"Cross Bone Gundam" is close to its completion! Who is the "most popular" character & Mobile Suit in the history of 25 years!? The popularity contest is here

From "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY" comes the Destiny Gundam action figure from the 'METAL BUILD' series, with a color scheme calculated against the red color scheme and a high-quality matte paint job, which will be on sale from Sep 17 and 23, 2020. Sold. This figure "METAL BUILD Destiny Gundam SOUL RED Ver." is the first in the 10th Project of "METAL BUILD" which will celebrate the 10th anniversary in March 2021 and is a memorial item of "TAMASHII NATION 2020". The figure features a color scheme that is done backward from the 'red' color and a high-quality matte paint job, making it stand out from the 'TAMASHII NATION 2018' commemorative product "Strike Freedom Gundam SOUL BLUE Ver." The figure is also equipped with new "Wings of Light" that have been printed and holo-processed. The price for 'METAL BUILD Destiny Gundam SOUL RED Ver.' is 25,300 JPY (including tax), and it will be on sale at 12:00 P. M. and 6:00 P.M. on Sep 17 and 6:00 P.M. on Sep. 23. See the product page for more details. (C) Sotsu, Sunrise

From the game "Mobile Suit Gundam Giren's Greed" comes Casval's Gundam "ver. A.N.I.M.E." action figure released in the the "ROBOT Damashii" series. It will be sold on Sep. 17 and Sep. 23, 2020. "ROBOT Damashii RX-78 / C.A Casval's Gundam ver. A.N.I.M.E." is an action figure of Char's custom Mobile Suit in an alternate universe of "Mobile Suit Gundam Giren's Greed" in which Char Aznabul breaks away from Zeon to establish Neo Zeon as Casval Rem Daikun during the One Year War, and recreates the Earth Federation's Gundam as the symbol of New Types. It has been developed as a commemorative item of "TAMASHII NATION 2020". Optional parts such as a Beam Saber, Beam Rifle, Hyper Bazooka, and Vernier Effects are included, which will help you give the figure dynamic poses. "ROBOT Damashii RX-78 / C.A Casval's Gundam ver. A.N.I.M.E." is priced at 6,600 JPY (tax included). It will be sold from 12 noon and 6 P.M. on Sep. 17 and 6 P.M. on Sep. 23. Chect out the product webpage for further information. (C)Sotsu, Sunrise

"METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Kishou RX-93 νGundam Exclusive Optional Parts Londo Bell Engineers" expands the world of the action figure "METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Kishou RX-93 νGundam", which was inspired by νGundam from "Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counter Attack". Pre-orders are currently available at "Premium Bandai". The product is an optional item that depicts the dawn and the silence at the end of the story of the engineers performing maintenance on the RX-93 νGundam, the Mobile Suit with a new soul, the Psycho-Frame. In contrast to the anatomy of the Mobile Suit in "Kaitai Kishou", the engineers are the ones that take part in disassembling and analyzing. The optional parts include figures of the engineers along with maintenance tools such as the mechanical arms, and furthermore, the whole set of the prototype long barrel. "METAL STRUCTURE Kaitai Kishou RX-93 νGundam Exclusive Optional Parts Londo Bell Engineers" is priced at 22,000 JPY (tax included). Pre-orders are currently available at "Premium Bandai", and shipping is scheduled for Feb. 2021. (C)Sotsu, Sunrise

From "Mobile Suit Gundam" comes the Ichiban Kuji lottery to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gunpla. A total of 27 kinds of 9 grades, including the gunpla "RX-0 Unicorn Gundam" and "RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0" under the MG series, general goods designed with Gunpla Box Art, and more have been added to the line-up. "Ichiban Kuji Mobile Suit Gundam Gunpla 40th Anniversary" includes various products as prizes from A to G of Gunpla series, such as MG series, SDEX, ENTRY GRADE, and Halo Plastic. From the MG (Master Grade) series, the Ichiban Kuji original gunpla "RX-0 Unicorn Gundam" and "RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0" with clear parts will be included. From SD Gundam EX Standard, the solid clear "RX-78-2 Gundam" and "RX-0 Unicorn Gundam" have been added to the lineup. Moreover, from ENTRY GRADE come the solid clear "RX-78-2 Gundam" and "RX-78-3 G-3 Gundam", while from Halo Plastic, the solid clear "Halo" has been included. All of them are special versions of the Ichiban Kuji lottery. In addition, general items such as clear file sets featuring Gunpla Box Art, small plates, and others have been added, as well as the "Master Grade RX-78-2 Gundam Ver. 2.0 Solid Clear Reverse" as the Last One Prize. "Ichiban Kuji Mobile Suit Gundam Gunpla 40th Anniversary" is priced at 790 JPY (including tax) per draw. The lottery will be available at Seven-Eleven stores, Gundam Cafe, Gundam Base Tokyo/Fukuoka, GEO, Village Vanguard, bookstores, game centers, and other stores from Sep. 23, 2020. (C) Sotsu, Sunrise

The dark fantasy "Requiem of the Rose King" serialized in Akita Shoten's "Monthly Princess" will be made into a TV anime. It was announced in the latest 14th volume of the manga released on Sep. 16, 2020. "Requiem of the Rose King" is a dark fantasy drawn by Kanno Aya based on Shakespeare's historical play "Richard III". With the announcement of the TV anime adaptation and the release of volume 14, it has been decided that the first virtual talk show by Kanno Aya will be held. In addition, new goods will be released, and the special "Monthly Princess" for November (to be released on Oct. 6), "Requiem of the Rose King" will be on its cover printed in color. The special magazine comes with a total of 8 mini manga prints as a premium supplement. At the moment, the staff/cast members and broadcasting season have not been announced. Pay attention to the follow-up! For more information on the virtual talk show, please visit the event page.

The serialization of "ONE PIECE episode ACE", a spin-off of "One Piece" and starring Ace as the main protagonist, has started in "ONE PIECE magazine Vol.10" that was released on Sep. 16. The art is handled by Boichi, the author of "Dr.STONE" which is currently serialized in "Weekly Shounen Jump". "ONE PIECE episode ACE" is a spin-off manga based on the novel "ONE PIECE episode ACE" by Hinata Shou and Hamazakai Tatsuya. This is the first spin-off manga with a proper story from "One Piece", the art is handled by the manga artist Boichi, the author of "Dr.STONE" which is currently serialized on "Weekly Shounen Jump" while the storyboard is handled by Ishiyama Ryou, known for "Mitsukubi Condor" and "Ibitsu no Amalgam". The first chapter of the serialization has a total of 54 pages with 3 color pages and a portion of the story has been released on the manga magazine application, "Shounen Jump+" on Sep. 16. Please check out Ace's story with it's tremendous artwork. Other than this, the third headline of "ONE PIECE magazine Vol.10" is the 66 pages of special articles called "Recommended for re-reading". As there is a huge development in the story since the beginning of the "Wano Country Arc", the article is a "revision and reminder toward the climax" so that you can deepen your understanding toward "One Piece". For "RE:ONE PIECE Checklist", it will introduce four mysteries that will largely affect the future story as well as an explaination of the "various hints that were hidden in the story". For "ONE PIECE NOTE collection ~First Draft Arc~", it will reveal a secret setting note that is filled with the initial idea of this work by the original author, Oda Eiichirou. For "Let's Analyse ONE PIECE Luffy's Battle Report" it will review in detail the 1.5 billion Belly bounty, Monkey D Luffy's battle style and his strength. The fixed price for "ONE PIECE magazine Vol.10" is 1,000 JPY (excluding tax). It is now available on nationwide book stores and convenience stores. （C）Oda Eiichirou,Boichi, Ishiyama Ryou/Shueisha

Four anime works from Takahashi Rumiko's original animes, including "Inuyasha", will be distributed sequentially from September 15, 2020 as all-you-can-watch content on the video distribution service "U-NEXT". The lineup of Takahashi Rumiko's original animes are "Inuyasha", "Maison Ikkoku", "Urusei Yatsura", and "Ranma 1/2", making it a total of 14 works in 4 series that will be distributed sequentially. "U-NEXT" is distributing comics of these four series as well. How about experiencing Takahashi Rumiko's worldview together with the autumn anime "Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon" that will spin a new "Inuyasha" world? (C) Takahashi Rumiko / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise (C) Takahashi Rumiko / Shogakukan, Yomiuri TV, Sunrise 2000　 (C) Takahashi Rumiko / Shogakukan

To celebrate the completion of "Haikyu!! Uniform Project", which had sent cheers to volleyball players in high school, "Haikyu!!"'s author Furudate Haruichi delivered an original illustration and a comment to high school students who participated in the project. 2020 Inter-High School Championships was canceled due to the spread of novel coronavirus. "Haikyu!! Uniform Project" was started to cheer up the shocked volleyball players in high school with "a courage to take a step forward". The project began from Jul. 6 with multiple messages from Takeda Ittetsu, who is the coach of Karasuno High School Volleyball Club. He encouraged the students by saying, "Your life would not end here" and "You can start anything from this point". This project sent several uniforms of the high school volleyball teams to the Utsunomiya Gymnasium in Tochigi, where the last game was scheduled to be held under the cooperation of National High School PE Association Volleyball Branch, and the staff took pictures. To celebrate the completion of this project, "Haikyu!!"'s author Furudate Haruichi showed thanks to the high school students who participated in this project with an original illustration and a comment. Moreover, the making video, which recorded the displayed uniforms, has been released. This video recorded the final game site of lost Inter-High with the actual uniforms sent around Japan. The picture taken was used as a large advertisement on Yomiuri Newspaper on Aug. 24, which was the day of the final game. (C) Furudate Haruichi/Shueisha