Bandai to launch new plastic models of 'Gundam' characters

Bandai to launch new plastic models of 'Gundam' characters

TOKYO, Japan - Bandai Co. said April 8 it will launch a new series of plastic models (in photo) of characters from popular Japanese animation ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' on June 11 to mark the 25th anniversary of the series' first television broadcast. Japan's biggest toymaker said it aims to sell 1.5 million of the plastic models in the first year by mainly targeting customers in their 20s and 30s who would have grown up watching the series. (Kyodo)

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