September 15, 2023

Bandai Namco Group, GUNDAM Project“GUNDAM Conference AUTUMN 2023”

The GUNDAM Metaverse will be open for a limited timefrom Friday, October 6, 2023 in Japan and in the United States!
Pre-registration starts today!
Latest videos, event highlights, and sustainability initiatives announced!
The Bandai Namco Groupʼs companywide “GUNDAM PROJECT” has hosted the “GUNDAM Conference AUTUMN 2023.”
At this event, the latest videos, events, as well as the GUNDAM Metaverse Project, one of the three pillars of GUNDAM
NEXT FUTURE -ROAD TO 2025- were announced.
The GUNDAM Metaverse Project will be open for a limited time in Japan and the United States from Friday, October
6th to Tuesday, October 17th, 2023. Pre-registration starts today. The GUNDAM Metaverse Project is a gathering place
for fans from around the world to come together, share their thoughts of GUNDAM anime and Gunpla, and engage withvarious types of content, including user generated content (UGC) such as fan-created Gunpla and artwork. It is also aspace where the Bandai Namco Group collaborates with fans. Using the GUNDAM Metaverse Project as a socialization
channel, the aim will be to promote communication amongst GUNDAM fans.

During the limited-time opening, visitors can explore a 3D space that immerses them in the world of GUNDAM, anonline store where 6 different types of Gunpla can be purchased, and a space for enjoying digital live performances byartists associated with GUNDAM series. As a main content feature, a user generated content (UGC) museum will beopen for fans to enjoy fan created photos of Gunpla, scanned computer-generated models which is made available
from a collaborative development with the Sony Group, and videos showcasing customization skills of fan-createdGunpla.
Additionally, AI character Mellow, aimed at facilitating fan-to-fan communications. Moreover, there will be features
such as the diorama, which provides a unique and exclusive experience for the fans.
In the video rollout, the latest updates from the “GUNDAM BUILD Series,” were shared. Also, during the live event
announcements there was a statement concerning GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE - EAST / WEST / DIGITAL -.
Bandai Namco Group strives to turn GUNDAM from an intellectual property (IP) into a social property and icon (SP).
The aim is to work with fans and partners to create a better future through GUNDAM.

- Topics Announced Today Progress and Update on “GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -ROAD TO 2025-”【 GUNDAM Metaverse Project 】■ Goals for the GUNDAM Metaverse■ Playable Area and Features- Playable Area
(3D Environment/Space, UGC Museum,Online Store, Live Performance Area)- Implemented Features(Gunpla Scan, AI Character Mellow)■ About Pre-registration■ Roadmap【 Live Event 】■ GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -EAST/WEST/DIGITAL【 Video Rollout 】■ GUNDAM BUILD Metaverse【 GUDA 】■ Operation GUNDAM R (Recycling)■ Initiatives with the Pavilion Hosting Examination
Committee of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

Announcements regarding the GUNDAM Metaverse Project■ Goals for the GUNDAM Metaverse

The GUNDAM Metaverse Project aims to facilitate communication among fans of GUNDAM. This Metaverse will serve
as a place where fans from around the world can gather, converse, and engage with various content, beyond anime
and Gunpla and also includes UGC and more. It is a space where the Bandai Namco Group can collaborate with fans.
■ Playable Area and Features

On October 6th, the GUNDAM Metaverse Project will open for a limited time in Japan and the United States, featuring
several 3D spaces, features, and entertainment content.
【Playable Areas】
3D Environment/Space（Main hub area）
This area allows the players to immerse themselves in the world of GUNDAM
and serves as the main gathering area for fans. Players can access various
content within this area using their own avatar.

UGC Museum
In this exhibition area, there will be a showcase of Gunpla photos created byfans, computer-generated (CG) models created from Gunpla scans, and videosof fans introducing their fan-created customized Gunpla.

Online Store
There will be an area with unique products specifically for the Metaverse
including an e-commerce purchasing experience. The online store will offer 6of event exclusive Gunpla for sale and will be accessible from smartphonedevices as well.
※Some items may be available for purchase at later events or directly at stores such as
THE GUNDAM BASE.

Learn more about the available Gunplas for purchase here:
https://bandai-hobby.net/site/gnf/2023/*Only supports JapaneseLive Performance Area
The Live Performance Area will host exclusive Metaverse live performances byartists associated with GUNDAM series.

【Implemented Features】
Gunpla Scan
A high-quality scan using Sony Groupʼs technology, which allows fans totransfer the Gunpla they built into the metaverse, will be integrated.
※During the limited time opening, Gunpla that has been scanned and prepared inadvance will be showcased.

The GUNDAM Metaverse exclusive AI Character, Mellow
Mellow is an AI cast member, providing topics and engagement for fans whomay not know each other. In addition to guiding players through themetaverseʼs tutorial and various functions, Mellow will also manage aGUNDAM Q&A corner where she will answer questions from the fans.
※ During the limited time opening, support will be available in both Japanese andEnglish.

■ About Pre-registration

Starting today, pre-registrations for the limited time opening from Friday, October 6th will commence.
For more details, please check the official website below. We look forward to receiving your registrations.
Official Website: https://gmpj.bn-ent.net/en■ Roadmap

The GUNDAM Metaverse Project will continue to evolve based on feedback from fans. In the future, in addition tofunctionality updates and content enhancements, peer-to-peer transactions consumer to consumer will be added. Inpursuit of establishing a marketplace for future consumer to consumer interactions, aiming to support GUNDAM fan
activities and UGC activities, working towards the development of a new and enhanced fan community.
The GUNDAM Metaverse Project is an ongoing endeavor with endless potential for a diverse future. To help bringabout such a future, recruitment of individuals who will help co-create the GUNDAM Metaverse Project will be jointly
done with Gaudiy Inc.
For career opportunities, please visit our recruitment site: https://gmpj.bn-ent.net/ja/recruit/*Only supports Japanese
Announcement on Live Event■ GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -EAST/WEST/DIGITAL-"GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -EAST/WEST/DIGITAL-" (hereupon, GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE) is acomprehensive GUNDAM event continuing from previous year, will be held from October
6 onwards, to promote the GUNDAM Metaverse Project and video rollout. This time, it will
be held in Tokyo (EAST) and Osaka (WEST). Furthermore, in conjunction with the twophysical venues, the DIGITAL venue will be set up inside the GUNDAM Metaverse. We arealso planning to release the latest information about the long-awaited theatrical versionof "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM."
The event will aim to create a sense of unity with as many fans as possible, by including
those fans enjoying from home through the DIGITAL venue, and not just the fans who cancome to the physical venues.
For event details: https://bandai-hobby.net/site/gnf/2023/*Only supports JapaneseAnnouncement on Video Rollout■ GUNDAM BUILD Metaverse

The “GUNDAM BUILD Metaverse,” is a visual work to celebrate the 10th anniversary ofGUNDAM BUILD series.
This visual work expresses the universe of The GUNDAM Metaverse as a video, and the main
characters of the past series such as "GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS," "GUNDAM BUILD
FIGHTERS TRY," "GUNDAM BUILD Divers," and "GUNDAM BUILD Divers Re:Rise," will makean appearance and participate in new Gunpla battles. All three episodes of this visual work
will be released in advance at the GUNDAM Metaverse and "GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE -EAST-"venues.

GUNDAM UNIVERSAL CENTURY DEVELOPMENT ACTION (GUDA)

Drawing inspiration from Universal Century in the GUNDAM Universe,"GUNDAM UNIVERSAL CENTURY DEVELOPMENT ACTION (GUDA)," has beenpromoting several projects for the benefit of future generation, by working
together with the fans and external partners under the banner of GUNDAM
to make the world a better place.
■ Operation GUNDAM R (Recycling)

The “Gunpla Recycling Project” was launched on April 1, 2021, with the aimof forming a circular economy. Under the recycling activities promoted byGUNDAM, Gunplaʼs runners (the frame of plastic models) are collected fromfans and recycled. Operation GUNDAM R was launched with the hopes ofraising public awareness of recycling, through GUNDAM and Gunplas and by
spreading awareness of this project to as many people as possible. Since its
launch in 2021, it has attracted more than 190,000 participants from a totalof more than 82 locations, over the past 2 years. For this year particularly, for the very first time, the initiative has beenlaunched across the country in all 47 prefectures.
■ Initiatives with the Pavilion Hosting Examination Committee of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to Build
Momentum for the Expo and Achieve the SDGs

The "GUNDAM Pavilion (tentative name)" will be showcased at the EXPO 2025 Osaka,Kansai, Japan, as part of the sustainable initiatives that Bandai Namco has beenpromoting alongside our fans, partners, employees, and the public, towards therealization of a sustainable society. With Mobile Suit Gundam at its core, it would depict
the possibilities of future as imagined by Mobile Suit Gundam, in the setting of “anotherUniversal Century.”
On July 11 of this year, a partnership agreement was formed with the Pavilion Hosting
Examination Committee of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan to further build momentum
for the EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan and to achieve the SDGs. As the first step in thisinitiative, the “Gunpla Academia,” where elementary schools in Osaka Prefecture canlearn about the process for plastic models, from planning to the designing, molding, andproduction, and learn about the latest technologies and sustainable manufacturingpractices, such as recycling plastic waste materials, will be launched.
Since August, Gunpla Academia was offered to approximately 140,000
students in grades 5 and 6, from approximately 1030 national, public, private,and government-designated city elementary schools in Osaka Prefecture. In
the upcoming Gunpla Academia, we will also establish a new system forcollecting scrapped runners and promote it to elementary schools in Osaka
Prefecture to further contribute to SDGs education. Thanks to this initiative,
the total number of participants in Gunpla Academia which started in 2021,
is expected to exceed 500,000.
To further contribute to the momentum of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, an installation art using collected runners
will be created and displayed publicly. There are also plans to set up a project which utilizes the collected runners forthe EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan.
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