Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is confirmed for an April 2027 television broadcast in Japan and North America, directed by Kenji Kamiyama at Sola Animation. It is half of the cross-media RG Project, with the other half, the action game Gundam Rogue Orbit, set to release on March 5, 2027.
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2026. Kenji Kamiyama, who wrote and directed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, directs and handles series composition at Sola Animation. The series begins in A.A. 45, a new timeline separate from the Universal Century and Common Era, where humanity has abandoned Earth after an alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse overran the planet. Protagonist Ray Azumi, a war orphan, pilots the Gundam Zero and is voiced by Takeo Otsuka.
The lead mobile suit, the XARX-0 Gundam ZERO, was shown in a reveal video on August 9, 2026. It has a standard tricolor design with twin eyes and a blade antenna, but the video's final cut shows the machine transformed, with a blue right eye, an altered right hand, a bandaged left hand, and a cape. The series airs on television starting in April 2027 in Japan and North America. Toh EnJoe supervises the science fiction setting and Eiichi Shimizu designs the Gundam units.
The anime is half of the RG Project, a cross-media initiative that also includes the action game Gundam Rogue Orbit. The game releases on March 5, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and takes place roughly 90 to 100 years after the anime. At GUNDAM-Con2027, scheduled for January 9 to 11 at Makuhari Messe, the RG Project's DAY1 headline stage will reveal new information about the game, with Kamiyama and voice actor Takuya Otsuka, who plays Azumi, appearing.
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Oct 4
Bandai Namco Filmworks will host GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI at Makuhari Messe from January 9 to 11, 2027. The company confirmed stage details and opened the second ticket lottery, which runs from October 2 to October 12, 2026. Adults pay 5,000 yen and children 3,000 yen. DAY1's headline stage covers the RG Project, the Gundam series' new cross-media initiative. It will reveal the latest information on the action game Gundam Rogue Orbit, which releases March 5, 2027. Kenji Kamiyama, director of the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, and voice actor Takuya Otsuka, who plays protagonist Azumi Rei, will appear. The anime begins airing in April 2027. DAY2 hosts the finale of the Gundam GWX 30th Anniversary Project, with Tomokazu Seki, Hikaru Midorikawa, and Wataru Takagi on stage. The Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO stage is also planned. A giant Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam balloon will appear in the venue.
Sep 14
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on September 14, 2026 that Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO will air on television starting in April 2027 in Japan and North America. Kenji Kamiyama directs and handles series composition at Sola Animation, with Toh EnJoe supervising the science fiction setting and Eiichi Shimizu designing the Gundam units. Takeo Otsuka voices protagonist Ray Azumi, the dedicated pilot of the Gundam Zero and a war orphan. The anime sits in A.A. 45, 45 years after humanity abandoned Earth during conflict with an unknown threat called the Apocalypse. It forms half of the RG Project alongside the game Gundam Rogue Orbit, which launches March 5, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The game's story takes place roughly 90 to 100 years after the anime, and both were announced at Summer Game Fest in June 2026. New teaser scene cuts and a Kamiyama interview conducted at San Diego Comic-Con are now posted on the official website.
Aug 9
The new anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO was announced on July 24, 2026. Its lead mobile suit, the XARX-0 Gundam ZERO, appears in a standard tricolor design with twin eyes and blade antenna, but the final cut of the reveal video shows the machine transformed, with a blue right eye, altered right hand, bandaged left hand, and a cape.
Jul 23
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced a new Gundam television series, Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, at San Diego Comic-Con on July 23, 2026. The series is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, known for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, who also handles series composition. Animation production is by SOLA ANIMATION. The series is part of 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 and Common Era, beginning in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45. Humanity abandoned Earth after an alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse overran the planet. The protagonist, Ray Azumi, a war orphan, pilots the Gundam Zero. Takeo Otsuka voices Ray Azumi. The series is scheduled to launch in 2027. The anime takes place roughly 100 years before the events of the game. Kamiyama stated the project allowed him to create a Gundam from scratch in a new timeline.