SUNRISE BEYOND x BANDAI SPIRITS will send a full-fledged robot animation "Boundary War Machine", which will begin development in the fall of 2021! Plastic model series, one after another!

BANDAI SPIRITS and SUNRISE BEYOND have teamed up to produce an original animated robot film, "Boundary War Machine," which will be released in the fall of 2021.

Boundary War Machine" is a full-scale original robot animation work jointly planned and produced by BANDAI SPIRITS, which specializes in high-target commercial products, and SUNRISE BEYOND, a newly established group company of Sunrise, a leading robot animation company. This is a next generation high quality robot animation that has been thoroughly studied in design, action, direction, and product linkage together with BANDAI SPIRITS.

The work is about the duo of Amou Shiiba, the 16-year-old protagonist who is not good at socializing, and Gai, an autonomous thinking AI, and their efforts to bring back Japan. The original work is characterized by powerful battle scenes and a storyline with a sense of depth. The film is currently in production for release this fall with the aim of creating a robot animation that will be handed down to the next generation.

KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN, led by industrial designer Kiyoyuki Okuyama, has been invited as the main mecha designer of AMAIM, a humanoid special mobile weapon that appears in the film. The result is a distinctive mechanical design with a sense of realism and functional beauty that sets it apart from conventional robot mecha design. The result is a unique mechanical design with a sense of realism and functional beauty that sets it apart from conventional robot mecha design, and the technologies developed by BANDAI SPIRITS have been brought together to create a product that can be enjoyed through the HG series of plastic models and figurines.

In addition, the "Boundary War Machine" Gaiden series will be serialized in Monthly Hobby Japan prior to the anime. The series will begin in the September 2021 issue of Monthly Hobby Japan (scheduled for release on July 21) as a visual story using plastic kit examples. It will feature a different setting and characters from the main story, expanding the world view of "Boundary War Machine.

In addition, a commercial version of "Kembu" from the complete painted figure "ROBOT Soul" is planned. Further information will be released on Soul Web at a later date.

The first anime PV

HG" plastic model PV

Boundary War Machine" plastic model series release

The humanoid special maneuver weapon AMAIM that appears in the play will be commercialized in 1/72 scale, plastic model standard brand: HG (High Grade).
Became a product in the plastic model standard brand: HG (High Grade). The AMAIM "Kembu" assembled by the main character Amou will be the first plastic model to be commercialized in time for the start of the show.

The plastic model "HG 1/72 Kembu" is designed with an industrial design in mind, with a realistic range of motion and mechanisms not seen in conventional robot animation models. In addition, the AMAIMs to be announced in the future are scheduled to appear one after another.

*Computer graphics using design data during development. Some differences may occur between this product and the actual product.

Product Information
HG 1/72 Kembu
Suggested retail price: Price undecided
Scheduled release date: Fall 2021
Size: Approximately 140mm in height, suitable for ages 15 and up
Main material: PS
Product Contents: HG 1/72 Kembu (main body, 1 claw, 1 gun, 1 sword, mounting rack), foil seal, instruction manual
Instruction Manual
Domestic sales channels: Hobby and anime stores, toy stores, hobby and toy sections of electronics and mass merchandisers nationwide, Internet sales, etc.
Hobby and anime shops nationwide, toy stores, hobby and toy sections of electronics and mass retailers, Internet mail order, etc.

What is the plastic model "HG (High Grade)" series?
The "HG (High Grade)" series is a brand of "high-grade" plastic models of various mecha models that incorporate the best of the BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division's technologies. Easy-to-assemble part divisions and color-coding allow you to experience the "fun of assembling".

Boundary War Machine" Gaiden Series to be Serialized in Monthly Hobby Japan

The series will begin in the September 2021 issue of Monthly Hobby Japan (scheduled for release on July 21) as a visual story using examples of plastic kits. The story will feature a different setting and characters from the main story, expanding the world view of "Boundary War Machine.

Other Product Development

A complete painted figure of "Kembu" from the ROBOT Soul line will be released as a commercial product. Further information will be announced on Soul Web later.

What is "ROBOT Soul"?
Robot Soul" is a brand of robot figures for high target customers, created with the technology that TAMASHII NATIONS has accumulated over the years and with the love for robots. The brand has created numerous robots with an overwhelming degree of perfection by combining cutting-edge CAD technology with the "wonder of modeling" created by the skillful techniques of the craftsmen who create the figures.

Work information
Animation "Boundary War Machine" (scheduled to start in the fall of 2021)
Scheduled to begin in the fall of 2021
Director: Nobuyoshi Habara
Series Composition: Noboru Kimura
Character Design：Kenichi Onuki
Mechanical Design: Yuya Koyanagi (KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN), Kanetake Ebikawa, Kenji Teraoka, Ippei Katabe
Mechanical Design Supervisor: Kiyoyuki Okuyama (KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN)
Music: Rasmus Faber
Production: SUNRISE BEYOND

＜Synopsis of "Boundary War Machine
In the year 2061 A.D., Japan is ruled.
Japan was divided and ruled by the four major economies of the world, and the Japanese people were oppressed as subjugated people.
Japan became the front line of the world where the humanoid special mobile weapons, AMAIM, deployed by each economic bloc, roamed the streets.
One day, Shiiba Amou, a boy who loves machines, meets Guy, an autonomous thinking AI.
This leads Amou to throw himself into the battle to reclaim Japan.
Riding the AMAIM "Kembu," which he assembled himself.

Information in this release is current as of March 16, 2021, and is subject to change without notice.
Product images include illustrations.

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