hololive x Gundam Reveals New Hoshimachi Suisei Custom Sazabi METAL ROBOT SPIRITS Figure
Hoshimachi Suisei’s striking blue Sazabi is finally becoming an official figure, leading the first commercial releases from Bandai’s Gundam x hololive Production collaboration.
The customized mobile suit will be released through the METAL ROBOT SPIRITS line alongside Sakura Miko’s pink Nu Gundam, turning two of the crossover’s most recognizable designs into completed figures after months of artwork, prototype displays, and speculation.
Image by James RichardsonThe first pair appropriately brings together the rival RX-93 Nu Gundam and MSN-04 Sazabi from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack, but completely reworks their familiar appearances around two of hololive’s biggest talents.
Gundam x hololive Production began earlier in 2026 as a much wider multimedia crossover featuring customized mobile suits, original pilot suits, mini-stories, music, and merchandise centered around individual hololive talents.
Image by Charlotte DavisThe first wave matched Hoshimachi Suisei with Sazabi, Sakura Miko with Nu Gundam, Shirakami Fubuki with Gundam Exia, Houshou Marine with Crossbone Gundam X1, Hakui Koyori with Freedom Gundam, and Rindou Chihaya with Banshee Norn.
A second wave later added Usada Pekora’s Unicorn Gundam, Oozora Subaru’s Wing Gundam Zero EW, Tsunomaki Watame’s Providence Gundam, Mori Calliope’s Gundam Epyon, IRyS’ Destiny Gundam, and Todoroki Hajime’s Gundam Astray Gold Frame Amatsu Mina.
The new “METAL ROBOT SPIRITS
Original collaboration markings have been added across both shoulders, the front skirt and shield, helping distinguish the machine from the standard Sazabi beyond its completely different coloring.
Its custom designation is “SH-0-322,” with the 322 portion referencing Suisei’s March 22 birthday and giving the mobile suit its own identity within the crossover.
The completed figure stands approximately 16 cm tall and combines ABS and PVC with die-cast components incorporated throughout its articulated construction.
Its weapon selection includes the Beam Shot Rifle, shield and Beam Tomahawk alongside six deployed Funnel parts, allowing Sazabi’s remote weapons to be displayed separately from the main figure.
Beam Saber and Beam Tomahawk effects are also included, together with Funnel display components, interchangeable hands and additional joint parts for creating different combat poses.
Bandai has also created a dedicated Gundam x hololive display base and support arm for the release, completing the figure with presentation elements made specifically for the collaboration.
Suisei’s Sazabi will be joined by the “METAL ROBOT SPIRITS
The possibility of a completed version of Miko’s Nu Gundam has existed since hololive SUPER EXPO 2026, where Bandai displayed a METAL ROBOT SPIRITS-style prototype alongside Gunpla paint samples and other reference merchandise without confirming a retail release.
That concept has now officially reached production, with cherry blossom imagery appearing across the front skirt and additional Sakura Miko-inspired markings applied to the left shoulder and shield.
Miko’s version carries the custom model number “MS-035,” adding another collaboration-specific reference alongside the pink coloring and sakura motifs.
At approximately 15 cm tall, the Nu Gundam also uses ABS, PVC and die-cast parts, retaining the articulated construction and weighted feel associated with the METAL ROBOT SPIRITS range.
Its extensive weapon loadout includes a Beam Rifle, two types of Beam Saber, New Hyper Bazooka, shield and all six Fin Funnels.
Dedicated Funnel display components allow the remote weapons to be posed independently in flight, while Beam Saber effects, interchangeable hands and joint parts provide further options for recreating combat poses.
Like Suisei’s Sazabi, the Sakura Miko Nu Gundam receives its own collaboration display base rather than relying solely on presentation parts from the standard figure.
METAL ROBOT SPIRITS combines detailed painted finishes and die-cast components with extensive articulation, making the line a more substantial interpretation of the crossover machines than the reference Gunpla color schemes previously shown for the project.
For now, Bandai has only confirmed Suisei’s Sazabi and Miko’s Nu Gundam for commercial release, leaving ten previously revealed hololive mobile suit designs without corresponding METAL ROBOT SPIRITS announcements.
There is still plenty of room for the collection to expand, particularly as several of those remaining machines already have existing METAL ROBOT SPIRITS figures that could potentially provide the foundation for additional hololive versions.
The “METAL ROBOT SPIRITS
The “METAL ROBOT SPIRITS
Bandai has also appeared to confirm that both figures will appear internationally, so it’s likely that pre-orders will either open simultaneously through Premium Bandai US, or that US orders will open very shortly after the Japanese pre-order window begins.
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