Bandai Namco Unveils 2027 Gundam Anime and Game in New After Apocalypse Timeline
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Updated · Polygon · Jul 23
Bandai Namco Unveils 2027 Gundam Anime and Game in New After Apocalypse Timeline
3 articles · Updated · Polygon · Jul 23
Summary
San Diego Comic-Con brought Bandai Namco Filmworks' reveal that Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO will launch in 2027 alongside game tie-in Gundam Rogue Orbit.
The two projects share one continuous universe called After Apocalypse, with the anime set 100 years before the game and each telling the story from a different perspective.
Kenji Kamiyama created the new continuity and directs the anime, while novelist Toh EnJoe contributed worldbuilding and Sola Animation is producing the series.
A.A. 45 serves as the anime's setting: humanity has fled Earth after an alien-derived ecosystem called the Apocalypse overran the planet, leaving war orphan Ray Azumi as the central pilot.
The announcement pushes Gundam beyond its better-known timelines such as Universal Century, with both 2027 releases positioned as a fresh entry point for the franchise.