The latest installment in the Gundam series, ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’, has continued its strong box office performance with its theatrical prequel ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’, which premiered on January 17, 2025.

As of February 10, the film has achieved:
🎟️ 1.38 million tickets sold
💰 2.2 billion yen ($14.52 million) in box office revenue

Weekend Rankings – Holding Strong in the Top 5

For the weekend of February 7–9, Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- ranked 4th in the domestic box office charts:
📅 Weekend Attendance: 112,000 viewers
💵 Weekend Revenue: 191 million yen ($1.26 million)

Theatrical Pre-Screenings of TV Anime Continue to Be a Box Office Success

The strategy of releasing theatrical versions ahead of TV anime broadcasts has proven to be highly successful in recent years.

One notable example is the world tour screening of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (2023), which was a pre-screening event for Demon Slayer Season 3.

📅 10-day cumulative box office performance:
🎟️ 1.47 million tickets sold
💰 2.0 billion yen ($13.2 million)

With Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- following a similar trend, this approach continues to be an effective way to generate excitement for upcoming TV anime series while achieving impressive box office revenue.

A Collaboration Between Studio Khara and Sunrise

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is a groundbreaking new Gundam series co-produced by Studio Khara, known for the Evangelion franchise, and Sunrise, the studio behind the Gundam series. The anime is set to air on Nippon TV, with the theatrical edition serving as an early preview featuring a restructured selection of episodes for the big screen.

Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, best known for his work on the Rebuild of Evangelion series including Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the anime boasts an impressive production team. The series composition is handled by Yoji Enokido, with mechanical design by Ikuto Yamashita.

The protagonist, Amate Yuzuriha, also known as “Machu,” is voiced by Tomoyo Kurosawa. Other main cast members include Yui Ishikawa as Nyan and Shinba Tsuchiya as Shuji Ito.

Story Synopsis

Amate Yuzuriha, an ordinary high school girl living peacefully in a space colony, finds herself entangled in the underground mobile suit dueling competition known as “Clan Battle” after meeting a refugee girl named Nyan.

Taking on the alias “Machu,” Amate pilots the powerful GQuuuuuuX and plunges into intense battles.

Meanwhile, a mysterious mobile suit identified as a Gundam, along with its enigmatic pilot, Shuji, emerges—both pursued by the military and the police.

As fate weaves their destinies together, a new era begins to unfold in space.

Source : ORICON NEWS