by Char Aznable and Sharia Bull from the TV anime “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ” will appear in issue 2465 of Magazine House’s weekly magazine “Anan.” Ahead of its release on October 1, 2025, the cover of the special edition featuring the two characters side by side was revealed and quickly spread online.
“Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,” a spring 2025 anime series co-produced by Studio Khara and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, aired in April. When the theatrical pre-release version of “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-” was released in January, before its TV broadcast, its unexpected content shocked longtime fans.
The TV series also became a hot topic, with Hideaki Anno, who worked on the script and design of the “Evangelion” series, also contributing to the series. Director Tsurumaki’s new interpretation of “Gundam” and its fascinating characters left a powerful impact on Gundam history, bringing the series to a close. Char and Sharia from “GQuuuuuuX” grace the cover of “anan,” while Exabe Olive graces the back cover. The unexpected appearance of the trio has generated a wave of excitement and delight online, with comments like, “Is Char and Sharia Bull really on the cover of an anan? lol, “I can’t believe Char is on the cover of anan…,” “The cover is amazing!!” “It’s too funny that he’s on the cover of anan lol,” “Char… Sharia… Exabe…” and “I’ve been fooled into wanting to buy anan now.” “Char and Sharia’s lovey-dovey vibe, so cool with a Bordeaux in hand,” “Sharia is probably keeping an eye on Char to make sure he doesn’t do anything weird again lol,” and “I love the fixed gaze of the green man with a mixture of love and hate.” Sharia is positioned a step back from Char. How does this character appear to him, nicknamed “The Green Man” by fans? Online, attention has been drawn to the fact that Sharia is holding the “Left Bank of Bordeaux” in his hand, a nostalgic symbol of his past, and the location of the photo has also been spotted! Fans’ fantasies have run wild.
“That’s the place…” “They took the photo at Sodong!!!” “Hey, is that Sodong?!” “Is that Sodong?! A reunion at Sodong?!” “What? Sodong?? I do recognize this dim, indirect lighting.” “Sharia and Olive reunite in the Colonel’s private room in Sodong… I bet he kept the Left Bank bottle after all!!!” “Where did he keep the Left Bank bottle? In the Colonel’s room in Sodong?” “The empty bottle the Green Man is holding is the wine the Colonel gave him five years ago, and they opened together…”
Meanwhile, Exabe Olive, seen standing in the car window on the back cover, has received comments he likely wouldn’t have expected. Could this lethargy have been caused by the position he was sitting in? “Exabe-kun, that’s the priority seat,” “I love how laid-back Exabe-kun sits in the priority seat with his legs apart,” “Exabe-kun doesn’t seem happy to be forced to sit in the priority seat just because it’s a shoot,” “I don’t think Exabe-kun will sit in the priority seat,” “I bet Exabe-kun got scolded by the old man in green after being exposed on social media sitting in the priority seat.” Take, for example, the character designer for “GQuuuuuuX,” who also tweeted just one word on his own social media account when the cover of “anan” was revealed.
“Nice…” It was just that, but it speaks to the feelings of fans who were in a state of loss after the broadcast had ended. In addition to the front and back covers, issue 2465 of “anan” also includes a lengthy interview with Director Tsurumaki (interviewed by Omocoro writer Kato Ryo, who is known to be a Gundam fan), as well as interviews with Kurosawa Tomoyo, who plays the main character Machu, Shin Yuki, who plays Char Aznable, Kawada Shinji, who plays Sharia Blu, and Yamashita Seiichiro, who plays Exabe Olive. Each of them shares their thoughts on the work and its appeal.
The “anan” issue 2465, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX” special edition, is priced at 880 yen (tax included). It will go on sale nationwide from October 1 at bookstores, convenience stores, and online bookstores. Magazine House “anan” issue 2465, “Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX” special edition. Release date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025. Special feature: “Body conditioning through bone training.” Price: 880 yen.
