Three Ukiyo-e Package Entry Grade Gunpla Release August 29
BANDAI SPIRITS is positioning these ukiyo-e package kits as souvenirs for overseas customers, a rare instance of the company framing Gunpla as a traditional Japanese craft rather than just a hobby product.
Key Facts
- BANDAI SPIRITS releases the ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam, Wing Gundam, and Strike Gundam in ukiyo-e packages on August 29, 2026.
- The RX-78-2 Gundam and Strike Gundam each retail for 1,430 yen including tax, while the Wing Gundam is 1,760 yen including tax.
- Each kit includes its weapon, a shield, and one sheet of Japanese-pattern stickers to reproduce the ukiyo-e paint style.
- The kits use touch gate design, letting parts snap off the runner by hand without nippers, and snap-fit assembly that requires no adhesive.
- The Strike Gundam's camera eye black outline is expressed through shadows in the clearance between parts.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
BANDAI SPIRITS is releasing three new Gunpla in its ENTRY GRADE series with ukiyo-e themed packaging and Japanese-pattern stickers. The RX-78-2 Gundam, Wing Gundam, and Strike Gundam all arrive on Saturday, August 29, 2026. Each kit features the series' signature touch gate design, allowing parts to be snapped off the runner by hand without nippers, and a snap-fit design that requires no adhesive. This makes the kits suitable for first-time builders. The color-coded parts produce a color scheme close to the box art when assembled. Newly included Japanese-pattern stickers let builders recreate the ukiyo-e style paint depicted on the packaging. The RX-78-2 Gundam and Strike Gundam are priced at 1,430 yen each including tax, while the Wing Gundam is 1,760 yen including tax. All three kits are 1/144 scale and include their respective weapons and a shield. BANDAI SPIRITS markets the ukiyo-e packaging as a possible souvenir for overseas customers, adding a traditional Japanese design element to the model kits. The Wing Gundam's packaging features an innovative Japanese design with wings spread when displayed on a separately sold action base.
The three kits are part of a broader effort by BANDAI SPIRITS to position Gunpla as a traditional Japanese product. One of the articles asks "Is Gunpla now a traditional Japanese industry!?"
The Strike Gundam kit uses a different technique for one detail: the black outline of the camera eye is expressed through shadows created in the clearance between parts, rather than with paint or a sticker. The Wing Gundam kit has a streamlined design with fewer parts for easy assembly, and when connected to a separately sold action base, it can be displayed in bold poses with wings spread. The Strike Gundam, on the same action base, can show signature poses from the "SEED" series.
All three kits include the same basic loadout as their standard versions:
- RX-78-2 Gundam: beam rifle x1, shield x1, stickers x1
- Wing Gundam: Buster Rifle x1, Shield x1, Sticker x1
- Strike Gundam: beam rifle x1, shield x1, stickers x1
Each article notes the photos are of development samples and may differ from the actual product. The copyright credit on all three is (C)Sotsu・Sunrise. Dengeki Hobby Web's coverage of these releases includes affiliate links.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Dengeki Hobby Web ガンプラ「ENTRY GRADE 1/144 ウイングガンダム」が浮世絵パッケージで新登場！道具いらずのカンタン組み立てでお土産にもピッタリ!!