Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero Announced, Set in Same World as GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT
This marks the first Gundam anime set in a completely new timeline, explicitly moving away from the Universal Century and other established continuities, with a focus on an extraterrestrial silicon-based threat rather than traditional human conflicts.
Key Facts
- Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero is a new Gundam series anime announced on July 24, 2026, planned for a 2027 release.
- The anime is set approximately 100 years before the game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, sharing the same world as part of the RG Project.
- The story involves humanity fighting aggressive self-replicating silicon lifeforms called Apocalypse, spawned from an interstellar object that brought the Three Gospels.
- The protagonist Azumi Rei is voiced by Takeo Otsuka and pilots the mobile suit Gundam ZERO.
- Director and series composition is by Kenji Kamiyama, with SF setting supervision by Tow Ubukata and animation production by SOLA ANIMATION.
Reporting from 7 sources: 4Gamer.net, KAI-YOU, Dengeki Hobby Web, GIGAZINE, and 3 more.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the production of a new Gundam series, "Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero," on July 24, 2026. The anime shares its world setting with the action game "GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT," forming the "RG Project" media mix initiative. The anime is set approximately 100 years before the game's story, depicting the origin of a shared history. The setting involves humanity's expansion across the solar system using the "Three Gospels"-gravity control, superluminal communication, and materialization technology-brought by an interstellar object. The object went rogue within 10 years, spawning aggressive self-replicating silicon lifeforms called "Apocalypse." The protagonist, Azumi Rei, voiced by Takeo Otsuka, pilots the new-generation mobile suit "Gundam ZERO" against the Apocalypse. Director and series composition is handled by Kenji Kamiyama, with SF setting supervision by novelist Tow Ubukata, and animation production by SOLA ANIMATION. The anime is planned for a 2027 release. The game "GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT" is also scheduled for 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
The announcement streamed on July 24 revealed that the RG Project is a deliberate departure from existing Gundam timelines. Director Kenji Kamiyama stated the project started as a plan to create a Gundam in a new timeline, neither Universal Century nor AD, rethinking what makes Gundam Gundam from scratch without elements like the Earth Federation, Zeon, Newtypes, or Minovsky particles. The staff includes Eiichi Shimizu for Gundam design, STATO for original character design, Minoko Takasu for character design and chief animation director, and Go Shiina for music. The teaser visual shows Gundam ZERO and Azumi against a ruined city backdrop, with the Gundam wearing equipment resembling a black cloak. The teaser PV features unknown structures covering Earth, mobile suits in battle, and the silicon lifeform Apocalypse. Gunpla announcements followed quickly: the main mobile suits from both works are being commercialized, with the Gundam Helix from the game available as an HG kit in normal color and a special Earth Blue Ver. bundled with the game. The game is an action title where players become Rex, pilot of the Gundam Helix, alongside a partner Haro named Vee.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 7 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 「機動戦士ガンダムRG XARX-ZERO」の制作が決定。ティザービジュアルとPV，主人公「アズミ・レイ」など最新情報が一挙公開に
- KAI-YOU 神山健治×円城塔の新作ガンダム『XARX-ZERO』発表 ゲームとアニメが連動
- Dengeki Hobby Web 新たなガンダム作品『機動戦士ガンダムRG XARX-ZERO』『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』の主人公機がガンプラ化発表！開発中の設計データCGが公開！
- GIGAZINE 「なぜガンダムが必要なのか」を神山健治＆円城塔が構築するアニメ『機動戦士ガンダムRG XARX-ZERO(アレックスゼロ)』ティザーPV公開
- Game Spark ガンダムゲーム最新作『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』より、主人公機「ガンダムヘリックス」がHGガンプラ化！通常カラーに加え、ゲーム同梱限定の特別版も
- Inside ガンダムゲーム最新作『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』より、主人公機「ガンダムヘリックス」がHGガンプラ化！通常カラーに加え、ゲーム同梱限定の特別版も
- Anime Anime 「ガンダム」新作！「RG XARX-ZERO」神山健治監督で27年展開決定！主人公役は大塚剛央