In 2026, how can you not love the fact that Yoichi Fukano illustrated this Gundam Arsenal Base Lacus piece by hand, with Copic markers, with the gloss petals hand cut and attached with double-sided tape. Pic via their account, sadly not on Bluesky (yet).

Gundam Fan Club magazine delivery day! Maybe just one or two more of these, before the fan club closes its doors for good next year 🥹

Heading into Friday evening like

Oh my, this 'Pajamars Series’ set of SEED Destiny little figures is adorable!

Lights go down, mood heats up, then... (official Mafty briefs via P-Bandai..: p-bandai.jp/item/item-10...)

Official unboxing of the Gundam Wing Endless Waltz 4K Remaster set, if interested! This is the set I’ve been using for comparisons to the original blu-ray release. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkWq...

ガンプラの山を崩せ was on a roll last weekend, with a detailed photo review of the HG Gundam TR-1 (Hazel Custom) Icarus Unit - from Advance of Zeta: Under the Flag of Titans. It’s a chunky one, enjoy! 🔗 schizophonic9.com/re9/hguc_ica...

ガンプラの山を崩せ has posted a thorough photo review of the MG Gundam Sandrock EW (Armadillo Lizard). Grab a drink, take a look! 🔗 schizophonic9.com/re9/mg_sandr...

Devilcase is releasing Gundam collab phone cases. Some look pretty neat - quite liking the black RX-78-2 one!

Gundam Arsenal Base promotional cards are so well illustrated and produced (for the most part), it’s crazy.

What is this! Well, unexpected pick-up of the day it is.

Pretty sure my retirement plan is just to sit at home and share more comprehensive visual comparisons of archival Gundam material…. Only a few decades away 😅

Which did it better 👇 (tries to figure out Noin’s intended hair color!)

Something very slightly different about the aspect Wing EW Special Edition’s aspect ratio (higher contrast one), seems just the teeniest bit stretched? Unless the original BD was squished a touch. Both these images are from my own direct sources, so I don’t think they’re incorrect.

Not the proper post, but couldn’t resist a quick comparison thread between the original Wing Endless Waltz Special Edition Blu-ray and the new remaster. Original BD left, new remaster right! 🧵 👇 Remember what I said about grain removal, turns out color/contrast is also slightly different.

The strong upscale/post-processing was applied to the Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary short, though I’ve just checked the original YT upload and it was the case there also…! Guess it’s just that much more noticeable on the large cinema screen.

Fantastic day for Gundam physical media ❤️💸

Restrained visit today, though couldn’t resist picking up the HG Engage Zero at less than its original P-Bandai RRP. 🌱

Wait, I’d forgotten the Gundam Wing Endless Waltz 4K movie edit releases today… wonder whether mine has arrived (the final GQuuuuuuX blu-ray volume drops today also)

That HG Sky Moebius still demanding that high price, higher than before even…

They really did kill it with the Tryon 3’s Chokokin figure box art - I’d go as far as saying this is the best Gundam release under that line - just fits their approach perfectly.

So nice to see Gunpla shelves filling up once again (Yellow Submarine Akihabara)

To see… to desire… (yes, the garbage truck kit looks great!)

Brief visit to Yodobashi Akihabara, to trade in a couple of tech bits and pick up a few hobby supplies for the PGU!

Insightful new interview with OG Gundam designer Kunio Okawara, courtesy of Cemedine’s manufacturing-focused blog. Well worth the read - in Japanese, but throw on auto-translate if needed. 🔗 www.cemedine.co.jp/cemedine_rep...

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe is set to come to U.S. theaters nationwide on May 15th.

All next month's new Gunpla releases are dropping on April 25th, at JP general retail. Two chunky HG kits, plus a single decal sheet (always love seeing more official waterslides!). All Hathaway related. Gunpla Catalogue updated: www.gundampixel.com/gunpla

Love seeing more reprints happening for the RE/100 line! Even if P-Bandai instances.

Didn't have Okawara pegged for the Original Design Draft for the G-Specter from U.C. Engage.

Universal Music Japan has posted a new spoiler-filled Hathaway 2 music video, sequenced to GN’R's Sweet Child O’ Mine. (if only there was a Les Paul emoji, the 🎸 Strat doesn’t really work!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AVu...

Ok, this (so-far) cinema exclusive Gundam x Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction sticker is something else. Haha, loving it.

Gundam: Extreme Vs artwork is never not great 🔥

Visited the Tokyo Fire Museum today for the first time, brilliant place (and free!). Bit of a deeper cut, but holds some fascinating historic artifacts. Yotsuya Sanchome, just a couple of stops from Shinjuku main.

Finally wrapped Yakuza Kiwami 2, after having played the original release way back in 2008 on PS2. Its latter scenes still hit like a ton of bricks all these years later, with its ugly, toxic masculinity still intact (and raging soundtrack). youtu.be/orhgK87n_ZE?...

Fresh illustration shared by Tomofumi Ogasawara, who’s working on the Wing x Geass collab manga 🌱

A little late, but an official 30th Anniversary G Gundam animation is a treat! (hopefully not JP locked) youtu.be/2cyulwMUUo0?...

Gundam X 30th Anniversary Logo revealed, let’s go! 🎉

Good to see GQuuuuuuX breaking out of its Amazon streaming bounds, at least in Japan. youtu.be/omYXUyu8v68?...

A new suite of BLOCKROSS Gundam figures announced! This time featuring the Wing Gundam Zero, Epyon, Red Gundam & Sinanju. Full lineup: toy.bandai.co.jp/series/block...

MSB's Guide to Visiting The Gundam Graveyard* during the 13th Gundam Fight! (*Alcatraz) Neo Russia's historic 'Gundam Graveyard' is the subject of countless myths and rumors, and with the right tour guide (/bribed guard), it's now possible to see it for yourself! Full guide at buff.ly/JFUF4wr

We can thank JR East for serving us Hathaway & Gigi as railway staff. 🔥

Coming to the realization that I’m really a Just Communication guy… tricked by Rhythm Emotion for all these years

APEX LEGENDS Gunpla recolor collabs wasn’t something I expected to wake up to today, but here we are! P-Bandai, due out in the Summer (JP).

TWO-MIX’s new release ‘The End of the Endless Waltz’ is available on streaming services! Assuming from midnight local time. Listening now! 🎧

GQuuuuuuuX wins anime of the year at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. 🎉 🎉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfki...

If you’re in Akihabara between March 27th - July 6th, definitely check out the Metal Build Expo at the Tamashii Nations flagship store! Just outside the station. The one they held last year was great, lots of interesting production tidbits plus previews of new figures. 👌

Force Impulse Gundam Deactive Mode is set for a P-Bandai release, coming July 2026 (JP). Always a fan of the monochromatic Deactive mode variants! Will add to the Gunpla Catalogue shortly.

Happy 35th Anniversary, Gundam F91! 🥳 (March 16th 1991). A mixed bag in many ways, it’s a fascinating entry in the franchise and has led directly into so, so many manga & mobile suit spin-offs. Time for a rewatch methinks!

There are some nice touches in the new Hathaway movie’s soundtrack. For example, the arrangement at around 3:40 of the first track directly reflects the scene’s underwater aesthetic - a little on the nose, but works great.

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