Bandai Namco Filmworks and Fathom Entertainment have announced Gundam Premiere Night, a double Gundam feature film event set for January 12-13 and 15, 2026. The Gundam Premiere Night double feature will showcase the theatrical premieres of Special Edition: Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt -Path of the Little Challenger- and the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Special Edition 4K remaster.
Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt -Path of the Little Challenger- will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles, and as a special bonus, the Iron-Blooded Orphans 10th Anniversary Short Film “Wedge of Interposition” content will be presented as well. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz Special Edition will be screened with English dubs on January 12 and 13, followed by Japanese with English subtitles on January 15.
Fathom Entertainment’s screenings will also bonus content such as a special greeting from Rina Ikoma (voice of Wistario Afam) and a special interview featuring localization producer Ken Iyadomi and Ocean Production’s Ken Morrison. In the interview, Iyadomi and Morrison reminisce about the localization of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing when it first aired in North America. Tickets for Gundam Premiere Night are available now at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (locations are subject to change).
Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt -Path of the Little Challenger- premiered this past October in Japan.
Original director Tatsuyuki Nagai directed the movie and new short film.
Other returning staff members include:
- Screenplay: Mari Okada
- Original Character Design: Yū Itō
- Character Design: Michinori Chiba
- Mechanical Design: Naohiro Washio, Kanetake Ebikawa
- Prop Design: Kenji Teraoka
- Chief Mechanical Animator: Hiroshi Arisawa
- Art Design: Nobuhito Sue
- Art Director: Ayu Kawamoto, Eiji Wakamatsu
- Color Design: Kazuko Kikuchi
- 3D Director: Yoshimasa Yamazaki
- Director of Photography: Haruhi Gotō
- Editor: Ayako Tan
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Music: Masaru Yokoyama
- Producer/Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
Kengo Kawanishi returns as Mikazuki Augus alongside Yoshimasa Hosoya as Orga Itsuka.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- is part of a new 10th anniversary project. The film is a reformatted and re-edited version of all 12 episodes originally distributed via the Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans G smartphone app. A release in North America is also planned.
The original broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans premiered in October 2015 in Japan. The anime aired for two seasons spanning 50 episodes. Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans is streaming on Crunchyroll with English dubs and subs.
