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The “Meitetsu Hashima Line 40th Anniversary Tetsudo Mokei Driving Event” where you can experience operating a model train was held at the Hashima History and Folklore Museum and Movie Museum in Takehana-cho, Hashima City, Gifu Prefecture on the 18th, and the children were absorbed in Read More …
The latest episode of “Let’s Torekatsu!” – episode 12 is out. And the topic is Yokohama, the birth of railroad trains. The first railway was opened on Sept. 12, 1872 between Shimbashi (later known as Shiodome) and Yokohama (present Sakuragicho). A one way-trip took 53 Read More …
Kufura recently did a survey on 166 married women in their 20s through 50s of things their husbands made them get rid of. Here is an excerpt of an article by Nakata Ayami: Oshi Goods (favorite artist/groups merchandise) “I got rid of all the goods Read More …
Kufura recently did a survey on 67 married men in their 20s through 50s of things their wives made them get rid of. Here is an excerpt of an article by Nakata Ayami: Are you a husband or a “collector” of some kind? Enjoying hobbies Read More …
BANDAI SPIRITS reports that it has confirmed that counterfeit products of the “Mobile Suit Gundam” series plastic models, commonly known as “Gunpla”, are being sold. BANDAI and BANDAI SPIRITS are authorized to produce and sell GUNDAM models under an official licensing agreement with SUNRISE. However, Read More …
In Japan, since the novel coronavirus pandemic, Gunpla has received a big boom in popularity (on the opposite end, resellers have been buying them out for resale at a higher price). So, getting certain Gunpla, especially for the newer Gundam series “Kido Senshi Gandamu: Suisei Read More …
From January 4th, PFU has started reselling the collaboration set of “Shin Ultraman” and Happy Hacking Keyboard (HHKB) sets which have been sold out since November last year, as they were limited to 87 sets. But now an additional 108 sets are now available at Read More …
The plastic model “HG 1/144 Red Three Giants Team Set” (Bandai Spirits) of the project “Kidou Senshi Gundam – Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team” will be sold on the Bandai Namco Group’s official shopping site “Premium Bandai”. The price is 6,050 yen. Read More …
Right after New Year, Japan’s version of Black Friday kicks in as it becomes “Fukubukuro” (Lucky Bag) Time! But where “Black Friday”, people buy the things they want to get at a low price. In Japan, you pay a certain amount for a bag, which Read More …
LEGO announces Hokusai Katsushika’s “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, The Great Wave of Kanagawa” as part of LEGO® Art. Sales start on February 1st in Japan, while US shows also January 1st. Hokusai was a japanese ukiyo-e artist of the Edo period best known for Read More …
7-Eleven will release three types of limited-edition Gunpla from November 11th. The price starts from 990 yen (tax included). On sale are the “ν Gundam” and “Strike Gundam” designed in the image of 7-Eleven, the “Gundam LFrith” that plays an active part in the prequel Read More …
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award goes to Nada Junior and Senior High School at the 14th National High School Model Railroad Contest. You can see what went into the creation of this diorama:
While the anime series “Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo” (Mobile Suit Gundam – The Witch of Mercury) will not be broadcast until October 2022, the gunpla has been released and Gunpla fans are surprised at the range of motion of the Gundam Lubris. Gunpla Read More …
This month, the “Meitantei Conan” (Detective Conan) x SuperGroupies snow globes were released and there were quite a few problems with delays of delivery, problems with the paints on the figures and scratches on the snow globes. In a statement released by SuperGroupies, the company Read More …
TOKYO, JAPAN, September 25th, 2020- Good Smile Company, Inc., a premier Japanese collectible figure maker, announced on September 24th, 2020 (PT) that POP UP PARADE Johnny Silverhand and POP UP PARADE Hiei are now available. Product Information: POP UP PARADE Johnny Silverhand ==================================================================== Cyberpunk 2077’s Read More …