Tokyo Anime Dispatch

On July 3, 2026, the official GUNDAM website announced that THE GUNDAM BASE POP-UP WORLD TOUR in YOKOHAMA will open on July 10, 2026, at Yokohama Sky Building 8F. The event is free to enter and is scheduled to run through August 31, 2026. What Was Announced The announcement is not a new anime series or film reveal. Instead, it is a limited-time physical event built around the Gunpla retail and display ecosystem. According to the official page, this Yokohama stop is the Japanese domestic final venue in the world tour celebrating the 45th anniversary of Gunpla. The venue combines a shop area, an exhibition area, and a build-experience area under one roof. One of the most eye-catching details is the exhibition space, which the page says includes a roughly 2-meter Gundam statue. The shop side will also carry world-tour items and limited novelty goods. Purchase bonuses are part of the draw as well: anyone who buys something receives an EX Base (THE GUNDAM BASE Collaboration 2...

On July 7, 2026, Sotsu announced a 30th-anniversary event for After War Gundam X at LaLaport Fukuoka. The release says the event will take place on Saturday, August 1, 2026, and pairs a special screening with a live stage program. The announcement is backed by the official 30th-anniversary site for Gundam X , which uses the same key visual. What Was Announced The release lays out two main parts of the event. First, TOHO Cinemas LaLaport Fukuoka will host a special screening of four selected TV episodes in a cheer-screening format, followed by a stage greeting with Wataru Takagi, who voiced Garrod Ran, and Mika Kanai, who voiced Tiffa Adill. Second, the Mall Building's central media park will host a 30th-anniversary special stage. The same press release also says a Gundam stamp rally will run from July 18 through August 30 across Gundam Park stores at LaLaport Fukuoka. That makes the campaign more than a one-day screening; it is a longer anniversary activation built around ...