movie seems to make it a point to step away from the usual Universal Century BS, involving Newtypes only in a minor capacity and largely stepping away from the broader world and, therefore, context. It’s there, but with a whole lot less homework involved. Still, I felt this was a little lackluster. I do come to Gundam with certain expectations, and this just didn’t have the oomph that we see from other entries, with all the fights ending bloodlessly and only a hint at greater dangers. It’s intriguing to see where the story took the various plot threads from Unicorn and other prior entries, but this feels like such a minor piece in that puzzle, setup to something much larger. I look forward to the next two entries, which I believe will up the ante significantly.
Chykla
06/21/2022, 01:48 AM
This is a setup movie. NOTE: If you have never seen any Gundam media, this movie is still enjoyable for the action and story. If this got you into Gundam then I recommend going back to watch the 0079 compilation movie and its continuity up until Char's Counter Attack before rewatching Hathaway's Flash This is a very late review. I've watched this movie countless times over the past year even getting my friends into 0079 Gundam and having them watch everything from Zeta, to ZZ, to CCA, everything in between just so they can experience Hathaway's Flash in its full entirety. (I did try to make themread Beltorchika's Children CCA and to note that Hathaway is based off of the novel/manga version and not the movie CCA) This movie, in my very honest and harsh opinion, cannot be enjoyed unless you read the Beltorchika's Children CCA. This opinion may be proven untrue since we are unsure if this movie is following BC or Movie CCA. Having watch only the previous UC installments especially CCA movie is a stretch as well since, if the movie is truly being adapted 1 to 1 from the novel, Quess' death is very different from the CCA movie. (I will not spoil anything to come in the future movies or anything that happened in the novels) Moving on from my small rant, I want to applaud the staff for their dedication towards this movie. The film crew went over to the Philippines to take reference pictures and have the places seem as accurate as they can be. (Even our Jollibae is as jolly as it can be.) This adaptation is something that fans have been asking for years, decades. Having read the original trilogy with the help of some friends and google translate I was definitely one of those fans awaiting for Hathaway's Flash to be animated and man it was worth the long wait. This movie is very, pretty. Everything from the landscaping and the MS design is very pretty. It is sharp and eye catching. The XI Gundam, design differ a little from its source, is still as menacing as I imagined it to be. OST is by Hiroyuki Sawano. I've preached to my friends that Sawano is the greatest thing to ever happen to Mecha animes and it has been proven many times with Unicorn, 86, and so forth. Sound design of Gundam is always top notch it is something that they have perfected since the 80s. Characters are very likeable. If you've seen the CCA movie, most of you, or could be all of you, might already hate Hathaway because of how he was portrayed in the movie. I do not blame you, but this Hathaway is very different. Gigi and Kenneth also shined individually and the Mafty crew have some great personalities. Overall, and I cannot stress this enough, this movie is most enjoyable after you read Beltorchika's Children. Watching this with knowledge from CCA is just fine, but it will definitely put a different light towards Hathaway as a character. In addition I also recommend reading The Man Who Could Not Ride the Rainbow. It is a nice small detail about Bright Noa and how he is as a father figure towards Hathaway.
Nur_Here
02/16/2022, 08:53 PM
to be perfectly honest this is my second gundam series as i am watching the original '79 series, so i'll be quick and honest here story 10 the movie is amazing, the build up, the exposition, the realism (minus ofc the gundam and some science stuff) art 10 this is the smoothest animation of the combined cgi and hand-drawn i've ever seen, the fight between Xi and Penelope is ofc the highlight of this movie, but what i want to tell is the "flashback" scene, it just perfect sound 10 its Hiroyuki Sawano, there's no arguing, the sfx is also one of my favorite, the laser beam sounds meaty unlike thetypical "pew-pew" sound that is usually used by alot of sci-fi movie character 9 character wise, there's some that make me kinda confused as i am new to the series, so take this with a bit of salt. the point where Hathaway become Mafty, it is not a good vs evil BS anymore it's a very thoroughly thought move, logical even enjoyment 10 being a sucker for anything mecha, i'd say this is one of better ones than over the tens that i have watched so overall this is not for gundam beginner but a welcomed introduction to give you a little lick of the gundam series
robert788
01/03/2022, 07:57 AM
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (2021) The latest part of the Gundam series is an excellent one at that. Especially when you can relate the main character all the way back to the first Gundam film and see the connection to the stories origin was amazing. That might involve going on the fandom to see though. Well worth it, I must say though. The art is excellent and great to look at. The sound is awesome and well done. The characters are great and fun to watch interactions and also when they realise who each other is seeing those scenes was awesome. I must say obviouslyit is part of a wider set of films coming down to bear so this was quite heavy on drama and scene-setting. Be prepared for more talking than I'd of liked about things not all that important at times. 9/10. Cannot wait for the next part.
Gabranth
08/30/2021, 11:22 PM
Loved this movie so much. Right up there next to Unicorn in terms of quality and content. As a long time Gundam fan, I've actually rewatched this movie more than any other Gundam movie. I just wanted to rewatch all the awesome scenes and catch the little things I missed. Everything from the characters, story, music, sound effects, voice acting, animation is top tier. The voice actors did a stellar job, especially Reina Ueda doing the flirty wildcard girl Gigi. I was really intrigued by Hathaway and Gigi and how their ideals could change the course of the world. Where Gigi is a wildcard thatcan affect Hathaway's plans positively or negatively. The movie was good enough make me desperate to learn more about them. If you want non-stop mech action, this isn't for you (go watch Gundam Wing). But if you want some deep intrigue and drama, building up to intense battles, this is perfect. The city battle was so amazing that it should get award - the fear of mobile suits battling in a populated area. UC lately is great with their realism, quality, and attention to detail. I'm glad the sales were incredibly good to show that this movie's quality paid off. I could tell the staff tried to make this movie as good as they possibly could. 10/10 would watch again and again.
shenaNickans
07/07/2021, 04:42 PM
10/10 - Not only a great Gundam movie, but a great film in general. Gundam Hathaway does so many things well. VISUALS/ANIMATION (9/10) Visually, it is extremely appealing and I thought the animators did very well...including the usage of CGI. I know some people have griped about how dark the movie was, but I didn't seem to have that issue. There were a few moments that looked mildly awkward, but I did not think those moments detracted from the movie's quality enough for me to dock points there all too much. There is so much attention to detail throughout the entire movie. Backgrounds look fantastic. Characterdesigns are great. The combat looked phenomenal. SOUND (10/10) The sound design in this movie is the best I've ever heard in an anime and some of the best I've heard in media in general. Such a great job giving everything its own individual sound that really made you feel like you were there. This was probably my favorite aspect of the film. MUSIC (10/10) You could slap Sawano on anything and I'd be happy...but Sawano and Gundam are just a match made in heaven. While there's nothing truly innovative about what he did with Hathaway's OST, it really blended well with everything and I don't think I could've asked for it to be better. CHARACTERS (9/10) I really enjoy the characters so far. Hathaway's character seems very interesting. Side characters all have personalities that are enjoyable. I know some people weren't all too high on Gigi, but I have a feeling she will be much more than just eye-candy later on. I thought all of the dialogue between characters was really well done...and I typically don't enjoy a ton of anime dialogue since conversations and reactions always seem to be just a bit odd. Also as previously noted, I really enjoyed all the character designs. STORY (9/10) With this being a trilogy and this first movie being a setup for the other two, I don't want to knock some of the vagueness of the story. I think that for what this movie was supposed to do, it did it very well. Obviously you'll want knowledge from the predecessors of this, but all in all, things felt very coherent to me and it all made sense. I'm really looking forward to the two follow-up movies and have extremely high hopes for Gundam if this is the level of quality we can come to expect. Highly recommend!
OneFaintingRobin
07/06/2021, 08:05 AM
A solid enough Gundam film, that is, as a work in its own right, hampered by its nature as the first in a trilogy. From a production standpoint, there's little to complain about. The artwork and animation is exactly as sharp and high-quality as you expect from Sunrise. I always particularly like the very specific style of character design that gets used in all modern Universal Century Gundam stories, and this gives plenty of that. And, of course, the mecha designs and animation are top-notch, as should be expected. The characters are interesting and are, for the most part, established well enough. Even as someonewho hasn't seen much UC Gundam (though knows the important details and characters, including at least knowing who Bright Noa is), I was able to pick up the details I might have missed quite easily, and settle into the film quite quickly, from that point of view. Where I did struggle, a little, was the story. Simply that it didn't feel like there was much of one. Now, as I said, this is the first film in a trilogy, and part of me feels a little mean making this criticism because of that. But, at the end of the day, I still believe that the films in a trilogy need to be able to stand on their own as well, especially the first part; after all, if the audience don't find enough story to keep them engaged, what's going to make them come back for more? It feels that this largely doesn't. It starts a lot of story, introduces a lot of ideas, sends a lot of characters starting on journeys that I'm sure will be interesting as the rest of the trilogy comes out, but unfortunately doesn't really have any resolution. It feels more like the first episode in a series than a film series, and as someone who's very interested in the difference between film and TV, especially in how their storytelling is structured, it did mean that I left this film feeling a little unsatisfied, simply because there wasn't enough of a story to really cling onto. Like I said, I do feel like that's a slightly mean standard to hold it to. As the first 'episode' it was very good, and I'm at least pretty likely to watch the next part whenever it comes out. But I also can't rate it that highly as a film, because it just didn't have that much. Enjoyable, yes, but still a little unsatisfying, nice as it always is to see a new Gundam work.
The_Namer
07/02/2021, 11:28 AM
I was a little underwhelmed by this one, but that may have been down to an incorrect assumption on my part. I know that there are two more movies coming after this, but I was expecting each to be more self-contained. Instead this isn't the first story in a trilogy; it's the first act of one story that will be told across three movies. Consequently, this first chapter doesn't cover much ground, and the plot feels quite loose and insubstantial as a result, lacking the dramatic heft that you would expect from a theatrical release, and so doesn't work well on its own. I suspectmy score for the trilogy as a whole might end up being one notch higher than for just this part, once I can see it all in context. As for characters, they're a mixed bag. I hated Hathaway in Char's Counterattack, but he has grown out of the self-absorbed, whiny adolescent he was then, and become a more sober and contemplative character. Sadly he spends most of the movie tethered to Gigi. She isn't quite as insufferable as Quess from CCA, but is cut from the same cloth, and is what most dates a story that otherwise holds up well, three decades after Tomino wrote it. What's almost beyond reproach is the audio-visual presentation. Shukou Murase brings quality direction to the table, with the mood of the opening shuttle scene and the chaos of the mid-point city battle being particular highlights. Hiroyuki Sawano turns in another great score, and it's backed up by some of the most striking sound design I've ever heard in an anime. The only flaw is that the muted night-time palette used in the action scenes, combined with the convoluted silhouettes of the mobile suits, makes it hard to tell which side you're looking at a lot of the time. Maybe it's an intentional fog-of-war thing, or maybe it's just Netflix's shoddy, heavily posterised encode letting down something that was meant to be watched in a darkened cinema. I'll be interested to see how it looks on blu-ray, assuming Anime Limited can snatch it from Netflix's clutches at some point.
Rikuson1
07/01/2021, 09:34 PM
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Review Story (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good The story for Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway in a nutshell quite easy to grasp. And it is presented in a way that if you don't have prior knowledge of main Universal Century Timeline for Gundam, you could still very quickly grasp what is currently going on. For a story that is to be a three part trilogy I went into this movie knowing that this will be mostly the setup movie and indeed it was. This is definitely the movie to lay all the groundwork and in that regards, firstly I wasn'tdisappointed and secondly for a setup movie the pacing I actually thought was very well done. Nothing to me felt like it inherently could have been taken out (maybe the "caught naked" troupe but even that showcases a side of Hathaway that the viewer is able to see which I will get into him later). Overall as a first part of a trilogy movie this one is a very good start. Art and Animation (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.75/10) Very Good+ The art style in this movie I was a very big fan of. The later Universal Century adapted series (basically everything that has been animated in UC after Unicorn) have this distinct and sophisticated look to it and I love it. (Makes it feel all the more superior to those damn crusty AUs! I'm just kidding... not really). The certain in-betweens did stand out as a tad sloppy though from a hand drawn standpoint. And at the very end when Hathaway was walking outside, the art style and animation had this very odd cg/cell shaded animated look to it that I wasn't a fan of, it looked borderline jarring and stood out to me like a sore thumb. And although they don't look bad, I will never prefer CG mobile suits to hand drawn. Overall though it was very good done. Sound (8/10) Very Good The sound in this movie was very good. Nothing to really to heavily brag about here, the music was also very good and I watched this in Enlglish Dub. Everyone sounded fitting to their role and the voice acting behind every character and scene was very well done. Characters (7/10) Good More Specifically (7.50/10) Good *Minor Spoilers* The characters in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash were good enough. -Most people that had any knowledge going into this movie I assume were curious to how our main character Hathaway Noa would act. Because this guy is the only returning character in this movie from past entries. In regards to Hathaway Noa and his depiction in this movie he came off are as a very hard to read young fellow. It is revealed very early on that the terrorist known as Mafty is Hathaway himself and for a terrorist that is well known and sounds like he knows what he's doing, Hathaway comes off as someone to me who is still extremely vague in regards to his decisions in every day life choices and more. It's complex at best "i guess" and convoluted for him at worst both sides depending on how you look at him in regards to a specific angle isn't wrong. He's just a tad too inconsistent to what we've heard about Mafty from the world around him. He showcases very early on that in a combat situation he can take out multiple armed terrorist with ease. So it showcases that he definitely hasn't been sitting on his hands this entire time since Char's Counterattack but this uncertainty he showcases when he hears about Mafty from others whether it's Gigi, Kenneth or even some goofy ass taxi driver makes it seem like he's not solidified with his stance or resolve in regards to what he wants to actually accomplish. This isn't necessarily a bad thing especially if you know how Hathaway (or Simpaway as some people would call him) acted in Char's Counterattack, it's just a character flaw at best that I see he still retains from the person we knew him to be. If there was something that I'd have to question about his character which I hope is explored upon more is his skills in a mobile suit. As far as I'm aware he only was in one once back in Char's Counterattack and for a very small amount of time, unless of course when he was with his group he was flying around in mobile suits getting better and better but this is all we can assume at this time. So unless I'm missing something (which I hope I am) it's hard for me to grasped how he was able to outdo another mobile suit pilot (and hell not just any damn mobile suit pilot, an upcoming ace pilot in at this time with a state of the art Gundam superior to his own that he just hopped into a few minutes ago) within such a short period of time. The fight was cool but it was hard for me to let that question go fully unanswered even for this first movie. - Kenneth was one of the other characters they spent a decent amount of time on. And he seemed like he is setup to be the intellectual rival for Hathaway. He seemed interesting and his boldness towards Gigi was entertaining. I am not entirely sure how much potential he has moving forward though he could easily hit the back burner by the time the 3rd movie comes around but we'll see as of right now he seems alright. -Gigi was the third character that got the most screen time. I found it very odd how quickly she was able to come to the conclusion that Hathaway was Mafty himself. Sure she explained herself how she came to this conclusion, but it still came off as offputting to me, not sure how I felt about the believability and the execution behind it all. She is probably the character who is the sore thumb in this movie to be honest. She is all over the place and her purpose in the movie felt more so like a "token female character needed" instead of having a more valid reason of existing outside of "this is the girl who's going to be eye candy and poke at Hathaway's feelings thus making him think of the time he was Simpaway". Nonetheless she was still some what of an entertaining character to watch do whatever she do. I just hope she has a more integral role in later movies other than the "good luck charm for Kenneth," because her goofing around will get old if she's still doing it by the third movie. -The last character is Lane Aim, he didn't get too much screen time and we only briefly see him before the climax of the movie. Like I stated in Hathaway's character portion, I don't understand how he was so easily out maneuvered while having more experience in his Gundam and also being in a Gundam that from a specs standpoint is considered superior. It honestly just made him feel anti-climatic when it came to his purpose in this story which it looks like it was supposed to be someone who is suppose to be the piloting rival to Hathaway but currently right now he has disappointed me from both a characterization standpoint and a piloting skills standpoint. All that does though is leave a lot of room for growth in both of those sections in the future movies so hopefully that is the case. Enjoyment (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good I enjoyed my time fairly with this movie, it made me feel like I was back home watching something in the good ole Universal Century (THE BEST UNIVERSE). I enjoyed all the setup and I'm glad that this movie did end off with some good ole Gundam vs Gundam action as well because they easily could have left that out. But from a director standpoint they probably thought it would not be smart to not show some Gundam action of some sort in a Gundam movie of any kind, which I'm glad it made it in even if it was at the very end. Overall (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.25/10) Very Good Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash is a very good Gundam movie and a very good start to a trilogy movie. I am glad to say you can indeed hop into this movie without prior knowledge. Even if you have prior knowledge it outside of knowing who Hathaway used to be, who he's related to and a few flashbacks you aren't going to feel super rewarded having prior UC knowledge from this film and that's not necessarily bad if it meant not alienating newcomers. You can tell it was built to be able to understand and hop in which is a smart way to go about it since it did premier on Netflix. I recommend this to anyone interested remotely interested in it.
LadyStardust97
07/01/2021, 02:43 PM
An insipid cash grab fluff piece made to sell model kits with no innate moral integrity. If you go into this expecting a true follow up to Char's Counterattack, you'll find yourself sorely disappointed. The first in a planned trilogy, it stretches the plot of its respective novel paper thin and chews its scenery in a garishly overproduced fashion. Every single plot point of this film is set up in anticipation of its follow ups; it feels like if you took a rolling pin to a flashy 24 minute episode and rolled it out to feature length. The character art is gorgeous, sometimes excessively so,and the backgrounds as well. However, the mobile suits are all CGI, and a decent amount of the SFX are as well (during the climactic fight, there were some smoke clouds so poorly rendered I couldn't believe my eyes). It doesn't help that their designs are overcomplicated and toyetic in the first place, but even though the CGI is well-integrated, it's still extremely noticeable. Gundam is one of the last franchise bastions of hand-drawn mech and so the opportunistic switch to CGI is a major disappointment. The sound design is overblown and bombastic, with a score that seems more Hollywood than Gundam. The two insert songs are also not very good, though I have strong opinions on music so your mileage may vary on that count. I'm a fan of insert songs, as well, but they both seemed out of place. The character writing is standard Tomino flat, a style I normally enjoy, but the rough edges of characters like Gigi and Kenneth feel sanded over. All eroticism is shoveled into one scene and then the character relationships are left to idly wander with no resolution (ostensibly so they can be resolved in the next film- as I stated earlier, I believe stretching the novel into a trilogy was a bad choice and this is a major part of why). Gigi never feels Newtype crazy in that way that girls like Four Murasame or Elpeo Ple do, Kenneth's stated machismo is a squeaky clean cotton white restricted to one or two off lines and then later mistreatment of a prisoner that cuts off as soon as force is used. Hathaway is presented as a dark and broody hero and all of his moral complication is simply implied rather than directly stated, which makes him feel stale. I did not enjoy this movie; I found it intellectually dishonest at best. It glorifies war and terrorism in the name of selling branded merch without any consideration- it is effused with a love of the idea of "Gundam" without understanding its own text or what Gundam's original incarnation is meant to represent.
estehtix
06/27/2021, 09:59 PM
First, for the cinematography aspect, the Gundam Hathaway anime movie which will become a trilogy feels very inspired by Christopher Nolan's film in the remaining 1/4 of its duration and for 3/4 of the film it feels like a combination of a Gundam-style James Bond film & something like Hideo Kojima or Ergo Proxy. . Actually, the problem is that in the story about the relevance of Gigi to the main character, the motivation is not clear, but Gigi Andalucia are a typical trope that is mushrooming in the anime industry, the female trope model "Genki-girl" is a kind of cool girl who usually sticks withthe MC. Gundam Xi & Penelope's design is closed because the fight is mostly night operation, although I don't really like Penelope's design because it's a bit impractical and THICC CHONKY is like Chicken. And what I want to point out is the last Gundam that shows really collateral damage like a Gundam 0080 war film War in Pocket. And that's where the strongest aspect of Gundam Hathaway is, collateral damage and film escape art because the tension of civilians is trapped between the Gundam and Zaku Messer battles with beam radiation and Missfire scattered throughout the city. Overall Goodluck for Gundam Franchise 🚀🚀🚀 I hope this trilogy can be concluded well later.
Harisrox
06/24/2021, 08:25 AM
Definitely worth the hype for me, I loved every bit of it and Shukou Murase's direction was just the cherry on top, tho the movie had a lot of talking so I still believe that Tomino himself would've nailed it too. One thing I believe to be a clear problem was the lightning during the mobile suit scenes, it was indeed dark (tho not for people with good screens and in cinema). As for the animation, it was one of the best I've seen in this medium. Gotta give it to Sunrise for mastering the animation of human expressions and emotions which makes the scenes andeven small conversations full of life. And as for the mobile suit actions; there weren't much to them, like there was no proper Gundam-styled fight that you see in other Gundam titles and most of the screentime was used in building Hathaway's character and other people around him such as Gigi and Kenneth which was kinda fresh change of pace and enjoyable in itself. I liked the first MS scene, the one with Gigi and Hathaway running around, it felt so realistic with lightning effects and terror's presence. It was just the first of the trilogy, with more to come so defo hyped for them.
MordredEX
06/14/2021, 06:31 PM
*THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW* As this franchise settled itself, us Gundam fans have had to come to terms with the fact that Universal Century Timeline anime can more often than not be lackluster in audiovisual presentation, which makes them fail to reach their full potential except for a few cases. Hathaway's Flash is one of the blessed children that achieved excellence. Tomino is a visionary with near unparalelled thematic depth and ambitiously deep concepts, but the actual execution of such ideas properly has often been held back by the plot structure limitations set by Sunrise and Tomino's own flaws, such as his bad storyboarding andtrademark stilted dialogue. Sometimes we get amazing looking and sounding Gundam UC shows like NT but without Tomino's vision they end up lacking substance and soul sometimes. In contrast, Hathaway's Flash is based on a Tomino novel but it is also adapted by people who are more competent with regards to direction and structure. All of Tomino's messages and ideas can be evidenced in the bleak and almost dystopian world that Hathaway's Flash confronts us with, but everything is brought to life in such an expressive way that I couldn't believe it. The animation, direction, cinematography, pacing and music were absolutely exceptional. Both Sawano and Murase did a fantastic job, and the attention to detail was so good to see. The dialogue is still very much "tominoesque" at moments but it's definitely not as noticeable and jarring as in other installments. All in all I just have no significant complaints, and my only frustration is that we have to wait for the next two movies since this one was baiscally all build up. This is certainly not as great as the legends like Zeta or CCA, but it's certainly up there with the greats and gives me hope that this franchise can go in a promising new direction.
Crosswastaken
06/14/2021, 04:43 PM
This is probably the best Gundam movie ever made at the moment, but that doesn't really say much as Gundam tends to have a lot of difficulty when it comes to movie outings. CCA nd Narrative were pretty ok, Endless Waltz looks good but doesn't make much sense story-wise, F91 was rushed to hell and back, and Awakening of the Trailblazer was again, just pretty ok. So taking an unbiased look and viewing this movie as a standalone work or movie in its own right, how is it? Again, it's pretty fricken great! To start off with, I think special attention must be paid to the artand sound design. The art itself just looks wonderful and is really a sight to behold. The colors really pop, the background design is so photorealistic that it looks like you're actually in Davao, the character designs look like a great update to the older UC style, there are a lot of little touches here and there like the Fed's uniforms being short sleeved because they're in a tropical area or the clothing distinction between the common citizens and Earth's ruling class. All of it's really top notch stuff. There's also the sound design, which just sounds fantastic thanks to Sunrise's 40+ years of mech experience (And earlier work on Unicorn). While the music is of course great, that's the norm for Gundam, there are again a lot of little touches that make you feel really emersed in the world: Cars honking their horns on the streets, the pulsating sound of the mech's engines, the sounds of animals in the biopark, the high energy sounds of the beam weapons going off. This aren't things that the production staff needed to add but they did so anyway and it just makes it feel more alive. If you can see this in the theaters you should go just for that. But along with great art and sound design, it also has an interesting story and characters. Hathaway Noa imo, has always gotten an unfair amount of hate handed his way when he really hasn't done anything too different compared to Amuro, Kamille, Judau, etc... Well, if you hated Hathaway due to his appearance in CCA, you don't have to worry because they're almost completely different characters now. Hathaway in HF is an adult, he's smart, calculating, reserved, purposefully understated, but still has a bit of that brash impulsiveness and strong idealism that he had in CCA. Then you also have Kenneth and Gigi, who are also interesting and unique new characters. Kenneth himself takes on a bit after Sleggar Law, a high ranking member of the military whose heart's in the right place, but who also can't help himself when a pretty lady is nearby (Yet fails at every chance he gets). Gigi otoh, takes on the role of the Gundam magical girl trope, yet unlike most others, actually takes a pretty proactive role in the story, much closer to how Lalah was in 0079. The story itself is also good but probably not what a lot of people would expect. Much like the 1st novel in the trilogy, this movie is more of a character study of Hathaway that delves into his current personality and mental state. As such, there's actually very little action (That's being saved for the next 2 movies), and it's mostly just talking between said interesting characters and worldbuilding to help you catch up on what's been happening since CCA and Unicorn. This however isn't a problem as most of the characters are interesting enough while wandering around an absolutely gorgeous city, that it just makes time feel like it flies by. I'd even say some character interactions were more interesting than the actual action of the movie, which itself was very well done. However, I think attention has to be paid to the dialogue. This was originally a novel written by the granddaddy of Gundam himself, Yoshiyuki Tomino, who has certain issues when it comes to writing dialogue. He likes to have characters have random mood swings and emotional outbursts, have random characters out of nowhere scream about how other characters feel, weird thinking out loud moments, etc... (This is something you have to get used to watching older Gundam works) So, being an adaptation, does it also have this issue? Mostly no. I say mostly because a lot of the dialogue has been rewritten to sound more (For lack of a better word), normal, but it still has its moments here and there. (Like Gigi's outbursts on the plane and in the hotel, one of Hathaway's comrades in the market, and Hathaway's random introspection during the final battle, being the most notable bits) However, overall it sounds much more natural and subdued compared to Tomino's usual writing style. Overall, this was a fantastic movie and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. If you like darker, more complex, and ideologically grayer war stories, this is definitely a movie you need to check out. And again, if you can see this in theaters, DO IT, you won't be disappointed.
ren0080
06/14/2021, 02:25 AM
Hathaway Flash is one of the best movie in 2021. No doubt about it. The story is amazing, it is tightly paced so it won't bore anyone who watched this. There wasn't any point in the movie where it drags or it was too fast, everything was just naturally paced. The characters are interesting to say the least. If Gundam has taught me one thing, it's that either all females are thots or all males are manwhore. The main character, Hathaway Noa, is probably one of the best mc in Gundam. He's a passive character, but he's also not afraid to be the active character. Just anall-around character which is just interesting to see in Gundam. Though, the other characters are pretty underdeveloped YET, so I won't rate the character category higher than this just yet. The animation is probably one of the best animation I've seen, even comparable to Ufotable and KyoAni. Sasuga Sunrise. It's just so crisp and fluid. Sure, it may not be as beautiful as Ufotable and KyoAni's works, but the sheer amount of fluidity of this movie is enough for me to put the animation category at a perfect score. The music is amazing. Sawano really just comes and slap me with his boner-worthy OST. The music themes though aren't really as good as I hope for. It's decent, but not really as iconic as other music that Sawano did like Re: I Am, narrative, or Cage. Overall, just a solid start for a banger of a movie trilogy. I don't really need to say something other than to watch this if you're a fan of Gundam. (7.8/10)
Zeniatus
06/13/2021, 04:45 PM
In spite of my preconceptions about the film, I'm looking optimistically towards the following films. With good characterizations and a solid setup on differing viewpoints of the world, the directing of the movie seems solid. Minor things in the script were a bit weird if you look at it from a series standpoint, however it's a relief seeing seemingly good execution and presentation after the release of Gundam NT and Re:Rise. Hathaway definitely feels like a feature film. From the visual budget to the names attached. But it's limited in that capacity to be able to fully adapt the novel. I personally have only reada couple chapters; so there I cannot make any comments. Individually however, it seems to lay the base down for the following films to expand upon. Viewpoints from each side about the main faction appear and to that point, it's greatly exposited. Characterization is also developed well, with each showing who they are through what they say and their viewpoints. It's unfortunate that most of the side characters didn't have as well of a treatment as the main characters though, when their background might be important. It balances on a tightrope of it being a drama and a thriller. Through some scenes you can understand the reality of the situation of mobile suit battles. At the same time, there are moments that glorify it through beautiful effects that look too similar to fireworks. It seems to present a good contrast of opinions related to Mafty, but at the same time fails to showcase the perspective or the humanity of some of the darker sides of the Federation to the same great lengths. Depending on how the series continues the manhunters may be set to become solidly black against the moral grey of Mafty. What I'd like at that point would some depth to it. Visually it's even better than Narrative in terms of character scenes. Mobile suit battles and it's CG in general can negatively contrast the art that it's placed in. Comparatively to Unicorn, the CG looks amateurish. With the music, it goes for a modern "atmospheric" vibe half of the time where you're supposed to let it immerse you into the setting without remarking on it's individual merit. In some moments I felt that it accomplished that job, however in mobile suit scenes specifically it felt far too epic and didn't fit the mood. I don't like Hiroyuki Sawano's works, so there might be some bias. But this opinion isn't carried over in some of his other works like Promare. Very good sound design however. I enjoyed how there were characters in the movie that felt like they had personality. They didn't seem to just be puppets controlled by the narrative, although sometimes it leaned too far into precognition to the point of convenience. How they handled newtypes is way better than previous films like NT and Unicorn; It felt like a return to form in that sense. Scene progression felt moderately natural, and a character’s insight felt as if it was coming from them instead of a narration to the audience. It did dip too much into being a thriller. And, I think Hathaway's personality and ideals should be investigated further; Gigi as-well, as a character she seems too much of a Quess clone. Hopefully the director can output the next two movies with a similar level of quality.
punishedsneed
06/13/2021, 05:52 AM
Hathaway's Flash is meant to be a sequel to Char's Counterattack, the greatest mecha movie ever made (tied with Ideon's Be Invoked and End of Evangelion, in my opinion) so one would expect the movie to try and be like CCA. Maybe it's trying. I don't know. The music sounds very same-y, it lacks the kind of character that CCA's soundtrack has. The character redesigns don't feel like they belong in the Universal Century. The action - operator gunplay like you're watching John Wick - also feels out of place. The CGI works sometimes but other times, not at all. Is this movie BAD? No - it's leagues aboveGenocidal Organ, the other movie I've seen by this director. The dialogue here is usually sparse and enjoyable. You can thank Tomino's novel for that, though. The overall plot, the way things play out, is interesting. But the execution? It feels like Gundam wrapped in 2020 checklists. It wants to be a film, not an anime film - but CCA achieved this all the way back in the day. It didn't need to sacrifice the expressive nature of anime to accomplish that, though. I'm very iffy about this movie. It ends without a conclusion, as they want to make a trilogy. Well, I hope the next two are better.
yoyowhatup
06/12/2021, 12:57 AM
A PERECT Gundam Movie Edit: and also probably the most realistic one Now I don’t give out 10/10s very often. The only times I have are with the original Legend of the Galactic Heroes, original Gundam, Attack on Titan Season 3 part 2, and only a few other times. I generally rate Gundam series very harshly, for example I have only given a 10/10 to the original Gundam, and even rated Z 9/10. I gave UC a 7/10 and things like NT, 00, SEED something between 5 to 6 out of 10 because although they were sometimes enjoyable, they were disappointing and somewhat boring on some level. But Ihave decided to give Hathaway’s Flash (yes the Japanese title is “Hathaway’s Flash” and not “Hathaway”) a 10/10 for the first time since the original Gundam. (Please note I’m not a boomer who worships the original Gundam just because it’s the original. I’m in my early 20s and I judge all Gundam series pretty objectively according to the standards of their era) Story: The story is about a group of anti-government eco-terrorists called “Mafty” who want to purge the bloated Earth Federation government to “force every human into space to save the earth’s environment”. Mafty wants to rid the world of corrupt politicians. Considering the fact that this novel was written 30 years ago, it’s amazing how the topics this work deals with are more relevant than ever. However, what’s great about this anime is how it’s not good vs evil. Mafty is correct in that it wants equality, wants to preserve the earth’s environment for the future of humanity, and wants to purge corrupt brutal government officials, but they are terrorists who bomb hotels with innocent civilians (although they are aware of this and do apologize every so often). So is Mafty evil and the Earth Federation good? No. The Earth Federation is an oppressive bloated regime which does not care about the earth’s environment and allows its own officials and politicians to live on earth while sending the poor back to space. They use brutal man-hunters to kill or forcefully evict those who won’t obey them. Additionally, during the battle of Davao, we see that the federation are far more less caring about the citizens of Davao. They carelessly fire many missiles at Mafty mobile suits, which sets many parts of the city of Davao ablaze. Mafty only bombed the hotels and sure they killed civilians, but it is clearly portrayed that the Feds are far far worst. Neither Mafty nor the Earth Federation are perfect. They are both flawed and both have done good things and bad things. The fact that there is no clear cut villain or hero is what makes this anime so realistic. In Gundam, the Gundam mobile suit ( giant robot ) is the symbol of justice and good and hope. The fact that both factions have Gundam (Mafty has the Xi Gundam and the Feds have the Odysseus Gundam aka Penelope), shows that both sides have their own sense of justice and that neither side is the clear “hero”. Great storytelling. Art: The art is fantastic. Way better than UC or NT which I saw in the theatre a few years ago. This is sunrise at its best. The city of Davao is beautiful and it really feels like the Philippines ( I lived there for 5 years so I can confirm). I generally think this movie is on par with weathering with you and demon slayer in terms of art. This movie transcends Gundam and mech anime. The mobile suits are really clean. CG is used for the Penelope sometimes but it is very clean and I had no problems with it. MAPPA better learn from Sunrise. The characters move around like realistic human actors and not 2D big-eyed anime cartoon characters. The most beautiful part of the movie was the Battle of Davao. the fight at the middle of the film, not the end. The night battles and destruction of Davao were beautiful. I still can’t forget the Messer landing in the middle of a coconut forest. Sound: Amazing. There is a Disco scene that transfers straight to a war scene and it was amazing. You gotta see it. It’s hard to explain with words. The sound of mobile suits and their weapons was amazing. Far better than NT. This is some of the best sound design I have ever heard in film. In terms of sound, this is up there with GuP das finale part 3. You have got to see this in theatres. Character: The protagonist, Hathaway is Greta Thunberg with giant robot weapons to use against corrupt politicians. However Hathaway is less vocal than her and far more calm. Additionally, Hathaway recognizes his ideology is not perfect. We see this when he goes around in the city of Davao and when a taxi driver tells him about how he is disappointed Mafty doesn’t attack man-hunters (who are a more pressing concern to ordinary people than any corrupt minister opt federation big-wig) and how people like him can only think so much about the future as he is preoccupied with the present. Mafty and Hathaway are portrayed as flawed activists who have grand ambitions and are genuinely trying to change the world for the better, but such grand plans are not necessary gonna help ordinary people such as those seen in Davao who just wanna go about their daily lives of fishing in the sea or driving taxis to make a living. If anything Mafty is going to ruin their day to day lives as they are planning to forcefully make all humans relocate to space. Gigi is just Quess 2.0 Colonel Keins is the opposite of Hathaway. He is a commoner and seems grateful the federation has given him a good life for his service in the Federation military. He tries to hunt down Mafty no matter what, even using torture and hostages. Neither Hathaway or Keins, neither Mafty or the Feds are completely right. Just like in the real world, there are no clear cut heroes and villains. This is why this movie is great. Enjoyment/Overall 10/10 This is a perfect Gundam movie I’m sick of anime and Hollywood movies that try to label a certain faction as evil villains. Hollywood always does this with Someone whether it be Orcs or space aliens invading earth or Germans or terrorists or whatever while they glorify the US or middle earth humans or a super soldier or superhero or whatever. Gundam has been doing this with Zeon or Titans or Gjallarhorn or Ribbons while glorifying the Gundam pilots and earth federation or Gundam meisters or tekkadan or whatever. I was sick of this toxic trend of good vs evil. Hathaway’s flash is on par with LotGH on how it refuses to romanticize or glorify one side. This and the beautiful music and animation and scene composition are why Hathaway’s flash is a perfect Gundam movie My favorite parts were 1. The battle of Davao 2. The day time scenes of Davao right before the night battle 3. Penelope vs Xi gundam Additional edits: I would like to mention that Hathaway’s Flash gets rid of the occultic supernatural elements in previous UC gundams. The UC series has recently been plagued by supernatural Mary Sue characters and Mary Sue gundams. This movie has none of that. Ever since series such as Zeta and Char’s counterattack, there has been non-stop supernatural elements in the universal century timeline. The chief abuser being Unicorn and Narrative most recently. In Hathaway’s flash there are no Mary Sue characters or mobile suits. It is a gritty war story. Also, although the Xi and Odysseus Gundams are powerful, they do not have bullshit supernatural superpowers like the Nu Gundam and Unicorn gundams.Hathaway is not an overpowered Mary Sue Camille or Banagher, and neither are his enemies. I’m glad there is less supernatural Mary Sue bullshit in this movie Concerns: I’m certain part 3 will be even better than this movie because of the source material they are adapting, but I am concerned for part 2 because part 2 does not have a big fight scene. There is no Xi vs Penelope. I hope they improve on the original novels because part 2 is the weakest of the trilogy New Edit: “Hathaway is the most scientifically realistic Gundam anime.” REALISM: 9.5/10 (for a Gundam Film) This movie scores a 9.5/10 in terms of realism in a Gundam anime. I believe that this movie is also the most scientifically accurate Gundam movie. In Gundam anime, we have bullshit physics such as mobile suits in space stopping in the middle of space to shoot its guns without decelerating. Bullshit physics is everywhere in sci-fi shows including Gundam. Also, we have massive heavy space ships like the white base or the Ra Cailum being able to enter the earth’s atmosphere and being able to float despite it not having any thrusters on the bottom of the ship to allow it to float (because gravity makes heavy objects fall), or Minovsky Drives (Minovsky Drives were invented just before Hathaway’s Flash so it does not make sense for the White Base and Ra Cailum and other older UC ships to be able to float). Obviously it’s not just Gundam that have committed these crimes and things like the Star Destroyer from Rogue One are also guilty of this kind of bullshit physics. Well thankfully in this movie, there are no bullshit space battleships entering the earth’s atmosphere and floating. In that sense, this movie is far more accurate than any other Gundam anime UC or other. Hathaway solves many of the problems with science and physics that all Gundam anime have been suffering from by setting the entire story on Earth and none of it in space. (FYI, Mr. Tomino has said that the cylindrical space colony model does not work in real life (he is right), which makes even the original Gundam unrealistic. Luckily no cylindrical sphere colony appears in Hathaway because its not set in space). Hathaway’s Flash solves 95% of the science/physics-related problems that the Gundam franchise has had by setting the whole damn story on Earth. The only unrealistic elements about Hathaway are the giant humanoid mobile suits, Minovsky Particle technology(including Minovsky Flight) and the New-type (esper) element. (It is heavy implied Gigi is some sort of esper or New-Type as they are called in Gundam). Additionally, since there are no space combat scenes, there is no need to justify the fact that there is sound in space despite there not being any air. Yes I know. The recent justification for Gundam weapon sound effects in space is that “the mobile suit’s camera captured footage from outside of the suit and adds sound effects instantaneously for the pilot”. But come on, we all know that this is just an excuse and besides, it does not explain the exterior shots still having sound effects. Gundam Hathaway’s battles all take place on earth so there is no need for bullshit sound effects in space combat because there aren’t any space combat scenes. Also, I was getting tired of shows like 00 and SEED where mobile suits are able to hover in mid air even where there is gravity, and can stop to fire its guns without having large forward thrusters or having to decelerate with them, despite traveling at Mach speed. Gundam Hathaway has a bullshit technology called “Minovsky Flight” but at least they explain it. Also, the fight scenes between Messers and Gustav Karls are realistic air-to-air mobile suit fights because they have no Minovsky flight capabilities and have to fight in free-fall. Unlike bullshit SEED or 00 fights (not shitting on the story or characters of these anime, just shitting on the bullshit physics in these shows) Another realistic part of the anime is that there is only 1 mass produced suit per faction. Mafty only has the Messer (although they have 3 variations of it: the F1, F2 and the commander type), while the Federation only has the Gustav Karl (yes they also have the Jegan Hunter-type but that’s only in the anime and they are not combat suits, they are auxiliary suits. They are jegan type A s that are the older models which fought in CCA but are now being replaced by the C and D types so they have been handed to the Hunters.). This is realistic because in real life, there is “economies of scale” which incentivizes militaries to standardize their equipment. Tomino was allowed to do this because there were no toy company heads telling him to add more and more mobile suits to sell toys. Tomino made this novel for himself and this was the only Gundam story that he had complete creative control over. Of course, I’m guessing they will add more mobile suits in Part 2 to sell Premium Bandai Model kits. They’ll probably add a few Re-Zels or a THE-O or something for the Xi Gundam to fight in part 2 of the anime but oh well, whatever... Conclusion: Gundam Hathaway is the most scientifically realistic Gundam anime to date, minus of course the Mobile Suits, New Types and Minovsky particles which are necessary. When writing Hathaway’s Flash 30 years ago, for Tomino, this was the one Gundam story where he did not get any bullshit interference from the anime studio higher ups or the toy manufacturers and that this was the one Gundam story where he was truly able to create what he wanted to make, not having to worry about budget, time schedule, making the story draw out longer to take up TV slots, introducing a ridiculous amount of mobile suits to sell more and more toys (hence why there is only 1 mass produced suit per faction in Hathaway) and etc... He never expected this book to get an anime adaptation and never planned to make an adaptation himself. The result is a masterpiece that can rival the original Gundam
8Kokujin8
06/11/2021, 05:12 PM
I watch this movie yesterday and went bed thinking about it, and yes this is a pretty good Gundam movie. Art. 9 What can you say about the art or cinematography on a film with this kind of budget on modern times?, they all just look stunning. but art in himself doesn't make a movie a good movie for that you need a good Story (9) and characters. (8) A story by Tomino Yoshiyuki make just 32 years ago, This story depict a bleak future in where the Earth Federation is more corrupt than ever making life on earth a hell for any one that speak up against thegovernment, but because of this is that Mafty appears a terroris organisation that targets and kill high rank federation officers led by a man named Mafty Navue Erin, and that is the premise of this story, is not like the past gundam storys where 2 major powers clash but that does make him lest epic. i don't want to spoil anything so i dont know what i can say of characters, i just whant to say that they are not perfect, they have small errors (objectively) but they are nor bad at all. If you have not read the novels and you love a good story this movie is perfect for you. and what is a good story without Sound and music. 10 Music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, i believe that when you hear a piece created by sawano you immediately say: That is from shingeki no kyojin or frome Nanatsu no Taizai or frome Gundam Unicorn, etc. what i'm trying to say is that he make music that make you remember that fight or that emotional moment and each piece of music is unique of that show and for this movie he make the same, you will remember that fight, that moment accompanied by that superb pieces, So yes the music is Superb. Sound effects (at least in the theater) is amazing, you can feel the clash of those 2 in your bones. Before seeing it i was worried that I already know the outcome of the story and could not enjoy it, but i was wrong, this movie his pacing the art the music make me feel like if have never read it. I was really immersed in the moment and my enjoyment was great. So is a overall 9 It has its mistakes, like everything else, but I don't really care because when a movie has so much good you can forgive the bad. Some good news for western fans the movie will be live on netflix July 1, i just hope is not only NA .

Kidou Senshi Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway 機動戦士ガンダム閃光のハサウェイ

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Ueda, Reina

Ono, Kensho

Suwabe, Junichi

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Jemnite
02/04/2025, 09:53 AM
Hathaway's Flash is simultaneously a true joy for any UC enthusiast while being nigh impenetrable for people with it as their first Gundam experience. This is both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness. The culmination of all of the early UC narratives, it serves as both a continuation of the dialogue raised in Gundam Unicorn as well as a dismal rebuttal- proving that the corrupt nature of institutions can not be changed with dreams alone. Cinematically Hathaway's Flash is a true joy to watch. The animators have done brilliantly, the entire sequence of action scenes in Davao City are some of the best animated andchoreographed scenes to date. It carries on with the modernization of Gundam aesthetics that has been plodding forward with the advancement of real life technologies, you'll see a toe of cockpit shots and modern looking heads-up displays like Unicorn had. If you were coming into it for the classic mecha fight feel you'll be disappointed but if you're a fan of modern military aesthetics this is probably the best looking Gundam animation yet. By this time in the universal century, basically every MS is rocking a 360 panoramic cockpit and with Xi and Penelope's Minovsky Flight Unit most of the combat in this film is jet-fighter esque aerial dogfights rather than melee duals on the ground, even with the majority of film taking place planetbound. Narrative;y Hathway's Flash does not hold your hand at all. It assumes that you've watched Char's Counterattack and is a straight up continuation of the plotlines in that story, carried forward around 20 years by trauma and an inability to move on. It wastes no time in getting the viewer acclimated, which is both a strength and a weakness because for Gundam fans there's no cruft or wasted airtime but for people just getting into it certain scenes never get any setup because the setup was already in CCA. The film follows the standard structure of opening, rising tensions, climax, resolution with a setup for the sequel films and is a pretty straightforward adaptation of the novel's plotline with slightly adjustments as to make the film a relatively self containing plotline. It's a much more grounded approach compared to the fantastical wizard-like newtype centric fiction of Gundam Unicorn, fitting as it takes mostly on gravity-bound earth. While it shares much with Unicorn aesthetically, tonally it is the opposite. Newtypes cannot change the world, corruption cannot be fought except with the application of violence (via terrorism), and the only dreams are nightmares brought by ptsd and war trauma. There is no psychoframe to change the world, only freedom fighters and terrorists melting down cities with their beam weaponry. All in all Hathaway's Flash is a great film experience, definitely worth watching for the cinematic experience if nothing else. 9/10. Looking forward to more.
whiteflame55
12/25/2023, 08:41 PM
This movie does an amazing job with the cinematography, very deliberately choosing specific angles, in-camera focus, and lighting to draw watchers’ attentions. Maybe it’s just that this is a movie and therefore has more budget and time put into it, but much as other entries have looked pretty great before (Unicorn, The Origin, and IBO in particular), this is the first modern incarnation of the series to do more than just make a bunch of exceptional fight scenes with some pretty good general animation. I’ve had my issues with the human-centric work done on the recent Godzilla films, for example, but this is a verydifferent beast. It’s war, and though other series have done a great job setting the stakes as high as they can, it depersonalizes the experience to the point that it’s hard to care about anyone on the ground. We get the occasional scenes like pre-colony drop in The Origin and the ending of Pocket that stand out in this regard, and still I think this does better. The scale and weight of battles feels far more present here. I love that we get to see so much of this from a ground level instead of focusing on the cockpit or some grand battle. Fighting over a city has consequences, and the helplessness of the characters on the ground is excellently portrayed. All that being said, I can’t praise this movie too much. The animation is a combination of 2D and CGI, which is usually fine (even great in many instances), but has some jank to the latter. The actual mobile suit fights are not nearly as good as those in many of the other Gundam series – they just feel a lot stiffer here, and since there aren’t many suits fighting, the brutality that we’ve seen from previous series just isn’t here. That’s not necessarily a big problem – the deaths of nameless, faceless pilots always rang a little hollow, even if it made for some pretty incredible fight scenes. In fact, this movie seems to make it a point to step away from the usual Universal Century BS, involving Newtypes only in a minor capacity and largely stepping away from the broader world and, therefore, context. It’s there, but with a whole lot less homework involved. Still, I felt this was a little lackluster. I do come to Gundam with certain expectations, and this just didn’t have the oomph that we see from other entries, with all the fights ending bloodlessly and only a hint at greater dangers. It’s intriguing to see where the story took the various plot threads from Unicorn and other prior entries, but this feels like such a minor piece in that puzzle, setup to something much larger. I look forward to the next two entries, which I believe will up the ante significantly.
Chykla
06/21/2022, 01:48 AM
This is a setup movie. NOTE: If you have never seen any Gundam media, this movie is still enjoyable for the action and story. If this got you into Gundam then I recommend going back to watch the 0079 compilation movie and its continuity up until Char's Counter Attack before rewatching Hathaway's Flash This is a very late review. I've watched this movie countless times over the past year even getting my friends into 0079 Gundam and having them watch everything from Zeta, to ZZ, to CCA, everything in between just so they can experience Hathaway's Flash in its full entirety. (I did try to make themread Beltorchika's Children CCA and to note that Hathaway is based off of the novel/manga version and not the movie CCA) This movie, in my very honest and harsh opinion, cannot be enjoyed unless you read the Beltorchika's Children CCA. This opinion may be proven untrue since we are unsure if this movie is following BC or Movie CCA. Having watch only the previous UC installments especially CCA movie is a stretch as well since, if the movie is truly being adapted 1 to 1 from the novel, Quess' death is very different from the CCA movie. (I will not spoil anything to come in the future movies or anything that happened in the novels) Moving on from my small rant, I want to applaud the staff for their dedication towards this movie. The film crew went over to the Philippines to take reference pictures and have the places seem as accurate as they can be. (Even our Jollibae is as jolly as it can be.) This adaptation is something that fans have been asking for years, decades. Having read the original trilogy with the help of some friends and google translate I was definitely one of those fans awaiting for Hathaway's Flash to be animated and man it was worth the long wait. This movie is very, pretty. Everything from the landscaping and the MS design is very pretty. It is sharp and eye catching. The XI Gundam, design differ a little from its source, is still as menacing as I imagined it to be. OST is by Hiroyuki Sawano. I've preached to my friends that Sawano is the greatest thing to ever happen to Mecha animes and it has been proven many times with Unicorn, 86, and so forth. Sound design of Gundam is always top notch it is something that they have perfected since the 80s. Characters are very likeable. If you've seen the CCA movie, most of you, or could be all of you, might already hate Hathaway because of how he was portrayed in the movie. I do not blame you, but this Hathaway is very different. Gigi and Kenneth also shined individually and the Mafty crew have some great personalities. Overall, and I cannot stress this enough, this movie is most enjoyable after you read Beltorchika's Children. Watching this with knowledge from CCA is just fine, but it will definitely put a different light towards Hathaway as a character. In addition I also recommend reading The Man Who Could Not Ride the Rainbow. It is a nice small detail about Bright Noa and how he is as a father figure towards Hathaway.
Nur_Here
02/16/2022, 08:53 PM
to be perfectly honest this is my second gundam series as i am watching the original '79 series, so i'll be quick and honest here story 10 the movie is amazing, the build up, the exposition, the realism (minus ofc the gundam and some science stuff) art 10 this is the smoothest animation of the combined cgi and hand-drawn i've ever seen, the fight between Xi and Penelope is ofc the highlight of this movie, but what i want to tell is the "flashback" scene, it just perfect sound 10 its Hiroyuki Sawano, there's no arguing, the sfx is also one of my favorite, the laser beam sounds meaty unlike thetypical "pew-pew" sound that is usually used by alot of sci-fi movie character 9 character wise, there's some that make me kinda confused as i am new to the series, so take this with a bit of salt. the point where Hathaway become Mafty, it is not a good vs evil BS anymore it's a very thoroughly thought move, logical even enjoyment 10 being a sucker for anything mecha, i'd say this is one of better ones than over the tens that i have watched so overall this is not for gundam beginner but a welcomed introduction to give you a little lick of the gundam series
robert788
01/03/2022, 07:57 AM
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash (2021) The latest part of the Gundam series is an excellent one at that. Especially when you can relate the main character all the way back to the first Gundam film and see the connection to the stories origin was amazing. That might involve going on the fandom to see though. Well worth it, I must say though. The art is excellent and great to look at. The sound is awesome and well done. The characters are great and fun to watch interactions and also when they realise who each other is seeing those scenes was awesome. I must say obviouslyit is part of a wider set of films coming down to bear so this was quite heavy on drama and scene-setting. Be prepared for more talking than I'd of liked about things not all that important at times. 9/10. Cannot wait for the next part.
Gabranth
08/30/2021, 11:22 PM
Loved this movie so much. Right up there next to Unicorn in terms of quality and content. As a long time Gundam fan, I've actually rewatched this movie more than any other Gundam movie. I just wanted to rewatch all the awesome scenes and catch the little things I missed. Everything from the characters, story, music, sound effects, voice acting, animation is top tier. The voice actors did a stellar job, especially Reina Ueda doing the flirty wildcard girl Gigi. I was really intrigued by Hathaway and Gigi and how their ideals could change the course of the world. Where Gigi is a wildcard thatcan affect Hathaway's plans positively or negatively. The movie was good enough make me desperate to learn more about them. If you want non-stop mech action, this isn't for you (go watch Gundam Wing). But if you want some deep intrigue and drama, building up to intense battles, this is perfect. The city battle was so amazing that it should get award - the fear of mobile suits battling in a populated area. UC lately is great with their realism, quality, and attention to detail. I'm glad the sales were incredibly good to show that this movie's quality paid off. I could tell the staff tried to make this movie as good as they possibly could. 10/10 would watch again and again.
shenaNickans
07/07/2021, 04:42 PM
10/10 - Not only a great Gundam movie, but a great film in general. Gundam Hathaway does so many things well. VISUALS/ANIMATION (9/10) Visually, it is extremely appealing and I thought the animators did very well...including the usage of CGI. I know some people have griped about how dark the movie was, but I didn't seem to have that issue. There were a few moments that looked mildly awkward, but I did not think those moments detracted from the movie's quality enough for me to dock points there all too much. There is so much attention to detail throughout the entire movie. Backgrounds look fantastic. Characterdesigns are great. The combat looked phenomenal. SOUND (10/10) The sound design in this movie is the best I've ever heard in an anime and some of the best I've heard in media in general. Such a great job giving everything its own individual sound that really made you feel like you were there. This was probably my favorite aspect of the film. MUSIC (10/10) You could slap Sawano on anything and I'd be happy...but Sawano and Gundam are just a match made in heaven. While there's nothing truly innovative about what he did with Hathaway's OST, it really blended well with everything and I don't think I could've asked for it to be better. CHARACTERS (9/10) I really enjoy the characters so far. Hathaway's character seems very interesting. Side characters all have personalities that are enjoyable. I know some people weren't all too high on Gigi, but I have a feeling she will be much more than just eye-candy later on. I thought all of the dialogue between characters was really well done...and I typically don't enjoy a ton of anime dialogue since conversations and reactions always seem to be just a bit odd. Also as previously noted, I really enjoyed all the character designs. STORY (9/10) With this being a trilogy and this first movie being a setup for the other two, I don't want to knock some of the vagueness of the story. I think that for what this movie was supposed to do, it did it very well. Obviously you'll want knowledge from the predecessors of this, but all in all, things felt very coherent to me and it all made sense. I'm really looking forward to the two follow-up movies and have extremely high hopes for Gundam if this is the level of quality we can come to expect. Highly recommend!
OneFaintingRobin
07/06/2021, 08:05 AM
A solid enough Gundam film, that is, as a work in its own right, hampered by its nature as the first in a trilogy. From a production standpoint, there's little to complain about. The artwork and animation is exactly as sharp and high-quality as you expect from Sunrise. I always particularly like the very specific style of character design that gets used in all modern Universal Century Gundam stories, and this gives plenty of that. And, of course, the mecha designs and animation are top-notch, as should be expected. The characters are interesting and are, for the most part, established well enough. Even as someonewho hasn't seen much UC Gundam (though knows the important details and characters, including at least knowing who Bright Noa is), I was able to pick up the details I might have missed quite easily, and settle into the film quite quickly, from that point of view. Where I did struggle, a little, was the story. Simply that it didn't feel like there was much of one. Now, as I said, this is the first film in a trilogy, and part of me feels a little mean making this criticism because of that. But, at the end of the day, I still believe that the films in a trilogy need to be able to stand on their own as well, especially the first part; after all, if the audience don't find enough story to keep them engaged, what's going to make them come back for more? It feels that this largely doesn't. It starts a lot of story, introduces a lot of ideas, sends a lot of characters starting on journeys that I'm sure will be interesting as the rest of the trilogy comes out, but unfortunately doesn't really have any resolution. It feels more like the first episode in a series than a film series, and as someone who's very interested in the difference between film and TV, especially in how their storytelling is structured, it did mean that I left this film feeling a little unsatisfied, simply because there wasn't enough of a story to really cling onto. Like I said, I do feel like that's a slightly mean standard to hold it to. As the first 'episode' it was very good, and I'm at least pretty likely to watch the next part whenever it comes out. But I also can't rate it that highly as a film, because it just didn't have that much. Enjoyable, yes, but still a little unsatisfying, nice as it always is to see a new Gundam work.
The_Namer
07/02/2021, 11:28 AM
I was a little underwhelmed by this one, but that may have been down to an incorrect assumption on my part. I know that there are two more movies coming after this, but I was expecting each to be more self-contained. Instead this isn't the first story in a trilogy; it's the first act of one story that will be told across three movies. Consequently, this first chapter doesn't cover much ground, and the plot feels quite loose and insubstantial as a result, lacking the dramatic heft that you would expect from a theatrical release, and so doesn't work well on its own. I suspectmy score for the trilogy as a whole might end up being one notch higher than for just this part, once I can see it all in context. As for characters, they're a mixed bag. I hated Hathaway in Char's Counterattack, but he has grown out of the self-absorbed, whiny adolescent he was then, and become a more sober and contemplative character. Sadly he spends most of the movie tethered to Gigi. She isn't quite as insufferable as Quess from CCA, but is cut from the same cloth, and is what most dates a story that otherwise holds up well, three decades after Tomino wrote it. What's almost beyond reproach is the audio-visual presentation. Shukou Murase brings quality direction to the table, with the mood of the opening shuttle scene and the chaos of the mid-point city battle being particular highlights. Hiroyuki Sawano turns in another great score, and it's backed up by some of the most striking sound design I've ever heard in an anime. The only flaw is that the muted night-time palette used in the action scenes, combined with the convoluted silhouettes of the mobile suits, makes it hard to tell which side you're looking at a lot of the time. Maybe it's an intentional fog-of-war thing, or maybe it's just Netflix's shoddy, heavily posterised encode letting down something that was meant to be watched in a darkened cinema. I'll be interested to see how it looks on blu-ray, assuming Anime Limited can snatch it from Netflix's clutches at some point.
Rikuson1
07/01/2021, 09:34 PM
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Review Story (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good The story for Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway in a nutshell quite easy to grasp. And it is presented in a way that if you don't have prior knowledge of main Universal Century Timeline for Gundam, you could still very quickly grasp what is currently going on. For a story that is to be a three part trilogy I went into this movie knowing that this will be mostly the setup movie and indeed it was. This is definitely the movie to lay all the groundwork and in that regards, firstly I wasn'tdisappointed and secondly for a setup movie the pacing I actually thought was very well done. Nothing to me felt like it inherently could have been taken out (maybe the "caught naked" troupe but even that showcases a side of Hathaway that the viewer is able to see which I will get into him later). Overall as a first part of a trilogy movie this one is a very good start. Art and Animation (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.75/10) Very Good+ The art style in this movie I was a very big fan of. The later Universal Century adapted series (basically everything that has been animated in UC after Unicorn) have this distinct and sophisticated look to it and I love it. (Makes it feel all the more superior to those damn crusty AUs! I'm just kidding... not really). The certain in-betweens did stand out as a tad sloppy though from a hand drawn standpoint. And at the very end when Hathaway was walking outside, the art style and animation had this very odd cg/cell shaded animated look to it that I wasn't a fan of, it looked borderline jarring and stood out to me like a sore thumb. And although they don't look bad, I will never prefer CG mobile suits to hand drawn. Overall though it was very good done. Sound (8/10) Very Good The sound in this movie was very good. Nothing to really to heavily brag about here, the music was also very good and I watched this in Enlglish Dub. Everyone sounded fitting to their role and the voice acting behind every character and scene was very well done. Characters (7/10) Good More Specifically (7.50/10) Good *Minor Spoilers* The characters in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash were good enough. -Most people that had any knowledge going into this movie I assume were curious to how our main character Hathaway Noa would act. Because this guy is the only returning character in this movie from past entries. In regards to Hathaway Noa and his depiction in this movie he came off are as a very hard to read young fellow. It is revealed very early on that the terrorist known as Mafty is Hathaway himself and for a terrorist that is well known and sounds like he knows what he's doing, Hathaway comes off as someone to me who is still extremely vague in regards to his decisions in every day life choices and more. It's complex at best "i guess" and convoluted for him at worst both sides depending on how you look at him in regards to a specific angle isn't wrong. He's just a tad too inconsistent to what we've heard about Mafty from the world around him. He showcases very early on that in a combat situation he can take out multiple armed terrorist with ease. So it showcases that he definitely hasn't been sitting on his hands this entire time since Char's Counterattack but this uncertainty he showcases when he hears about Mafty from others whether it's Gigi, Kenneth or even some goofy ass taxi driver makes it seem like he's not solidified with his stance or resolve in regards to what he wants to actually accomplish. This isn't necessarily a bad thing especially if you know how Hathaway (or Simpaway as some people would call him) acted in Char's Counterattack, it's just a character flaw at best that I see he still retains from the person we knew him to be. If there was something that I'd have to question about his character which I hope is explored upon more is his skills in a mobile suit. As far as I'm aware he only was in one once back in Char's Counterattack and for a very small amount of time, unless of course when he was with his group he was flying around in mobile suits getting better and better but this is all we can assume at this time. So unless I'm missing something (which I hope I am) it's hard for me to grasped how he was able to outdo another mobile suit pilot (and hell not just any damn mobile suit pilot, an upcoming ace pilot in at this time with a state of the art Gundam superior to his own that he just hopped into a few minutes ago) within such a short period of time. The fight was cool but it was hard for me to let that question go fully unanswered even for this first movie. - Kenneth was one of the other characters they spent a decent amount of time on. And he seemed like he is setup to be the intellectual rival for Hathaway. He seemed interesting and his boldness towards Gigi was entertaining. I am not entirely sure how much potential he has moving forward though he could easily hit the back burner by the time the 3rd movie comes around but we'll see as of right now he seems alright. -Gigi was the third character that got the most screen time. I found it very odd how quickly she was able to come to the conclusion that Hathaway was Mafty himself. Sure she explained herself how she came to this conclusion, but it still came off as offputting to me, not sure how I felt about the believability and the execution behind it all. She is probably the character who is the sore thumb in this movie to be honest. She is all over the place and her purpose in the movie felt more so like a "token female character needed" instead of having a more valid reason of existing outside of "this is the girl who's going to be eye candy and poke at Hathaway's feelings thus making him think of the time he was Simpaway". Nonetheless she was still some what of an entertaining character to watch do whatever she do. I just hope she has a more integral role in later movies other than the "good luck charm for Kenneth," because her goofing around will get old if she's still doing it by the third movie. -The last character is Lane Aim, he didn't get too much screen time and we only briefly see him before the climax of the movie. Like I stated in Hathaway's character portion, I don't understand how he was so easily out maneuvered while having more experience in his Gundam and also being in a Gundam that from a specs standpoint is considered superior. It honestly just made him feel anti-climatic when it came to his purpose in this story which it looks like it was supposed to be someone who is suppose to be the piloting rival to Hathaway but currently right now he has disappointed me from both a characterization standpoint and a piloting skills standpoint. All that does though is leave a lot of room for growth in both of those sections in the future movies so hopefully that is the case. Enjoyment (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.50/10) Very Good I enjoyed my time fairly with this movie, it made me feel like I was back home watching something in the good ole Universal Century (THE BEST UNIVERSE). I enjoyed all the setup and I'm glad that this movie did end off with some good ole Gundam vs Gundam action as well because they easily could have left that out. But from a director standpoint they probably thought it would not be smart to not show some Gundam action of some sort in a Gundam movie of any kind, which I'm glad it made it in even if it was at the very end. Overall (8/10) Very Good More Specifically (8.25/10) Very Good Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash is a very good Gundam movie and a very good start to a trilogy movie. I am glad to say you can indeed hop into this movie without prior knowledge. Even if you have prior knowledge it outside of knowing who Hathaway used to be, who he's related to and a few flashbacks you aren't going to feel super rewarded having prior UC knowledge from this film and that's not necessarily bad if it meant not alienating newcomers. You can tell it was built to be able to understand and hop in which is a smart way to go about it since it did premier on Netflix. I recommend this to anyone interested remotely interested in it.
LadyStardust97
07/01/2021, 02:43 PM
An insipid cash grab fluff piece made to sell model kits with no innate moral integrity. If you go into this expecting a true follow up to Char's Counterattack, you'll find yourself sorely disappointed. The first in a planned trilogy, it stretches the plot of its respective novel paper thin and chews its scenery in a garishly overproduced fashion. Every single plot point of this film is set up in anticipation of its follow ups; it feels like if you took a rolling pin to a flashy 24 minute episode and rolled it out to feature length. The character art is gorgeous, sometimes excessively so,and the backgrounds as well. However, the mobile suits are all CGI, and a decent amount of the SFX are as well (during the climactic fight, there were some smoke clouds so poorly rendered I couldn't believe my eyes). It doesn't help that their designs are overcomplicated and toyetic in the first place, but even though the CGI is well-integrated, it's still extremely noticeable. Gundam is one of the last franchise bastions of hand-drawn mech and so the opportunistic switch to CGI is a major disappointment. The sound design is overblown and bombastic, with a score that seems more Hollywood than Gundam. The two insert songs are also not very good, though I have strong opinions on music so your mileage may vary on that count. I'm a fan of insert songs, as well, but they both seemed out of place. The character writing is standard Tomino flat, a style I normally enjoy, but the rough edges of characters like Gigi and Kenneth feel sanded over. All eroticism is shoveled into one scene and then the character relationships are left to idly wander with no resolution (ostensibly so they can be resolved in the next film- as I stated earlier, I believe stretching the novel into a trilogy was a bad choice and this is a major part of why). Gigi never feels Newtype crazy in that way that girls like Four Murasame or Elpeo Ple do, Kenneth's stated machismo is a squeaky clean cotton white restricted to one or two off lines and then later mistreatment of a prisoner that cuts off as soon as force is used. Hathaway is presented as a dark and broody hero and all of his moral complication is simply implied rather than directly stated, which makes him feel stale. I did not enjoy this movie; I found it intellectually dishonest at best. It glorifies war and terrorism in the name of selling branded merch without any consideration- it is effused with a love of the idea of "Gundam" without understanding its own text or what Gundam's original incarnation is meant to represent.
estehtix
06/27/2021, 09:59 PM
First, for the cinematography aspect, the Gundam Hathaway anime movie which will become a trilogy feels very inspired by Christopher Nolan's film in the remaining 1/4 of its duration and for 3/4 of the film it feels like a combination of a Gundam-style James Bond film & something like Hideo Kojima or Ergo Proxy. . Actually, the problem is that in the story about the relevance of Gigi to the main character, the motivation is not clear, but Gigi Andalucia are a typical trope that is mushrooming in the anime industry, the female trope model "Genki-girl" is a kind of cool girl who usually sticks withthe MC. Gundam Xi & Penelope's design is closed because the fight is mostly night operation, although I don't really like Penelope's design because it's a bit impractical and THICC CHONKY is like Chicken. And what I want to point out is the last Gundam that shows really collateral damage like a Gundam 0080 war film War in Pocket. And that's where the strongest aspect of Gundam Hathaway is, collateral damage and film escape art because the tension of civilians is trapped between the Gundam and Zaku Messer battles with beam radiation and Missfire scattered throughout the city. Overall Goodluck for Gundam Franchise 🚀🚀🚀 I hope this trilogy can be concluded well later.
Harisrox
06/24/2021, 08:25 AM
Definitely worth the hype for me, I loved every bit of it and Shukou Murase's direction was just the cherry on top, tho the movie had a lot of talking so I still believe that Tomino himself would've nailed it too. One thing I believe to be a clear problem was the lightning during the mobile suit scenes, it was indeed dark (tho not for people with good screens and in cinema). As for the animation, it was one of the best I've seen in this medium. Gotta give it to Sunrise for mastering the animation of human expressions and emotions which makes the scenes andeven small conversations full of life. And as for the mobile suit actions; there weren't much to them, like there was no proper Gundam-styled fight that you see in other Gundam titles and most of the screentime was used in building Hathaway's character and other people around him such as Gigi and Kenneth which was kinda fresh change of pace and enjoyable in itself. I liked the first MS scene, the one with Gigi and Hathaway running around, it felt so realistic with lightning effects and terror's presence. It was just the first of the trilogy, with more to come so defo hyped for them.
MordredEX
06/14/2021, 06:31 PM
*THIS IS A SPOILER FREE REVIEW* As this franchise settled itself, us Gundam fans have had to come to terms with the fact that Universal Century Timeline anime can more often than not be lackluster in audiovisual presentation, which makes them fail to reach their full potential except for a few cases. Hathaway's Flash is one of the blessed children that achieved excellence. Tomino is a visionary with near unparalelled thematic depth and ambitiously deep concepts, but the actual execution of such ideas properly has often been held back by the plot structure limitations set by Sunrise and Tomino's own flaws, such as his bad storyboarding andtrademark stilted dialogue. Sometimes we get amazing looking and sounding Gundam UC shows like NT but without Tomino's vision they end up lacking substance and soul sometimes. In contrast, Hathaway's Flash is based on a Tomino novel but it is also adapted by people who are more competent with regards to direction and structure. All of Tomino's messages and ideas can be evidenced in the bleak and almost dystopian world that Hathaway's Flash confronts us with, but everything is brought to life in such an expressive way that I couldn't believe it. The animation, direction, cinematography, pacing and music were absolutely exceptional. Both Sawano and Murase did a fantastic job, and the attention to detail was so good to see. The dialogue is still very much "tominoesque" at moments but it's definitely not as noticeable and jarring as in other installments. All in all I just have no significant complaints, and my only frustration is that we have to wait for the next two movies since this one was baiscally all build up. This is certainly not as great as the legends like Zeta or CCA, but it's certainly up there with the greats and gives me hope that this franchise can go in a promising new direction.
Crosswastaken
06/14/2021, 04:43 PM
This is probably the best Gundam movie ever made at the moment, but that doesn't really say much as Gundam tends to have a lot of difficulty when it comes to movie outings. CCA nd Narrative were pretty ok, Endless Waltz looks good but doesn't make much sense story-wise, F91 was rushed to hell and back, and Awakening of the Trailblazer was again, just pretty ok. So taking an unbiased look and viewing this movie as a standalone work or movie in its own right, how is it? Again, it's pretty fricken great! To start off with, I think special attention must be paid to the artand sound design. The art itself just looks wonderful and is really a sight to behold. The colors really pop, the background design is so photorealistic that it looks like you're actually in Davao, the character designs look like a great update to the older UC style, there are a lot of little touches here and there like the Fed's uniforms being short sleeved because they're in a tropical area or the clothing distinction between the common citizens and Earth's ruling class. All of it's really top notch stuff. There's also the sound design, which just sounds fantastic thanks to Sunrise's 40+ years of mech experience (And earlier work on Unicorn). While the music is of course great, that's the norm for Gundam, there are again a lot of little touches that make you feel really emersed in the world: Cars honking their horns on the streets, the pulsating sound of the mech's engines, the sounds of animals in the biopark, the high energy sounds of the beam weapons going off. This aren't things that the production staff needed to add but they did so anyway and it just makes it feel more alive. If you can see this in the theaters you should go just for that. But along with great art and sound design, it also has an interesting story and characters. Hathaway Noa imo, has always gotten an unfair amount of hate handed his way when he really hasn't done anything too different compared to Amuro, Kamille, Judau, etc... Well, if you hated Hathaway due to his appearance in CCA, you don't have to worry because they're almost completely different characters now. Hathaway in HF is an adult, he's smart, calculating, reserved, purposefully understated, but still has a bit of that brash impulsiveness and strong idealism that he had in CCA. Then you also have Kenneth and Gigi, who are also interesting and unique new characters. Kenneth himself takes on a bit after Sleggar Law, a high ranking member of the military whose heart's in the right place, but who also can't help himself when a pretty lady is nearby (Yet fails at every chance he gets). Gigi otoh, takes on the role of the Gundam magical girl trope, yet unlike most others, actually takes a pretty proactive role in the story, much closer to how Lalah was in 0079. The story itself is also good but probably not what a lot of people would expect. Much like the 1st novel in the trilogy, this movie is more of a character study of Hathaway that delves into his current personality and mental state. As such, there's actually very little action (That's being saved for the next 2 movies), and it's mostly just talking between said interesting characters and worldbuilding to help you catch up on what's been happening since CCA and Unicorn. This however isn't a problem as most of the characters are interesting enough while wandering around an absolutely gorgeous city, that it just makes time feel like it flies by. I'd even say some character interactions were more interesting than the actual action of the movie, which itself was very well done. However, I think attention has to be paid to the dialogue. This was originally a novel written by the granddaddy of Gundam himself, Yoshiyuki Tomino, who has certain issues when it comes to writing dialogue. He likes to have characters have random mood swings and emotional outbursts, have random characters out of nowhere scream about how other characters feel, weird thinking out loud moments, etc... (This is something you have to get used to watching older Gundam works) So, being an adaptation, does it also have this issue? Mostly no. I say mostly because a lot of the dialogue has been rewritten to sound more (For lack of a better word), normal, but it still has its moments here and there. (Like Gigi's outbursts on the plane and in the hotel, one of Hathaway's comrades in the market, and Hathaway's random introspection during the final battle, being the most notable bits) However, overall it sounds much more natural and subdued compared to Tomino's usual writing style. Overall, this was a fantastic movie and I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. If you like darker, more complex, and ideologically grayer war stories, this is definitely a movie you need to check out. And again, if you can see this in theaters, DO IT, you won't be disappointed.
ren0080
06/14/2021, 02:25 AM
Hathaway Flash is one of the best movie in 2021. No doubt about it. The story is amazing, it is tightly paced so it won't bore anyone who watched this. There wasn't any point in the movie where it drags or it was too fast, everything was just naturally paced. The characters are interesting to say the least. If Gundam has taught me one thing, it's that either all females are thots or all males are manwhore. The main character, Hathaway Noa, is probably one of the best mc in Gundam. He's a passive character, but he's also not afraid to be the active character. Just anall-around character which is just interesting to see in Gundam. Though, the other characters are pretty underdeveloped YET, so I won't rate the character category higher than this just yet. The animation is probably one of the best animation I've seen, even comparable to Ufotable and KyoAni. Sasuga Sunrise. It's just so crisp and fluid. Sure, it may not be as beautiful as Ufotable and KyoAni's works, but the sheer amount of fluidity of this movie is enough for me to put the animation category at a perfect score. The music is amazing. Sawano really just comes and slap me with his boner-worthy OST. The music themes though aren't really as good as I hope for. It's decent, but not really as iconic as other music that Sawano did like Re: I Am, narrative, or Cage. Overall, just a solid start for a banger of a movie trilogy. I don't really need to say something other than to watch this if you're a fan of Gundam. (7.8/10)
Zeniatus
06/13/2021, 04:45 PM
In spite of my preconceptions about the film, I'm looking optimistically towards the following films. With good characterizations and a solid setup on differing viewpoints of the world, the directing of the movie seems solid. Minor things in the script were a bit weird if you look at it from a series standpoint, however it's a relief seeing seemingly good execution and presentation after the release of Gundam NT and Re:Rise. Hathaway definitely feels like a feature film. From the visual budget to the names attached. But it's limited in that capacity to be able to fully adapt the novel. I personally have only reada couple chapters; so there I cannot make any comments. Individually however, it seems to lay the base down for the following films to expand upon. Viewpoints from each side about the main faction appear and to that point, it's greatly exposited. Characterization is also developed well, with each showing who they are through what they say and their viewpoints. It's unfortunate that most of the side characters didn't have as well of a treatment as the main characters though, when their background might be important. It balances on a tightrope of it being a drama and a thriller. Through some scenes you can understand the reality of the situation of mobile suit battles. At the same time, there are moments that glorify it through beautiful effects that look too similar to fireworks. It seems to present a good contrast of opinions related to Mafty, but at the same time fails to showcase the perspective or the humanity of some of the darker sides of the Federation to the same great lengths. Depending on how the series continues the manhunters may be set to become solidly black against the moral grey of Mafty. What I'd like at that point would some depth to it. Visually it's even better than Narrative in terms of character scenes. Mobile suit battles and it's CG in general can negatively contrast the art that it's placed in. Comparatively to Unicorn, the CG looks amateurish. With the music, it goes for a modern "atmospheric" vibe half of the time where you're supposed to let it immerse you into the setting without remarking on it's individual merit. In some moments I felt that it accomplished that job, however in mobile suit scenes specifically it felt far too epic and didn't fit the mood. I don't like Hiroyuki Sawano's works, so there might be some bias. But this opinion isn't carried over in some of his other works like Promare. Very good sound design however. I enjoyed how there were characters in the movie that felt like they had personality. They didn't seem to just be puppets controlled by the narrative, although sometimes it leaned too far into precognition to the point of convenience. How they handled newtypes is way better than previous films like NT and Unicorn; It felt like a return to form in that sense. Scene progression felt moderately natural, and a character’s insight felt as if it was coming from them instead of a narration to the audience. It did dip too much into being a thriller. And, I think Hathaway's personality and ideals should be investigated further; Gigi as-well, as a character she seems too much of a Quess clone. Hopefully the director can output the next two movies with a similar level of quality.
punishedsneed
06/13/2021, 05:52 AM
Hathaway's Flash is meant to be a sequel to Char's Counterattack, the greatest mecha movie ever made (tied with Ideon's Be Invoked and End of Evangelion, in my opinion) so one would expect the movie to try and be like CCA. Maybe it's trying. I don't know. The music sounds very same-y, it lacks the kind of character that CCA's soundtrack has. The character redesigns don't feel like they belong in the Universal Century. The action - operator gunplay like you're watching John Wick - also feels out of place. The CGI works sometimes but other times, not at all. Is this movie BAD? No - it's leagues aboveGenocidal Organ, the other movie I've seen by this director. The dialogue here is usually sparse and enjoyable. You can thank Tomino's novel for that, though. The overall plot, the way things play out, is interesting. But the execution? It feels like Gundam wrapped in 2020 checklists. It wants to be a film, not an anime film - but CCA achieved this all the way back in the day. It didn't need to sacrifice the expressive nature of anime to accomplish that, though. I'm very iffy about this movie. It ends without a conclusion, as they want to make a trilogy. Well, I hope the next two are better.
yoyowhatup
06/12/2021, 12:57 AM
A PERECT Gundam Movie Edit: and also probably the most realistic one Now I don’t give out 10/10s very often. The only times I have are with the original Legend of the Galactic Heroes, original Gundam, Attack on Titan Season 3 part 2, and only a few other times. I generally rate Gundam series very harshly, for example I have only given a 10/10 to the original Gundam, and even rated Z 9/10. I gave UC a 7/10 and things like NT, 00, SEED something between 5 to 6 out of 10 because although they were sometimes enjoyable, they were disappointing and somewhat boring on some level. But Ihave decided to give Hathaway’s Flash (yes the Japanese title is “Hathaway’s Flash” and not “Hathaway”) a 10/10 for the first time since the original Gundam. (Please note I’m not a boomer who worships the original Gundam just because it’s the original. I’m in my early 20s and I judge all Gundam series pretty objectively according to the standards of their era) Story: The story is about a group of anti-government eco-terrorists called “Mafty” who want to purge the bloated Earth Federation government to “force every human into space to save the earth’s environment”. Mafty wants to rid the world of corrupt politicians. Considering the fact that this novel was written 30 years ago, it’s amazing how the topics this work deals with are more relevant than ever. However, what’s great about this anime is how it’s not good vs evil. Mafty is correct in that it wants equality, wants to preserve the earth’s environment for the future of humanity, and wants to purge corrupt brutal government officials, but they are terrorists who bomb hotels with innocent civilians (although they are aware of this and do apologize every so often). So is Mafty evil and the Earth Federation good? No. The Earth Federation is an oppressive bloated regime which does not care about the earth’s environment and allows its own officials and politicians to live on earth while sending the poor back to space. They use brutal man-hunters to kill or forcefully evict those who won’t obey them. Additionally, during the battle of Davao, we see that the federation are far more less caring about the citizens of Davao. They carelessly fire many missiles at Mafty mobile suits, which sets many parts of the city of Davao ablaze. Mafty only bombed the hotels and sure they killed civilians, but it is clearly portrayed that the Feds are far far worst. Neither Mafty nor the Earth Federation are perfect. They are both flawed and both have done good things and bad things. The fact that there is no clear cut villain or hero is what makes this anime so realistic. In Gundam, the Gundam mobile suit ( giant robot ) is the symbol of justice and good and hope. The fact that both factions have Gundam (Mafty has the Xi Gundam and the Feds have the Odysseus Gundam aka Penelope), shows that both sides have their own sense of justice and that neither side is the clear “hero”. Great storytelling. Art: The art is fantastic. Way better than UC or NT which I saw in the theatre a few years ago. This is sunrise at its best. The city of Davao is beautiful and it really feels like the Philippines ( I lived there for 5 years so I can confirm). I generally think this movie is on par with weathering with you and demon slayer in terms of art. This movie transcends Gundam and mech anime. The mobile suits are really clean. CG is used for the Penelope sometimes but it is very clean and I had no problems with it. MAPPA better learn from Sunrise. The characters move around like realistic human actors and not 2D big-eyed anime cartoon characters. The most beautiful part of the movie was the Battle of Davao. the fight at the middle of the film, not the end. The night battles and destruction of Davao were beautiful. I still can’t forget the Messer landing in the middle of a coconut forest. Sound: Amazing. There is a Disco scene that transfers straight to a war scene and it was amazing. You gotta see it. It’s hard to explain with words. The sound of mobile suits and their weapons was amazing. Far better than NT. This is some of the best sound design I have ever heard in film. In terms of sound, this is up there with GuP das finale part 3. You have got to see this in theatres. Character: The protagonist, Hathaway is Greta Thunberg with giant robot weapons to use against corrupt politicians. However Hathaway is less vocal than her and far more calm. Additionally, Hathaway recognizes his ideology is not perfect. We see this when he goes around in the city of Davao and when a taxi driver tells him about how he is disappointed Mafty doesn’t attack man-hunters (who are a more pressing concern to ordinary people than any corrupt minister opt federation big-wig) and how people like him can only think so much about the future as he is preoccupied with the present. Mafty and Hathaway are portrayed as flawed activists who have grand ambitions and are genuinely trying to change the world for the better, but such grand plans are not necessary gonna help ordinary people such as those seen in Davao who just wanna go about their daily lives of fishing in the sea or driving taxis to make a living. If anything Mafty is going to ruin their day to day lives as they are planning to forcefully make all humans relocate to space. Gigi is just Quess 2.0 Colonel Keins is the opposite of Hathaway. He is a commoner and seems grateful the federation has given him a good life for his service in the Federation military. He tries to hunt down Mafty no matter what, even using torture and hostages. Neither Hathaway or Keins, neither Mafty or the Feds are completely right. Just like in the real world, there are no clear cut heroes and villains. This is why this movie is great. Enjoyment/Overall 10/10 This is a perfect Gundam movie I’m sick of anime and Hollywood movies that try to label a certain faction as evil villains. Hollywood always does this with Someone whether it be Orcs or space aliens invading earth or Germans or terrorists or whatever while they glorify the US or middle earth humans or a super soldier or superhero or whatever. Gundam has been doing this with Zeon or Titans or Gjallarhorn or Ribbons while glorifying the Gundam pilots and earth federation or Gundam meisters or tekkadan or whatever. I was sick of this toxic trend of good vs evil. Hathaway’s flash is on par with LotGH on how it refuses to romanticize or glorify one side. This and the beautiful music and animation and scene composition are why Hathaway’s flash is a perfect Gundam movie My favorite parts were 1. The battle of Davao 2. The day time scenes of Davao right before the night battle 3. Penelope vs Xi gundam Additional edits: I would like to mention that Hathaway’s Flash gets rid of the occultic supernatural elements in previous UC gundams. The UC series has recently been plagued by supernatural Mary Sue characters and Mary Sue gundams. This movie has none of that. Ever since series such as Zeta and Char’s counterattack, there has been non-stop supernatural elements in the universal century timeline. The chief abuser being Unicorn and Narrative most recently. In Hathaway’s flash there are no Mary Sue characters or mobile suits. It is a gritty war story. Also, although the Xi and Odysseus Gundams are powerful, they do not have bullshit supernatural superpowers like the Nu Gundam and Unicorn gundams.Hathaway is not an overpowered Mary Sue Camille or Banagher, and neither are his enemies. I’m glad there is less supernatural Mary Sue bullshit in this movie Concerns: I’m certain part 3 will be even better than this movie because of the source material they are adapting, but I am concerned for part 2 because part 2 does not have a big fight scene. There is no Xi vs Penelope. I hope they improve on the original novels because part 2 is the weakest of the trilogy New Edit: “Hathaway is the most scientifically realistic Gundam anime.” REALISM: 9.5/10 (for a Gundam Film) This movie scores a 9.5/10 in terms of realism in a Gundam anime. I believe that this movie is also the most scientifically accurate Gundam movie. In Gundam anime, we have bullshit physics such as mobile suits in space stopping in the middle of space to shoot its guns without decelerating. Bullshit physics is everywhere in sci-fi shows including Gundam. Also, we have massive heavy space ships like the white base or the Ra Cailum being able to enter the earth’s atmosphere and being able to float despite it not having any thrusters on the bottom of the ship to allow it to float (because gravity makes heavy objects fall), or Minovsky Drives (Minovsky Drives were invented just before Hathaway’s Flash so it does not make sense for the White Base and Ra Cailum and other older UC ships to be able to float). Obviously it’s not just Gundam that have committed these crimes and things like the Star Destroyer from Rogue One are also guilty of this kind of bullshit physics. Well thankfully in this movie, there are no bullshit space battleships entering the earth’s atmosphere and floating. In that sense, this movie is far more accurate than any other Gundam anime UC or other. Hathaway solves many of the problems with science and physics that all Gundam anime have been suffering from by setting the entire story on Earth and none of it in space. (FYI, Mr. Tomino has said that the cylindrical space colony model does not work in real life (he is right), which makes even the original Gundam unrealistic. Luckily no cylindrical sphere colony appears in Hathaway because its not set in space). Hathaway’s Flash solves 95% of the science/physics-related problems that the Gundam franchise has had by setting the whole damn story on Earth. The only unrealistic elements about Hathaway are the giant humanoid mobile suits, Minovsky Particle technology(including Minovsky Flight) and the New-type (esper) element. (It is heavy implied Gigi is some sort of esper or New-Type as they are called in Gundam). Additionally, since there are no space combat scenes, there is no need to justify the fact that there is sound in space despite there not being any air. Yes I know. The recent justification for Gundam weapon sound effects in space is that “the mobile suit’s camera captured footage from outside of the suit and adds sound effects instantaneously for the pilot”. But come on, we all know that this is just an excuse and besides, it does not explain the exterior shots still having sound effects. Gundam Hathaway’s battles all take place on earth so there is no need for bullshit sound effects in space combat because there aren’t any space combat scenes. Also, I was getting tired of shows like 00 and SEED where mobile suits are able to hover in mid air even where there is gravity, and can stop to fire its guns without having large forward thrusters or having to decelerate with them, despite traveling at Mach speed. Gundam Hathaway has a bullshit technology called “Minovsky Flight” but at least they explain it. Also, the fight scenes between Messers and Gustav Karls are realistic air-to-air mobile suit fights because they have no Minovsky flight capabilities and have to fight in free-fall. Unlike bullshit SEED or 00 fights (not shitting on the story or characters of these anime, just shitting on the bullshit physics in these shows) Another realistic part of the anime is that there is only 1 mass produced suit per faction. Mafty only has the Messer (although they have 3 variations of it: the F1, F2 and the commander type), while the Federation only has the Gustav Karl (yes they also have the Jegan Hunter-type but that’s only in the anime and they are not combat suits, they are auxiliary suits. They are jegan type A s that are the older models which fought in CCA but are now being replaced by the C and D types so they have been handed to the Hunters.). This is realistic because in real life, there is “economies of scale” which incentivizes militaries to standardize their equipment. Tomino was allowed to do this because there were no toy company heads telling him to add more and more mobile suits to sell toys. Tomino made this novel for himself and this was the only Gundam story that he had complete creative control over. Of course, I’m guessing they will add more mobile suits in Part 2 to sell Premium Bandai Model kits. They’ll probably add a few Re-Zels or a THE-O or something for the Xi Gundam to fight in part 2 of the anime but oh well, whatever... Conclusion: Gundam Hathaway is the most scientifically realistic Gundam anime to date, minus of course the Mobile Suits, New Types and Minovsky particles which are necessary. When writing Hathaway’s Flash 30 years ago, for Tomino, this was the one Gundam story where he did not get any bullshit interference from the anime studio higher ups or the toy manufacturers and that this was the one Gundam story where he was truly able to create what he wanted to make, not having to worry about budget, time schedule, making the story draw out longer to take up TV slots, introducing a ridiculous amount of mobile suits to sell more and more toys (hence why there is only 1 mass produced suit per faction in Hathaway) and etc... He never expected this book to get an anime adaptation and never planned to make an adaptation himself. The result is a masterpiece that can rival the original Gundam
8Kokujin8
06/11/2021, 05:12 PM
I watch this movie yesterday and went bed thinking about it, and yes this is a pretty good Gundam movie. Art. 9 What can you say about the art or cinematography on a film with this kind of budget on modern times?, they all just look stunning. but art in himself doesn't make a movie a good movie for that you need a good Story (9) and characters. (8) A story by Tomino Yoshiyuki make just 32 years ago, This story depict a bleak future in where the Earth Federation is more corrupt than ever making life on earth a hell for any one that speak up against thegovernment, but because of this is that Mafty appears a terroris organisation that targets and kill high rank federation officers led by a man named Mafty Navue Erin, and that is the premise of this story, is not like the past gundam storys where 2 major powers clash but that does make him lest epic. i don't want to spoil anything so i dont know what i can say of characters, i just whant to say that they are not perfect, they have small errors (objectively) but they are nor bad at all. If you have not read the novels and you love a good story this movie is perfect for you. and what is a good story without Sound and music. 10 Music composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, i believe that when you hear a piece created by sawano you immediately say: That is from shingeki no kyojin or frome Nanatsu no Taizai or frome Gundam Unicorn, etc. what i'm trying to say is that he make music that make you remember that fight or that emotional moment and each piece of music is unique of that show and for this movie he make the same, you will remember that fight, that moment accompanied by that superb pieces, So yes the music is Superb. Sound effects (at least in the theater) is amazing, you can feel the clash of those 2 in your bones. Before seeing it i was worried that I already know the outcome of the story and could not enjoy it, but i was wrong, this movie his pacing the art the music make me feel like if have never read it. I was really immersed in the moment and my enjoyment was great. So is a overall 9 It has its mistakes, like everything else, but I don't really care because when a movie has so much good you can forgive the bad. Some good news for western fans the movie will be live on netflix July 1, i just hope is not only NA .

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