C3xHobby Chara Hobby

Long lines of attendees grouped outside the Makuhari Messe convention hall prior to the start.

Miku Hatsune cosplay & Itasha BMW

An energetic Miku cosplayer strikes a pose in front of a Miku Hatsune itasha BMW sports car.

Watch out, EVA-01...

Those kids are no Angels!

Banpresto Super Robot Wars Z

Banpresto's area held stage events with screenings of the latest trailers and previews for this highly anticipated game.

Keitai Sousakan 7 Phone Braver 7

Humanoid Active Form of the cellular hero--in human size!

00 Gundam statue

A human-size statue of the star mecha from the second season of "Gundam 00" was a popular attraction at Bandai's booth.

Custom Gundam Exia

This impressive customized kit combines all four of Celestial Being's main Gundams into one!

Bandai Robot Damashii 00 Gundam package

An eye-catching wall-sized version of the Robot Damashii 00 Gundam package filled a corner of Bandai's area.

Bandai's plastic model kit injection machine

This machine pumping out runner after runner of Bandai's First Grade 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam showed attendees how plastic model kits are produced.

Bandai FG 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam

Bandai staffers gave away the plastic runners to attendees for a quick make-and-take.

Bandai FG 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam

Here's the end result, assembled and ready for paint!

Bandai SOC Taiyou no Shisha Tetsujin 28 & Black Ox

Painted prototypes of Tetsujin 28 & Black Ox were unveiled at the show.