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Bandai Namco Filmworks Reveals Gundam Silver Phantom Feature-Length VR Anime (Updated)

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Bandai Namco Filmworks announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it and virtual reality (VR) production company Atlas V are co-producing a feature-length VR anime for the Gundam franchise titled Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom for Meta Quest. The project is an interactive, “immersive adventure.”

Pierre Zandrowicz of Atlas V and Ken Iyadomi of Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the project and showed a brief teaser video featuring the logo. Zandrowicz said regarding the project, "This is not a game, nor is it just a narrative experience—it's an immersive adventure that leverages the best of both worlds."

This is the first time Sunrise is working with a French company, Atlas V.

Another recently announced Gundam project from Bandai Namco Filmworks include the Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance project, which consists of six 30-minute episodes that will stream worldwide. The staff at Sunrise and Safe House are producing the animation entirely with Epic Games ' Unreal Engine 5. Bandai Namco Filmworks has not revealed a release date for the anime.

Sunrise Beyond recently released the three-episode anime Gundam Build Metaverse, its 10th anniversary anime for the Gundam Build franchise, on October 6. The project promotes Bandai Namco Entertainment's planned "Gundam Metaverse" project.

Update: Added reveal video.

Sources: Email correspondence, Bandai Namco Filmworks Anime NYC 2023 panel (Alex Mateo)