‘Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury’ ended this week with Miorine acting as a bridge between the Spacians and the Earthians. We also have ‘Gundam Build Metaverse arriving this year which will be a 3-episode ONA series and show players battle in their avatar forms.
While we also have a Gundam SEED movie planned for 2024, a new project was recently announced at the Anime Expo 2023 event.
On Monday, Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a teaser video and visual for its new project ‘Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance’. It also gave more details about the story and its release format. ‘Requiem for Vengeance’ will be a six-episode ONA series with 30-minute-long episodes.
The teaser speaks for itself, as the animation resembles more of a video game cutscene because it is being made with Unreal Engine 5. There are some random scenes of war, but the teaser specifies that the story is set in U.C. 0079 where the first Gundam series was also set in. It will focus on Europe during the One Year War.
We also get the first look at Iria Sorari, the protagonist of the series, and the Zeon mobile suit Zaku II. The image of the Federation mobile suit Gundam was also revealed.
Celia Massingham, who acted in ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Ladies in Black, is voicing Iria Sorari and also performed the motion-capture for the series.
Director Erasmus Brosdau originally shared the above message at the Anime Expo and added that the story is told from the perspective of Zeon. The following staff members are working on the ONA project:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Director | Erasmus Brosdau | – |
| Scriptwriter | Gavin Hignight | Tekken: Bloodline, Star Wars: Resistance |
| Character Design | Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura | – |
| Mechanical Design Supervisor | Kimitoshi Yamane | Cowboy Bebop, The Vision of Escaflowne |
| Music | Wilbert Roget II | – |
| Animation Production | Sunrise | City Hunter, Inuyasha |
| Animation Production | Safe House | Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac – Battle for Sanctuary – (Production Cooperation) |
In terms of experiment, the series looks promising, but the ‘realistic look’ deviates it from the ‘anime’ genre, probably on purpose. The first Gundam series was well-received so it would be interesting to see a different side of that plot.
About Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance is an ONA series directed by Erasmus Brosdau and Written by Gavin Hignight. The animation is made entirely using Unreal Engine 5.
The story of the series is set on the European front in U.C. 0079 during the One Year War, which is the same setting as the first Gundam Series. Celia Massingham voiced the protagonist Iria Sorari.
Source: Official Website
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