{"id":7205,"date":"2026-08-05T06:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/gundam-hathaway-sorcery-nymph-circe-netflix-august-31\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T06:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:28:45","slug":"gundam-hathaway-sorcery-nymph-circe-netflix-august-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/gundam-hathaway-sorcery-nymph-circe-netflix-august-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Gundam Hathaway: Sorcery of Nymph Circe Hits Netflix 31 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five years after the first film left Gundam fans clamouring for more, the long wait is almost over. <strong>Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe arrives on Netflix globally on 31 August 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Singapore subscribers included \u2014 bringing with it one of the most acclaimed anime films of the year and some extremely unexpected music choices.<\/p>\n<h2>Gundam Hathaway 2 on Netflix: Release Date, Languages and What to Expect<\/h2>\n<p>The film streams on Netflix from <strong>31 August 2026<\/strong> with both the original Japanese audio and an English dub \u2014 a Netflix anime trailer released alongside the announcement confirmed the English-dubbed version is ready. The film had its Japanese theatrical premiere on <strong>30 January 2026<\/strong> before expanding to North American cinemas in May, and it has earned US$18.4 million at the box office to date.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix subscribers in Singapore can add this directly to their watchlist now. No separate purchase or add-on is needed \u2014 it&#8217;s included with any Netflix plan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pD7eBqTy__E\" title=\"OFFICIAL TRAILER | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>OFFICIAL TRAILER | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe \u2014 via GUNDAM CHANNEL INTL on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Story So Far \u2014 and Why This Film Needs the First One<\/h2>\n<p>Director Shukou Murase and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks) return for this direct continuation. <em>The Sorcery of Nymph Circe<\/em> adapts the second volume of Yoshiyuki Tomino&#8217;s <em>Hathaway&#8217;s Flash<\/em> light novel trilogy (originally published 1989), picking up exactly where the 2021 film left off.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gundam-hathaway-xi-gundam-action.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Xi Gundam firing its beam weapon in The Sorcery of Nymph Circe\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of SUNRISE \/ SOTSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The plot follows <strong>Hathaway Noa<\/strong> \u2014 son of Amuro Ray&#8217;s ally Bright Noa \u2014 who now leads the underground rebel organisation Mafty in its campaign against a corrupt Earth Federation government that forces ordinary people off the planet. When Hathaway crosses paths with the mysterious <strong>Gigi Andalucia<\/strong>, his convictions are put to the test in ways the mission never prepared him for.<\/p>\n<p>A word of warning for newcomers: unlike some entry-point-friendly Gundam titles, the Hathaway films assume deep familiarity with Universal Century history. You&#8217;ll ideally want to have seen the original Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy, Zeta Gundam, and at minimum <em>Char&#8217;s Counterattack<\/em> (1988) \u2014 all of which are also available on Netflix \u2014 before diving in. The 2021 first film is the essential immediate prerequisite.<\/p>\n<h2>SZA Opens, Guns N&#8217; Roses Closes \u2014 Yes, Really<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gundam-hathaway-character-scene.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Character scene from Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway The Sorcery of Nymph Circe\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of SUNRISE \/ SOTSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The film&#8217;s music choices are genuinely surprising. R&amp;B star <strong>SZA<\/strong> performs the opening theme, while <strong>Guns N&#8217; Roses<\/strong> provides the ending theme \u2014 a pairing nobody predicted for a Gundam production. The selection has divided purists and delighted others, and it&#8217;s one more reason this particular chapter in the franchise feels unlike anything that came before it.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gundam-hathaway-penelope-gundam.webp?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Gundam mecha close-up from The Sorcery of Nymph Circe\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of SUNRISE \/ SOTSU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been holding off for the Netflix release, 31 August is your date. Catch up on the 2021 first film now, bookmark the sequel, and keep an eye on our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">anime and manga coverage<\/a> for more on the third and final film in the Hathaway trilogy when Sunrise announces it.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe arrives on Netflix globally on 31 August 2026, with Japanese audio and English dub \u2014 Singapore subscribers included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":7198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,264,150,237,472],"class_list":["post-7205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-anime-2026","tag-gundam","tag-netflix","tag-netflix-anime"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gundam-hathaway-sorcery-nymph-circe-poster.jpg?fit=2195%2C1100&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1Sd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4057,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/fool-night-anime-sunrise-shaft-netflix-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7205,"position":0},"title":"Fool Night Anime Revealed \u2014 Sunrise \u00d7 SHAFT\u2019s First Collab Streams on Netflix in 2026","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Sunrise and SHAFT\u2019s first-ever anime collab is now official \u2014 Fool Night, a dark sci-fi thriller based on Kasumi Yasuda\u2019s award-winning manga, streams exclusively on Netflix worldwide in 2026.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fool-night-official.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4301,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/sgt-frog-new-anime-film-2026-gundam-crossover\/","url_meta":{"origin":7205,"position":1},"title":"Keroro Is Back: Sgt. 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