Bandai Namco Filmworks has officially announced Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, a brand-new TV anime directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim) as part of the newly unveiled RG Project. The project was previously teased earlier this month.
The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027 and will be the first installment in a new shared Gundam universe spanning anime, games, and other media. SOLA ANIMATION will be in charge of the animation production.
Today’s announcement was made during San Diego Comic-Con 2026, where Bandai Namco Filmworks described the RG Project as a next-generation multimedia initiative built around an original setting created by Kamiyama, with worldbuilding developed alongside science fiction author Toh EnJoe. The project connects Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO with the upcoming action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, with both works sharing a continuous timeline while telling different stories within the same universe. The anime takes place roughly 100 years before the events of the game.
Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO Staff
- Planning: SUNRISE
- Original Concept: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Hajime Yatate
- Director / Series Composition: Kenji Kamiyama
- SF Setting Supervisor: Toh EnJoe
- Gundam Design: Eiichi Shimizu
- Original Character Design: STATO
- Character Design / Supervising Animation Director: Miyako Takasu
- Music: Go Shiina
- Animation Production: SOLA ANIMATION
- Produced by: Bandai Namco Filmworks
The story is described:
The three revelations delivered by the Autonomous Interstellar Object from another galaxy ushered in an age of unprecedented prosperity, allowing humanity to expand across the entire solar system.
Gravity Control. FTL Communication. Cognitive Materialization.
Yet less than ten years after its discovery, the Object that had delivered these three revelations suddenly ran rampant, spawning an aggressive, self-proliferating ecosystem.
Humanity came to see this unknown ecosystem as the Apocalypse.
For three months, humanity fought the Apocalypse to a standstill in orbit above Earth. Forced to abandon the planet, humanity marked that year as A.A. 1, the first year After Apocalypse.
By A.A. 45, children born on the Moon and in space colonies have never known life without the Apocalypse.
And on the lunar surface, a boy named Ray Azumi awakens.
You can watch the trailer for the anime below.
The main character Ray Azumi is voiced by Takeo Otsuka. He is described as a war orphan who lost his parents in an Apocalypse attack, and he serves as the designated pilot of Gundam ZERO. Takeo Otsuka also shared a comment on joining the series:
“It is a tremendous honor to be part of a new entry in the Gundam series. Director Kamiyama’s story gave me plenty to think about with every episode, and I thoroughly enjoyed the challenge as I approached each recording session. I’m also incredibly excited to see how this project unfolds as a media-mix project spanning both anime and video games. I hope you’ll look forward to Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO!”
Director Kenji Kamiyama also commented on creating a completely original Gundam timeline:
“When I was approached with the idea of creating ‘a Gundam set in an entirely new timeline, one that is neither the Universal Century nor the Common Era,’ I found myself wrestling with all sorts of questions. What would replace the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon? What would become of the Newtype concept? What about Minovsky particles? And where did war fit into all of this?
The more I turned over the question of what fundamentally makes Gundam ‘Gundam,’ the further I drifted from the creative excitement that should have been driving the project. So I stepped back and reminded myself: I had been given the chance to create my own Gundam from the ground up for a series I’ve loved for years. What could be more exciting than that? Once I found my way back to that excitement, a fresh and unexpected Gundam began to take shape.
That Gundam is Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO.”
The original Mobile Suit Gundam television anime premiered in 1979, eventually becoming one of Japan’s most influential media franchises. Since then, Gundam has expanded through numerous TV series, films, OVAs, manga, novels, model kits, and video games across multiple timelines. Unlike previous standalone alternate universes, the RG Project introduces a new interconnected setting in which both the anime and GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT tell different stories within the same continuity. The game was first announced during Summer Game Fest 2026.
Source: Press Release
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