Bandai Opens Reservations For HG Gouf Ignited Custom Gunpla
The reservation line for a 3,190 yen kit tied to a film that does not open until January 2027 shows the Gunpla release is running on its own schedule, with the model and its gimmicks drawing the early response rather than the film itself.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
Bandai Spirits opened reservations at general retail stores and online for the HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The kit builds the mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO, which opens in theaters on January 15, 2027. The sword stores and extends without part swapping, the whip ships in extended and bent states, and the Shield Gatling rotates. Release is April 2027 at 3,190 yen.
The Gouf Ignited Custom appears in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO, the theatrical entry set for January 15, 2027, but the kit based on it carries its own release date of April 2027. Bandai Spirits listed the gimmicks as the selling point: the sword stores and extends without swapping parts, the whip comes in extended and bent states, and the red-hot state is handled through the molding color.
Posts praising the visuals and singling out the Shield Gatling, whose barrels rotate, followed the announcement. Alongside the buyers were posts worrying about whether reservations would hold.
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