Bandai Spirits revealed a new set of alternate option parts for the Metal Structure action figure of Amuro Ray's RX-93 Nu Gundam. It will release the new parts in Japan in January 2025. The set will also be available for purchase in the U.S. and the rest of Asia Pacific. [Thanks, Hobby Watch!]

One of the highlights of this package will be the new backpack set housing a pair of large beam sabers and multiple red Incoms. The latter are wire-guided remote weapons that let ordinary pilots shoot from multiple directions, as the more famous Funnels and Bits are only compatible with Newtype pilots who possess psychic abilities. The package will also include scaled human figures of characters closely related to the Mobile Suit, such as Amuro Ray and Chan Agi.

Here are some of the sample images of the new parts:

This set will cost 46,200 yen (~$308), but it will only contain the above bonus parts. The actual Nu Gundam Metal Structure has been available for purchase since 2019. Bandai Spirits re-released the action figure with its iconic Fin Funnels in March 2024 at a whopping 140,800 yen (~$938.60).

The Nu Gundam, which Amuro Ray piloted in the 1988 movie Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, has been receiving more alternate armaments outside the show. Another example of this is the Long-Range Fin Funnel that appears on its life-sized statue in Fukuoka, as the original Fin Funnels would be unwieldy for the statue's weight balance. Bandai Namco has since brought the armament to Gundam games like Battle Operation 2 and Gundam Breaker 4.

The new set of alternate option parts for the RX-93 Nu Gundam Metal Structure action figure will be available in January 2025.

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Neos revealed that it will release Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town for Nintendo Switch and PC in the West on October 24, 2024. The latter will be available on Steam, and the company has also set up a webpage for the game on the platform.

Shiro and the Coal Town is an adventure game where the player will control Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara as he goes back and forth between a real-world rural village and a mysterious steampunk-themed Coal Town. The game will also have many mini-games ranging from fishing in the village to trolley races in the Coal Town.

The Switch version of the game will support subtitles in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German with Japanese voiceovers. The PC release will add more subtitle and voiceover language options in Chinese, Cantonese, and Korean.

Neos first revealed the game at the Japanese version of the September 2023 Nintendo Direct with the Japanese title Crayon Shin-chan: Sumi no Machi to Shiro. The new English title is an almost direct translation of the original Japanese title.

The company released Shiro and the Coal Town first in Japan on the Switch on February 22, 2024. It later released the game in East Asia on May 2, 2024. Neos also discovered that the game's sales performance stayed in first place in South Korean rankings and second place in Taiwan in the first two weeks after release.

Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town will be available digitally for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on October 24, 2024.

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Good Smile Company opened pre-orders for its upcoming Nendoroid of Griffith from Kentaro Miura's Berserk. The new chibi action figure will be formally available worldwide in 2025. People in the US and Canada head to the company's US web store, where the figure is priced at $43.99. Those living elsewhere worldwide can instead place an order on the Japanese international web store at ￥7,500.

As with most other Nendoroids, this chibi action figure of Griffith will stand at around 10cm (3.94in) tall. The set will have two facial expression parts, although the second one will only feature a slight variation in the direction of Griffith's eyes. It will also come with Griffith's saber, which the owner can also unsheath from its scabbard.

Here are the sample images showing some of the poses Griffith's Nendoroid can take:

Griffith's Nendoroid will help complement Guts, whose figure was revealed and produced earlier. Good Smile Company held the pre-order session for Guts' Nendoroid in May 2023. It later released the series protagonist's chibi action figure in December 2023.

The pre-order window for the Berserk Griffith Nendoroid will close on September 11, 2024. Good Smile Company will ship the finished figures from Japan in March 2025 and North America in Q3 2025.

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Nihon Falcom has published the opening movie for The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria. Prospective players of the upcoming RPG can now watch the movie that will also be played in the actual game when they start its story.

Kai no Kiseki will feature a new continuation in the long-running Kiseki / Trails series. This game's story will take place right after the second Trails through Daybreak entry, which is still only available in Japan and Asia as of mid-2024.

The new game will primarily feature characters from the Trails through Daybreak duology like Van Arkride and Agnes Claudel as the main party members. However, it will also have the return of characters from earlier series entries, such as Kevin Graham from Trails in the Sky and Rean Schwarzer from the Trails of Cold Steel sub-series.

The opening movie also showcases the game's theme song "Shiroi Sekai." The Japanese title could be translated to "White World." Falcom jdk Band performed this new song.

The Kai no Kiseki opening movie is also available to watch right below:

The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria- will be available for PlayStation 5 and 4 in Japan on September 26, 2024.

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Wargaming has revealed that it will start adding new crossover content from Blue Archive to World of Warships. The content will appear in both the original PC version and the console-mobile release Legends in August 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

This crossover will feature three exclusive warships and five characters that players can assign as ship captains. The five characters shown are Hoshino, Serika, Ayane, Shiroko, and Nonomi. As a side note, all of these five characters are affiliated with the Abydos High School's Foreclosure Task Force in the original game.

The Blue Archive crossover will mark a new collaboration between Wargaming and Yostar. While Nexon published the global version of Blue Archive, Yostar handles its Japanese and Chinese releases. The companies have been collaborating multiple times to add crossover content between Azur Lane and World of Warships. The new Japanese press release noted that this will be the first Blue Archive crossover wave, so the companies are also teasing more batches coming later on.

The Blue Archive crossover content will appear first in the console and mobile entry World of Warships: Legends, available on the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, iOS, and Android, on August 5, 2024. Wargaming will also add the content to the original PC version ten days later on August 15, 2024.

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There will be new pieces of Fate/Grand Order character art inspired by the Japanese traditional ukiyo-e style. The ukiyo-e art company Hanzou has revealed a new lineup of ukiyo-e woodcut print art that will feature Servants from Type-Moon's Fate series. It will formally release the art in late 2024.

There will be four characters featured in this art collection: the Saber-class Artoria Pendragon, the Archer-class EMIYA, the Rider-class Ushiwakamaru, and the Moon Cancer-class Archetype: Earth. Artoria's art will be wider and cost more at 63,000 yen (~$406.80), while the other three character art will have the same price tag of 36,000 yen (~$232.40). Hanzou will only produce 300 copies of each art.

Here are the sample images for each item in the collection:

Pre-orders for the new character art will open first at the Fate/Grand Order Fes 2024~9th Anniversary~ Expo on August 3-4, 2024. Online pre-orders will be available later on the Ukiyo-e Works website after the physical event has concluded. The website supports international shipments via the WorldShopping widget, and its prior works based on other franchises like Ultraman and Star Wars are still available to order worldwide.

The Fate/Grand Order ukiyo-e woodcut print art will be available in late November 2024.

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Hobonichi revealed that it will release more Earthbound merchandise in August 2024 to celebrate the game's 30th anniversary. The merchandise releases will also coincide with the launches of the game's exhibits, which will appear temporarily in department stores across Japan.

The new collection will range from towels and t-shirts to a stress ball featuring Mr Saturn. It will also include the real-life version of Cup of Lifenoodles, which Hobonichi had previously revealed in early July 2024. People will be able to get two sets of udon noodles at ¥1,780 (~$11.60).

Here is the complete list of the new Earthbound merchandise, along with their prices in Japanese yen:

• T-shirt: ¥4,950
• Body towel: ¥3,300
• Hand towel: ¥1,320
• Paper bag: ¥2,200
• Cup of Lifenoodles: ¥1,780
• Poo's Ramen Donburi set with bowl and spoon: ¥3,300
• Mr Saturn's hanging stress ball: ¥1,320
• Tonzura Brothers (a.k.a. Runaway Five) tin box: ¥2,860
• Space Tunnel pochette: ¥3,300

At the same time, Hobonichi will also hold exhibits that showcase the game originally known in Japan as Mother 2. The "Secrets of Mother 2" paid exhibit will run at Hobinichi's store in Shibuya Parco from August 1, 2024, to September 8, 2024. The company will also run free satellite exhibits at Tobichi Tokyo, Osaka's Umeda Loft, Sapporo Parco, and Nagoya Parco around the same period.

The new Earthbound exhibit and merchandise collection will appear in Japan on August 1, 2024.

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Good Smile Company has opened global pre-orders for its new figma of Ganondorf based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. People in the U.S. and Canada can place an order for the action figure on Good Smile Online Shop U.S. at $84.99. Those residing elsewhere worldwide can instead head to the company's Japanese international website, where the product is available at ￥14,800.

Despite being a non-scale figure, this Ganondorf action figure will still have a taller posture than the previously revealed Link figma at around 19cm (7.48in). The set will come with three swappable facial expression parts. It will also include equipable weapons like the Gloom Spear, the Gloom Sword with its scabbard, and the Demon King's Bow with its arrow.

Here are some of the sample images that show the new action figure's parts and poses:

A trailer showcasing the Ganondorf figma is also available to watch on Max Factory's YouTube channel:

Ganondorf will be the second figma from Tears of the Kingdom after the game's protagonist Link appeared first. Good Smile Company and Max Factory are also working on another figma that will feature Princess Zelda. The companies published an unpainted prototype of the heroine's figure at the June 2024 Smile Fest.

Good Smile Company will close the pre-order period for the figma of Ganondorf from the Nintendo Switch game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on September 11, 2024. It will start shipping the finished action figures from Japan in June 2025 and North America in Q4 2025.

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The new B-Komachi idols from Oshi no Ko will appear again in The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors in a new crossover. Bandai Namco revealed in a new live stream that it will launch a collaboration event for a limited time throughout August 2024.

The company had added the Hololive Vtuber Hoshimachi Suisei crossover to The Idolmaster: Cinderella Girls - Starlight Stage in March 2024. However, the collaboration between Shiny Colors and Oshi no Ko had run even earlier in July 2023. This will be the second time the company will feature the external franchise in the browser game.

The first event in 2023 featured Ruby, Kana, and MEMcho as produce-able idols. A revival gacha banner that launches on August 3, 2024, will give players another chance to obtain these characters.

Bandai Namco will also add more new character cards in the following weeks. The new B-Komachi idols will have new gacha cards that feature different costumes. It will also add a new support card featuring a younger Ruby with Ai looking after her. In addition, there will be a new crossover scenario that will reward a support card starring Akane upon completing its missions.

The company has also uploaded a new commercial trailer that shows MEMcho giving a quick rundown of the new crossover content:

As a reminder, this crossover content will not be available in Song For Prism, the mobile and PC app game featuring 3D character models. Bandai Namco will only stage the collaboration in the original Shiny Colors game which has Live2D characters on its own Enza platform. Players can directly access the game from mobile and PC browsers without having to install a dedicated app, although the latter is also available to download.

The new Oshi no Ko crossover content will be available in the Enza browser game The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors for a limited time from August 3 until 30, 2024.

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Fujimi Dragonbook announced that it will release a new tabletop RPG inspired by Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon in the Spring of 2025. People will be able to experience the mech-based action video game in an interactive physical tabletop game format.

The Kadokawa subsidiary also revealed that Group SNE is working on the new tabletop RPG book. As a side note, the same group had previously worked on TRPGs based on other FromSoftware games, such as Dark Souls and Elden Ring. The latter's TRPG book came out in June 2023. As of July 2024, the Japanese book is still available to order digitally (via Kindle) and physically worldwide on Amazon Japan.

Fujimi Dragonbook's Japanese announcement tweet is also available to view right below:

This title will also be the first tabletop RPG from Group SNE with a futuristic mech science fiction setting. Besides Dark Souls and Elden Ring, the group had also released numerous original TRPG books, most of which featured fantasy themes. The closest title the group had worked on is the 2009 entry Dark Blaze, which takes place in a polluted post-apocalyptic world and has players set up Sherwood tanks to explore the world and its dungeons.

The Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon tabletop RPG will be available in Japan in the Spring season of 2025.

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Bandai Spirits and Sunrise opened a new poll that will let people choose the image that it will use for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom Z'Gok Gunpla boxart. This poll will run for almost a month until late August 2024.

Sunrise has picked six images from the movie; each of them contains a pose that can become a candidate for the Z'Gok's appearance on the boxart. However, the final boxart will not look exactly like the chosen image. Naochika Morishita, who has been designing prior SEED Freedom Gunpla kits including the Duel Blitz Gundam, will use the pose in the winning image as an inspiration for the actual Gunpla boxart.

This Z'Gok is a Mobile Suit that Athrun Zala piloted in the Gundam SEED Freedom movie, which has been available to watch worldwide on Netflix and Prime Video since June 2024. Sunrise used Char Aznable's customized unit of the same name from the 1979 anime Mobile Suit Gundam as an inspiration for this Mobile Suit.

However, while the Gundam SEED sub-series has more ZAFT units modeled after Zeon's Mobile Suits from the Universal Century timeline—such as ZAKU Warrior, GOUF Ignited, and GELGOOG Menace—this Z'Gok does not have an additional name. Its Gunpla kit will thus be known as "Z'Gok (SEED Freedom Ver.)."

Bandai Spirits will close the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom Z'Gok Gunpla boxart poll on August 25, 2024. It will reveal the result between late August 2024 and early September 2024.

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Square Enix revealed new Halloween-themed Kingdom Hearts hair clips that will appear ahead of the season. The company has opened pre-orders for the Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town hair clips on its Japanese e-Store. It will formally release the items in early October 2024, which also gives people ample time to prepare ahead of the celebrations at the end of the month.

The hair clips will be available in two different sets. While both of them will feature the pumpkin icon, Set A will come with a crown icon, while Set B will instead replace it with a heart icon. Both sets will have the same price tag of 1,980 yen (~$12.85).

Square Enix also shared more sample images that show how people can use the hair clips. These clips will not be only usable on the hair, as people can also attach them to other items, such as tote bags.

The company has been revealing numerous merchandise related to the Kingdom Hearts game series in 2024. The items range from new releases such as stained glass-like acrylic mirrors and Organization XIII glasses to restocked items like Soba bowls and Heartless plushes.

Square Enix will release the Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town hair clips on October 3, 2024.

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Bandai Namco revealed that it will add Klein, Silica, and Lisbeth to Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream. The three series recurring characters are now confirmed to join the roster of the upcoming co-op raid action game.

While Bandai Namco may assign the same role to several characters, each of them will still have their own playing style. For instance, both Klein and Lisbeth will appear in Fractured Daydream as Fighters. However, Klein will have four fighting styles based on the four kanji letters in his guild (Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain), while Lisbeth can instead craft and upgrade weapons mid-stage. Meanwhile, Silica will appear with a Supporting role as she can heal allies while giving orders to her pet dragon Pina.

The company also added that it will gradually publish trailers for each character on a daily basis. As of July 29, 2024, it has uploaded Lisbeth's trailer. The other trailers that feature Klein and Silica will follow suit in the coming days.

Fractured Daydream will feature a large roster of Sword Art Online characters, starting with the series' protagonist Kirito and the heroine Asuna. Bandai Namco had previously confirmed the inclusions of Yuuki, Yuna, and Eiji, as well as Gun Gale Online's LLENN and Fukaziroh.

Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC on October 4, 2024.

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Bandai Namco revealed new Sword Art Online merchandise during its "Future Conference 2024 - Departure" live stream. The merchandise lineup will primarily feature characters from a parade artwork from Sword Art Online: Last Recollection. The company has opened pre-orders for the new items on Asobistore, which can only ship the items domestically inside Japan.

The main highlights of this collection are the sets of character acrylic stands. These stands are split into four different sets with prices ranging from ¥3,000 to ¥5,000, which depends on the number of characters available in the set with a stand costing ¥500 individually. To get all four sets with a total of 31 characters, one will have to spend a total of ¥15,500 (~$100) before the shipping fees.

Here is the price list for the other items in the lineup:

• Tin badge - ¥500
• Acrylic keychain - ¥600
• Single character acrylic stand set - ¥1,600
• Face towel - ¥2,000
• Hanging tapestry - ¥3,000
• Acrylic block - ¥5,000
• Full-graphic T-shirt - ¥6,600

A new Sword Art Online voice drama CD will complete this merchandise collection. It will be available in two different bonus patterns: The first one will come with a random character card at ¥2,200. The other pattern will let one get all sixteen character cards at just ¥3,300.

Bandai Namco will close the pre-order period for the new Sword Art Online: Last Recollection character merchandise collection on August 25, 2024. The company will start shipping the items inside Japan in October 2024.

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Taito revealed that it will turn the Dragon Quest series creature Liquid Metal Slime into an electric floor cleaner. People in Japan will be able to get the product as a crane game prize in arcade centers across the country in late July 2024. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

The Slime-shaped cleaner will have a small size of around 6-10 cm (~2.36-3.94 inches). Once the owner has placed it on the floor, it will start moving on its own while cleaning the floor from dirt. The electric cleaner will also be programmed to turn around if it hits an obstacle.

The Slime family of creatures from the Dragon Quest series, which were designed by the late Akira Toriyama, have served as inspirations for more eccentric merchandise in Japan. Earlier in Spring 2024, Taito revealed holder items modeled after the Healslime. The Square Enix subsidiary has since released the Healslime headphone stand in April 2024 and the cloth hanger in May 2024. Square Enix has also released more merchandise featuring the Slime in Japan, which range from gummi candies to apparel for babies and children.

The Dragon Quest Liquid Metal Slime electric cleaner will be available as crane game prizes in arcade centers across Japan from July 27, 2024.

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