Gundam Wing fans have been given one of the biggest Premium Bandai US restocks in some time, with five exclusive Gunpla kits from Endless Waltz arriving back in stock at the same time.
HoYoverse and Baskin-Robbins Japan have revealed the full details of a new Genshin Impact collaboration, pairing ice cream with exclusive Flins and Linnea merchandise, character collectibles and a set of rewards that can be redeemed inside the game.
Bandai has officially released a huge new soundtrack collection for Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, celebrating the anime's 30th anniversary with seven CDs of music spanning its original score, theme songs, insert tracks and character music.
Sanrio has revealed a new Pompompurin collection celebrating their most popular mascots' 30th anniversary that brings back the retro look of his earliest merchandise from 1996.
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Bandai has officially revealed an exclusive Gunpla kit that will soon arrive at a new Gundam Base store that is set to open as part of the first anniversary celebrations of the BHCPDII MUSEUM in Shizuoka, Japan.
Cover Corp has announced two major events celebrating the ninth anniversary of hololive production, bringing a city-wide collaboration to Japan's Yokohama before staging a large music, fireworks and drone show inspired by its new "hololive Dreams" smartphone game.
Razer and Sanrio are expanding their Pompompurin gaming range with a new Kraken Kitty V2 BT headset that turns the Sanrio favorite's iconic floppy ears and brown beret into part of the headset itself.