Wednesday, July 4, 2012

A 20-Foot-Tall Gundam Rises In China! Merchandise Exclusive To China Will Be On Sale Too!

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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12 comments:

  1. AluusJuly 4, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    Wait... you mean this ISN'T a knock-off?

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    1. seabookJuly 4, 2012 at 10:18 PM

      yup, official from Bandai China

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  2. Agent_ChoosterJuly 4, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Im pretty sure this is a way for Japan to staple the idea of the original gundam to differentiate it from china's knock offs. Good moves, japan.

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  3. Isaac ClarkeJuly 4, 2012 at 10:51 PM

    It'd be cool to see it with the gold China-gundam side by side for hilarity

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  4. AnonymousJuly 4, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    it's about time we get an MG for that gold China gundam.

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  5. MichaelJuly 5, 2012 at 12:50 AM

    MSRP 420? may be 4200?

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    1. AmuronymousJuly 5, 2012 at 5:47 AM

      it is Chinese yuan not yen 420 Yuan = about 5,300 Yen

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  6. AnonymousJuly 5, 2012 at 1:55 AM

    they should be making dragon gundam or shenlong gundam instead... it's more chinese style...
    but this is good move to counter piracy...

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    1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2012 at 4:14 PM

      I agree. All this is a cheap way to differentiate...

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  7. AnonymousJuly 5, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    It would be mildly hilarious if it is posed stamping on top of the KO Gundam statue.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 5, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    When RX-78-2 goes undercover and joins the triads (Zeon). Expect love (Lalah), betrayal (Yakuza Char) and justice (Bright) in this epic MS Hong Kong Agent 0079.

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  9. Amuro RayJuly 7, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    420 yuan I don't think those chinese will buy that since they prioritize quantity over quality they can actually buy 6 TTH MG with that price just saying.

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