Saturday, September 1, 2012

Tour of the Bandai Hobby Center now available as a Gundam Visa Card and Zaku Visa Card points reward!




Rewards points for the Gundam Visa Card and Zaku Visa Card, collaborations between Mobile Suit Gundam and Sumitomo Mitsui Visa, can now be exchanged for an exclusive tour of Bandai Hobby Center.
Ten winners will be eligible to bring a friend on a tour of Bandai Hobby Center, the famous Shizuoka factory where Gunpla are made.
 Use your Gundam Visa Card or Zaku Visa Card for a chance at an experience no Gundam fan could pass up!
■ Bandai Hobby Center Tour
[Date]
2:00 PM, October 26th
[Apply between]
September 21st - October 4th
[Eligibility]
Gundam Visa and Zaku Visa cardholders
[Requirements]
500 World Present Points are required.
Transportation and lodging not included
[Capacity]
Ten groups of two
A drawing will be held if entries exceed capacity. (Order of entry has no bearing on selection.)
Winners will be notified in writing within a week of the drawing

Disclaimers
At least one member of each pair must be a cardholder.
Winners must be cardholders in good standing
  as of the drawing.
Transportation and lodging not included
Photography or videotaping, including with phones, is not permitted.
We ask that guests do not wear high heels or sandal.
Guests must be sober.
Eating, drinking, and smoking within Bandai Hobby Center are not permitted.
The tour will be conducted in Japanese. No translation will be provided.
No parking is available.
Any changes to date or time will be noted in contact with winners.

For more details, visit the Gundam Visa Card/Zaku Visa Card site.

Gundam Visa card
Annual fee: ¥3,150 (including tax)
Issuer: Mitsui Sumitomo Card K.K.
Now accepting applications
* Applicants must be age 18 or over and high school graduates
* Applicants subject to credit check

Zaku Visa card
Annual fee: ¥1,312 (including tax) First year free
Issuer: Mitsui Sumitomo Card K.K.
Now accepting applications
* Applicants must be age 18 or over and high school graduates
* Applicants subject to credit check
* Also available to Gundam Visa Card members
Info via Gundam.Info

MG 1/100 Wing Custom Zero - Painted Build

MG 1/100 Wing Custom Zero
Modeled by bar1918a2

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RC Berg & studio RECKLESS Gunpla On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012 - Large Images

studio RECKLESS: 1/144 MSZ-006-3 Z Gundam Unit 3 (Price: 18000 yen)
RC Berg: 1/144 Rx-78-6 Gundam Unit 6 (Price: 16000 yen)
 RC Berg: MSZ-006 Z Gundam w/ Mega Launcher (Price: 17000 yen)
 RC Berg:  MS-08TX/N Efreet Nacht (Price: 14000 yen)
Images via DannyChoo.com

Friday, August 31, 2012

Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 (Akihabara, Japan) Exclusive Items - On Display

Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 (Akihabara, Japan) Exclusive Item Being Sold At The Event
Location: Akihabara UDX 2F AKIBA SQUARE / 4F Gallery
Date/Time: Oct 26th - 28th, 2012 9:00am-7:00pm (Last day close at 6:30pm)
Admission: Adult (1000 yen), Early Admission Tickets (800 yen)
Robot Spirits (Side MS) Wing Gundam Zero EW Pearl Coating Ver. (Price: 4500 yen)

Mobile Suit Gundam 'The Origin' - Interview w/ Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Japanese animator / manga artist)

Mobile Suit Gundam 'The Origin' - Interview w/ Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
(Manga artist for the Mobile Suit Gundam 'The Origin' manga series)

GG INFINITE: Newly Arrived HG 1/144 AGE-1R Gundam AGE-1 Razor Parts

HG 1/144 AGE-1R Gundam AGE-1 Razor Parts w/ Hobby Japan Magazine (Oct. Issue)
GG INFINITE: ORDER HERE

We received the Gundam AGE-1 Razor parts w/ Hobby Japan magazine shipment along with a bunch of other new items this afternoon. We will post about them shortly.  We will now begin to fulfill all pre-orders.  Due to the coming Labor Day weekend, some of the orders might not be fulfilled until Tuesday (9/4).
Also, we have added more items today to our Super Sale!

Tamashii Nation 2012 (Akihabara, Japan) - Images Gallery (100+ Images via Amiami)

Tamashii Nation 2012 (Akihabara, Japan)
Location: Akihabara UDX 2F AKIBA SQUARE / 4F Gallery
Date/Time: Oct 26th - 28th, 2012 9:00am-7:00pm (Last day close at 6:30pm)

1/100 Nu Gundam Ver. EVO 5 VP - Painted Build

1/100 Nu Gundam Ver. EVO 5 VP 
Modeled by anonymous
Photography by Gundam@EFSF


Mobile Suit Gundam: Char & Amuro Seiyuu On Stage Unveiling the MS-186H-CH "Auris Char Aznable" Toyota

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char & Amuro Seiyuu On Stage Unveiling the MS-186H-CH "Auris Char Aznable" Toyota
The seiyuu (voice actors) for Char Aznable (Shuichi Ikeda) and Amuro Ray (Toru Furuya) were on stage at last week's C3 x Hobby (Japan) to introduce Toyota's concept vehicle, the MS-186H-CH "Auris Char Aznable" Toyota. Here are some image from the event.
View more details this fun concept car: HERE 
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SD Banshee - Custom Build

SD Banshee - Custom Build
Modeled by alvinmonster

New frontispiece featuring Kira and Athrun! Tokuma Shoten's "Roman Album Hisashi Hirai Illustration Works 3" on sale today!

Roman Album Hisashi Hirai Illustration Works 3
Date: Friday, August 31, 2012
Price: ¥2,000
Size: A4 with frontispiece
Bold and detailed art and charming characters fill this third volume of Hisashi Hirai's work!
Focusing on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY, this volume collects art from magazines, mooks, packages, pamphlets, and more.
There are also rare s-CRY-ed illustrations, brand-new color pinups, and a frontispiece of Kira and Athrun in formal dress.
Whether you watched SEED in realtime or are just getting into it via Gundam SEED HD Remaster, this is the book for you.
Info via Gundam.Info, Related links 徳間書店

BB Senshi Gundam AGE-FX On Display @ C3 x Hobby - Wallpaper Size Images

BB Senshi Gundam AGE-FX (Release Date: Nov 10th 2012, Price: 1050 yen)
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Gundam Front Tokyo extends AGE and SEED HD Remaster exhibits through October!

Gundam Front Tokyo, on the 7th floor of Diver City Tokyo Plaza in Odaiba, will extend its summer Mobile Suit Gundam AGE and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD Remaster exhibits through October!!
See introductions, key visuals, animation art, and more from both shows, plus learn about the Gundam SEED HD remastering process. There's something for all ages in these exhibits.
This is your only chance to see some of these pieces, so if you haven't come yet, don't miss out!
For more info, visit the Gundam Front Tokyo website.

Gundam Front Tokyo
[Location] Diver City Tokyo Plaza 7F (Tokyo-to Koto-ku Aomi 1-1-10)
[Admission] In advance: Adult / College / High School: ¥1,000; Middle School / Elementary: ¥800At the gates: Adult / College / High School: ¥1,200; Middle School / Elementary: ¥1,000
Infants and toddlers admitted free

Info via Gundam.Info

Bandai Entertainment to Discontinue Home Video, Manga, Novel Sales - [News via AnimeNewsNetwork]

Company will make final shipment of manga, novels to retailers by end of October; BDs/DVDs by November 30
[News via AnimeNewsNetwork]


Bandai Entertainment, the subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) that handles anime and manga in North America, announced on Friday that the company will discontinue sales of its Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, manga, and novels. The company noted that it will make its final shipment of manga and novels to retailers by the end of October. Additionally, the company will make its final shipment of home video products to wholesale customers on November 30.
Bandai Entertainment had announced in January that it would stop offering new DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and manga releases in February. Since February, the company had continued to produce and distribute its existing catalog lineup, but it no longer produced and distributed new releases.
Bandai Entertainment had closed its own online store last December.

BB Senshi Gundam Legilis On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012 - Wallpaper Size Images

BB Senshi Gundam Legilis  (Release Date: September 8th 2012, Price: 1050 yen)
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Mersa: Nightingale - On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012 [Updated 8/31/12]

Mersa: Nightingale On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012

HG 1/144 00 Qan[T] Full Saber - Customized Build

HG 1/144 00 Qan[T] Full Saber
Modeled by ghost
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Robot Spirits (Side MS) Epyon - On Display Images @ Tamashii Feature's Vol.4

Robot Spirits (Side MS) Epyon  (Release Date: Dec 2012, Price: 4725 yen)
Images via Amiami & Toysdaily

Robot Spirits (Side MS): Altron Gundam & Sandrock Gundam Custom

Robot Spirits (Side MS): Altron Gundam (Release Date: Nov 2012, Price: 4,200 yen)
Robot Spirits (Side MS) Sandrock Gundam Custom (Release date: Nov. 2012, Price: 3,800 yen)
Image via Amiami

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Sazabi - On Display @ Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 [Updated 8/31/12]

Robot Damashii (Side MS) Sazabi (Release Date: Aug 2012, Price: 5250 yen)
Images from Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 (Akihabara, Japan)
Image from Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 (Hong Kong)
Image via Amiami, CyberGundam

A.G.P. (Armor Girl Project) MS Girl GP-03S Stamen - On Display @ Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 [8/31/12]

A.G.P. (Armor Girl Project) MS Girl GP-03S Stamen (Release Date: Nov 2012, Price: 5500 yen)
Latest image from Tamashii Feature's Vol.4 (Akihabara, Japan)

Tamashii Nation 2012 5th Anniversary Exclusive: Robot Spirits (Side MS) Wing Gundam Zero EW Pearl Coating Ver. - On Display Image [Updated 8/31/12]

Tamashii Nation 2012 5th Anniversary Exclusive:Robot Spirits (Side MS) Wing Gundam Zero EW Pearl Coating Ver.  (Release: To be sold at he event, Price: 4500 yen)
Tamashii Nation 2012 (Akihabara, Japan)
Location: Akihabara UDX 2F AKIBA SQUARE / 4F Gallery
Date/Time:  Oct 26th - 28th, 2012  9:00am-7:00pm (Last day close at 6:30pm)
Admission: Adult (1000 yen), Early Admission Tickets (800 yen)
Image via CyberGundam

Mersa: Kshatriya - On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012 [Updated 8/31/12]

Mersa: Kshatriya On Display @ C3 x Hobby 2012

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