Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO TV Anime Confirmed For April 2027
The RG Project splits one shared history across two works set a century apart, which is a different structural approach for a Gundam multimedia launch than pairing an anime with a game set in the same period.
Key Facts
- Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is set to begin airing in April 2027.
- GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT releases on March 5, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam.
- Kenji Kamiyama is director and series composition writer for Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, with Toh EnJoe as SF setting supervisor and SOLA ANIMATION on production.
- Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is set in A.A. 45, about 100 years before the events of GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, and follows protagonist Azumi Rei, voiced by Tsukasa Otsuka.
- GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT will be playable in a hands-on demo at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Reporting from 3 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on September 14, 2026 that the new TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO will begin airing in April 2027. The series shares a worldview with the action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, set for release on March 5, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. The two works form a cross-media effort called the RG Project. Kenji Kamiyama is director and handles series composition, with Toh EnJoe as SF setting supervisor and SOLA ANIMATION on production. The anime takes place in A.A. 45, roughly 100 years before the game, and follows Azumi Rei, a war orphan and the dedicated pilot of Gundam ZERO, who awakens on the lunar surface. Tsukasa Otsuka voices Azumi Rei. An interview with Kamiyama conducted at San Diego Comic-Con is now on the anime's official website, alongside new teaser scene cuts.
The staff list also names Eiichi Shimizu on Gundam design, STATO on character design drafts, and Minako Takasu as character designer and chief animation director. Go Shiina composes the music. Planning is credited to Sunrise, with the original work by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate, and production by Bandai Namco Filmworks.
The world is called A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45, set 45 years after humanity abandoned Earth during a conflict with an unknown threat named the "Apocalypse." The story starts when Azumi Rei, a war orphan who lost his parents and pilots Gundam ZERO, wakes on the lunar surface.
The game takes place after the anime and lets players participate in that history themselves, layering new choices onto it. GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT was announced at Summer Game Fest in June 2026, and its release date trailer shows new gameplay footage, characters, and mobile suits. Pre-orders are open at retailers.
The game will appear at Tokyo Game Show 2026 with a hands-on demo and a photo spot.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- 4Gamer.net 新作TVアニメ「機動戦士ガンダムRG XARX-ZERO（アレックスゼロ）」，2027年4月に放送決定
- Denfaminicogamer 『機動戦士ガンダムRG XARX-ZERO』の最新情報が解禁
- Anime Anime 「ガンダム」新作「XARX-ZERO」27年4月よりテレビ放送！神山健治監督インタビューも公開