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18 September 2008

NEW ITEM IN SEPTEMBER

MG MS-06R-2 Johnny Ridden's ZAKU Ver.2.0

•Your chance to own the Zeon's most cutting-edge Mobile Suit! Johnny Ridden's personal Zaku, which utilizes the Ver. 2.0 Zaku frame, joins the MG lineup.

•Features the MS-06R-2's unique leg thruster covers, shoulder spikes, forearm detail, and more.

•Leg thruster covers are removable.

•Power transmission tubes are "slide-molded," allowing them to be mounted straight off the runners.

•An action base compatible joint can be mounted between the legs.

•Accessories include Zaku machine gun, Zaku bazooka, heat hawk, and large-bore giant bazooka.

MG STRIKE FREEDOM GUNDAM EXTRA FINISH Ver.

•A new release of the Strike Freedom in a gleaming special coating!

•Full-body "special coating" version.

•Back wings can be posed to replicate scenes from the series, and each wing is provided with a sliding mechanism for extension or retraction.

•Includes two beam rifles that can be combined to form a long rifle, two beam sabers, and a beam shield.

• Includes a special display stand featuring a wing motif based on the Strike Freedom's wing design, and 1/100 Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne figures.

HG 1/144 HG GN ARMS TYPE D + GUNDAM DYNAMES

•Highly anticipated by fans! A kit of the heavy weapons system GN Arms Type D and a newly rearmed Gundam Dynames.

•The giant cannon on the right side of the GN Arms system GN can be folded away; the missile pod on the left side features a hatch that can slide open.

•Dynames includes a handgun that can be placed in a leg-mounted holster.

•Features an in-scale Lockon Stratos figure that can be placed atop the GN cannon to replicate the dramatic "last shooting" scene from the series.

HG 1/144 HG 00GUNDAM

•The main Gundam 00 unit from the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 joins the HG series.

•Utilizes new polycap technology for enhanced style and super posability while maintaining ideal proportions.

•Shoulder-mounted GN drives are linked to the frame to allow lateral movement along with the backpack.

•Features clear parts in specific areas for the best visual effect.

•Includes two GN sword IIs, and expressive open hand parts.

•GN Sword II can be transformed into sword/rifle form by swapping parts.

HY2M AIR SHOCK BATTLE 1/12 BEAM SABER

•Gundam's beam saber in 1/12 scale the perfect size for holding in your hand!

•Three play modes!

"Normal Mode": Lights up and makes sounds when swung at a target!

"Scenario Mode": Battle through seven stages, including confrontations with Zakus and Goufs, narrarated by Amuro Ray voice actor Toru Furuya! Make it through the entire mode to unlock a special "Newtype sound"!

"Combat Mode": Similar to the Normal Mode, but a competition against a friend! Experience the sounds and vibrations of a beam saber battle!

•Includes a display stand, and an adapter for attaching it to the backpack of the HY2M 1/12 Scale RX-78 Gundam (sold separately).

*Requires three AAA batteries (sold separately).

MG ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice

Released in late August at hobby magazine in October MG Release of information has been published Infinite Justice. The paper is also developing the full cooperation of the Gundam, Gundam SEED SEED DESTINY mecha, Illustration, Chief Director Satoshi Shigeta, who appeared in the画稿was, August 30 (Saturday) 31 Sunday (day) Makuhari Messe Chara Hobby held in the venue as early as 2008, are exhibited in the test had been shot! And the next test GANDAMUINFO shot with the logo "MG free implementation of Infinite Justice!" And the panel is written……!?
Yes, since September GANDAMUINFO "MG free Infinite Justice" to expand!
Infinite Justice commentary from the aircraft, MG unknown pattern of development meeting, a staple of "Gunpla coiled", in various aspects of charm kit is scheduled to introduce the article. Shigeta lo and behold, just before the start of production of MG Infinite Justice, Bandai Hobby Center is planning to visit are in progress?
The first series of feature articles in early September is scheduled to be published. GANDAMUINFO the "MG free Infinite Justice" to expect KUDASAI!

▲ This is a test shot exhibited. Lifter attached great importance to the state's balance of exquisite proportions. Did you get enough at this stage of maturity and is already reminiscent, but I still boiling down their details.From the entrance is just a gimmick not worry about it!

▲ consider prototype model figure. Shigeta, who developed the first meeting which Bandai has made as a prototype for the study, which based Shigeta, who introduced the idea of the kit is currently being developed. The development also features articles on developments taking.

▲ MG panorama exhibition Infinite Justice. POJINGU of test shots and scenes Shigeta said at the meeting and introduced the panel were also on display. GANDAMUINFO major feature and that, GANDAMUINFOSUTAFFU surprised to see?

WHAT IS GUNDAM?

The original Mobile Suit Gundam was an animated science-fiction series which debuted on Japanese television in 1979. In this groundbreaking series, the traditional giant robots of Japanese anime were for the first time portrayed as realistic war machines instead of invincible superheroes. The people who used these machines to fight in a futuristic space war were complex characters whose motivations and beliefs didn't break down into simple good and evil, and the story encompassed human drama and social commentary as well as thrilling robot battles.

Mobile Suit Gundam's popularity led to a series of sequels and followups - first a three-part movie compilation, then a succession of new television serials, original videos, and theatrical films. After more than two decades, this Gundam saga has expanded to include nine television series, four video series, ten movies, and countless novels, comics, and original video game adventures. This saga encompasses six different worlds, each with its own unique history and society, and showcases the work of the most celebrated talents of the anime industry.

Although this saga's stories encompass centuries of future history and span several alternate worlds, they all share a single unifying element - the legendary line of fighting machines which bear the name of Gundam. From the prototype RX-78 Gundam featured in the original series, to the unique and colorful machines which star in later stories like G Gundam and Gundam Wing, all these stories recount the adventures of heroic Gundams and their brave pilots.

The Gundam saga made its North American debut in 1998, and in the following years Bandai Entertainment has continued to release new chapters of this epic saga. Meanwhile, Bandai America has produced a wide range of merchandise for Gundam fans young and old, including fully poseable action figures and a selection of the astonishing model kits for which Gundam is justly famous. As you explore this Web site, we hope you'll enjoy learning about this fascinating and ever-evolving saga.

What is Mobile Suit Gundam?

The original Mobile Suit Gundam was an animated science-fiction series which debuted on Japanese television in 1979. Its popularity led to a series of sequels, including nine television series, four video series, ten movies, and countless novels, comics, and original video game adventures which together comprise the epic Gundam saga. Among Japanese fans, the original TV series and its three-part movie adaptation are now fondly referred to as "First Gundam."

The name Gundam also applies to the mobile suit RX-78 Gundam, the humanoid fighting vehicle which starred in the original TV series. This heroic giant robot, with its distinctive blue-and-white color scheme and V-shaped antennas, has been reincarnated in almost every one of the Gundam saga's sequels and spinoffs. Often, the title of a Gundam story and the name of the featured Gundam mobile suit are similar or identical, which makes it a little easier to recall which mobile suit stars in which story.

Who makes Gundam?

The original Gundam series was produced in 1979 by Japan's Sunrise, Inc. animation studio, then known as Nippon Sunrise. In 1994 Sunrise officially became part of Bandai Co., whose Bandai Entertainment division is now releasing Gundam in North America. The original creators of Gundam were director Yoshiyuki Tomino and the mysterious "Hajime Yatate" (a pen name reflecting the collective contributions of the Sunrise staff). Character designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and mechanical designer Kunio Okawara also played a large role in the original series's success, and their participation in subsequent sequels is always cause for celebration among longtime fans.

The first few Gundam sequels were all written and directed by Tomino, but in the saga's second decade, Sunrise began inviting other creators to contribute their artistic visions to the Gundam saga. Among the Japanese animation legends who've contributed to the Gundam ethos are top directors like Yasuhiro Imagawa (Giant Robo), Masashi Ikeda (Ronin Warriors), and Takeyuki Kanda (Round Vernian Vifam); writers Ryosuke Takahashi (Armored Trooper Votoms) and Hiroyuki Yamaga (Wings of Honneamise); and character designers such as Haruhiko Mikimoto (Macross), Toshihiro Kawamoto (Cowboy Bebop), Shuko Murase (Gasaraki), and Capcom's Akira Yasuda.

The roster of Gundam mechanical designers reads like a virtual who's who of the industry. Past and present mobile suit creators include Shoji Kawamori (Macross, Vision of Escaflowne), Hajime Katoki (Virtual On), Kimitoshi Yamane (Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop), Yutaka Izubuchi (Mobile Police Patlabor), Makoto Kobayashi (Giant Robo), Mika Akitaka (Martian Successor Nadesico), Mamoru Nagano (Five Star Stories), and even Syd Mead (Blade Runner, Aliens).

Is there more than one Gundam world?

Yes. At first, every sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam story took place in the same setting, a futuristic space age called the Universal Century. However, with the release of Mobile Fighter G Gundam in 1994, the creators began introducing new worlds - parallel universes, one might say - with their own characters, histories, technologies, and calendar systems. Each of these new worlds is a self-contained setting with no real ties to the Universal Century history, linked only by certain common themes and the recurring motif of the heroic Gundam mobile suit.

At present, six Gundam worlds have been featured in the animated stories, which we can classify according to the calendar systems they use. In addition to the original Universal Century, we have G Gundam's Future Century and the After Colony setting used in Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz. Gundam X uses the After War calendar, while Gundam Seed, the latest Gundam show, introduces a new world based on the Cosmic Era calendars.

The sixth of these worlds is the distant future of Turn A Gundam, a recent sequel which complicates the picture by suggesting that all these Gundam worlds are just different eras in a future history which spans thousands of years. But for all practical purposes, we can regard these worlds as parallel universes, whose inhabitants know nothing of the events of the other stories - which means the viewer doesn't have to know anything about them either.

What are "side stories"?

This term, a loose translation of the Japanese word "gaiden," refers to apocrypha, tie-ins, spin-offs, and unofficial stories - basically, anything that hasn't been animated. Some may have received more official recognition, but none are canonical in the sense that the animated features are. Such tales span a variety of formats, including video games, comics, novels, illustrated "photo-novels," and even theme-park rides!

18 September 2008

NEW ITEM IN SEPTEMBER

14 September 2008

MG ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice

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