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Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Premieres to Huge Success: ¥600 Million ($3.8M) in 3 Days

The highly anticipated theatrical cut of the latest Mobile Suit Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, premiered on January 17, reconstructing select episodes for the big screen ahead of the TV broadcast. Over the first three days, it attracted 352,500 attendees and grossed ¥599 million ($3.8M) at the box office.


Key visual for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

Key visual for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (C) Sotsu, Sunrise


The film ranked first in the weekend box office (January 17–19) and achieved a performance comparable to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hashira Training Arc, which grossed ¥643 ($4.1M) million during its 2024 theatrical debut.


A New Gundam Era with a Star-Studded Team

Gundam GQuuuuuuX marks a groundbreaking collaboration between Studio Khara, known for the Evangelion series, and Sunrise, the creators of the Gundam franchise. The series, set to air on Nippon TV, is helmed by Evangelion director Kazuya Tsurumaki, with series composition by Yoji Enokido and mechanical designs by Ikuto Yamashita.

The stellar cast includes Tomoyo Kurosawa as protagonist Amate Yuzuriha (alias: Machu), Yui Ishikawa as Nyaan, and Shinba Tsuchiya as Shuji Ito.


Trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

Trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (C) Sotsu, Sunrise


A Gripping Storyline

Synopsis
Set in a space colony, Gundam GQuuuuuuX follows high school student Amate Yuzuriha’s quiet life disrupted after meeting Nyaan, a war refugee. Drawn into the underground world of illegal Mobile Suit battles called "Clan Battles," Amate assumes the alias “Machu” and pilots the titular Gundam GQuuuuuuX.

Meanwhile, a mysterious Gundam pursued by both the military and police, along with its enigmatic pilot Shuji, enters her life, signaling the dawn of a new era in the universe.


Source : ORICON NEWS

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