Plenty of fans made the pilgrimage to see the life-size RX-78F00/E Gundam at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. But since the Expo wrapped up, updates on the towering statue have been scarce.
That changed on November 12, when the Bandai Namco Group announced that the life-size statue's RX-78F00/E Gundam head will go on display at LUCUA SOUTH in Umeda, Osaka, beginning December 4. The complex will also become home to “THE GUNDAM BASE OSAKA” when it opens in February 2027.
The head was originally part of the Gundam statue installed at the Expo's GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION. It may be only one piece of the full mobile suit, but its dimensions are still staggering: approximately 2.2 meters tall, 2 meters wide, and 2.3 meters deep, with a weight of roughly 370 kilograms.
The exhibit will be located at GUNDAM HEAD LAB on the 10th floor of LUCUA SOUTH. This marks the head's first public appearance since the Expo closed, and no end date has been announced for the display.
THE GUNDAM BASE OSAKA is also scheduled to open on LUCUA SOUTH's 11th floor in February 2027, becoming one of the largest stores of its kind in western Japan. Officials have also revealed that the store will feature an RX-78F00/E Gundam statue as one of its signature displays.
The 11th floor will also welcome TAMASHII NATIONS STORE OSAKA, the GUNDAM CARD GAME Official Shop, and STRICT-G, with the stores opening in stages from late November through mid-December.
After commanding attention as a complete, life-size mobile suit during the Osaka Expo, the Gundam is making its comeback in giant-head form—offering visitors a very different way to take in this colossal piece of the franchise.
With a wide range of franchises gathered under one roof, LUCUA SOUTH is shaping up to be one of Osaka's newest pop-culture shopping destinations—and another stop worth adding to a future visit.
via： BANDAI SPIRITS