The HG 1/144 Hydra Gundam, a Premium Bandai-exclusive kit from New Mobile Report Gundam W Dual Story G-UNIT, was announced in the Gunpla Journal August issue and opened pre-orders on Premium Bandai, with a release price of 5,500 yen.
The HG Hydra Gundam appears twice in Yomimono coverage from mid-2026. The Gunpla Journal August issue, published around August 8, listed the kit among upcoming releases, confirming its place in a broad Gunpla release calendar that also included the MG 1/100 Gundam Liberty Astray Red Frame, HG Gundam Virsago, and HG Gundam Ashtaron. The listing gave prices and release dates as of August 3, 2026.
Just over a month earlier, on June 29, Bandai opened pre-orders on Premium Bandai for the same kit, alongside seven reissue kits that included the RG Mass Production Z'Gok, HG Gundam Griepe, and HG Gundam Geminass. The Hydra Gundam transforms into mobile armor form and is priced at 5,500 yen.
Coverage frames the Hydra Gundam as the first HG release for a G-UNIT design, expanding Premium Bandai's Gundam W subline with a transforming mobile suit. The two stories do not conflict; they show the kit moving from announcement to pre-order status.
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