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Kenji Kamiyama Directs New Gundam Series RG XARX-ZERO for 2027

This is the first time a new Gundam television series has been announced at Comic-Con, and the RG Project marks the franchise's first attempt at a shared multimedia continuity where anime and game tell different stories in the same timeline.

Key Facts

  • Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
  • The anime is set in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45, a new timeline separate from the Universal Century.
  • Kenji Kamiyama directs and writes the series scripts at SOLA ANIMATION.
  • Takeo Otsuka voices protagonist Ray Azumi, a war orphan who pilots the Gundam ZERO.
  • The RG Project also includes the action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, set 90 to 100 years after the anime.

Reporting from 5 sources: Anime News Network, GAME Watch (Impress), Cinema Today, Inside, and 1 more.

Kenji Kamiyama Directs New Gundam Series RG XARX-ZERO for 2027

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the new television anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2026. The series is directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) and produced by SOLA ANIMATION. It is the first entry in the RG Project, a multimedia initiative that also includes the action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT. The anime is set in a new timeline separate from the Universal Century. The story begins in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45, 45 years after humanity abandoned Earth following an attack by a self-replicating alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse. The protagonist, Ray Azumi, is a war orphan voiced by Takeo Otsuka. He pilots the Gundam ZERO, a mobile suit designed by Eiichi Shimizu. The anime takes place roughly 100 years before the events of the game. Kamiyama is writing the series scripts, with Toh Enjoe collaborating on world-building. The series is scheduled to premiere in 2027.

The announcement was made during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, where director Kenji Kamiyama appeared in person. Executive producer Takahiro Ogata told the audience this was the first time Bandai Namco Filmworks had chosen an American convention for a new Gundam series reveal. Kamiyama said he had wanted to create an "orthodox Gundam" that preserved the excitement he felt watching the original 1979 series as a 15-year-old. The RG Project is not to be confused with Bandai's Real Grade model kit line. Eiichi Shimizu, who designed the Gundam units, previously worked with Kamiyama on the Ultraman anime adaptation. Miyako Takasu is adapting Stato's original character designs for animation and serving as chief animation director. Gō Shiina, known for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, is composing the music. Joseph Chou and Yasufumi Kobashi are producing. The game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT was first announced at Summer Game Fest 2026 and is set 90 years after the anime's events.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 5 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO SOLA ANIMATION Bandai Namco Filmworks Kenji Kamiyama Takeo Otsuka Toh Enjoe

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