Revealed during Tamashii Nation 2022, the TMF/A-803 LaGOWE joins the Tamashii Nations brand ROBOT Spirits <SIDE MS> ver. A.N.I.M.E line of high end Gundam action figures. 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 anime works.
Designed by legendary mechanical designer Kunio Okawara, the TMF/A-803 LaGOWE is a beast-like quadrupedal, ground-assault, commander type mobile suit developed from the TMF/A-802 BuCUE, fielded by ZAFT in the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED series. The LaGOWE was famously piloted by North African commander “Desert Tiger” Andrew Waltfeld and his lover Aisha.
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED aired from 2002-2003 directed by Mitsuo Fukuda and scripted by Chiaki Morosawa. The series features character designs by Hisashi Hirai, mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara and Kimitoshi Yamane, chief mecha animation direction by Satoshi Shigeta, and music by Toshihiko Sahashi. The popular series was followed with a sequel series in 2004 titled, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Both the SEED and SEED Destiny series received HD Remastered editions in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
Story
Year 70 of the Cosmic Era. The Coordinators, a group of genetically enhanced humans, have moved into colonies orbiting the Earth. But that hasn’t quieted the tensions between them and regular humans; the conflict soon escalates into a full-scale war. On the neutral colony of Heliopolis, Kira Yamato, and his friends are going to school and just being kids. But when the ZAFT commando forces attack, Kira’s life changes forever.
Left with no choice, he and Federation officer Murrue Ramius are thrown into battle in a prototype mobile weapon, which Kira christens “GUNDAM.” Now, Kira must defend himself and his friends from his own people. For, unknown to anyone else, Kira is a Coordinator. And the enemy he faces on the battlefield is his childhood best friend, Athrun!
The ROBOT Spirits LaGOWE figure boasts impressive articulation and abundant effect parts that showcase its beast-like movements to recreate the showdown scenes with the Strike Gundam, as seen in the anime.
Accessories
- Beam Saber Blade A x 2
- Beam Saber Blade B (Left and Right)
- Beam Cannon effect x 2
- Vernier effects x 5
The ROBOT Spirits <SIDE MS> TMF/A-803 LaGOWE ver. A.N.I.M.E. is priced at 8,800 yen with a November 2023 release date.
Source: Premium Bandai
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