{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e035cd411c7d19421cd24ed8","clusterId":"c_b649037f3e4e010521fe8598","slug":"kenji-kamiyama-directs-new-gundam-series-rg-xarx-zero-for-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Kenji Kamiyama Directs New Gundam Series RG XARX-ZERO for 2027","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The RG Project marks the first time a Gundam anime and a game share a continuous timeline while telling separate stories, and it is the first Gundam series announced at San Diego Comic-Con.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series is Kamiyama\u0026#39;s first Gundam directorial role, a franchise he has loved since he was 15 years old. He said watching the original \u003cem\u003eMobile Suit Gundam\u003c/em\u003e inspired him to become an anime director. Executive producer Takahiro Ogata said the RG Project is part of the 50th anniversary of the Sunrise brand.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKamiyama appeared in person at the Comic-Con panel alongside executive producer Ogata and producers Yasufumi Kobashi and Joseph Chou. Ogata said this was the first time Bandai Namco Filmworks had announced a new Gundam series in the United States. The panel showed a teaser trailer to the audience.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKamiyama described the project\u0026#39;s core conflict: the interstellar object that brought humanity three technologies also invaded Earth, and the story follows how humanity reclaims the planet. He said he wanted to create a \u0026#34;classic Gundam\u0026#34; that captures the same excitement he felt watching the first series.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional staff include:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEiichi Shimizu (\u003cem\u003eLinebarrels of Iron\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eULTRAMAN\u003c/em\u003e manga) as Gundam designer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTATO as original character designer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiyako Takasu as character designer and chief animation director\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGō Shiina (\u003cem\u003eDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u003c/em\u003e) as composer\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToh Enjoe as SF setting supervisor\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamiyama said the protagonist Ray Azumi harbors a secret that will be revealed as the story progresses. The alien ecosystem Apocalypse is described as a silicon-based life form. The game \u003cem\u003eGUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT\u003c/em\u003e was first announced at Summer Game Fest in June 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kenji Kamiyama is directing a new Gundam series, RG XARX-ZERO, set in a timeline where humanity fled Earth after an alien ecosystem called the Apocalypse took over. The anime and a game share the same continuity.","twitterPost":"Takeo Otsuka voices Ray Azumi, a war orphan who pilots the Gundam Zero in Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, coming in 2027. The series is part of the RG Project with the game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks announced Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO at San Diego Comic-Con, a new TV anime directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The series is part of the RG Project, a multimedia initiative that also includes the action game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, set in a new timeline where humanity abandoned Earth after an alien ecosystem overran the planet. The series launches in 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-23/ghost-in-the-shell-sac-kenji-kamiyama-helms-gundam-rg-xarx-zero-anime-in-2027/.239870\",\"title\":\"Ghost in the Shell: SAC's Kenji Kamiyama Helms Gundam RG XARX-ZERO Anime in 2027\"},{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2127486.html\",\"title\":\"New Gundam Announced! \\\"Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (Alex Zero)\\\" to Be Developed Across Anime and Game\"},{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0155950\",\"title\":\"New Gundam Series \\\"Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO\\\" Announced for 2027, Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Anime \\u0026 Game Collaboration\"},{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156002\",\"title\":\"New Gundam \\\"RG XARX-ZERO\\\" Main Character Voiced by Takeo Otsuka, Plays Azumi Rei Who Pilots Next-Gen MS \\\"Gundam ZERO\\\"\"},{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156001\",\"title\":\"New Gundam Announced at Comic-Con for the First Time; Kenji Kamiyama Declares the Birth of a \\\"Classic Gundam\\\" with XARX-ZERO\"},{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/24/185025.html\",\"title\":\"Latest Gundam Series \\\"Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero\\\" Announced! 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