Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
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Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance

Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (機動戦士ガンダム 復讐のレクイエム, Kidō Senshi Gandamu Fukushū no Rekuiemu; "Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance") is a Japanese English-language animated web series produced by Sunrise and Safehouse. Part of the Gundam franchise and made in commemoration of the series' 45th anniversary, it is set during the final stages of the One Year War and follows Zeon mobile suit pilot Iria Solari and her Red Wolf Squadron as they defend the European front against the Earth Federation's counteroffensive.

The series is written by American producer and screenwriter Gavin Hignight and directed by German director Erasmus Brosdau, with character designs by Brazilian designer Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura, mechanical designs by Kimitoshi Yamane, and sound direction by Hiroaki Yura. Wilbert Roget II composed the music, and Australian actress Celia Massingham stars as Iria Solari, performing both voice acting and motion capture for the role.

It is the second Gundam production to be created entirely in computer animation after Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO, and the first to be animated using Epic GamesUnreal Engine 5. The series premiered worldwide on Netflix on October 17, 2024.

Set during the closing months of the One Year War, the story follows Captain Iria Solari, a Principality of Zeon mobile suit pilot and leader of the Red Wolf Squadron. Stationed on the European front, Solari is tasked with holding Zeon-controlled territory against the Earth Federation’s final offensives. When a powerful new Federation mobile suit, the Gundam EX, enters the battlefield, her unit is drawn into a desperate struggle for survival.

The series follows Solari as she balances her duty to Zeon with her personal convictions, encountering allies and adversaries in a war-torn Europe. Themes of loss, loyalty, and the human cost of war are explored against the backdrop of large-scale mobile suit battles. As the conflict intensifies, Solari is forced to confront not only the Federation’s military might but also the moral ambiguities that define her role in the final days of the war.

An original anime series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and animated by Safehouse, Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance was first revealed during Anime Expo 2023. Director Erasmus Brosdau and writer–executive producer Gavin Hignight led the project, featuring music by Wilbert Roget II and character designs by Manuel Augusto Dischinger Moura; the animation producer and sound director was Hiroaki Yura, with mechanical designs by Kimitoshi Yamane.

The series is notable for being entirely animated in Unreal Engine 5, the first Gundam television production to do so and the franchise's second fully CG installment after Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO, with six 30-minute episodes released worldwide via Netflix.

Multiple staff interviews describe the project's global brief and creative stance. Producer Kenichi Yatomi recounts that discussions with Netflix specifically explored making a full-length Gundam in Unreal Engine. This led to recruiting Brosdau after test footage, with the team aiming for a “Gundam for the world.” In a roundtable, Brosdau, Yatomi, and Yura say the main language was set as English and that the direction emphasized battlefield realism (scale, weight, and vulnerability of infantry) while depicting the Gundam as a fearsome “white devil” from a Zeon point of view.

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