Gundam, Strike, Wing Get Ukiyo-e Package Gunpla
The ukiyo-e packaging marks a push by Bandai Spirits to blend traditional Japanese art with its entry-level Gunpla line, making the aesthetic appeal a selling point for a broader audience.
Key Facts
- Bandai Spirits Hobby Division released package images for three ENTRY GRADE Gunpla kits with ukiyo-e style packaging: RX-78-2 Gundam, Strike Gundam, and Wing Gundam.
- The RX-78-2 Gundam and Strike Gundam ukiyo-e kits are priced at 1,430 yen each; the Wing Gundam kit is priced at 1,760 yen.
- All three ukiyo-e package kits are scheduled for release on August 29, 2026.
- Each ukiyo-e kit includes new Japanese-pattern stickers featuring Mt. Fuji, cherry blossoms, and big waves.
- The kits use the ENTRY GRADE touch gate specification, allowing parts to be removed by hand without nippers.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Bandai Spirits Hobby Division released package images for three limited ENTRY GRADE Gunpla kits styled after ukiyo-e woodblock prints. The lineup covers the RX-78-2 Gundam, the Strike Gundam, and the Wing Gundam, each in a 1/144 scale with box art that renders the mobile suits in a traditional Japanese aesthetic. The kits also include new Japanese-pattern stickers featuring Mt. Fuji, cherry blossoms, and big waves, letting builders decorate the finished units. All three are scheduled for release on August 29, 2026. The RX-78-2 Gundam and Strike Gundam each carry a price of 1,430 yen, while the Wing Gundam is priced at 1,760 yen. The kits retain the ENTRY GRADE series' touch gate specification, which lets parts be removed by hand without nippers. The announcement follows a separate limited release of the ENTRY GRADE 1/144 Nu Gundam in a ukiyo-e package, which is priced at 1,760 yen and also launches on August 29. That kit is compatible with the armaments of the HGUC 1/144 RX-93 Nu Gundam.
The ukiyo-e package versions join a lineup that includes a separate limited release of the ENTRY GRADE 1/144 Nu Gundam in the same style. That kit is priced at 1,760 yen and is also scheduled for August 29, 2026, with new Japanese-pattern stickers and a touch gate specification that allows hand assembly. The Nu Gundam kit can equip the armaments of the separately sold HGUC 1/144 RX-93 Nu Gundam.
Bandai Spirits has also announced a clear color version of the RG 1/144 Freedom Gundam based on the life-size statue in Shanghai. That kit, priced at 4,400 yen, is available now at Gundam Base locations and includes landing gear parts and open hands to recreate the statue's pose. The ukiyo-e line, by contrast, focuses on the three core mobile suits and their Japanese-pattern stickers.
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Ukiyo-e Package Ver.]: 1,430 yen, release August 29, 2026
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 Strike Gundam [Ukiyo-e Package Ver.]: 1,430 yen, release August 29, 2026
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 Wing Gundam [Ukiyo-e Package Ver.]: 1,760 yen, release August 29, 2026
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.