Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO – Everything We Know About the New Gundam Anime

The Gundam franchise has taken fans to many different timelines over the years. Some stories are about wars between nations, while others explore new technology and the people caught in the middle. Now, the series is heading in a bold new direction with Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO.

Set to release in 2027, the anime introduces a brand-new timeline called After Apocalypse and launches the ambitious RG Project. It also becomes the first Gundam TV anime to feature an alien lifeform as the main enemy instead of another human faction. Here’s everything revealed so far about its release, cast, story, trailer, and where fans will likely be able to watch it.

Title	Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO
Release Date	Set to be released in 2027 (exact date is yet to be announced)
Studio	Sola Animation
Where to Watch	Yet to be announced

When Will Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO Release?

Bandai Namco Filmworks has officially confirmed that Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO will premiere in 2027 (via the official website). While an exact release date has not been announced yet, the anime is already in production and has received its first teaser visual and teaser trailer.

The series is part of the newly announced RG Project, a multimedia project that connects an anime and a video game in one shared universe. Instead of telling separate stories, both projects are connected. The anime takes place about 100 years before the upcoming game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, making it the starting point of this new timeline.

More details, including the exact premiere date and episode schedule, are expected to be announced closer to its release.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO Anime Complete Cast Details

So far, Bandai Namco has revealed only one main cast member. The story follows Azumi Ray, who is voiced by Takeo Otsuka. Ray is a war orphan who lost his parents during an attack by the Apocalypse. He later becomes the pilot of Gundam ZERO, a powerful new experimental mobile suit created to fight humanity’s greatest threat.

Although the rest of the voice cast has not been announced yet, the production staff behind the anime has already been revealed (via the official website). Here is a quick overview of the same.

RoleStaff

Director & Series Composition	Kenji Kamiyama
Planning	Sunrise
Original Story	Yoshiyuki Tomino & Hajime Yatate
SF Setting Supervision	Toh Enjo
Gundam Design	Eiichi Shimizu
Original Character Design	STATO
Character Design & Chief Animation Director	Miyako Takasu
Music	Go Shiina
Animation Production	Sola Animation
Produced By	Bandai Namco Filmworks

With Kenji Kamiyama directing the project and Toh Enjo helping build the science fiction setting, the series is expected to deliver a fresh take on the Gundam universe while staying true to the franchise’s core themes.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO Plot Details – What to Expect

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO introduces an entirely new Gundam timeline called After Apocalypse (A.A.). According to the official story synopsis, the new story begins after humanity has already lost its greatest battle.

Long before the events of the anime, an autonomous interstellar object arrived from another galaxy. Instead of attacking Earth, it gave humanity three incredible scientific breakthroughs: Gravity Control, Faster-than-Light Communication, and Cognitive Materialization. These discoveries completely changed civilization and allowed humans to expand across the entire solar system.

But the peaceful era did not last. Less than ten years after its discovery, the same object suddenly went out of control. It created a dangerous self-replicating ecosystem that quickly spread throughout Earth. Humanity named this mysterious new threat the Apocalypse.

People fought against the Apocalypse for three months in Earth’s orbit, but they could not stop it. In the end, humanity was forced to leave Earth behind. That year became known as A.A. 1, the first year of the After Apocalypse calendar.

The anime begins in A.A. 45. By this point, children born on the Moon and in space colonies have never seen Earth as their home. Among them is Azumi Ray, a young boy whose journey begins on the lunar surface.

Ray eventually becomes the pilot of Gundam ZERO, a next-generation experimental Gundam built to fight the Apocalypse. As the story unfolds, his choices are expected to shape the future of humanity itself.

One of the biggest things that makes XARX-ZERO different from previous Gundam TV series is its main enemy. Instead of another military force or political faction, humanity is fighting an alien ecosystem.

The Apocalypse is made up of silicon-based lifeforms that separated from the mysterious interstellar object before multiplying across Earth. While the Gundam franchise has featured alien threats before – most notably the ELS in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer – this is the first Gundam TV anime where alien lifeforms are the main antagonists throughout the story.

The anime is also the first major alternate-universe Gundam television series built from the start as part of a larger multimedia story. Instead of ending with the anime, the timeline continues directly into GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT, allowing fans to experience the same world from a different point of view.

Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO Anime Trailer Breakdown

The first teaser trailer focuses on introducing the world rather than revealing major story details. It begins by showing humanity’s rise after receiving three revolutionary technologies from the mysterious interstellar object. The mood quickly changes as the object creates the Apocalypse, forcing humans to leave Earth behind and build a new life on the Moon and in space colonies.

The trailer also gives fans their first look at Azumi Ray and Gundam ZERO. While it doesn’t reveal much about the plot, it clearly shows that Ray and his Gundam will play a key role in humanity’s fight for survival. The teaser visual follows the same idea. It places Ray and Gundam ZERO at the center, hinting that both will become symbols of hope in a world that has already lost its home planet.

Compared to many previous Gundam announcements, this teaser focuses more on mystery and world-building than action. It spends more time setting up the new timeline and the threat of the Apocalypse than showing battles, giving fans a glimpse of the darker tone the series is aiming for.

Where to Watch Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO Online?

There is no official streaming platform for Mobile Suit Gundam RG: XARX-ZERO yet. Since the anime is still scheduled for a 2027 release, Bandai Namco Filmworks has not announced where international fans will be able to watch it.

Based on previous Gundam releases, the series will likely stream on major anime platforms like Crunchyroll or Netflix after its Japanese broadcast. However, fans will need to wait for an official announcement before any streaming service is confirmed.

Until then, viewers can expect more updates over the coming months, including new trailers, additional cast announcements, more mobile suit reveals, and the anime’s official release date as its 2027 premiere gets closer.

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