Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. announced today that the latest installment in the Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX— a first-ever collaboration between studio khara and Sunrise — will participate in Anime Expo 2025 (anime-expo.org), North America’s largest anime convention. AX 2025 will be held July 3-6 at the Los Angeles Convention CEnter.
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, a theatrical film composed of re-edited episodes of the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX series that premiered in February of this year, became the highest-grossing Gundam title in U.S. box office history, earning $1.03 million and attracting more than 76,000 viewers to theaters. Now, the breakout film lands in Los Angeles for a special event taking place at the Peacock Theater during Anime Expo 2025 on Thursday, July 3.
The event will feature a screening of the theatrical Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film followed by a talk session with key creative staff. Scheduled panelists include Kazuya Tsurumaki (director), Yoji Enokido (series supervisor and screenwriter), Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice actor of Amate Yuzuriha/Machu) and Naohiro Ogata (Gundam Executive Producer from Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.). Fans will also be treated to giveaways and a live music performance
Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. will also attend Japan Expo 2025 (japan-expo-france.jp), Europe’s largest celebration of Japanese culture, held at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6. As part of a special showcase, there will be a movie screening of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- with director Kazuya Tsurumaki, series supervisor and screenwriter Yoji Enokido, and design/storyboard artist Mahiro Maeda taking the stage to share behind-the-scenes insights into the making of the series and explore the evolving world of Gundam.