The 20-foot-tall 'RX-78-2 Gundam China Special' rises in China!

　Bandai (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd., the Namco Bandai Group’s subsidiary for toy design and merchandising in China, has announces the construction of a 20-foot-tall Gundam statue.

The “RX-78-2 Gundam China Special” statue will be displayed at the 8th China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair, to be held in Shanghai July 12th through the 16th. It features a color scheme designed by Beijing YANKAI cultural development Co.,Ltd., authors of the Chinese “Mobile Suit Gundam UC” manhua currently running in Guangzhou Tianwen Kadokawa Animation & Comics Co., Ltd.’s “Tian Man” magazine.

To match the “RX-78-2 Gundam China Special”, Bandai will also release a special “MG 1/100 RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 China Special Ver.” kit (MSRP: ¥420). This China-exclusive kit will be available from online retailer Taobaowan, as well as at BANDAI official shop. Orders will open on July 12th, and the kit will also be available at events in China sponsored by the Namco Bandai Group.



Along with display of the Gundam statue, the 8th China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair will also host Bandai (Guangzhou)’s “Gunpla Expo Shanghai” event, the Chinese qualifiers for the global “Gunpla Builders World Cup 2012”, and more.

Come check it out in person at the 8th China International Animation, Cartoon and Game Fair!