The Gundam series delivers a new timeline every few years, but every now and again, the series comes back to the original “Universal Century” following the war between Zeon and the Earth Federation. This October will bring a new series called Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, and a new clip has been dropped by Netflix.
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The series is said to run for six episodes at a half hour each, and will focus on a Zeon pilot who has been tasked to defend the European front against the Earth Federation forces.
This will be the first fully CG Gundam production since the Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO OVAs from the 2000s, and will making use of Unreal Engine 5 to bring the graphics to life. It’s worth noting that the director Erasmus Brosdau, had worked on the Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness games, and the story comes from Gavin Hignight who also worked on Tekken: Bloodline and Sony’s Spider-Man game.
Going back to the clip though, it’s very interesting how the visuals really bring the world of the Universal Century to light. After all, war has always been one of the central themes of the Gundam franchise, and its dark realism is what sets it apart from other giant mecha anime like Gurren Lagann. Even other Gundam series like Witch from Mercury don’t have that same WWII vibe that is core to Universal Century storytelling.
I’ll admit, some of the facial animation is iffy, but the execution of the vibe and visuals make this one worth checking out.
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance is set to hit Netflix on Oct. 17.
