Sen-Ti-Nel's GM²I Brand Launches with Formation Z Ixpel Plastic Kit
Sen-Ti-Nel's new GM²I brand, which turns mecha from classic games into plastic kits, opens with the Ixpel from the 1984 arcade shooter Formation Z. Kanetake Ebikawa handled the design refinement, with Takayuki Yanase also credited and Super Robot Wars producer Takanobu Terada on board.
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Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Why it matters
A brand built entirely on classic-game mecha starts with a 1984 arcade shooter rather than a licensed anime property, and the producer credit points the line at the Super Robot Wars audience that already knows these machines.
Key Facts
- The Formation Z GM²I Ixpel plastic kit is the first release under Sen-Ti-Nel's GM²I brand.
- Formation Z was released as an arcade game in 1984, with a home console port in 1985.
- Kanetake Ebikawa handled the design refinement for the Ixpel kit.
- Takanobu Terada, known for the Super Robot Wars series, participates as producer.
- The kit's reference price is 8,800 yen, listed at 8,261 yen on Rakuten Books.
The kit costs 8,800 yen and is listed at 8,261 yen on Rakuten Books. Parts swapping reproduces the robot and fighter forms.
The kit recreates both the ground robot form and the aerial fighter form through parts swapping, and Sen-Ti-Nel notes that some photos were taken with parts removed. Ebikawa's credits include Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and the Full Metal Panic! series, and Yanase's include the Mazinger Z: Infinity film and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch. Formation Z reached arcades in 1984, with a home console port in 1985. The kit is listed at 8,800 yen, with Rakuten Books showing 8,261 yen including tax.
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