New Hideaki Anno Gundam Anime Is Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Khara and Sunrise announced Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which will be an all-new Gundam anime series. Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame is one of the people working on the storyboard for the new Gundam show.

You can watch the trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX here:

The trailer starts with protagonist Amate Yuzuriha describing and showing life in a colony. She then learns from war refugee Nyaan what Clan Battles are. They’re illegal duels in which pilots face off against each other in their Gundams. She participates in these Clan Battles under the name of “Machu” until one day, she meets a mysterious pilot named Shuji. Shuji is being pursued by the authorities. Like The Witch From Mercury, this new Gundam show will star a female protagonist.

Here’s the cast of the main characters:

• Amate Yuzuriha: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Sothis in Fire Emblem: Three Houses)
• Nyaan: Yui Ishikawa (2B in NieR Automata)
• Shuji Ito: Shimba Tsuchiya (Toshio in The Grudge 3)

As mentioned earlier, Hideaki Anno is working on this Gundam storyboard. Other major staff members include director Kazuya Tsurumaki (FLCL), script supervisor Yoji Enokido (Bungo Stray Dogs), and mechanical designer Ikuto Yamashita (Neon Genesis Evangelion). Illustrator Take, who previously designed for Pokemon Sun & Moon, Fate/Grand Order, and Katanagatari is the character designer.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is in production. A re-edited version of the first few episodes will appear in Japanese theaters under the title Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX – Beginning – on January 17, 2025. More information on international releases will come out in the future.