Aoshima is a plastic model kit brand active across car, movie, and anime licensing lines, with releases scheduled from October 2026 through December 2026. The stories in this cluster cover model kits only; the Hello Kitty film story names John Aoshima as a co-director but does not otherwise establish his or the company's connection to that project.
Aoshima's output in this cluster is plastic model kits, spread across car, movie, and anime licenses. The most recent item is a reissue of the ACKS MFS-3 Kiryu kit from Godzilla x Mechagodzilla, supervised by designer Shinji Nishikawa, standing about 24 cm tall, with a planned October 2026 release and preorders open at AmiAmi and AmiAmi Yahoo! Store. That follows a reissue of the 1/24 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu FD3S RX-7, timed to the anime's 20th anniversary, at 4,400 yen on Rakuten Books against a reference price of 5,720 yen.
Two Back to the Future kits sit in the Movie Meka line: a 1/24 time machine from Part I with a Marty McFly figure, opening gull-wing doors, flame effect parts, and an optional lightning antenna, priced at 7,700 yen and shipping in September 2026; and a 1/24 time machine from Part II with an unpainted Emmett Brown figure, flight mode parts, a Mr. Fusion reactor, a display stand, and a same-scale hoverboard, priced at 8,140 yen and scheduled for November 2026.
The car line runs on a different schedule. Three 1/24 kits (Toyota Hiace Super Custom G '99, Lamborghini Murcielago SV '09, RASTY PS13 Silvia '91) opened for preorder at Rakuten Books in late June 2026. The RASTY Silvia also appears as its own The☆Tuned Car entry, with RASTY R-SPEC aero parts, scheduled for October 2026 at 3,410 yen. A 1/32 The☆Truck kit, the Hino HE Trailer, is set for December 2026 at 14,300 yen.
The cluster's final story names John Aoshima as co-director of a live-action and animation hybrid Hello Kitty film for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, alongside David Derrick Jr., with Ramsey Naito producing and a worldwide release on July 21, 2028.
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Kotobukiya's Megami Device line is producing a collaboration model that bundles the special color PUNI☆MOFU Xiao with Aoshima Bunka Kyozai's 1/12 scale Honda Z50J Gorilla '78. The Xiao figure wears a wine red and dark gray riding outfit with blue-green hair and new eye colors, and ships with a helmet, three wrist types, and a smiling face and mama face. Release is scheduled for May 2027 at 8,800 yen.
Aoshima is re-releasing its ACKS MFS-3 Kiryu plastic model, the version of the super weapon from Godzilla × Mechagodzilla. The kit is supervised by designer Shinji Nishikawa and stands about 24 cm tall. It includes opening and closing mouth parts, Absolute Zero, leg verniers, arm unit knives, replacement gun barrels, interchangeable hands and clear red eye parts for the rampage state. Preorders are open at AmiAmi and AmiAmi Yahoo! Store, with a planned October 2026 release.
Aoshima is reissuing The Tuned Car 1/24 Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu FD3S RX-7 '02 plastic model in a new format, with the kit marking the 20th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast. The reissue adds clear stickers alongside water-transfer decals for beginners. It is an air suspension custom spec that allows ride height, camber angle, and steering angle to be changed after assembly. Preorders are open on Rakuten Books at 4,400 yen, against a reference price of 5,720 yen.
Aoshima's Movie Meka plastic model line is adding a 1/24 scale Back to the Future Part II Time Machine kit with an unpainted Emmett Brown figure. The set reproduces the 2015 flying time machine, including flight mode parts, the Mr. Fusion reactor, a display stand, and a same-scale hoverboard. It is priced at 8,140 yen and is scheduled for release in November 2026.
Aoshima has released 1/24 scale plastic model kits of the Toyota Hiace Super Custom G '99, the Lamborghini Murcielago SV '09, and the RASTY PS13 Silvia '91. Pre-orders are now available at Rakuten Books. The kits include window frame masking stickers and selectable decals.
Aoshima announced the second entry in its 1/32 scale The☆Truck plastic model series: the Hino HE Trailer. The kit includes a large trailer head, a 40-foot shipping container, and a container chassis. It is scheduled for release in December 2026 for 14,300 yen.
Aoshima announced a new 1/24 scale plastic model kit in its The☆Tuned Car series, reproducing the RASTY R-SPEC aero spec version of the 1991 Nissan Silvia PS13. The kit includes a front bumper spoiler, side steps, over fenders, GT wing, 18-inch aftermarket wheels, and sports muffler. It is scheduled for release in October 2026 at 3,410 yen.
Aoshima's Movie Mecha series has released a 1/24 scale plastic model kit of the time machine from Back to the Future Part I, including a Marty McFly figure. The kit features opening gull-wing doors, flame effect parts, and optional lightning antenna. It is priced at 7,700 yen and ships in September 2026.
Deadline reports David Derrick Jr. (Moana 2) and John Aoshima (Ultraman: Rising) are co-directing Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema's live-action/animation hybrid Hello Kitty film. Ramsey Naito joins as producer. The film opens worldwide July 21, 2028, and will include other Sanrio characters.