, also known as Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway, is a trilogy of Japanese novels written by Yoshiyuki Tomino and published by Kadokawa Shoten under the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint from February 1989 to April 1990, totaling three volumes. Part of the Gundam media franchise and set in the Universal Century timeline, it follows Hathaway Noa, who assumes the alias Mafty Navue Erin and leads an anti–Earth Federation movement.
A three-part theatrical film adaptation was announced by Sunrise as part of the "UC NexT 0100" project during the franchise's 40th anniversary presentation in November 2018. The first film premiered in Japan on June 11, 2021, and streamed on Netflix beginning July 1. The second film released theatrically in Japan on January 30, 2026.
Plot
In Universal Century 0105, twelve years after the Second Neo-Zeon War, the Earth Federation remains deeply corrupt, and environmental degradation continues unchecked. A terrorist organization named Mafty emerges, targeting privileged officials through acts of political violence. Its leader, Mafty Navue Erin, is revealed to be Hathaway Noa—son of Federation officer Bright Noa—who pilots the prototype RX-105 Ξ Gundam in his campaign against systemic corruption.
The Federation responds by forming the “Circe Unit,” commanded by Colonel Kenneth Sleg, with Lane Aim piloting the RX-104FF Penelope to stop Mafty's insurgency.
Characters
Main characters
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: The son of the famous Bright Noa and a veteran pilot when Char tried to crash the Axis into Earth (see Char's Counterattack). However, Hathaway also happens to be Mafty Navue Erin, an infamous anti-Federation terrorist. He came down to Earth with permission to stay for the treatment of depression and training of botanical observer candidates, thanks in part to his father's fame. During the training, he learned about Mafty from an elderly man who visited his supervisor, Professor Amada Mansan, under the alias "Quack Salver", and decides to join the group.|Stephen Fu
: A member of Mafty as part of its technical staff.
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: Leader of the Earth Federation's Circe Unit, who pilots the RX-104 Penelope.
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Earth Federation government
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Davao Criminal Police Organization
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