MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Anime Film Uses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” as Ending Theme

Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses will be used as the ending theme for the new Gundam film, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe. A special promotional trailer featuring the song will be released on Monday, February 2.

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The emotional lyrics of “Sweet Child O’ Mine” reflect protagonist Hathaway Noa’s feelings after meeting a mysterious young woman named Gigi, making the song a strong match for the film’s ending.

Ending Theme Song “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe will open in Japanese theaters on January 30, 2026, with U.S. screenings to follow (Specific dates and distribution details have not yet been announced.).

Key Visual:

CAST:
Hathaway Noa: Kensho Ono
Gigi Andalucia: Reina Ueda
Kenneth Sleg: Junichi Suwabe
Lane Aim: Soma Saito
…and more

STAFF:
Original Story: Yoshiyuki Tomino / Hajime Yatate
Director: Shukou Murase
Script: Yasuyuki Muto
Character Design: pablo uchida / Naoyuki Onda / Shigeki Kuhara
Original Character Design: Haruhiko Mikimoto
Mechanical Design: Hajime Katoki / Kimitoshi Yamane / Seiichi Nakatani / Nobuhiko Genma
Original Mechanical Design: Yasuhiro Moriki / Kazumi Fujita
Art Setting: Tomoaki Okada
Art Director: Kinichi Ohkubo
Color Setting: Takako Suzuki / Yuichi Kuboki
Display Design: Yoshinori Sayama
CG Director: Ryukow Masuo
Director of Photography: Yoshihisa Oyama
VFX Director: Manabu Kadono
Editing: Daisuke Imai
Sound Supervisor: Koji Kasamatsu
Recording Supervisor: Eriko Kimura
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
Planning & Production: SNRISE
Produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.
Distribution by Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. and Shochiku Co., Ltd.

INTRODUCTION:
The year is U.C.0105, twelve years after Char’s Rebellion. “MAFTY” has begun resisting the Federation government’s tyrannical rule by assassinating its high-ranking officials. Its leader is actually Hathaway Noa, the son of Bright Noa, who fought in the One Year War alongside Amuro Ray.

A girl named Gigi Andalusia, who displays uncanny powers, has reminded Hathaway of a past trauma. Though he is bewildered by her words, he prepares to carry out an air raid on the Adelaide conference, determined to fulfill MAFTY’s goals and lay his own past to rest.

Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway is drawn to the mysterious girl Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for MAFTY’s mission — the attack on the Adelaide Conference.

Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg of the Federation Forces prepares a defense operation for the Adelaide Conference and a plan to eliminate MAFTY, when he is approached by Handley Yoxon of the Criminal Police Organization with a secret proposal.

As Hathaway and Kenneth pursue their respective goals, Gigi also sets off for Hong Kong to fulfill her own role.

About “Sweet Child O’ Mine” By Guns N’ Roses:
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1988. Opening with Slash’s instantly recognizable guitar riff, the song blends the power of hard rock with a beautiful melody and has been embraced as a cross-generational anthem since its release in 1987. In 2019, its music video surpassed one billion views on YouTube—the first song from the 1980s to do so—and as of 2026, it has exceeded an astonishing 1.8 billion views. The song continues to shine as the biggest hit in Guns N’ Roses’ history.

About Guns N’ Roses:
Guns N’ Roses endures on as the most dynamic, dangerous, and definitive American rock band in history to this day.

Embedded in popular culture, Guns N’ Roses’ landmark diamond-selling 1987 opus, Appetite For Destruction, stands out as “the best-selling U.S. debut album ever” and “the 11th best-selling U.S. album of all time.” Following its release, Guns N’ Roses shook the world with the one-two punch of the over 7x-platinum Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, clinching the top two spots on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart upon arrival. With total sales of 100 million units thus far, their catalog also consists of G N’ R Lies (5x-platinum), The Spaghetti Incident? (platinum), Greatest Hits (5x-platinum), and Chinese Democracy (over 6 million worldwide). Not to mention, they are one of the most-streamed rock bands in the world with an average of 27 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and in May 2024, they were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for their 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction.

Guns N’ Roses are Axl Rose (vocals, keyboards), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Isaac Carpenter (drums), and Melissa Reese (keyboard).

Source: Press Release

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