New Gundam X 30th Anniversary Pin Collection Revealed by STRICT-G
Image by Charlotte DavisBandai has officially opened orders for a new set of collectible pin badges celebrating 30 years of After War Gundam X, bringing together several of the anime’s most recognizable symbols and anniversary artwork.
The new pin set, which is being released under Gundam’s official fashion brand STRICT-G, includes five designs presented together inside a dedicated acrylic display case as part of the growing range of merchandise marking the series’ 30th anniversary.
After War Gundam X originally began airing in April 1996 as the third major alternate-universe Gundam television series following Mobile Fighter G Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.
Set on an Earth devastated by the colony drops that ended the 7th Space War, the series follows Garrod Ran after his attempt to steal the Gundam X brings him together with Tiffa Adill and eventually the crew of the Freeden.
The new pin collection draws from both sides of that conflict alongside imagery closely associated with Garrod’s mobile suit, rather than concentrating entirely on the series’ main characters.
One pin features the emblem of the New United Nations Earth, the organization that rises to power during the series and attempts to establish control over the recovering planet.
The Space Revolutionary Army receives its own design as the opposing military power, giving the set matching representations of the two factions whose conflict drives much of Gundam X’s later story.
A third pin is based around the Satellite Cannon, the signature weapon of the GX-9900 Gundam X and one of the most recognizable elements of the entire series.
Powered by microwave energy transmitted from a lunar facility through the Satellite System, the weapon gives the Gundam X destructive capability far beyond that of a conventional mobile suit.
The remaining two pins move into the anniversary celebrations themselves, with one recreating the official 30th anniversary logo and another using the commemorative key visual created for the project.
All five are housed together in the clear presentation case, allowing the collection to be displayed as a complete anniversary piece rather than simply functioning as a group of individual pins.
The pin set arrives during a busy period for Gundam X merchandise, with Bandai recently announcing a full-size PROPLICA recreation of the G-Controller, which features three interactive modes covering story scenes, mobile suit operation and the Satellite System, with lighting, vibration and sound effects used to recreate everything from weapon activation to the firing of the Satellite Cannon.
The PROPLICA G-Controller will also include dialogue from original cast members such as Wataru Takagi as Garrod and Mika Kanai as Tiffa, alongside music including “DREAMS” and “Resolution”.
Bandai has also confirmed that the GX-9901-DX Gundam Double X is joining the METAL ROBOT SPIRITS range, with an early prototype already showing its large twin Satellite Cannon Mk-II units, detailed markings and the metallic finishes associated with the line.
The Double X becomes Garrod’s main mobile suit later in the series and significantly expands on the original Gundam X’s Satellite System, making its first METAL ROBOT SPIRITS treatment another major addition to the 30th anniversary lineup.
The “STRICT-G After War Gundam X 30th Anniversary Pin Set” is priced at ¥5,500 (approx. $35 USD / £25 GBP), with pre-orders available through Premium Bandai Japan until September 6, with shipping set for later in the month.
Physical sales will also begin at STRICT-G stores within Japan on September 5.
Past STRICT-G pin sets have gone on to receive a wider release through Premium Bandai US
, so it’s highly likely that the new Gundam X 30th Anniversary Pin Set will make its way stateside shortly.
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