New brand "AMAKUNI Chokigami" starts! The first product is GENESIC GAOGAIGER! Hobby Japan's New Products [62nd Shizuoka Hobby Show]!

The 62nd Shizuoka Hobby Show was held at Twinmesse Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture from May 8 (Wed) to 12 (Sun), 2024.

This event is one of the largest model and hobby events in Japan, held annually in Shizuoka Prefecture, where many model manufacturers gather. This year, a total of 97 companies and 2 organizations exhibited, far exceeding last year's event.
This year, the 8th and 9th are vendor invitation days, and the 10th is an invitation day for local elementary, junior high, and high school students to familiarize themselves with the model culture. The 11th and 12th were open to the public.

Akiba Research Institute was there again to cover the event! Let us introduce you to some of the new items we found at the booths of various manufacturers.

In this article, we will introduce two items scheduled to be released by Hobby Japan.

⇒Please also refer to this article on Shizuoka Hobby Show!
Burn Gaan, Shin Ultraman, and the Familiar Cat Robot from Family Restaurant!Kotobukiya's new plastic models:
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New products of character plastic model "PLAMATEA" by Mecasma!

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■AMAKUNI Chokigami "Genesic GaoGaiGar" / Under Development

Hobby Japan's high-end toy brand, "AMAKUNI Kishin," has just launched a new brand with even more power!
The ultimate "Genesic GaoGaiGar" is a fully transformable combined figure.

1/35 scale Type 74 Tank Kai Reactive Armor [Battle Over Hokkaido Ver.] / Hobby Japan / Scheduled for release in August 2024 / 9,680 yen (tax included)

Kit of the Type 74 tank equipped with reactive armor that appears in the famous virtual war story "Battle Over Hokkaido" by Gembun Kobayashi, a leading author of war dramas.

New additional mold (made of material PS). Side skirts and front upper right armor parts, which are not included in the original work, are also included (selectable installation). Equipped with variable height gimmick. Rear hatch open/close, waterproof canvas can be replaced, selectable.