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China First Two-dimensional Cultural Mall in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Children visit Bandai Gundam robots at the ZX mall, China's first Two-dimensional cultural mall, in Shanghai, China, August 24, 2023.

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New Gundam series unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. and animation creators line up during a promotional event in Tokyo to unveil the story and characters of Mobile Suit Gundam ''AGE,'' the first new series of the popular Japanese sci-fi animation since 2007, on June 13, 2011. The 14th animation series, to be broadcast on TV in Japan from October, features a three-generation family story centering on a technology-savvy boy who develops the AGE combat robot system that can evolve itself through battles, the company said.

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ANA's 'Gundam' plane departs for 30th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The first flight of All Nippon Airways Co.'s plane bearing the images of Gundam, the titular robot character from the popular sci-fi animation, leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010, for Osaka. ANA will fly the special Boeing 777-300 through next March on routes across Japan under a joint project with toymaker Bandai Co. and others to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' plastic model kit.

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ANA's 'Gundam' plane departs for 30th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board the first flight of All Nippon Airways Co.'s plane bearing the images of Gundam, the titular robot character from the popular sci-fi animation, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010. ANA will fly the special Boeing 777-300 through next March on routes across Japan under a joint project with toymaker Bandai Co. and others to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' plastic model kit.

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ANA's 'Gundam' passenger plane to fly over Japan

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co.'s Boeing 777-300 passenger plane with Mobile Suit Gundam, a popular animation robot, drawn on the body is unveiled to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010, before its first flight to Osaka. The ''Gundam'' jet, which was jointly planned with toy maker Bandai Co. to mark the 30th anniversary of sales of Gundam plastic models, will fly over Japan through March next year.

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Gundam Cafe to open in Tokyo's Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's pop idols Yayoi Shikatani (R) and Leilani Gaja clad in uniforms of characters from ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' pose at the ''Gundam Cafe'' in Tokyo's Akihabara district during a press event April 22, 2010. The world's first theme restaurant of the classic sci-fi animation series will open on April 24.

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Kids admire Zaku the combat robot

NAGOYA, Japan - Children take photos of a ''life-sized'' model of the head of Zaku the combat robot from the legendary animated film ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' at Nagoya International Exhibition Hall on July 24. The model was displayed as part of an event titled ''Gundam The First'' to mark 30 years since the TV program featuring a number of distinctive combat robots was aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network in 1979.

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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.

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ANA's 'Gundam' plane departs for 30th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Passengers board the first flight of All Nippon Airways Co.'s plane bearing the images of Gundam, the titular robot character from the popular sci-fi animation, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010. ANA will fly the special Boeing 777-300 through next March on routes across Japan under a joint project with toymaker Bandai Co. and others to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' plastic model kit. (Kyodo)

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ANA's 'Gundam' plane departs for 30th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The first flight of All Nippon Airways Co.'s plane bearing the images of Gundam, the titular robot character from the popular sci-fi animation, leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010, for Osaka. ANA will fly the special Boeing 777-300 through next March on routes across Japan under a joint project with toymaker Bandai Co. and others to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' plastic model kit. (Kyodo)

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ANA's 'Gundam' passenger plane to fly over Japan

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co.'s Boeing 777-300 passenger plane with Mobile Suit Gundam, a popular animation robot, drawn on the body is unveiled to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 16, 2010, before its first flight to Osaka. The ''Gundam'' jet, which was jointly planned with toy maker Bandai Co. to mark the 30th anniversary of sales of Gundam plastic models, will fly over Japan through March next year. (Kyodo)

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New Gundam series unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. and animation creators line up during a promotional event in Tokyo to unveil the story and characters of Mobile Suit Gundam ''AGE,'' the first new series of the popular Japanese sci-fi animation since 2007, on June 13, 2011. The 14th animation series, to be broadcast on TV in Japan from October, features a three-generation family story centering on a technology-savvy boy who develops the AGE combat robot system that can evolve itself through battles, the company said. (Kyodo)

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Gundam Cafe to open in Tokyo's Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's pop idols Yayoi Shikatani (R) and Leilani Gaja clad in uniforms of characters from ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' pose at the ''Gundam Cafe'' in Tokyo's Akihabara district during a press event April 22, 2010. The world's first theme restaurant of the classic sci-fi animation series will open on April 24. (Kyodo)

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Gundam Cafe to open in Tokyo's Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's pop idols Yayoi Shikatani (R) and Leilani Gaja clad in uniforms of characters from ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' pose at the ''Gundam Cafe'' in Tokyo's Akihabara district during a press event April 22, 2010. The world's first theme restaurant of the classic sci-fi animation series will open on April 24. (Kyodo)

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Official Gundam plastic models store to open in Tokyo

Reporters are invited to Gundam Base Tokyo, an official store selling plastic models of robots and armor featuring in the popular Japanese sci-fi animated series "Mobile Suit Gundam," on Aug. 17, 2017, ahead of its opening on Aug. 19. The store in the Japanese capital's Odaiba waterfront area is the first in Japan but the 13th worldwide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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)