Takeo Otsuka is cast as the lead in two upcoming anime projects: Ray Azumi in Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO and Kim Kongja in SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live. The Gundam series is set for 2027, and the SSS-Class Hunter adaptation is scheduled for January 2027.
Takeo Otsuka has two lead voice roles in upcoming television anime. In July 2026, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO at San Diego Comic-Con, with Otsuka voicing protagonist Ray Azumi, a war orphan who pilots the Gundam Zero. Kenji Kamiyama directs and handles series composition, SOLA ANIMATION produces animation, and the series is part of the RG Project, a multimedia initiative that also includes the action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT. That series is scheduled to launch in 2027. In September 2026, a second lead role was confirmed: Otsuka voices Kim Kongja in SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live, an adaptation of a Korean novel and SMARTOON serialized on Piccoma since 2022. That series arrives in January 2027, directed by Hiroaki Sakurai with scripts by Sayuri Oba, character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu, and animation by the studio fu.
Both roles put Otsuka at the front of properties with established source material, one a long-running Piccoma title and the other a new Gundam timeline. The Gundam series begins in A.A. (After Apocalypse) 45 with a separate setting from the Universal Century and Common Era, and it takes place roughly 100 years before the events of GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT. Kamiyama said the project allowed him to create a Gundam from scratch in a new timeline. The SSS-Class Hunter adaptation follows Kim Kongja's story alongside Satoshi Hino as the Sword Emperor, with a teaser visual and teaser PV already out.
What is settled is the casting and the 2027 windows, with the Gundam series scheduled for a general 2027 launch and SSS-Class Hunter for January 2027. Neither project has a more specific date in the stories so far.
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SSS-Class Hunter Who Dies to Live, a Korean novel and SMARTOON serialized on Piccoma since 2022, is getting a TV anime in January 2027. Takeo Otsuka voices Kim Kongja and Satoshi Hino voices the Sword Emperor. Hiroaki Sakurai directs, Sayuri Oba writes the script, Takahiro Yoshimatsu designs characters, and the studio fu handles animation. A teaser visual and teaser PV are out.
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.