Robot Spirits Glass Feather: P-Bandai Exclusive for Osaka Expo 2025
The Glass Feather unit is designed to attach to the ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞ RX-78F00/E Gundam (sold separately). Image via Gundam.info.
Bandai Spirits has announced the release of the ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞ EX-001 Glass Feather expansion figure, a Premium Bandai online store exclusive. This product has been designed within the framework of the GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION for the 2025 Osaka, Kansai Expo. The Glass Feather unit is an equipment pack designed to attach to the ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞ RX-78F00/E Gundam figure (sold separately), allowing fans to recreate the configuration featured in the pavilion's exclusive short film, "GUNDAM: Next Universal Century."
Product Information
- Price: 9,350 JPY (tax included). Please note, final price may vary by retailer and region.
- Release Date: July 2025
- Second Batch: October 2025
- Scale: N/A (Pre-assembled action figure)
- Size: Approx. 300 mm (11.8 inches) total width
- Series: GUNDAM: Next Universal Century (Expo 2025 Context)
- Line: ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞
- Available at: Premium Bandai (Tamashii Web Shop). Accessing the P-Bandai Japan store may require a VPN.
- Product Type: P-Bandai Exclusive
Features
The EX-001 Glass Feather unit is designed with a high level of detail and functionality. A key visual feature is its large solar panels, which are rendered with translucent parts to realistically emulate the appearance of photovoltaic cells. These panels are attached to a connection backpack via multi-jointed arms, allowing them to be deployed and positioned in a wide variety of angles for dynamic poses. The main included armament is a Beam Welding Gun, an industrial tool that represents the conversion of military technology for peaceful, constructive purposes. Two versions of this tool are included: one in a deployed state and another in storage mode.
The set includes everything needed to display the Glass Feather with the Gundam. Image via Gundam.info.
Set Contents
To deliver this experience, the ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞ EX-001 Glass Feather package includes the following components:
- Glass Feather main unit
- Connection backpack for the mobile suit
- Beam Welding Gun (deployed version)
- Beam Welding Gun (stored version)
- Set of joint parts
- Complete set of dedicated base and stand for display
The Beam Welding Gun represents military technology repurposed for peaceful means. Image via Gundam.info.
Mobile Suit and Equipment Summary
RX-78F00/E Gundam and the EX-001 Glass Feather Unit
The narrative created for the GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION sets the action in the year 2150. In this future, humanity lives in a scenario of cooperation. The protagonist mobile suit is the RX-78F00/E Gundam. The "E" in its designation refers to its function as an "Energy" renewable energy operation demonstration machine. Its purpose within the story is that of a prototype for long-duration space operations, conceptually reusing materials from the moving Gundam that operated in Yokohama. The EX-001 Glass Feather unit acts as its primary support system, functioning as an advanced energy collection and propulsion system that allows the Gundam to operate autonomously for extended periods on construction and maintenance missions in space.
The Glass Feather enhances the Gundam's autonomy for space missions. Image via Gundam.info.
The connection backpack allows for the articulation of the Glass Feather's solar panels. Image via Gundam.info.
The armament includes a Beam Welding Gun for industrial use. Image via Gundam.info.
This Expo-exclusive item brings a unique, future-focused design to the ROBOT SPIRITS line. What are your thoughts on this peaceful-use equipment for the Gundam? Let us know in the comments below!
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Sources
- GUNDAM.INFO. "EXPO2025 ROBOT Spirits Glass Feather Additional Pre-orders Start Today..." (Accessed July 8, 2025)
- Premium Bandai. "EXPO2025 ROBOT魂 ＜SIDE MS＞ EX-001 グラスフェザー【2次..." (Accessed July 8, 2025)
- Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. "EXPO2025 Osaka,Kansai,Japan 'GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION'" (Accessed July 8, 2025)
- Oricon Group. "Ultraman Arc Director Takanori Tsujimoto Declares, 'I Can't Say No to Gundam!'" (Accessed July 8, 2025)
- Wikipedia. "ROBOT魂" (Accessed July 8, 2025)
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