A 20-foot-tall Gundam rises in China!
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RX-78-2
Gundam China Special』
Bandai (Guangzhou) presents a color design by Chinese
artists at Shanghai’s 8th China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair!
Bandai
(Guangzhou) Co. Ltd. (Headquarters: Guangzhou, China / President: Iwao
Nakajima), the Namco Bandai Group’s subsidiary for toy design and merchandising
in China, is pleased to announce the construction of a 20-foot-tall Gundam
statue. The statue will be displayed at the 8th China International Animation,
Cartoon and Game Fair, to be held in Shanghai July 12th through the 16th.
The
“RX-78-2 Gundam China Special” statue features a color scheme designed by
Beijing YANKAI cultural development Co.,Ltd. (※2), authors of the Chinese “Mobile Suit
Gundam UC” manhua currently running in Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa Animation
& Comics Co., Ltd.’s (※1)
“Tian Man” magazine.
“RX-78-2 Gundam China Special” illustration
To
match the “RX-78-2 Gundam China Special”, Bandai will also release a special
“MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 China Special Ver.” kit (MSRP: ¥420). This
China-exclusive kit will be available from online retailer Taobaowan, as well
as at BANDAI official shop. Orders will open on July 12th, and the kit will
also be available at events in China sponsored by the Namco Bandai Group.
MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 China Special Version
Along
with display of the Gundam statue, the 8th China International Animation,
Cartoon and Game Fair will also host Bandai (Guangzhou)’s “Gunpla Expo
Shanghai” event, the Chinese qualifiers for the global “Gunpla Builders World
Cup 2012”, and more.
※1 Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa
Animation & Comics Co., Ltd.: A subsidiary of the Kadokawa Group which
publishes comics and light novels for the Chinese market.
※2 Beijing YANKAI cultural
development Co.,Ltd.: A studio founded and lead by the “Father of Manhua”, Yan
Kai. Their current projects include the Chinese adaption of “Mobile Suit Gundam
UC” currently running in Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa Animation & Comics
Co.,
Ltd.’s “Tian Man” magazine.
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