Be part of the very first Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX event in Los Angeles, featuring a movie screening, special guests—including the Director, Kazuya Tsurumaki, the voice actor of the main character MACHU, Tomoyo Kurosawa, and many more—a talk show, a live music performance, and more!
Event Details
Gundam Rising in Los Angeles – Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Special Event
When: Thursday, July 3 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Movie Screening Segment
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Talk & Performance Segment
Where: Peacock Theater
Guests: Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay), Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU)), Naohiro Ogata (Gundam Executive Producer), Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU)), Simba Tsuchiya (voice of Shuji Itō), Shinji Kawada (voice of Challia Bull), Shin Yuuki (voice of Char Aznable),and more.
What: Movie screening, Talk Show, Live Music Performance, Free Giveaways
Free Giveaways:Shopper Bag, Special Illustration Postcard (3 Types), Gundam Card Game Promotional Card, GUNPLA Trial Kit RX-78-2 Gundam, and Gundam Headband
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Autograph Session
When: Thursday July 4, 2025, 10:30AM – 11:30AM, PST
Where: JW Mariott Gold Ballroom (900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA)
Guests:
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Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director), Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay) - Table 13.5
Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU)), Simba Tsuchiya (voice of Shuji Itō) - Table 14
Shinji Kawada (voice of Challia Bull), Shin Yuuki (voice of Char Aznable)
*Autograph reservation is scheduled to be available on June 26 at 12PM PT.
Visit the reservation page: https://store.epic.leapevent.tech/anime-expo/2025
About Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX is a brand new series that is directed by Kazuya
Tsurumaki and is the first-ever major collaboration between EVANGELION series
creator studio khara, and SUNRISE, the historic home to the Mobile Suit Gundam
works.
Prior to the release of the anime series, theatrical version using re-edited episodes
“Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” was released in the US in February this
year, and recorded a box office revenue of $1.03 million with over 76,000 people
watching it in theaters. It hit the highest-grossing Gundam series in the US with many
people enjoying the film.
The series follows Amate Yuzuriha, a high-school student living peacefully in a space
colony floating in outer space. When she meets a girl named Nyaan, Amate is drawn
into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle.
Under the entry name “Machu”, she throws herself into fierce battle day after day,
piloting the GQuuuuuuX. Then an unidentified Gundam mobile suit pursued by both the
space force and the police appears before her, along with its pilot, a boy named Shuji.
Now their world is about to enter a new era.
The anime series is exclusively available on Prime Video.
https://amazon.com/dp/B0CY9Q3TVR
Socials
Official Website: https://en.gundam.info/about-gundam/series-pages/gquuuuuux/
Official X (Japanese only): https://x.com/g_gquuuuuux
Bandai Namco Filmworks English Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bandainamcofilmworks_en/
Bandai Namco Filmworks English X (Twitter): https://x.com/bnfw_en
Guests:
Kazuya Tsurumaki (Director)
Animation film director and animator.
Born in 1966, Niigata Prefecture. Currently affiliated with “khara”. After debuting as an animator at Studio Giants, he moved to GAINAX. He participated as a key animator in the TV series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and made his directorial debut with New Gunbuster: Science Lesson, a special featurette included in the Gunbuster laserdisc box set.
In the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tsurumaki contributed as assistant director and was involved in design and setting development. Later, he served as the director of the OVAs FLCL and Gunbuster 2, as well as directing The Dragon Dentist.
Tsurumaki continued his role as a director for the Rebuild of Evangelion series, including the latest installment, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021), while also contributing to the storyboard and design work.
Yoji Enokido (Series Supervision and Screenplay)
Born in 1963, Shiga Prefecture.
He wrote the screenplay for the third installment of the Sailor Moon series, S, and worked on the series composition for the next installment SuperS. He also contributed to works such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and The Melody of Oblivion. Alongside director Kazuyoshi Tsukamoto, he worked on FLCL, Gunbuster 2, and The Dragon Dentist, leaving a memorable mark in the industry.
Tomoyo Kurosawa (voice of Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU))
Born April 10, 1996, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture.
A Japanese actor and voice actor who has voiced in various roles including Amate Yuzuriha (MACHU) from “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX”, Kumiko Oumae from “Sound! Euphonium”, Phosphophyllite from “Land of the Lustrous”, and Mitsumi Iwakura from “Skip and Loafer”. She has also appeared in dramas such as “When Marriages Fracture
Simba Tsuchiya (Voice of Shuji Itō)
Actor and voice actor, born in 1996, Tokyo. He trained his physical ability through Japanese dance and classical ballet, and worked as an action actor. He was fascinated by “voice acting” on stage, and is now active as a genre-less expressive actor. He has voiced various roles including Shuji Itō in “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX-Beginning-,” Balgo in “BURN THE WITCH,” Tsutomu Goshiki in “Haikyuu!!”, Tatara Fujita in “Welcome to the Ballroom”, Shotaro Futaba in “Backflip‼”, Raphael in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
“. He also participated in stage productions of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar” and ” Love’s Labor’s Lost “. In 2020, he won the “Best New Actors” of the 15th Seiyu Awards.
Shinji Kawada (Voice of Challia Bull)
While gaining experience as a stage actor, he participated in a voice acting audition and became affiliated with Kenproduction. He has voiced in various roles including Challia Bull from “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX”, Shino Aburame from “NARUTO”, Oruo Bozad from “Attack on Titan”, Shuro from “Delicious in Dungeon”, and many more. He enjoys an active lifestyle, with hobbies that include bouldering and scuba-diving.
Shin Yuuki (Voice of Char Aznable)
After completing his high school education, he enrolled in a voice acting school. Later, he joined Kenproduction’s training school and officially became affiliated with the agency. Since then, he has voiced in various roles including Char Aznable from “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX”, Takemichi Hanagaki from “Tokyo Revengers”, Iharu Furuhashi from “Kaiju No.8”, Takuma Shinozaki from “My Tiny Senpai”, and many more. He enjoys playing video games, with a particular fondness for action games.
Naohiro Ogata (Gundam Executive Producer)
A director of Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.
He served as a producer for many works including titles from the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series.