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BANDAI SPIRITS’ Hobby Division is launching the board game GUNDAM ASSEMBLE worldwide on October 31, 2026. The price is 3,850 yen including tax (about US$25; converted at 153 yen = US$1). It’s a Gunpla-meets-board-game product in which you assemble roughly 5-centimeter Gunpla and fight with them. Calling it “a board game you play with Gunpla”…
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BANDAI SPIRITS gave three new Gunpla kits their first public showing on the floor of the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show. The trio: RG 1/144 Ground Type Gundam, HG 1/144 Hamma-Hamma, and MGSD 00 Raiser. It’s a pretty deep-cut lineup. Ground Type Gundam in RG, Hamma-Hamma in HG, 00 Raiser in MGSD. As…
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Image source: https://www.hobby-wave.com/hs2026/ WAVE has thrown open its official gallery for the 64th All Japan Model & Hobby Show, running at Tokyo Big Sight from October 2 to 4, 2026, and the haul is 17 new plastic model kits plus 14 new tools and materials. The headliners: the 1/24 Scopedog Round Mover [Melkian Forces Color]…
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WAVE has announced two Armored Trooper VOTOMS model kits at the same time: a brand-new Fatty [ST Version] kit, and a reissue of the Berserga DT [PS Version] that hasn’t been on shelves in nine years. The headline here is unquestionably the Fatty. This is its very first release as an injection-molded kit. It’s 1/35…
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Max Factory’s “PLAMAX SV-05 1/24 Scale ATH-06-WP Diving Beetle” is open for pre-orders from October 2 through November 11, 2026, priced at 9,900 yen (about US$65, converted at 153 yen = US$1), with shipping slated for March 2027. It’s based on the Max Factory soft vinyl kit released back in 1992, and it’s the first…
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Premium Bandai opens preorders on three notable finished figures all at once on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 4 PM. Gundam, Saint Seiya and Ultraman: three pillars with gloriously nothing in common. Here’s the breakdown. METAL ROBOT SPIRITS <SIDE MS> Gundam Vidar [Re:Coordinate] is 19,800 yen (about US$129; converted at 153 yen = US$1). Saint…
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Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho is getting the figure treatment in Banpresto’s large-scale MAXIMATICPLUS line. It starts rolling out Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and stands roughly 24cm tall. The catch: it’s a crane game prize, so there’s no list price. Your options are winning it in an arcade or buying it on the secondary market….
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Week 5 of September 2026 drops three new Bandai capsule-toy and candy-toy releases at once. There’s “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Tomodachi Doll SELECTION” (candy toy, 550 yen tax included, scheduled for September 28, 2026), “Precure All Stars Precure Asort 2026” (gashapon, 300 yen per play tax included, scheduled for week 5 of September 2026), and…
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Mitsuru Kirijo from Persona 3 Reload is getting a 1/7 scale figure. The prototype is produced by AMAKUNI, with Hobby Japan handling the release. The price is 26,400 yen including tax (about US$173, converted at ¥153 = US$1), and orders opened on September 25, 2026. Shipping is scheduled for August–September 2027. Here’s the conclusion up…
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The MGSD Kshatriya goes on sale Saturday, September 26, 2026. It runs 7,700 yen (about US$50, converted at ¥153 = US$1, including 10% tax), and it’s rated for ages 15 and up. The Neo Zeon mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is getting the kit treatment under MGSD, Bandai’s high-end SD line. The Kshatriya….
