Bandai is re-releasing a highly sought-after Mobile SuitGundam kit, giving fans the opportunity to pick up what is largely considered to be the most perfect Gunpla model kit of all time. Essential ...

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The best Perfect Grade Gunpla are the epitome of Bandai’s models. These hulking 1/60-scale mecha are masterpieces of engineering, composed of hundreds of parts and adorned with numerous gimmicks. Each ...

The best Real Grade Gunpla are a tour de force. Some of Bandai’s best models fall under this line, and each release is a calendar event for the community. However, not all RGs are created equally.

There's an uncontested rule that giant robots make everything better, from film and television to video games and quickly settling disputes with your neighbors. Until the technology to make a massive ...

Legend has it that somewhere in Japan, there's a secret underground bunker where Bandai executives gather around a massive table once a year and ask, "How can we make plastic even more complicated?" ...