G Gundam’s New Martial Arts-Focused Figure Line Reveals Shining Gundam as First Release
Domon Kasshu’s original Mobile Fighter is returning to Bandai’s popular ROBOT SPIRITS action figure line with an upgraded design focused on recreating its powerful martial arts techniques.
The new “ROBOT SPIRITS Shining Gundam Martial Action” is the first release in Bandai’s new Martial Action series, featuring specially developed articulation, interchangeable components for its different combat modes, and accessories for recreating the iconic Shining Finger attack.
Originally airing in 1994, Mobile Fighter G Gundam introduced a new direction for the Gundam franchise, replacing traditional military warfare with the Gundam Fight, an international martial arts tournament where nations competed for control of the Earth Sphere using powerful Mobile Fighters.
The series followed Neo Japan’s representative Domon Kasshu as he searched for his missing brother while competing against skilled fighters from around the world, piloting Shining Gundam during the first half of the anime before receiving the more powerful God Gundam.
Bandai has previously recreated the Mobile Fighter through Gunpla, including the popular RG 1/144 Shining Gundam kit, which features advanced articulation and a complete transformation into its powerful Super Mode without exchanging parts.
Domon’s successor has also received an acclaimed Real Grade God/Burning Gundam kit, incorporating a flexible internal frame capable of performing elaborate martial arts poses and the devastating God Finger attack.
For the new Martial Action series, Bandai has developed a range of completed action figures designed specifically to recreate the movements of skilled martial artists, placing greater emphasis on realistic fighting stances and the ability to recreate battles between different Mobile Fighters.
Shining Gundam was originally designed to reproduce Domon’s movements through its advanced Mobile Trace System, allowing the machine to perform powerful punches, kicks, and other martial arts techniques.
Standing approximately 12.5 cm tall, the new ROBOT SPIRITS figure recreates the Gundam’s distinctive white, blue and red armor, with an upgraded internal structure designed to provide a much greater range of movement.
An extendable waist joint allows the upper body to bend forward significantly, while a flexible neck and specially developed hip joints enable the legs to cross at the thighs.
Bandai has also introduced articulated wrists that allow the clenched fists to be repositioned, creating more convincing punching and defensive stances.
Combined with extendable shoulder joints and flexible legs, these mechanisms allow Shining Gundam to perform high kicks, flying kicks, deep lunges, and low fighting stances inspired by Domon’s combat techniques.
The improved waist articulation also makes it possible to recreate a one-knee stance, with the Gundam leaning forward while keeping its other foot firmly positioned against the ground.
Special attention has been given to the movement of the shoulders and arms, allowing Shining Gundam to grip a beam sword with both hands and raise it above its head for powerful overhead attacks.
The new release also recreates the Mobile Fighter’s three different combat configurations, including Normal Mode, Battle Mode, and its enhanced Super Mode.
Battle Mode can be reproduced using interchangeable head components, while Super Mode requires replacement parts around the head fins, shoulder armor, and calf thrusters.
In the anime, Super Mode was activated when Domon’s emotions reached their peak, dramatically increasing Shining Gundam’s performance and allowing it to unleash some of its most powerful attacks.
The figure also includes an interchangeable hand for recreating Shining Finger, the Gundam’s signature finishing technique that concentrates energy into its hand before delivering a devastating close-range strike.
Two beam swords of different lengths are provided, alongside four pairs of interchangeable hands, replacement face and mask parts, two beam sword effect parts, and additional leg thruster components.
Shining Gundam is the first release in Bandai’s new ROBOT SPIRITS Martial Action series, which also includes Neo Russia’s powerful Bolt Gundam, piloted by Argo Gulskii.
The heavily armored Mobile Fighter features its signature Graviton Hammer weapon and an equally flexible articulation system, allowing collectors to recreate battles between the two Gundams using their different fighting styles.
Bandai has also displayed a separate “ROBOT SPIRITS Shining Gundam/Bolt Gundam Martial Action Option Parts Set,” featuring additional accessories and effects inspired by their attacks, although pricing and release details have yet to be confirmed.
At TAMASHII NATION 2026, five additional unpainted Mobile Fighter prototypes were displayed, suggesting that the new series could eventually expand to include Gundam Rose, Gundam Maxter, Dragon Gundam, Shadow Gundam and Kowloon Gundam.
These would introduce representatives from Neo France, Neo America, Neo China, Neo Germany and Neo Hong Kong respectively, although Bandai has yet to confirm their release schedules or prices.
Pre-orders for “ROBOT SPIRITS Shining Gundam Martial Action” opened on November 12, 2026, through reputable hobby goods retailers such as HobbyLink Japan, priced at ¥7,700 (approximately $48 USD / £36 GBP), with release scheduled for May 2027.
Premium Bandai US has yet to offer the figure, although corresponding US listings can sometimes appear several days or weeks after Japanese pre-orders begin.
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