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RG 陸戦型ガンダム

Kenji Kamiyama is directing and writing series composition for Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO, his first Gundam work, which shares a world with the game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT. Both projects target 2027.

Synthesized from 30 Yomimono stories · updated 4d ago

Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO is Kenji Kamiyama's first Gundam project. He directs and handles series composition for the anime. Kamiyama said the anime and the game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT share one world, with the game set 100 years later. The game team proposed the enemy concept, and the anime team built the war structure. He kept the tricolor robot and human war as essential Gundam elements. Both projects target 2027.

Coverage of the series so far is limited to Kamiyama's statements. No studio, broadcast window, or cast has been confirmed in the provided stories. The shared-world setup and the 100-year gap between anime and game are the only concrete details established.

Key facts

Director and series composition
Kenji Kamiyama directs and writes series composition for Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO. ↗
Shared world with game
The anime and the game GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT share one world, with the game set 100 years later. ↗
Release window
Both the anime and the game target 2027. ↗
Kamiyama's first Gundam work
This is Kamiyama's first Gundam project. ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Announced
RG Gundam Ground Type kit announced (Latest! Gunpla Information Bureau [Episode 1]) · 2026-08-29

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Aug 29

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Aug 28

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Aug 28

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Aug 28

Overgeared Anime NYC Premiere Review: A Comedy About a Level -1 Loser

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Aug 28

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Aug 28

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Aug 28

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Aug 27

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Aug 27

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Aug 21

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Aug 21

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Aug 20

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Aug 20

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Aug 19

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Aug 18

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Aug 18

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Aug 18

Gundam X 30th Anniversary Set Pairs Gundam DX With G-Falcon

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Aug 18

G-Gen Eternal Adds SD Gundam Gaiden III Story Event and Gacha

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Aug 16

Gundam Rogue Orbit Reveals Hero and Enemy Designs, Shares World With New Anime

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Aug 15

Madoka Magica Walpurgisnacht Film Teams With ROUND1 for Nationwide Collab

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Aug 15

Busan Team OddBallGames Shows Mask-Shifting Puzzle Game Worn By The Forgotten

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Aug 14

Medicom Toy Adds Cyborg Superman and Steel to SUPER MANGA POWERS Line

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