During an Anime Expo 2024 panel, Bandai Namco Filmworks and Atlas V confirmed that the Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom VR anime will premiere in fall 2024 for Meta Quest devices. A new trailer and key visual for the Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom anime were released as well.
Shoko Nakagawa performs the Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom theme song “Across the World.” The song was released digitally worldwide on July 3.
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.
