Gundam Poteco Relaunches With ZZ Packaging on August 31
The Gundam snack line pivots from its Strike Gundam-era presentation to a ZZ Gundam packaging refresh, pairing nostalgia-driven sticker designs with a 25-type collectible set to drive repeat purchases.
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Bandai is releasing a new version of Gundam Poteco, the collaboration snack with Tohato's Poteco, at mass retailers nationwide on August 31. The relaunch updates the packaging to Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, includes black pepper-flavored Poteco, and packs one newly illustrated original sticker per item. The sticker lineup covers 25 types in total, including a winner sticker, featuring ZZ Gundam, Queen Mansa, GM III, Zaku III, and Neo Zeong, among others. The suggested retail price is 198 yen including tax.
Bandai's Gundam Poteco is getting its packaging redrawn around Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, swapping in a fresh set of collectible stickers to go with the snack's black pepper flavor. The new product, scheduled for August 31, carries one newly illustrated original sticker per pack, with the lineup spanning ZZ Gundam, Queen Mansa, GM III, Zaku III, Neo Zeong, and other units, for 25 types in total including one winner sticker.
The release also includes a separate campaign that guarantees a winner sticker and offers a special sticker file. At 198 yen including tax, the relaunch positions the snack as a low-cost collectible entry point tied to the ZZ era of the franchise.
- ZZ Gundam: one of the newly illustrated original stickers
- Queen Mansa: one of the newly illustrated original stickers
- GM III: one of the newly illustrated original stickers
- Zaku III: one of the newly illustrated original stickers
- Neo Zeong: one of the newly illustrated original stickers
- 25 types in total: including 1 winner sticker
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