After War Gundam X is in its 30th anniversary year, marked by a wave of premium merchandise, including the PROPLICA G Controller, METAL ROBOT魂 Gundam Double X, HG Gundam Leopard, apparel, and a large-format production archive. The series also lost one of its key writers, Hiroyuki Kawasaki, earlier this year.
After War Gundam X is in the middle of a 30th anniversary push that runs across multiple product lines, all tied to the original 1996 TV anime. The most technically ambitious item is the PROPLICA G Controller, the in-series device used to activate Gundams. Bandai announced it on August 24 during the anniversary program, and it ships in February 2027 with three modes, newly recorded dialogue, and a dedicated base. The same program confirmed a METAL ROBOT魂 Gundam Double X, shown only as a painted prototype with no release date.
The anniversary has also extended into Gunpla and apparel. The HG 1/144 Gundam Leopard released on August 8, 2026, and a second run went to lottery sale on Premium Bandai days later. T-shirts featuring the Gundam X and Gundam Virsago in an ink-brush style arrived in two separate releases, one through STRICT-G JAPAN and another directly on Premium Bandai, both priced at 6,600 yen. STRICT-G also paired with 441-year-old fan maker Nishikawa Shōroku Shōten for two fans marking the series' 30th anniversary.
Documentation of the series is also getting a permanent form. The Complete Record Collection A.W. 30th Chronicle, a two-volume set shipping in January 2027, collects setting materials, rough designs by Kunio Okawara and Masayoshi Nishimura, and four cast roundtable discussions. Coverage of the anniversary has been commercial rather than retrospective, with no new animation or re-release announced in these stories.
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Bandai Spirits announced the METAL ROBOT魂 <SIDE MS> Gundam Double X from Mobile New Century Gundam X, which marks the anime's 30th anniversary. Preorders open September 4, 2026, at 16:00 on the Tamashii web store. The figure is priced at 24,200 yen and ships in February 2027.
Bandai announced on August 24 during the 30th anniversary program for "After War Gundam X," titled "What Happens After the After War? [August Issue]," the productization of the "PROPLICA G Controller" and the "METAL ROBOT魂 Gundam Double X." The G Controller, the device used to activate Gundams in the series, is being made under the adult role-play toy brand PROPLICA. It features three modes: "Story Mode," "Pilot Mode," and "Satellite System Mode," with newly recorded dialogue and BGM presented through light, sound, and vibration. A dedicated base for use with Pilot Mode is also included. In Satellite System Mode, the energy charge sequence is recreated. The "PROPLICA G Controller" will be available for pre-order starting August 28 at 16:00 on the "Tamashii Web Shop" within Premium Bandai. It is priced at 20,350 yen (tax included) and is scheduled for shipment in February 2027. Alongside the G Controller, the METAL ROBOT魂 version of the "Gundam Double X" has also been confirmed, with a painted prototype shown during the program. Details on specifications and release timing will be announced at a later date.
Bandai's Premium Bandai online store is accepting lottery orders for the HG 1/144 Gundam Leopard from After War Gundam X. The kit costs 2,420 yen including tax and ships in September 2026. It reproduces the inner arm gatling's transformation and combination with the left arm, plus other gimmicks.
To mark the 30th anniversary of the After War Gundam X TV anime, two ink-brush style T-shirts featuring the Gundam X and Gundam Virsago mobile suits are now available for preorder on Premium Bandai. Each shirt costs 6,600 yen and comes in sizes M through XXL.
Bandai Spirits releases the HG 1/144 Gundam Leopard from After War Gundam X on August 8, 2026. The kit reproduces the inner arm gatling's combination and storage gimmick with the left arm, plus opening and closing features for the breast gatling, shoulder missiles, and knee hornet missiles. It includes a separate missile pod, beam knife, and seal for 2,420 yen.
STRICT-G JAPAN is releasing two T-shirts featuring the Gundam X and Gundam Virsago mobile suits from 'After War Gundam X' in a brush-stroke style. The shirts commemorate the 30th anniversary of the series' broadcast start. Pre-orders open on Premium Bandai on July 31, 2026, with general store release on August 1.
STRICT-G, the Gundam apparel brand, has partnered with Nishikawa Shōroku Shōten, a fan maker founded in 1585, to release four collaboration fans. Two color fans feature Mobile Suit Gundam's Gundam and Char's Zaku II, while two active fans commemorate the 40th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ and the 30th of After War Gundam X. Pre-orders open July 10 on Premium Bandai, with in-store sales starting July 18 and August 1.
Pre-orders for the 'After War Gundam X' Complete Record Collection A.W. 30th Chronicle are now open on Premium Bandai. The two-volume set, priced at 14,300 yen, includes setting materials, rough designs by Kunio Okawara and Masayoshi Nishimura, and four cast roundtable discussions. It ships in January 2027.
Scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki died on January 23, fellow screenwriter Takao Koyama announced on X/Twitter on Thursday. Kawasaki was 60. He was born on November 17, 1965. Koyama, who founded the screenwriter training group Brazaanoppo in 1988, noted that Kawasaki was among its first members and called him "one of the most prolific screenwriters among the Noppo members." Brazaanoppo disbanded in 2016, and some of its members later joined Kawasaki's own group, Hiroyuki Kawasaki's Screenwriting and Research. Kawasaki wrote scripts and series compositions for numerous anime, including Blade of the Immortal, Ryoko's Case File, Silent Möbius, After War Gundam X, Sakura Wars, and Shinkon Gattai Godannar. He also co-wrote the Love Hina light novel. Animation director Masami Obari posted a tribute on X, saying he was "greatly indebted" to Kawasaki for Platinumhugen Ordian.