Summary
TheMobile Suit Gundamfranchise announced a new project, titledMobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX(this “GQuuuuuuX” part is to be pronounced something like “G-Quacks”). This is a joint project between Sunrise and studio Khara (Rebuild of Evangelion).
The information came from the Gundam Conference Winter 2024, and the series is confirmed to be the second series of the “Gundammainline” aired during the Japanese Reiwa Era (the first one wasGundam: Witch from Mercury, but they won’t necessarily have any direct relation). It is also the 16th installment of the franchise.
A good portion of the staff once worked for thenow defunct studio Gainax,includingEvangelioncreator Hideaki Anno, who is supervising scripts alongsideYoji Enokido(Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon SuperS, Ouran Host Club). Enokido is also credited for the series composition.
Anno’s “protégé”,Kazuya Tsurumaki, is in charge of the direction. Tsurumaki previously directedThe End of Evangelion, FLCLand co-directed allRebuild of Evangelionmovies. Other staff names includeTake(Pokémon Sun & Moon) as character designer andIkuto Yamashita(Shin Kamen Rider, Evangelion) as mechanical designer. Check out the first trailer:
GQuuuuuuX Cast, Story and Key Dates
The series will air on Japanese TV at a later date, yet to be announced. However, initial episodes will have a theatrical cut screened in Japanese cinemas from July 06, 2025. The English trailer asks fans to wait for international release information.
In the sotry, Amate Yuzuriha is a regular high-school student living in a colony in outer space, at least up until she meets Nyaan, a war refugee. Amate ends up joining Clanb Battles, illegal fights using mobile suits, piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then space force and police suddenly come after her.
Tomoyo Kurosawa(Kumiko Omae inSound! Euphonium) will play Amate Yuzuriha, whileYui Ishikawa(Mikasa Ackermann inAttack on Titan) will voice Nyaan.
The Mobile Suit Gundam Universe
Gundamstarted in 1979 with theMobile Suit Gundamanime seriescreated byYoshiyuki Tomino. After a tough beginning, the franchise was able to establish itself asone of the most popular mecha franchises in Japan.
The first story is set in a future in which human colonies are spread around space, after the Earth became overpopulated and also over polluted. A new spacial era begins in theUniveral Century year 0001, and the plot is set at UC 0079, when Zeon, a colony independent of Earth, declares war.
The franchise spawned a lot of series, some set in parallel timelines. UC timelinestill gets new installments, but other timelines include Future Century, After Colony, After War, Correct Century, Cosmic Era, Advanced Generation, Regild Century, Post Disaster, Tenpou Era, Ad Stella, and our current Gregorian calendar (Anno Domini). Most Gundam stories are in the UC, but some famous and more recent anime, such asGundam Wing(After Colony),Gundam SEED(Cosmic Era), orIron-Blooded Orphans(Post Disaster) take place in alternate timelines.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX release date on TV is yet to be announced, and the series will likely get an international release.
