"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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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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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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Commemoration of Haman Karn's Birth on the Web

January 10th is Haman Karn's birthday. Her fans blessed her birthday and posted many illustrations on the NicoNico, Japanese video and image sharing service on the web.

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The Car Looks Like GUNTANK

Nissan JUKE Personalization Adventure Concept

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The Interview about "ZAKU TOFU"

The interview of Torigoe Junji, president of Sagamiya Foods, was published in Nikkei (Japan Economics Newspaper). In 2010, Sagamiya Foods released "ZAKU TOFU" and it had sold one million pieces in about two months.

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When I went to an amusement park with my daughter, I happened to find "Gundam Exhibition" there.
Actually I am a big fan of Gundam. I entered the exhibition and found that several companies were exhibiting collaboration products of Gundam. And then, I could not repress my passion that I wanted to collaborate with Gundam too.
The reasons for victory were that I dared to choose not a Gundam but a mass production type Zaku, and chose a salty bean flavor for going well with alchole.

The Stock Price of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment HD Hit a New High

On the 7th Tokyo stock market, BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS stock upgraded its listing high.
The stock price rose to 5090 yen at a time and the closing price was 5040 yen.
The smartphone games are performing well and Mobile Suit Gundam's plastic model are also growing in emerging countries.

The Spin-off game of Iron-Blooded Orphans for Smat Phone

BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment and SUNRISE announced about the new game "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt" , spin-off game of Iron-Blooded Orphans for smat phone.

It was annouced that although it is a game, Main animation staff, including director, is participating in game development, so it is an official new unfoldment of the animation main story.

Release date is undecided.

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Pokemon parodied "G Gundam"

It becomes a topic that the animation "Pocket Monster Sun and Moon" broadcast on January 6 might parody "G Gundam".
The word "Devil Gundam" was ranked in Twitter Trending.

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Mobile Suit Victory Gundam 25th Anniversary Event

Bandai announced that Mobile Suit Victory Gundam 25th Anniversary Event  "MOBILE SUIT VICTORY GUNDAM WORLD" is going to be held  from February 9 to March 4, 2019 at THE GUNDAM BASE TOKYO in Odaiba, Tokyo.
Special exhibitions of plastic models and dioramas, talk show, and selling limited GUNPLA , are planned.

Narrative Gundam made by LEGO Blocks

A certain Japanese fan assembled Narrative Gundam with LEGO blocks. The video was uploaded to Japanese video sharing service "NicoNico".
All weapon systems (A/B/C) are covered.

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Impression of "Gundam NT" (Webmastere's Column)

I think it is a matter of course that "Gundam NT" is criticized as too supernatural, too superhuman, or too spiritual.
But I appreciate the challenge of this movie. In First Gundam, New Type was only "a little Esper". Gradually, it had gained the abilities, communicating with the dead, covering Mobile Suits with spiritual super-armor, and modifying the trajectory of a huge asteroid. It is not easy to converge the "Theory of New Type" it has been stretched too much. This movie boldly challenged it and created a hypothesis.

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The Exhibition "World of Tomino Yoshiyuki"

It has been decided that The Exhibition "World of Tomino Yoshiyuki" would be held.

Char's Daily Perpetual Calendar was released

Daily Perpetual Calendar containing 31 of Char's famous lines was released.

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