Bandai Opens Official US Gunpla Kit Fan Vote Featuring 19 Exclusive Kits

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Bandai is giving US Gundam fans an opportunity to influence which exclusive Gunpla kits will return for a new production run, with an official Premium Bandai US vote putting 19 previous releases back in contention for future re-releases.

“Premium Bandai Fan Favorite Voting 2026” allows registered users to choose one kit from a lineup spanning High Grade, Real Grade and Master Grade releases, with the highest-ranking products set to be considered for another production run.

Bandai is stopping short of guaranteeing that the winning kit or kits will definitely return, instead stating that top-ranking products may be considered for future re-release depending on the final results.

Each Premium Bandai US account can cast one vote during the campaign, with voting running from October 5 through October 13 and the final results scheduled to be announced toward the end of January 2027.

The selection covers a particularly broad range of Gundam series and side stories, including Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Gundam SEED, Gundam 00, Advance of Zeta, Gundam Unicorn, G Gundam, and several machines that have historically been difficult to catch between Premium Bandai production runs.

Let’s take a look at all 19 Gunpla kits included in the US vote!

• “HG 1/144 Hydra Gundam”

• “MG 1/100 Gundam Epyon EW (Sturm Und Drang Unit)”

• “MG 1/100 MSZ-006P2/3C Zeta Gundam P2 Type Red Zeta”

• “HG 1/144 Union Flag Custom II [GN Flag]”

• “HG 1/144 Gundam TR-6 [Barzam II] Re-Zeon Captured (A.O.Z RE-BOOT Ver.)”

• “HG 1/144 Reben-Wolf (A.O.Z RE-BOOT Ver.)”

• “HG 1/144 Gundam TR-6 [Wondwort]”

• “MG 1/100 Gundam TR-1 [Hazel Owsla]”

• “RG 1/144 Destiny Impulse Gundam”

• “RG 1/144 Gundam Exia Repair IV”

• “MG 1/100 Gundam Heavyarms EW (Igel Unit)”

• “MG 1/100 Testament Gundam”

• “HG 1/144 Gundam Mk-III”

• “MG 1/100 Jesta (Shezarr Type, Team B&C)”

• “MG 1/100 Jesta Cannon”

• “HG 1/144 Ghost Gundam”

• “HG 1/144 Gundam Rose”

• “MG 1/100 Gundam Astraea + Proto GN Twin Broad Blade”

• “HG 1/144 White Rider”

Several of those kits have already performed strongly in Bandai’s other recent fan votes, with the “RG 1/144 Destiny Impulse Gundam” and “HG 1/144 Union Flag Custom II [GN Flag]” finishing 19th and 20th respectively in the much larger “Premium Bandai Gunpla General Election 2026”.

That earlier vote gave fans a choice from approximately 750 Premium Bandai Gunpla releases, with the “MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.)” ultimately taking first place for the second consecutive year.

Bandai subsequently confirmed a new re-release for the winning “MG 1/100 Ex-S Gundam/S Gundam (Task Force Alpha Ver.),” giving this latest vote a clear precedent for fan support translating into another opportunity to purchase an older exclusive kit.

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The new poll is being held alongside Premium Bandai Week, a broader Premium Bandai US sales event that will bring another wave of exclusive products and restocks to the online store beginning later this week.

One of the biggest incentives during Premium Bandai Week is a temporary reduction to Premium Bandai US‘s free-shipping threshold, with qualifying orders of $50 or more receiving free shipping instead of the usual $100 minimum.

That promotion will run from October 8 at 10:00 AM EDT through October 13 at 11:59 PM EDT, covering the same closing stretch as the Fan Favorite Voting campaign.

Premium Bandai has also confirmed that a wider selection of exclusive items will become available during the event, including additional restocks across Gunpla and other Bandai product lines.

The structure closely follows Premium Bandai US’s Gundam Summer Fest earlier this year, which temporarily brought a large number of Gundam Base exclusives, returning Premium Bandai kits and special-finish releases back online alongside its own free-shipping promotion.

Bandai has not yet confirmed how many of the 19 Fan Favorite candidates could eventually return, when any resulting re-releases would take place, or whether only the highest-ranked kit will be selected.

Voting for “Premium Bandai Fan Favorite Voting 2026” is open now through October 13, with one vote available per Premium Bandai US account and the final rankings expected to be announced at the end of January 2027.

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