Brian K. Vaughan has signed on to write the screenplay for Gundam

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The Lineup of GUNPLA New Released on March 2019

HGUC 1/144 Narrative Gundam Type C
MG 1/100 Gundam Dynames
Figure-rise Standard BUILD DIVERS Diver AYAME
MG 1/100 Gundam AGE II Magnum



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GUNDAM Cafe in Osaka

It has been decided that GUNDAM Cafe in Osaka is going to be open on March 20th.
Exclusive goods in Osaka is going to be sold, for example, Various goods printed popular quotes of Gundam translated in Osaka Dialect.



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The Kitchen Knife inspired by ZAKU's Heat Hawk

A Japanese smithy has made the kitchen knife inspired by ZAKU's Heat Hawk.


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Gundam 40th anniversary BEST ANIME MIX CD

It has been decided that the CD Album "Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary BEST ANIME MIX" is going to be released on April 3rd by SonyMusic.

1 Fly! Gundam / Ikeda Kou / Mobile Suit Gundam
2 Shine in the Storm / Yonekura Chihiro / Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
3 JUST COMMUNICATION / TWO-MIX / Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
4 Believe / Nami Tamaki / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
5 Raise your flag / MAN WITH A MISSION / Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
6 MEN OF DESTINY / MIO / Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
7 It's Not Anime - Old Earthman who forgotten his dream - / Arai Masato / Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
8 INVOKE / TMRevolution / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
9 BLAZING / GARNiDELiA / Gundam Reconguista in G
10 Fleeting and Everlasting Sorrow / UVERworld / Mobile Suit Gundam 00
11 PRIDE / HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
12 Z Beyond the Time / Ayukawa Maya / Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
13 AURORA / Air Aoi / Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
14 Ash Like Snow / the brilliant green / Mobile Suit Gundam 00
15 Survivor / BLUE ENCOUNT / Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
16 Flash of G / Hasegawa Daisuke / Gundam Reconguista in G
17 Char is coming / Hori Koichiro / Mobile Suit Gundam
18 STAND UP TO THE VICTORY / Kawazoe Tomohisa / Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
19 Wings of Words / CHEMISTRY / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
20 ETERNAL WIND -Smile in the Shining Wind- / Moriguchi Hiroko / Mobile Suit Gundam F91
21 BEYOND THE TIME -Beyond Mobius's Universe- / TM NETWORK / Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
22 Wheels of the Dawn / FictionJunction YUUKA / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
23 B-Bird / earthmind / Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
24 To tomorrow / Iris / Gundam Build Divers
25 10 YEARS AFTER / Yonekura Chihiro / Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
26 DREAMS / ROMANTIC MODE / After War Gundam X
27 One Half / BACK-ON / Gundam Build Fighters
28 Turn A turn / Saijo Hideki / Turn A Gundam
29 RAGE OF DUST / SPYAIR / Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
30 Across the Tears / Stereopony / Mobile Suit Gundam 00
31 Meteor's Tear / CHiAKi KURiYAMA / Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
32 Reach Out to the Sky Someday / Shiina Megumi / Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
33 FLYING IN THE SKY / Ushima Yoshifumi / Mobile Fighter G Gundam
34 Our Whereabouts / Takahashi Hitomi / Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY
35 BROKEN MIRROR / BOOM BOOM SATELLITES / Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
36 My World / SPYAIR / Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
37 To Tomorrow / Galileo Galilei / Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
38 From the Aqueous Star with Love / HMoriguchi Hiroko / Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
39 Soldiers of Sorrow / Inoue Daisuke / Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow
40 Freesia / Uru / Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

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The Theater Play of "00 Gundam" Began

The stage theater "Mobile Suit Gundam 00 - Regeneration by Destruction - Re: Build" was started on February 15th and the casts said opening greeting from the stage.

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SYD MEAD: PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019

The exhibition "SYD MEAD: PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019" is going to be held for 23 days from April 27th to May 19th at Tokyo Arts Chiyoda 3331 in Roppongi, Tokyo.

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"ROBOT KICHI" ‐Robot Animation Pub- was renovated

It was annouced that the pub operated jointly by BANDAI SPRITS and YORONOTAKI (A major restaurant company) was going to reopen after renovating  as "ROBOT KICHI ‐Robot Animation SAKABA‐" on February 7.
"KICHI" means "Base" in Japanese.

In addition to "BANDAI CHANNEL TOUCH" movie, it became possible to enjoy the exhibition of robot figures and plastic model series newly.
And, the interior is stylish and cool, the menu has been renewed to affordable prices.

This pub is in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

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<Official Site>

The Lineup of GUNPLA New Released on February 2019

HGBD 1/144 Gundam Zerachiel
HGUC 1/144 GUSTAV KARL Unicorn Ver.
SD Gundam Cross Silhouette Freedom Gundam

<Gundam Info translated>

Gundam World in Hakata

"Gundam World" is going to be held in Hakata on March 13.



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Gundam 40th Anniversary Collaboration, UNIQLO / NPB etc.

BANDAI SPIRITS announced 4 plans as part of "Mobile Suit GUNDAM's 40th Anniversary Project".

- UNIQLO : Gundam T-Shirt with GUNPLA
- NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball Organization) : GUNPLA of Baseball Team Color
- KEN OKUYAMA (Industrial Designer) : GUNPLA Designed by KEN OKUYAMA
- TV TOKYO : GUNPLA "HALO" and TV Animation.

<Kakaku.com Magazine translated>

"MECHANICAL DESIGNER OKAWARA KUNIO EXHIBITION" in China

It has been decided to hold "MECHANICAL DESIGNER OKAWARA KUNIO EXHIBITION" from March 8 to June 9 in China which looks back on the history of the activities of Kunio Okawara, the first mechanic designer in Japan that has designed numerous mechanisms including the Gundam series.

In Chinese : 超级高达之父 大河原邦男日系机甲设计大展
In English : MECHANICAL DESIGNER OKAWARA KUNIO EXHIBITION

Guangzhou Ancient Warehouse in China

March 8 (Fri) - June 9 (Sun) in 2019

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The World's First Direct-Managed Shop of "TAMASHII NATIONS" is Opened

It has been decided that the world's first direct-managed shop of "TAMASHII NATIONS" is going to be opened on Saturday, April 27 in Akihabara.
"TAMASHII NATIONS" is a brand of BANDAI for adult collectors established in 2008.

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<Tamashii Nations US Official Site>

Yoshiyuki Tomino's Comments about 'Hathaway's Flash'

Yoshiyuki Tomino's Comments about 'Hathaway's Flash' was released on the official site.


I'm very happy and am surprised that the novel I wrote about 30 years ago will be filmed and it will be consist of trilogy as well.

I heard that the participators of the film production said the theme of this novel is necessary for today, so I checked the novel anew, and was shocked again.

Actual World may have not advanced, or rather, degenerated. Owing to the path led by Gundam fans, I could find it is significant to impose the theme on present age. In that sense, I am very grateful for everyone have led this series.

At the same time, I imagine that each and everyone of us may wish the next generation to develop the hopeful answer of this novel's message.

That is to say, I imagine that grown Gundam generation have realized that only Gundam fan's power is not enough to break a sense of stagnation and  degeneracy, so they place their hope on this film to hand over.

I think it is not necessary that animations are realistic, but once it is published in a public place as a movie, I believe that it may touch young public's heart at least. 

If the generation to produce gets young and the audience who enjoy it becomes even younger, I believe that the next young generation will someday open up the way to human innovation - New Type.

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<Hathaway's Flash Official Site>

Gundam made by Chopsticks and Toothpicks

A certain Gundam fan made the figure of Gundam by splittable chopsticks and toothpicks.

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<@Nifty News translated>

Gundam Cosplayer in Ski Slope

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Bill-Padding Scandal about Life Size GUNDAM in Odaiba

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced that two former employees of BANDAI are arrested on suspicion of fraud. They are suspected that they had made a certain vendor pad the bill for the event of life size GUNDAM in Odaiba and return the extra money. Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department suspect that they had scoffed about 200 million yen in total for about three years until November 2016.

Some Gundam fans talk about this news jokingly that it is similar to the cozy relationship between Earth Federation and Anaheim Electronics. The word "Anaheim" was ranked in Twitter Trending temporarily.

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<Rocket News 24 translated>

DeAgostini Japan will Lounch "Weekly Mobile Suit GUNDAM"

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gundam series, the new magazine series Deagostini Japan 's "Weekly Gundam Mobile Suit Bible" has been decided to be launched on January 29.

It is planed that the series consist of 100 volumes.

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The Lineup of GUNPLA New Released on January 2019

HGUC 1/144 R-JARJA
Halopla Mobile Halo
HGPG 1/144 Petiteguy Charaguy Ayame
MG 1/100 Sinanju Stein(Narrative Ver.)
HGBD 1/144 GBN-BaseGundam
SDBD RX-ZEROMARU ShinkiKessho
HGBC 1/144 HWS＆SV Custom Weapon set

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The Trailer of Hathaway's Flash

The trailer of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash" was released.

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