A part of their fifteenth anniversary celebration, Tamashii Nations launched a new figure series from Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny for their ROBOT Spirits <SIDE MS> ver. A.N.I.M.E line. The “ver. A.N.I.M.E.”(Action New Imagination Memory Emotion) series features dynamic anime proportions and dense sculpting, as well as a state-of-the-art articulation system that allows fans to recreate the impressive action scenes from the figures’ respective animated works.
Piloted by protagonist Yuu Kajima and antagonist Nimbus Schterzen respectively, the RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 and MS-08TX[EXAM] Efreet Custom were both designed by legendary mechanical designer Kunio Okawara. Both units are equipped with the experimental EXAM system, which mimics the combat abilities of Newtypes for use by regular pilots.
Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny released from 1996 to 1997 as a trilogy of games on the Sega Saturn. The Blue Destiny subsequently received two manga adaptations and a remake of the game was featured in the 2014 Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories on PlayStation 3.
Story
Yuu Kajima is a soldier with the Earth Federation Forces during the One-Year War, testing new technology before it’s mass produced. During a routine battle, he and his teammates come under attack from a mysterious blue Mobile Suit that attacks like a monster, barely escaping with their lives. Returning to base, Yuu is assigned to pilot that same machine – Blue Destiny. As he uses his new machine and clashes with Zeon ace Nimbus Schatzen, Yuu learns that there may be more to the enigmatic Blue Destiny and its EXAM System than he previously thought.
Accessories
- 4 pairs of interchangeable hands
- Hand storage deck
- Heat saber x 2
- Heat saber joint waist spacer left and right
- Various effects
- Various joint sets
The ROBOT Spirits ＜SIDE MS＞RX-79BD-1 Blue Destiny Unit 1 ver. A.N.I.M.E. is priced at 9,900 yen with a January 2024 release date.
Accessories
- 4 pairs of interchangeable hands
- Hand storage deck
- Bullpup Machine Gun
- 100 mm machine gun
- Short shield
- EXAM activation visor
- Various effects
- Various joint sets
The ROBOT Spirits ＜SIDE MS＞MS-08TX[EXAM] Efreet Custom ver. A.N.I.M.E. is priced at 9,900 yen with a December 2023 release date.
Source: Tamashii Nations(1),(2)
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