I’d long been Gunpla (a portmanteau of “Gundam plastic model”) curious: I was a fan of many of the anime and manga on which the models are based. I love building Lego sets. I’d even bought ...

The Bandai employee who normally works on the importation and exportation of Gundam models has been tasked with judging competitors at the ninth annual GunPla Builders World Cup (GWC) stop at ...

But while those lotteries were mostly focused on character-based goods, this one will exclusively feature Gunpla kits as rewards. Most of the kits in this lottery will be Solid Clear versions with ...

I decided that this would be the perfect year to get into Gunpla. As someone who has shelves upon shelves of collectibles and figures, it seemed like a reasonable addition. Plus I wanted something ...

Called Gunpla, these have acted as the backbone in Gundam’s enduring success by making the animated designs come to life for its fans. So to have Bandai give us a window into how these kits are ...

The actress is a well-known fan of the franchise and has built plenty of Gunpla figures in the past. In fact, Minamo coined the term ‘kawaii Gunpla’ as her thing, and this latest build proves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. To give some context to that figure, if you were to line up ...

“Gunpla”, the shorthand way to say “Gundam Plastic Models”, have become so popular that over 500 million of these Mobile Suits have been shipped worldwide. From Gundam Wing to MS 08th ...