Adaptations don't count as "new" material, per se, that being said - does the changed ending in 2014 affect the story/characters significantly?
Utena releasing new story in 2019 makes it ineligible, but if the new Sailor Moon is just an adaptation, then that canon would still be accepted.
If a new canon has a different set of characters, then it would count as a separate continuity. However, if the film continues the continuity of the original anime, then that would make it ineligible.
I count separate runs of comics as different canons. You can read through the FAQ for examples, or look at last year's tagset for examples of specific comic runs that I accepted.
My rule of thumb is that if the story is self contained, and has a unique cast of characters, then it would be its own canon. Taking place in the same universe doesn't mecessarily qualify it - Star Trek the Original Series, for instance, technically takes place in the same continuity as the 2009 movie - however, since the characters are significantly different and the new movies don't continue the original story, I considered them separately. You'd have to provide more detail about a specific season/OVA/etc of Gundam if you want a specific answer.
And yes, it never hurts to ask! Requests will be visible during sign ups, as will the sign up summary. What I would ask is for everyone to make sure they're offering something that at least one person is requesting, so that everyone can be assigned a recipient. For requests - if all of them are fairly rare, you might end up on the initial pinch hit list. But I try not to ask people to add more requests unless it's my very last resort.
no subject
Utena releasing new story in 2019 makes it ineligible, but if the new Sailor Moon is just an adaptation, then that canon would still be accepted.
If a new canon has a different set of characters, then it would count as a separate continuity. However, if the film continues the continuity of the original anime, then that would make it ineligible.
I count separate runs of comics as different canons. You can read through the FAQ for examples, or look at last year's tagset for examples of specific comic runs that I accepted.
My rule of thumb is that if the story is self contained, and has a unique cast of characters, then it would be its own canon. Taking place in the same universe doesn't mecessarily qualify it - Star Trek the Original Series, for instance, technically takes place in the same continuity as the 2009 movie - however, since the characters are significantly different and the new movies don't continue the original story, I considered them separately. You'd have to provide more detail about a specific season/OVA/etc of Gundam if you want a specific answer.
And yes, it never hurts to ask! Requests will be visible during sign ups, as will the sign up summary. What I would ask is for everyone to make sure they're offering something that at least one person is requesting, so that everyone can be assigned a recipient. For requests - if all of them are fairly rare, you might end up on the initial pinch hit list. But I try not to ask people to add more requests unless it's my very last resort.