Mobile Suit Gundam Teams Up With Anime Royalty For Its Strangest Crossover

The Gundam universe has seen its fair share of crossovers that pit the classic anime mechs against other anime heavy hitters. The weapons of war have shared space with the likes of Hatsune Miku, Call of Duty, Code Geass, Hello Kitty, and too many others to count. With the Mech franchise recently returning to theaters thanks to the second entry in the Hathaway’s Flash series, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe, the series has been celebrating some major anniversaries as of late. To help once again inject some wild moments into the franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam has released a new anime crossover that many didn’t see coming.

The popular anime series Sgt. Frog, created by Mine Yoshizaki, began as a manga in Monthly Shonen Ace in 1999 and has been running ever since. It follows a group of frog-like alien soldiers. This year, a new Sgt. Frog movie, hilariously titled Sgt. Frog: The New Movie – Now Resurrected and Earth in Immediate Crisis, will be released in Japan on June 26th. A recent trailer showed the characters teaming up with a Gundam to battle enemies from the Principality of Zeon.

Gundam x Frog

Haven’t you heard about the new Sgt. Frog movie? Bandai Namco describes it as a story where the Keroro Platoon, usually just relaxing, faces a strange new threat. Mysterious creatures called yokai suddenly appear in Shibuya, and bizarre events start happening all over Japan. Strange symbols pop up everywhere, hinting at a shadowy “genius inventor.” This new invasion stirs the Keroro Platoon into action! The movie also introduces Arle and Deruru, new Keronian brothers, and promises the biggest battles and surprises in the series yet, all coming this summer. Currently, there’s no word on a release date for North America, but the connection to Gundam might bring it to Western audiences.

Although The Sorcery of Nymph Circe is no longer widely shown in cinemas, fans can expect more Gundam movies in the future. A live-action Gundam film is currently being made, and this will be the first time Hollywood has attempted to adapt the series. Following the recent success of live-action versions of One Piece and Avatar: The Last Airbender, it will be fascinating to see how this popular Japanese mech series appeals to a Western audience unfamiliar with the original anime.

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2026-06-09 21:40