{"id":72401,"date":"2026-09-14T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72401"},"modified":"2026-09-14T13:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T04:15:45","slug":"mobile-suit-gundam-rg-xarx-zero-to-release-in-april-2027-a-brand-new-anime-directed-by-kenji-kamiyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/mobile-suit-gundam-rg-xarx-zero-to-release-in-april-2027-a-brand-new-anime-directed-by-kenji-kamiyama\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO to release in April 2027. A brand-new anime directed by Kenji Kamiyama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced that the <strong>Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO<\/strong> anime (pronounced \u201cAlex Zero\u201d) will start airing in April 2027. The release has been confirmed for North America and Japan, with updates for other areas to follow. New stills from the anime <a href=\"https:\/\/en.gundam-official.com\/titles\/rg-project\/xarx-zero\/news\/detail\/?id=r3gircojylscg505jiqn4z91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have been unveiled along<\/a> with the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1194\" height=\"670\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-001.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-001-766x430.jpg 766w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1194\" height=\"671\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1194px) 100vw, 1194px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-002.jpg 1194w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-002-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/202609014-72401-002-380x214.jpg 380w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">XARX-ZERO is part of a cross-media project (titled \u201cRG Project\u201d), set in an all-new post-apocalyptic Gundam universe, which will tie in as a prequel to the upcoming action game Gundam Rogue Orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new universe was created by sci-fi director and writer Kenji Kamiyama \u2013 best known for his work on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex \u2013 alongside author Toh EnJoe. The story follows Ray Azumi, a war orphan who pilots the Gundam Zero, in the new After Apocalypse (A.A) continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story is set decades after an alien object gifted humanity revolutionary technologies, only to transform into a self-replicating ecosystem so hostile people came to call it the \u201cApocalypse.\u201d After humanity was forced to abandon Earth, a new era began, with generations growing up knowing only a world shaped by the ongoing threat of the Apocalypse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is set to release in April 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/the-elements-a-gundam-needs-in-order-to-be-a-gundam-interview-with-mobile-suit-gundam-rg-xarx-zero-director-kenji-kamiyama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cThe elements a Gundam needs in order to be a Gundam\u201d: Interview with Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-Zero director Kenji Kamiyama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The release has been confirmed for North America and Japan, with updates for other regions to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":72403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":false,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-72401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO to release in April 2027. 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