September 4, 2020
GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference to be Held at the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba November 12th ~ 15th!
Admission tickets will be available starting September 19th!
The GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference, an event held by BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.’s Hobby Division, will take place at the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba from Thursday, November 12th to Sunday, November 15th. Advance tickets will be available for 782 JPY (tax included), same-day tickets will be available for 1000 JPY (tax included), and admission fees for visitors who are junior high school students and younger will be free.
GUNPLA celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and this event expresses gratitude to fans of GUNPLA under the theme of GUNPLA FACTORY NEXUS, a GUNPLA factory of the future.
GUNPLA 40th Anniversary commemorative items will be displayed for the first time, new GUNPLAs will be revealed, and assembly experiences and stage shows can be enjoyed at the venue. There will also be an exhibit featuring a 1/1 scale Beam Saber and Shield, and a 1/1 scale GUNPLA themed special opening video will be shown on a massive screen in the venue.
Visits will be available in time slots and admission tickets can be purchased starting on Saturday, September 19th on the GUNPLA EXPO ticket app and on designated web pages. Visitors can obtain ENTRY GRADE Gundam GUNPLAs in different clear colors each day as novelty items.
*Countermeasures will be made against COVID-19 considering the safety of our visitors and staff members at the venue.
GUNPLA celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, and this event expresses gratitude to fans of GUNPLA under the theme of GUNPLA FACTORY NEXUS, a GUNPLA factory of the future.
GUNPLA 40th Anniversary commemorative items will be displayed for the first time, new GUNPLAs will be revealed, and assembly experiences and stage shows can be enjoyed at the venue. There will also be an exhibit featuring a 1/1 scale Beam Saber and Shield, and a 1/1 scale GUNPLA themed special opening video will be shown on a massive screen in the venue.
Visits will be available in time slots and admission tickets can be purchased starting on Saturday, September 19th on the GUNPLA EXPO ticket app and on designated web pages. Visitors can obtain ENTRY GRADE Gundam GUNPLAs in different clear colors each day as novelty items.
*Countermeasures will be made against COVID-19 considering the safety of our visitors and staff members at the venue.
GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference Event Overview
[Event Period]
- Thursday, November 12, 2020 12:00 PM ~ 9:00 PM
- Friday, November 13, 2020 10:00 AM ~ 9:00 PM
- Saturday, November 14, 2020 9:00 AM ~ 8:00 PM
- Sunday, November 15, 2020 9:00 AM ~ 8:00 PM
*Last admissions will be 30 minutes before the closing times of each day.
[Venue]
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba
(2-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
[Admission Fees]
Advance tickets: 782 JPY (tax included)/Same-day tickets: 1000 JPY (tax included)/Visitors who are junior high school students and younger: Free
*The lottery/first-come-first-serve tickets for this event will be sold through the GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Official App, the official exclusive app for this event.
[Main Sponsor]
BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD. Hobby Division
[Special Page]
https://bandai-hobby.net/gunplaexpo-tokyo2020/
[Venue]
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building Sankaku Hiroba
(2-6-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
[Admission Fees]
Advance tickets: 782 JPY (tax included)/Same-day tickets: 1000 JPY (tax included)/Visitors who are junior high school students and younger: Free
*The lottery/first-come-first-serve tickets for this event will be sold through the GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Official App, the official exclusive app for this event.
[Main Sponsor]
BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD. Hobby Division
[Special Page]
https://bandai-hobby.net/gunplaexpo-tokyo2020/
Event Overview (Partial Overview)
◆EXHIBITION
The first-ever exhibition of the PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED, an item commemorating the 40th anniversary of GUNPLA, MGEX, Gundarium Alloy, and many other new items, will be displayed at exhibitions where you can experience the future of GUNPLA.
Lineups featuring the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway film and the Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE anime series will also be on display.
New items from the SD Gundam series and items from the HG, RG, RE/100, MG, PG, and BB Senshi series will also be revealed.
◆2 Meter GUNPLA Assembly Experience
Could this be a sneak peek into the future of GUNPLA?
An experience where everyone can assemble a huge Gunpla that is approx. 2 meters tall.
*Participation methods will be announced at a later date.
◆PHOTO SPOT
Special photo spots resembling the Gundam Dock at GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA, which is scheduled to open in 2020, and the Life-Size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba.
◆GUNDAM Conference Stage
Stage events focusing on GUNPLA will be held during the expo.
Gundam-related GUNDAM conference stage events will also be held.
The contents of the stage events will also be streamed online.
*Details of the stage events will be announced at a later date.
*Numbered tickets for stage events at the venue during the exhibition period will be offered to visitors with admission tickets.
*The method of how numbered tickets will be distributed will be announced at a later date.
◆GUNPLA Supporters 2020 WINTER
A GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference version of the popular original coloring project by celebrities will be held at the expo.
*Members who will participate in the project will be announced at a later date.
The first-ever exhibition of the PERFECT GRADE UNLEASHED, an item commemorating the 40th anniversary of GUNPLA, MGEX, Gundarium Alloy, and many other new items, will be displayed at exhibitions where you can experience the future of GUNPLA.
Lineups featuring the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway film and the Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE anime series will also be on display.
New items from the SD Gundam series and items from the HG, RG, RE/100, MG, PG, and BB Senshi series will also be revealed.
◆2 Meter GUNPLA Assembly Experience
Could this be a sneak peek into the future of GUNPLA?
An experience where everyone can assemble a huge Gunpla that is approx. 2 meters tall.
*Participation methods will be announced at a later date.
◆PHOTO SPOT
Special photo spots resembling the Gundam Dock at GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA, which is scheduled to open in 2020, and the Life-Size Unicorn Gundam statue in Odaiba.
◆GUNDAM Conference Stage
Stage events focusing on GUNPLA will be held during the expo.
Gundam-related GUNDAM conference stage events will also be held.
The contents of the stage events will also be streamed online.
*Details of the stage events will be announced at a later date.
*Numbered tickets for stage events at the venue during the exhibition period will be offered to visitors with admission tickets.
*The method of how numbered tickets will be distributed will be announced at a later date.
◆GUNPLA Supporters 2020 WINTER
A GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference version of the popular original coloring project by celebrities will be held at the expo.
*Members who will participate in the project will be announced at a later date.
Available Items
Gundam EXPO limited-edition items will be sold at the venue alongside pre-releases.
Footage of the venue will be available through online streaming, and a commemorative release for Gundam EXPO featuring event-limited items will be held at the Hobby Online Shop on Premium Bandai.
The pre-release of the RG Mobile Suit Gundam Last Shooting Zeong Effect Set (9,900 JPY/ Tax included), scheduled to be released in January 2021 at general retail stores, is also scheduled.
Footage of the venue will be available through online streaming, and a commemorative release for Gundam EXPO featuring event-limited items will be held at the Hobby Online Shop on Premium Bandai.
The pre-release of the RG Mobile Suit Gundam Last Shooting Zeong Effect Set (9,900 JPY/ Tax included), scheduled to be released in January 2021 at general retail stores, is also scheduled.
■Event Venue Release Items
[GUNPLA Expo Limited] HG 1/144 Gundam G40 (Industrial Design Ver.) [Clear Color]
Price: 3,520 JPY (Tax included)
[Event Limited] GUNPLA 40th Memorial Set
Price: 5,000 JPY (Tax included)
[Premium Bandai Pre-release] RG 1/144 Strike Freedom Gundam [Titanium Finish]
Price: 8,250 JPY (Tax included)
<GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Commemorative Premium Bandai Special Sale Items>
- RG 1/144 Crossbone Gundam X1 [Titanium Finish] (6,050 JPY/Tax included)
- HGBD: R 1/144 Core Gundam (G3 Color) & Veetwo Unit [Dive into Dimension Clear] (1,650 JPY/Tax included)
- HG 1/144 Infinite Justice Gundam [Clear Color] (2,420 JPY/Tax included)
- RG 1/144 ν Gundam [Clear Color] Limited Package (4,700 JPY/Tax included)
- HG 1/144 Gundam Sandrock [Clear Color] (1,650 JPY/Tax included)
- SD Gundam Cross Silhouette Crossbone Gundam X1 (Cross Silhouette Frame Ver.) [Clear Color] (1,320 JPY/Tax included)
- HG 1/144 Silver Bullet Suppressor [Clear Color] (2,970 JPY/Tax included
- HG 1/144 RX-78-3 G3 Gundam [BEYOND GLOBAL] (2,420 JPY/Tax included
*More items are scheduled to join the lineup listed above. The additional items will be revealed at a later date on the official website.
*Premium Bandai Special Sale items are scheduled to be on sale for a limited time from Thursday, November 12th to Tuesday, November 24th.
*Detailed information, such as item photos, will be revealed at a later date on the official website.
*The amount of stock at the venue and Premium Bandai will be limited. Items will be available while supplies last.
Admission Novelty
Visitors can receive a different GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference admission novelty item at the venue on each day during the event.
[November 12, 2020 (DAY1)]
[November 12, 2020 (DAY1)]
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Yellow]
[November 13, 2020 (DAY2)]
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear White]
[November 14, 2020 (DAY3)]
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Red]
[November 15, 2020 (DAY4)]
- ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Blue]
If you collect all types of novelty items during days 1 ~ 4, you will be able to assemble a fully translucent ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Color].
*The novelty items will be offered to visitors over 8 years old due to the target age of the products.
*The novelty items may be distributed at future events and projects.
*The images are for illustrative purposes. They may differ from the actual novelty items.
*One novelty item will be given to each visitor (both paid visitors and visitors free of admission) who enters the Exhibition Corner.
*The novelty items are not for sale. There are no plans for them to be sold.
*The ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Color] can be assembled by combining the novelty items offered during days 1~4 and is not an individual novelty item.
*The novelty items may be distributed at future events and projects.
*The images are for illustrative purposes. They may differ from the actual novelty items.
*One novelty item will be given to each visitor (both paid visitors and visitors free of admission) who enters the Exhibition Corner.
*The novelty items are not for sale. There are no plans for them to be sold.
*The ENTRY GRADE 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam [Clear Color] can be assembled by combining the novelty items offered during days 1~4 and is not an individual novelty item.
Regarding Admission Ticket Releases
The lottery and first-come-first-serve tickets for this event will be sold through the GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Official App, the official mobile app for this event.
Same-day tickets are scheduled to be sold at the venue but may not be available due to restrictions on the number of visitors during each time slot.
Tickets can also be purchased from the GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference ticket purchase web page.
*The URL will be announced on the official website at a later date.
[Ticket Fees]
<Lottery/first-come-first-serve ticket>
Same-day tickets are scheduled to be sold at the venue but may not be available due to restrictions on the number of visitors during each time slot.
Tickets can also be purchased from the GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 feat. GUNDAM Conference ticket purchase web page.
*The URL will be announced on the official website at a later date.
[Ticket Fees]
<Lottery/first-come-first-serve ticket>
- Adults (high school students and above): 782 JPY (Tax included)
- Children (elementary and junior high school students): Free
<Same-day Tickets>
- Adults (high school students and above): 1,000 JPY (Tax included)
- Children (elementary and junior high school students): Free
[Lottery/First-Come-First-Serve Ticket Release Schedule]
App release date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Lottery Ticket Acceptance Period: Saturday, September 19, 2020 ~ Sunday, September 27, 2020
Winning Notification Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
*First-come-first-serve tickets will be available for time slots that still have vacancies after the lottery tickets are sold, and there may be no first-come-first-served tickets available for certain time slots.
*Applications are also required for visitors free of admission. However, tickets are not required for children under 6 years of age.
■App Overview
App name: GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Official App
Release platforms: App Store, Google Play
Compatible devices: iPhone/Android devices
*Compatible with OS iOS 11.0 or later/ Android 6.0 or later
Release date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Download fee: Free
Download URL: To be announced on the event’s official website.
*Users of the app are responsible for communication fees.
App name: GUNPLA EXPO TOKYO 2020 Official App
Release platforms: App Store, Google Play
Compatible devices: iPhone/Android devices
*Compatible with OS iOS 11.0 or later/ Android 6.0 or later
Release date: Friday, September 18, 2020
Download fee: Free
Download URL: To be announced on the event’s official website.
*Users of the app are responsible for communication fees.
* This article was originally published in Japan. Availability & timing may vary by region.
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