The Ad for the Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Expo Opening on March 10th Is Live Starting Today! Also Features Miorine’s Tomato Soup!

Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY’s first exhibition event, called Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Expo, will be held at Shibuya Cast in Tokyo starting Friday, March 10th. An advertisement for the event has been released today.

This event commemorates the broadcast second season of Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY, which will start in April.
On display will be a two-meter statue of the main Mobile Suit, the Gundam Aerial Rebuild, Guel’s campsite reproducing one of the most memorable scenes from the anime, a booth where visitors can experience the duels using LED videos, original voice clips of each character that you can only hear at the event venue, and new items being exhibited for the first time.
Visitors can purchase a tomato soup at the venue made using the tomatoes Miorine Rembran grows, as well as limited edition items on sale on Premium Bandai.

In addition to that, starting on Monday, March 6th, more than fifty spots around Shibuya station will be adorned with advertisements from THE WITCH FROM MERCURY world.

The advertisements look back on Season One and serve as a bridge to Season Two. Please pay a visit to the area and enjoy the world of THE WITCH FROM MERCURY to the fullest.

【Opening Days and Times】
From Friday 10th to Sunday 12th, 2023
・Friday 10th: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
・Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th: 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

【Venue】
Shibuya Cast, Space and Garden
(Shibuya 1-23-21, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)

【Entrance Fee】
Free of Charge

＜Introduction＞
Miorine decides to accept the offer to plan and operate an event for an Earth company as it will be a good PR stunt for her company, GUND-ARM Inc.
The event is called Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Expo.
Suletta and the other employees of GUND-ARM Inc., directed by CEO Miorine, are busy making preparations to make the event a success.

＜Bonuses for Visitors＞
・Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Season 2 Special Booklet
・Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY EXPO Special Sticker (total of 8 types)
*We will give one sticker to each visitor at the entrance. You may not choose your preferred type.

■Gundam Aerial Rebuild Statue
The two-meter Gundam Aerial Rebuild Statue, based on the blueprint of Gundam series’ plastic model GUNPLA’s new item HG Gundam Aerial Rebuild, will be on display for the first time. Enjoy its impressive look as it stands beside the two-meter Gundam Aerial Statue.
At the same booth, the HG Gundam Aerial Rebuild will also be on display for the first time.

■Guel’s Campsite
The Guel’s Campsite booth reproduces the scene in which Guel Jeturk from THE WITCH FROM MERCURY camps alone on the grounds of the Asticassia School of Technology.

■Duels Digest Video Booth
Visitors can experience Suletta Mercury’s and the others’ impressive duels from Season One in this special space surrounded by LED screens, which will be on show for the first time at this event venue.

■Photo Spots
There are several photo spots in various locations around the venue where visitors can enjoy taking photos.

■Panels and Dioramas
Alongside panels that look back on the story of Season One, there will also be dioramas reproducing the most memorable scenes so far using GUNPLA.

■New Items
Here are some new items from THE WITCH FROM MERCURY that will be shown for the first time at this event.
・HG 1/144 Gundam Aerial Rebuild – On sale Saturday, March 18, 2023 – 1,870 JPY (including tax)
・HG 1/144 Dilanza Sol – On sale from April 2023 – 1,760 JPY (including tax)
・HG 1/144 Zowort Heavy – On sale from April 2023 – 1,760 JPY (including tax)
・HG 1/144 Heindree Sturm – On sale from May 2023 – 1,760 JPY (including tax)
・HG 1/144 Demi Barding – On sale from June 2023 – 2,090 JPY (including tax)
・Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY New Item (tentative name) – On sale from June 2023 – 1,540 JPY (including tax)
・HG 1/144 Gundam Schwarzette – On sale from June 2023 – 2,090 JPY (including tax)

In addition to the above, we plan on exhibiting many new items, such as capsule toys, cards, apparel items, figures, stationary, and more.
* The items will not be on sale at the venue.

■Message Corner
In this corner, visitors can freely write their feelings about THE WITCH FROM MERCURY and support messages.

To commemorate the event, acrylic stands, stationery, mugs, and more items with an original Expo design will be on sale for a limited period on Premium Bandai.
Details about the product lineup will be revealed at a later date, so please check out for updates.
* The items will not be on sale at the venue.
* The items may go on sale at THE GUNDAM BASE at a later date.

・Set of Clear Files
Price: 770 JPY (including tax)
* The image is only for reference.

From Monday, March 6th, to Tuesday, March 14th, more than fifty spots around Shibuya station will simultaneously be adorned with large-scale advertising signs and posters from THE WITCH FROM MERCURY world.
There are nine types of posters with original designs. Scanning the QR code you can find on them will allow you to take augmented reality pictures together with the characters.
Please check the special website of the Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Shibuya Takeover for details.

【Posting Period】
From Monday, March 6th, to Tuesday, March 14th

■A Twitter Campaign Will Be Held at the Same Time
Scanning the QR code printed on THE WITCH FROM MERCURY character posters in Shibuya will open up an augmented reality with the characters. Take a picture with the character and post it on Twitter with the hashtag #水星の魔女渋谷に現る (“The Witch from Mercury appears in Shibuya.”)
We will randomly select one hundred people out of those who posted their photos and give them original merchandise from the event as a gift.

【Campaign Period】
From Monday, March 6th, to Tuesday, March 14th

【How to Participate】
Take a picture with the character that came out in AR and post it on Twitter with the hashtag #水星の魔女渋谷に現る (“The Witch from Mercury appears in Shibuya.”)

【Present Details】
Prize: Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY Expo Original Merchandise
* You may not choose your preferred item.
Selection Method: Lottery drawing
Number of Winners: 100