Review: Hathaway Noa's story continues in underwhelming second chapter, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
When I review anime movies here, I always make sure to note if the movie is friendly to franchise newcomers or not. I tend to find that most of them are, since the movies are often stand-alone adventures, sometimes even focusing on different characters than the shows they're spun off from. I've jumped into movies from series like One Piece, Blue Lock, and Haikyu!! , and had a good time with all of them. They felt like movies that welcomed in newcomers while also giving fans a lot to root for. I would not put the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway movies into that category. I (foolishly) thought this trilogy of movies was a kind of standalone story that I would be able to jump into and enjoy without being well-versed in the wider Gundam universe. My only previous encounter with the franchise was last year's theatrical package that introduced a new series. I watched the first Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway on a flight last week, and had a good enough time with it. It was a bit jargon...
