Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash

Hathaway Noa (Mafty Navue Erin) (ハサウェイ・ノア（マフティー・ナビーユ・エリン）, Hasawei Noa (Mafutī Nabīyu Erin))

Voiced by: Kensho Ono[5]

Gigi Andalucia (ギギ・アンダルシア, Gigi Andarushia)

Voiced by: Reina Ueda[5]

Kenneth Sleg (ケネス・スレッグ, Kenesu Sureggu)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[5]

Lane Aim (レーン・エイム, Rēn Eimu)

Voiced by: Soma Saito[6]

Hathaway's Flash was first conceived by Yoshiyuki Tomino in 1988 following the production of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack film. However, the novel is meant more as a sequel to the novel Beltorchika's Children, the second/third novel version of Char's Counterattack. Moriki Yasuhiro provided the mobile suit designs while character illustrator Haruhiko Mikimoto joined the project as character designer. The first novel of the series was released on February 1, 1989, the second on March 1, 1990 and the third and final one released on April 1, 1990. All three novels were released under the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko label.

A 3-part film adaptation by Sunrise was first teased back in April 2018 upon the unveiling of Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative.[7] The film was later formally announced during the Gundam 40th Anniversary press conference in November of the same year.[8][9][10][11] The first film was originally scheduled to released on July 23, 2020,[12] but it was delayed to May 7, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] The films will be directed by Shūkō Murase, with Yasuyuki Mutou writing scripts. Hiroyuki Sawano will compose the music for all 3 movies.[13]

Yoshiyuki Tomino stated on interview that "30 years after I wrote those novels, they are finally being adapted into film. As the author, I am so happy". He also noted that "The real world hasn't progressed, and may even have regressed. Because of all the Gundam fans who gave this story the chance to reemerge, its themes can pierce through society today."[14]

Hathaway's Flash first appeared in the SD Gundam G Generation series of games by Bandai starting with SD Gundam G Generation F. The series later made its Super Robot Wars debut in Super Robot Wars V in 2017.

The titular character mecha (Ξ Gundam) was released as part of Bandai's Gundam Fix Figuration line of toys starting in 2005. The title later got its own Gunpla debut, with the BB Seishi No.386 Ξ Gundam in December 2013, the High Grade Universal Century Gustav Karl in February 2019, which were released under the Gundam Unicorn line, the High Grade Universal Century Penelope, released in November 2019, the High Grade Universal Century Messer Type F01, released in July 2020 and the High Grade Universal Century Ξ Gundam, due for release in April 2021.