Gundam RG XARX-ZERO: New anime from legendary director promises to revolutionize the franchise in 2027
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New Gundam RG XARX-ZERO anime announced by Ghost in the Shell director for 2027 with a brand-new universe.
The Gundam franchise has just announced a historic shift. During San Diego Comic-Con, Bandai Namco revealed the new anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, with its release confirmed for 2027. The production is directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, the acclaimed creator known for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
The project goes far beyond an animated series. It launches the so-called RG Project, a multimedia universe in which productions across different media share the same timeline across generations. The newly announced game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT is also part of this same initiative, portraying the same universe about 100 years after the events of the anime.
The apocalyptic threat and the origin of Gundam ZERO
The story unfolds in a brand-new timeline, far from the traditional Universal Century. It all begins when an intergalactic entity grants humanity revolutionary technologies, such as gravity control and faster-than-light communication. Less than ten years later, that same entity collapses and gives rise to a hostile ecosystem nicknamed “Apocalypse”.
After three months of intense battles in Earth's orbit, humanity loses the Earth and comes to live in space and on the Moon. The protagonist Ray Azumi, a war orphan voiced by Takeo Otsuka, awakens on the lunar surface and takes the controls of Gundam ZERO, an experimental unit developed to fight the Apocalypse.
Behind the scenes and the director's vision
Kenji Kamiyama revealed that he embraced the challenge of rebuilding Gundam from scratch without clinging to old conventions. By breaking free from the old rules of factions and traditional warfare, the director sought the essence of what makes Gundam fascinating to create a fully original experience.
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