A new trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island released.
While previous trailers for the latest Gundam movie have concentrated on the human drama at the center of the story, the latest trailer features plenty of explosive mobile suit action. Series protagonist Amuro is shown charging into battle with the RX-78-2's dual beam sabers drawn, while the movie's new Southern Cross Squadron is shown making use of their customized High Mobility Zakus. Despite piloting a stock and somewhat beat-up Zaku, Cucuruz Doan's expert skills as a pilot are also demonstrated as he chops up his opponents with the mobile suit's Heat Hawk.
The movie is a remake of the 15th episode of the original 1979 Mobile Suit Gundam anime. Set immediately following the brutal battle at Jaburo, the film sees the crew of the White Base traveling to a supposedly deserted island in order to track down a group of Zeon stragglers. While scouting the island in his Gundam, Amuro is separated from his mobile suit and comes across a group of war orphans and a former soldier, Cucuruz Doan, who has vowed to protect them. The peace on the island is shattered when White Base engages in battle with the Southern Cross Squadron, a team of elite Zeon pilots, and Doan is forced to confront his past.
The film stars Shunsuke Takeuchi, who voices the eponymous Cucuruz Doan, a Zeon deserter and former ace pilot who has grown disillusioned with the war. Takeuchi appeared in a supporting role in the previous Gundam movie, 2021's Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, where he played Iram Masam, a member of MAFTY. Toru Furuya will once again reprise his role as the series' original protagonist, Amuro Ray. Furuya has been voicing Amuro ever since the franchise's 1979 premiere. Ken Narita will also return to voice the White Base's leader, Bright Noa. Narita took on the role of the Federation officer in 2010's Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, after Bright's original voice actor, Hirotaka Suzuoki, passed away in 2006 from lung cancer.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island is scheduled to premiere in Japan on June 3. Details about the movie's international release have yet to be announced.
If that wasn't enough mobile suit action for you, fans can also look forward to the debut of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, an all-new series set in an original continuity, which will premeire this fall. The new anime is being promoted as the first show in the franchise's 40 year history to feature a female central protagonist.