The latest anime, manga, game, voice actor and movie collab news from Japan.
Collaboration Café
The “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO” × Animate “Gratte” event kicks off on Thursday, January 14, 2027! Here’s a look at the menu—featuring graphic lattes, icing cookies, and graphic ice cream—as well as information on the eight types of paid-bonus trading acrylic coasters. Graphic Ice is available only at select stores.
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The theatrical anime “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO” opens on Friday, January 15, 2027! Here’s a roundup of the latest promotional video, synopsis, voice cast, and staff, along with information on the first set of “Muvichike” advance ticket cards with bonus items, available for purchase on Friday, October 16.
We’ve also included details on the stage performers for GUNDAM-Con 2027 and the deadline for the second round of the ticket lottery.
Merchandise
From *Mobile Suit Gundam X*, a “Layered Graph” featuring the 30th-anniversary launch visual and the 30th-anniversary key visual will go on sale in March 2027!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
“GUNDAM-Con 2027 SIDE MAKUHARI,” a celebration event marking the 50th anniversary of the Gundam series, will be held at Makuhari Messe Halls 1–3 starting Saturday, January 9, 2027. Admission is by advance lottery, and applications for the second round of the lottery are being accepted until 11:59 PM on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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“OPERATION TOKAIDO,” a collaboration between “New Mobile Report Gundam W” and JR Central’s “Oshi-Tabi” campaign, will begin on October 20, 2026. Exclusive in-train voice messages on the Tokaido Shinkansen, metallic cards, wallpapers featuring the six stations served by the Nozomi, and collaboration merchandise will be available!
Original Art Exhibition / Exhibition
An exhibition featuring director Yoshiyuki Tomino, known for the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series and other works, will open early at the Odawara Castle Keep in his hometown of Odawara on November 6, 2026. Starting November 23, the Odawara Sannomaru Hall will also serve as a venue, tracing the “origins” of his creativity through materials from his childhood and his body of work!
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A new anime in the Gundam series, *Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO (Alex Zero)*, will begin airing on television in April 2027. Kenji Kamiyama is directing and serving as series composer, while Tsuyoshi Otsuka will voice the protagonist, Azumi Ray. A teaser trailer and an interview with Director Kamiyama have been released.
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A special project titled “Gundam X Is Always There,” commemorating the 30th anniversary of the broadcast of *Mobile Suit Gundam X*, has kicked off. Starting September 14, 2026, iconic scenes from all 39 episodes will appear in locations across the country, and a social media campaign offering a chance to win mini-posters is also underway through September 30!
Lottery / Prizes / Gacha
“Ichiban Kuji Mobile Suit Gundam UNIVERSAL CENTURY SAGA 2” will go on sale sequentially starting October 3, 2026, at 7-Eleven and other locations. The lineup includes seven tiers of prizes, such as the “BUSTISAN” bust figure of the RX-78-2 Gundam and the MASTERLISE figure of Amuro Ray, as well as a Last One Prize.
