Bandai Namco Filmworks and Atlas V announced Shoko Nakagawa will the Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom VR theme song “Across the World.” In addition, various new screenshots for the upcoming VR anime project highlight the game’s Mixed Reality elements.
Shoko Nakagawa will perform the Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom VR theme song at the Gundam panel on July 5 during Anime Expo 2024. Fans can expect more news about the upcoming VR project at the event. The song will be released digitally worldwide just a few days prior on July 3.
Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom VR will feature new Mixed Reality add-ons, which seamlessly integrate real and virtual elements for a dynamic experience. These features let users engage in mini-battles with mobile suits as they appear in the physical environment. Players can expect to see mobile suits from the main story, along with exclusive ones for the game.
Check out the new screenshots in our gallery below:
Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom is an original Gundam VR movie. It will feature a new story that takes place in the Universal Century 0096. The staff of the upcoming project includes:
- Planning: SUNRISE
- Distribution: ASTREA
- Mobile Suit Gundam original concept: Hajime Yatate & Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Director: Kenichi Suzuki
- Scriptwriter: Ryoji Sekinishi
- Character Designer: Tsukasa Kotobuki
- Mechanical Designer: Mika Akitaka
- Music Composer: Yoshiya Ikeda
- Sound Director: Sadayoshi Fujino
- Interactive Designer: Ferdinand Dervieux
- Technical Artist Director: Gaël Chaize
- CG Animation Director: Naoki Yamamoto
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks:
Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is an interactive cinematic story that provides fans with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Gundam series in a new way and brand new story.
Until now, the details about this experience, including the story and the period setting, have been kept secret. However, with the release of this teaser, the curtain has been lifted to reveal that the story takes place in the Universal Century 0096. It includes battle scenes in outer space, where mobile suits familiar to the fanbase are visible, and pilot characters are introduced, raising expectations as to how they will be involved in the story.
