A newGundamattraction is coming to Fukuoka’s LaLaport Fukuoka shopping center. GUNDAM PARK, which will consist ofGundam-themed stores and activities, is set to open in April 2022.
The shopping center iscurrently home tothe life-size RX-93ff Nu Gundam statue fromMobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack. The GUNDAM PARK attraction will consist of three stores; GUNDAM SIDE-F FUKUOKA, VS PARK WITH G, and NAMCO.
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The GUNDAM SIDE-F FUKUOKA store will have a dedicated Gunpla construction area anda wall of monitorsmeasuring 10 meters wide by 6 meters high. It will be designed to resemble the inside of a space colony, and will also host variousGundam-themed events.
The VS PARK WITH G store will serve as a sports entertainment facility and feature various attractions similar to what one would see on a Japanese variety TV show. The facility will haveGundam-themedversions of different games, such as the running game, “Nigekiru” and the dodging game, “Yokekiru”.
The NAMCO store will be an amusement facility aimed towards customers of all ages. The facility will feature various arcade cabinets, crane machines, limited edition prizes and capsule toys.
A live-action movie presumed to take place in the Universal Century timeline is currently in the works, and is being produced by Netflix and Legendary Pictures. Some concept art teasing a live-action version of the iconic RX-78-2 model was revealed in November.
Themost recentGundamanime project, a film trilogy adapting Yoshiyuki Tomino’sMobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flashlight novel, was released in Japan on June 30, 2025 and made available to stream on Netflix on July 1. Sunrise is animating the film series, with Shūkō Murase (Gangsta, Ergo Proxy) directing and Yasuyuki Muto (Afro Samurai,Persona -trinity soul-) handling the series composition. The second entry in the trilogy,Sun of Bright, has no release window as of now.
