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

The RG Project marks the first time a Gundam anime and a game share a single continuous timeline, with the anime serving as a prequel set a century before the game's events.

Key Facts

  • Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is a new television anime directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, produced by Sola Animation, and scheduled for a 2027 premiere.
  • The anime is set in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45, a new timeline separate from the Universal Century, where humanity abandoned Earth after an alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse took over.
  • The protagonist Ray Azumi, voiced by Takeo Otsuka, is a war orphan who pilots the Gundam Zero, an experimental anti-Apocalypse mobile suit.
  • The RG Project is a multimedia initiative that connects the anime with the action game Gundam Rogue Orbit, with the anime set roughly 100 years before the game's events.
  • Science fiction author Toh Enjoe supervises the worldbuilding, Eiichi Shimizu designs the Gundam units, and Go Shiina composes the music.

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 a new Gundam television anime, Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2026. Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) directs and writes the series, with Sola Animation handling production. The anime is the first entry in the RG Project, a multimedia initiative that also includes the previously announced action game Gundam Rogue Orbit. The story takes place in a new timeline separate from the Universal Century, set in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45, roughly 100 years before the game. Humanity abandoned Earth after an alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse overran the planet. The protagonist, Ray Azumi, is a war orphan voiced by Takeo Otsuka who pilots the Gundam Zero. Science fiction author Toh Enjoe supervises the worldbuilding, Eiichi Shimizu designs the Gundam units, and Go Shiina composes the music. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027.

Kamiyama appeared in person at the Comic-Con panel to present the project. He said in a statement that he initially struggled with the idea of creating a Gundam in a timeline that is neither the Universal Century nor the Common Era, but rediscovered his excitement by focusing on building the series from scratch. The RG Project was teased earlier in July, and the panel confirmed that additional elements beyond the anime and game are in development.

Takeo Otsuka, known for roles in Oshi no Ko and Jujutsu Kaisen, voices the protagonist Ray Azumi. Otsuka described the role as a challenge that required careful thought for each episode. The character is a war orphan who lost his parents to the Apocalypse and becomes the dedicated pilot of the experimental anti-Apocalypse mobile suit Gundam Zero. Kamiyama noted that Azumi harbors a secret that will unfold over the series.

The staff includes Stato as original character designer, Miyako Takasu adapting those designs and serving as chief animation director, and producers Joseph Chou and Yasufumi Kobashi. The Gundam Rogue Orbit game, announced at Summer Game Fest 2026, is set 90 years after the anime's story. The RG Project is not related to Bandai's Real Grade model kit line, despite the shared abbreviation.

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 Kenji Kamiyama Yuta Yashiki Toh Enjoe

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