Times certainly have changed but I think Gundam as a whole is getting bigger. The most recent CEO was Gundam themed, and the new card game coming out. Yeah it does feel like they may be picking off Gunpla but prices for everything is going up and they are making so many other types of Plamo. So the hobby its self looks safe to me.
not to mention with Warhammer youtubers getting into Gunpla and applying their skills into a different and cheaper medium such as Gunpla would definitely bring more people in
For some reason Japan mostly uses its anniveraries to announce something, instead of already having it ready and release it during the hype of the anniversary. I never undertood that.
This is solely a management issue though, kotobukiya, aoshima, and many others are not only increasing production, they're selling more, way more, and also selling cheaper. its their business model and the implementation of ESG policies what's rotting bandai away
Gunpla is getting bigger every year and it's not stopping. However a section of it will shrink and shrivel, maybe even die. Recently the fandom focus seems to be given to Master Grade and lamenting about them getting shafted, but in reality is that few people collect Master Grade at all. Making them regular release is unsustainable business. This was my feeling when they shafted Mobile Armors and 1/550 series in general.
Gunpla is not dying. But the good old days are behind us. BamCo sank money into the Metaverse for nothing. Scalpers, and P-Bandai are at an all-time worst. The bigger factory has been delayed and delayed for years now.
Yeah that's the other thing people seem to forget. Gunpla in general has spiked in the last decade and a half not just from the pandemic but how far Gunpla has been promoted around the world. Its definitely a stark contrast to back in the 80s and 90s when Gunpla and Gundam in general was more so kept closer to home. Personally I'm kind of alright with it cause I fully get supply and demand. Does it suck I can't get certain Gunpla? Yeah but that's life for ya. Not to mention I'm fine with bandai pushing for other things with Gundam like a push for other Gundam games, card game sounds neat, and the VR while flawed I can definitely see potential in. Not to mention that bandai really is putting their foot forward on Gunpla battle with scanning your personal Gunpla
Unpopular opinion: I'm actually relieved the prices are going up. It helps me be a bit more picky in my hobby purchases. A decade ago I used to be the guy who would buy a kit as soon as it's released. Now I would only buy a kit if it's a mech I like or if I need it for a competition. Leaves me with more funds to buy paints and other tools as well. And my backlog doesn't pile up as fast too.
Au contraire, more and more people are getting into it. I recently got into it and all the Reddit/Facebook groups are full of new people like me. Gunpla is doing fine.
Maybe the proliferation of different kits is on the decline but I do feel like modeling is on the up and up. Bringing back all the old HG lines has been awesome and the level of detail new ones are getting is great. Inflation is definitely something everything is getting these days too. I got into gunpla at the beginning of covid. And I can say I pretty much have everything I'd want and it isn't a lot either. with MG you basically realized in one line, there's basically one frame that encapsulates all the other suits so you don't buy as much because it will be a repeat build experience. So I guess for me what I want out of building is a new build experience. Regardless of how awesome a kit looks.
i really only buy maybe 1 to 4 kits year at best. i didnt buy any during 2024, i think maybe 1 or 2 in 2023 maybe. most of my kits where bought probably around 2018 to 2020 and they are all done except 1 that i started painting and never finished its like 98% done, i still need to paint the little wing things that stick off the shoulder of the age 2. i bought 2 of them 1 is just snapped together the other i painted white to be like the one wolf get near the end of gundam age. edit: since you talked about old kits, i still have a few of my old kits from the early 00s when gundam was sold in places like Wal-Mart in the US
I went and looked thought you meant they made a digital card game. I remember the old card game it died like 20 years ago in the US. I still have some of the old cards like a Duo, Heero, and a Leo
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@@crigonalgaming1258 How old are you? Bc I was around when it first hit and let me tell you Gundam was a show first then the Toys came way later, Fact is you proved my point The shows are there to sell toys and like I said that's the main reason its failing now days. So whats the point you are trying to make here?
@@benkai343434 Hathaways Flash is okay not good. They left out a lot of good points from the Manga, you would know that if you have ever opened one up yourself.
@@ThelastRaven-Ez8 How old are you? I've been a fan since the Gundam aired for the first time on Toonami. If you knew the histoty of Gundam you would know the show was designed to sell toys. They have prototypes of the toys before the show is aired.
Mecha musume isnt dying but gunpla is. Bandai has stupid woke business practices and lack of mgs for " save the planet " bullshit and cost cutting isnt helping either. Theres a new koto girl literally every 3 weeks. Its ashame i got into the hobby as a kid in the 90s, went back in like 2005 and finally came back again in 2019 and have built close to a 100 mgs 2 pgs and very few hgs rgs as i dont like that size at all. From looking at the past, it seems many people like me were passionate with the mg line, yet bandai chases fads with the hgs. Lastly besides the seed freedom movie there hasnt been a good Gundam anime since IBO. People online are so vocal about WFM but doesnt seem to me like it hsd any staying power. The new one looks stupid too. I dont see why bandai only regulates movies or OVAs to make gundam great again. The only passion for the franchise are new kids who chase trends., us 40 year olds who have been with gundam for years feel alienated.
You're literally a tourist. HG has existed way before MG, and calling HG cheap woke fad bullshit shows the lack of knowledge that you have about the Bandai as a whole. The Japanese market will always be their main focus, and other markets secondary. Secondly, Koto girl kits are usually just retools of previous models with either new or again, reused MSG option sets, so it's easier to make a variant without including extra costs for new development. Back to MGs, releases have gone down to a snail's pace, and it is frustrating, but development takes time for them and it's more profitable for them to make multiple HGs in the time it costs to make an MG, especially with how intricate the kits have gotten within the past 10 years. I wouldn't run my mouth and pointing fingers at the woke crowd, they need to ensure that there will always been an audience, and it's clear they got the money they wanted from you.
@@Navue-cn2tx They're probably referring to SuleMio being married to each other at the end of WfM. And it still baffles me that people are getting triggered because of it.
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Bandai seen the amount we will pay for a 3rd party 1/100 kit, these pull an easy $100+ and now think they can get that for a mg kit.
Times certainly have changed but I think Gundam as a whole is getting bigger. The most recent CEO was Gundam themed, and the new card game coming out. Yeah it does feel like they may be picking off Gunpla but prices for everything is going up and they are making so many other types of Plamo. So the hobby its self looks safe to me.
not to mention with Warhammer youtubers getting into Gunpla and applying their skills into a different and cheaper medium such as Gunpla would definitely bring more people in
For some reason Japan mostly uses its anniveraries to announce something, instead of already having it ready and release it during the hype of the anniversary. I never undertood that.
gunpla releases may be slow, but the third party is killing it currently building sky defender. It's an amazing build
Inflation is happening worldwide. Not just in America
This is solely a management issue though, kotobukiya, aoshima, and many others are not only increasing production, they're selling more, way more, and also selling cheaper. its their business model and the implementation of ESG policies what's rotting bandai away
Gunpla is getting bigger every year and it's not stopping. However a section of it will shrink and shrivel, maybe even die. Recently the fandom focus seems to be given to Master Grade and lamenting about them getting shafted, but in reality is that few people collect Master Grade at all. Making them regular release is unsustainable business.
This was my feeling when they shafted Mobile Armors and 1/550 series in general.
Gunpla is not dying. But the good old days are behind us. BamCo sank money into the Metaverse for nothing. Scalpers, and P-Bandai are at an all-time worst. The bigger factory has been delayed and delayed for years now.
Gunpla coming off the spike of lockdowns… it will be just fine ❤
Yeah that's the other thing people seem to forget. Gunpla in general has spiked in the last decade and a half not just from the pandemic but how far Gunpla has been promoted around the world. Its definitely a stark contrast to back in the 80s and 90s when Gunpla and Gundam in general was more so kept closer to home. Personally I'm kind of alright with it cause I fully get supply and demand. Does it suck I can't get certain Gunpla? Yeah but that's life for ya. Not to mention I'm fine with bandai pushing for other things with Gundam like a push for other Gundam games, card game sounds neat, and the VR while flawed I can definitely see potential in. Not to mention that bandai really is putting their foot forward on Gunpla battle with scanning your personal Gunpla
Unpopular opinion: I'm actually relieved the prices are going up. It helps me be a bit more picky in my hobby purchases. A decade ago I used to be the guy who would buy a kit as soon as it's released. Now I would only buy a kit if it's a mech I like or if I need it for a competition. Leaves me with more funds to buy paints and other tools as well. And my backlog doesn't pile up as fast too.
Au contraire, more and more people are getting into it. I recently got into it and all the Reddit/Facebook groups are full of new people like me. Gunpla is doing fine.
Guy sure has nice nails.
Maybe the proliferation of different kits is on the decline but I do feel like modeling is on the up and up. Bringing back all the old HG lines has been awesome and the level of detail new ones are getting is great. Inflation is definitely something everything is getting these days too.
I got into gunpla at the beginning of covid. And I can say I pretty much have everything I'd want and it isn't a lot either. with MG you basically realized in one line, there's basically one frame that encapsulates all the other suits so you don't buy as much because it will be a repeat build experience. So I guess for me what I want out of building is a new build experience. Regardless of how awesome a kit looks.
In my opinion Gunpla isn't dying but some MG kits are hell of a rare these days 😅
i really only buy maybe 1 to 4 kits year at best.
i didnt buy any during 2024, i think maybe 1 or 2 in 2023 maybe.
most of my kits where bought probably around 2018 to 2020 and they are all done except 1 that i started painting and never finished its like 98% done, i still need to paint the little wing things that stick off the shoulder of the age 2.
i bought 2 of them 1 is just snapped together the other i painted white to be like the one wolf get near the end of gundam age.
edit: since you talked about old kits, i still have a few of my old kits from the early 00s when gundam was sold in places like Wal-Mart in the US
I went and looked thought you meant they made a digital card game.
I remember the old card game it died like 20 years ago in the US.
I still have some of the old cards like a Duo, Heero, and a Leo
I don't appreciate your repurposing my video thumbnail without my permission. Please change it. Thank you for watching my original video, and happy new year.
Thumb idea is similar but this is an original. I took my own image with my own gotcha model on my desk and made edits to clear the background.
@@TriloGStudio So you have, my bad!
I doubt it’s going anywhere
I'd like to mention that mecha musume is thriving. Start building girls. There's so many its impossible to keep up.
too many premium bandai HG kits
I hope it doesn't die...
Coming back to this comment once I'm done watching LOL
What’s up with Gundam dudes and having their nails done lol people give hobby’s weird stereotypes
Mecha Gaikotsu and this guy, Citrus too. Lol
Why does it matter? Weird thing to focus on, fam.
I can get the answer without the video, and its no.
invest in china kits
Well when you stop making good Gundam shows this type of stuff happens. We have not had anything good come from Gundam since Unicorn
Please don't pretend Hathaway's Flash is bad or act like Unicorn is good.
Gundam is a toy-first commercial. The shows are there to sell toys. If you want a compelling story, look elsewhere.
@@crigonalgaming1258 How old are you? Bc I was around when it first hit and let me tell you Gundam was a show first then the Toys came way later, Fact is you proved my point The shows are there to sell toys and like I said that's the main reason its failing now days. So whats the point you are trying to make here?
@@benkai343434 Hathaways Flash is okay not good. They left out a lot of good points from the Manga, you would know that if you have ever opened one up yourself.
@@ThelastRaven-Ez8 How old are you? I've been a fan since the Gundam aired for the first time on Toonami. If you knew the histoty of Gundam you would know the show was designed to sell toys. They have prototypes of the toys before the show is aired.
Mecha musume isnt dying but gunpla is. Bandai has stupid woke business practices and lack of mgs for " save the planet " bullshit and cost cutting isnt helping either. Theres a new koto girl literally every 3 weeks. Its ashame i got into the hobby as a kid in the 90s, went back in like 2005 and finally came back again in 2019 and have built close to a 100 mgs 2 pgs and very few hgs rgs as i dont like that size at all. From looking at the past, it seems many people like me were passionate with the mg line, yet bandai chases fads with the hgs.
Lastly besides the seed freedom movie there hasnt been a good Gundam anime since IBO. People online are so vocal about WFM but doesnt seem to me like it hsd any staying power. The new one looks stupid too. I dont see why bandai only regulates movies or OVAs to make gundam great again. The only passion for the franchise are new kids who chase trends., us 40 year olds who have been with gundam for years feel alienated.
You're literally a tourist. HG has existed way before MG, and calling HG cheap woke fad bullshit shows the lack of knowledge that you have about the Bandai as a whole. The Japanese market will always be their main focus, and other markets secondary. Secondly, Koto girl kits are usually just retools of previous models with either new or again, reused MSG option sets, so it's easier to make a variant without including extra costs for new development.
Back to MGs, releases have gone down to a snail's pace, and it is frustrating, but development takes time for them and it's more profitable for them to make multiple HGs in the time it costs to make an MG, especially with how intricate the kits have gotten within the past 10 years.
I wouldn't run my mouth and pointing fingers at the woke crowd, they need to ensure that there will always been an audience, and it's clear they got the money they wanted from you.
Great amounts of salt isn't healthy for the body, so be mindful of that ;)
@@jayswan5270 what is wokeness in gundam?
@@Navue-cn2tx They're probably referring to SuleMio being married to each other at the end of WfM. And it still baffles me that people are getting triggered because of it.
Getting old is the art of becoming irrelevant that’s just how it works