{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bc7ad4d06f2ff1a38373ed56","clusterId":"c_e4d0be46107849b96e142ce0","slug":"three-ukiyo-e-package-entry-grade-gunpla-release-august-29","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Three Ukiyo-e Package Entry Grade Gunpla Release August 29","summary":"BANDAI SPIRITS is releasing three new Gunpla in its ENTRY GRADE series with ukiyo-e themed packaging and Japanese-pattern stickers. The RX-78-2 Gundam, Wing Gundam, and Strike Gundam all arrive on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Each kit features the series' signature touch gate design, allowing parts to be snapped off the runner by hand without nippers, and a snap-fit design that requires no adhesive. This makes the kits suitable for first-time builders. The color-coded parts produce a color scheme close to the box art when assembled. Newly included Japanese-pattern stickers let builders recreate the ukiyo-e style paint depicted on the packaging. The RX-78-2 Gundam and Strike Gundam are priced at 1,430 yen each including tax, while the Wing Gundam is 1,760 yen including tax. All three kits are 1/144 scale and include their respective weapons and a shield. BANDAI SPIRITS markets the ukiyo-e packaging as a possible souvenir for overseas customers, adding a traditional Japanese design element to the model kits. The Wing Gundam's packaging features an innovative Japanese design with wings spread when displayed on a separately sold action base.","whyItMatters":"BANDAI SPIRITS is positioning these ukiyo-e package kits as souvenirs for overseas customers, a rare instance of the company framing Gunpla as a traditional Japanese craft rather than just a hobby product.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe three kits are part of a broader effort by BANDAI SPIRITS to position Gunpla as a traditional Japanese product. One of the articles asks \u0026#34;Is Gunpla now a traditional Japanese industry!?\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Strike Gundam kit uses a different technique for one detail: the black outline of the camera eye is expressed through shadows created in the clearance between parts, rather than with paint or a sticker. The Wing Gundam kit has a streamlined design with fewer parts for easy assembly, and when connected to a separately sold action base, it can be displayed in bold poses with wings spread. The Strike Gundam, on the same action base, can show signature poses from the \u0026#34;SEED\u0026#34; series.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll three kits include the same basic loadout as their standard versions:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRX-78-2 Gundam: beam rifle x1, shield x1, stickers x1\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWing Gundam: Buster Rifle x1, Shield x1, Sticker x1\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStrike Gundam: beam rifle x1, shield x1, stickers x1\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach article notes the photos are of development samples and may differ from the actual product. The copyright credit on all three is (C)Sotsu・Sunrise. Dengeki Hobby Web\u0026#39;s coverage of these releases includes affiliate links.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The new ENTRY GRADE Gundam kits come in ukiyo-e packages with Japanese-pattern stickers. BANDAI SPIRITS is pitching them as souvenirs for overseas customers.","twitterPost":"RX-78-2, Wing, and Strike Gundam all get the ukiyo-e package treatment on August 29. The Wing Gundam runs 1,760 yen, the others 1,430 yen.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"BANDAI SPIRITS is releasing three ENTRY GRADE Gundam kits with ukiyo-e packaging and Japanese-pattern stickers on August 29. The beginner-friendly kits range from 1,430 to 1,760 yen and are pitched as souvenirs for overseas customers.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3120953/\",\"title\":\"Ukiyo-e Package Gundam Plastic Model \\\"ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam\\\" Released! Beginner-Friendly Item with New Stickers Reproducing Japanese-Style Paint\"},{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3120962/\",\"title\":\"Gunpla \\\"ENTRY GRADE 1/144 Wing Gundam\\\" arrives in new ukiyo-e package! 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