Ahead of Bandai Hobby’s new product reveals for Q4 2026, their 30 Minutes Label group dropped their 14th new product launch for their four main brands. And for this batch, I’m leaning towards 30 Minutes Preference for those that got my curiosity. You can checkout the stream after my unsolicited thoughts so let’s get right into them.
First is 30MP ENIA from the upcoming series Vertex Force. We still don’t know anything about its premise besides the rather interesting choice for the trailer thumbnail, but it does tease this mostly white machine called ENIA.
They have the gray prototype on display during the recent Shizuoka Hobby Show, so here are some colored CG renders for better appreciation of the design. I wanted to say the color placement is relatively simple so color separation for this kit should be good. Although there are pin stripes on the shoulders and some other small areas in teal which would likely be color-correcting stickers.
Other features of the kit were also highlighted, including opening chest panels to reveal internal details, along with forearm cannons that can be deployed by shifting armor pieces. They have the same gray prototype from Shizuoka during the stream, which gives the kit a better sense of scale.
On the right is the 30MP Powered Natsumi, which is probably around the same height as your typical mecha musume / bishoujo plamo kit so ENIA is quite sizable, and I suppose in-scale.
30MP ENIA
November 2026 / ¥4,000
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While I don’t have any intentions of getting this kit, for now, I do want to quickly mention it because of how good the color separation is. And the price tag totally reflects it. This is 30MP Powered Natumi & Giroro Gocho set from Keroro Gunso.
I want to say a good amount of these colors will be done via parts separation though the smaller details like the red fingers might still need painting. The same might be true for the Giroro figure since he’s mostly an accessory piece to Natsumi.
30MP Powered Natsumi & Giroro Gocho
November 2026 / ¥4,800
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Interestingly, the “main” Bandai Hobby division has announced new Keroro Gunso kits under the HG Kero-pla brand, so it makes sense to assume Natsumi and similar characters to be sold as Figure-rise Standard kits. I’m not sure anymore which goes to the 30 Minutes Label and which won’t.
Another franchise that landed under the 30 Minutes Label is Ghost in the Shell, specifically the upcoming The Ghost in the Shell series which premieres in just over a month.
Two kits have been announced, though no samples were shown and we’re only given silhouettes. Both are also under the 30MP banner, starting with Motoko Kusanagi who has gone though several design changes from the various installments.
30MP Motoko Kusanagi (The Ghost in the Shell)
December 2026 / ¥4,500
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What I’m more interested in is the 30MP Fuchikoma, the latest in these adorable quadruped machines. The design has been officially released, and they’re going for something red, similar to the Logicoma instead of the blue most are familiar with the Tachikoma.
These kits will probably be non-scale, though I am curious is they’ll be similar to the older 1/35 scale kits from Kotobukiya. I have both Tachikoma and Logicoma so having Fuchikoma in a similar scale would be a treat. The relatively cheaper price tag, especially when compared to Motoko Kusanagi, does give this speculation some credence. But we’ll see as more information is revealed.
30MP Fuchikoma (The Ghost in the Shell)
December 2026 / ¥2,500
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Another announcement many appreciated is for for another 30MM Armored Core VI kit. During the previous livestream, they announced taking the Daemon ✕ Machina: Titanic Scion license and would be producing kits based on the designs from that game. Many thought, myself included, they’ll stop releasing AC6 kits altogether because of the new license. I guess not?
In any case, you can check out the recorded stream via the video below.
