Poster for Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance – Picture: Netflix
A new Gundam anime series, Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, animated in Epic’s Unreal Engine 5, is coming to Netflix in October 2023. We’ll keep track of everything you need to know about Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, including the plot, cast, trailer, and Netflix release date.
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance is an upcoming Japanese Netflix Original action sci-fi series directed by Erasmus Brosdau (Altered Carbon: Resleeved) and written by Gavin Hignight (Tekken: Bloodline). The series is part of Bandai’s beloved Japanese toy franchise, Gundam, which is now almost 45 years old.
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Safehouse, and Sunrise produce the series. Gavin Hignight and Naohiro Ogata (Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway) serve as executive producers, and Hiroaki Yura (Project Phoenix) is also a producer.
The series is being animated in Epic’s Unreal Engine 5 and is set to consist of eight 30-minute episodes in total.
When is Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance coming to Netflix?
Back in December 2023, we heard that a preliminary release date of October 17th, 2024, had been set. Now, months later, in July 2024, Netflix officially confirmed the date with the second official trailer for the series:
First Clip of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
At Netflix’s Geeked Week event, we saw our first look at five minutes of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhX4yCJUaes
What is the plot of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance?
The conflict seen in Requiem for Vengeance will occur in the Universal Century timeline during the final few months of the One-Year War, better known as the Zeonic War for Independence.
There are five other Gundam shows that take place during the One-Year War, including;
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
- Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
Pictured: The Gundam shows that take place in the One-Year War
The official synopsis for the upcoming series is as follows:
“In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, the Principality of Zeon declares independence from the Earth Federation, plunging the two nations into war. Thanks to a revolutionary new weapon known as a Mobile Suit, the Zeon Force initially gains the upper hand. However, they lacked the power to take control of the entire Earth, bringing the war to a stalemate.
Eleven months into the war, the Earth Federation forces manage to seize a Zeon-controlled base located in Eastern Europe. Among the mixed battalion headed to reclaim this base is Sorari and the Red Wolves division, a Mobile Suit platoon that has just descended from space.”
Who are the cast members of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance?
Celia Massingham is the only confirmed cast member for the English dub of Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, in which she will be playing the lead role of Iria Sorari. The actress is credited with a limited number of roles, with her most notable credit as Hedy Lamarr in an episode of the third season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as Hedy Lamarr.
Pictured: Celia Massingham as Hedy Lamarr in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – Berlanti Productions
Don’t forget that Netflix is already home to a handful of older Gundam anime titles (at least in the US; other regions may vary) with the complete title list including:
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021) – Netflix Original
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counter Attack (1998)
- Mobile Suit Gundam I (1981)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981)
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (1982)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Season 1)*
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Season 1)*
The two marked with an asterisk will be added on August 1st, 2024.
Editor’s note: This article was first published on December 6th, 2023 and has been updated to reflect the most recent information.
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