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Written by Reiko Oba, a professional calligrapher and designer, this book will help you achieve "a Japanese taste in everyday space"! These fashion...

Schools are a popular setting for illustrators and manga artists; however, current schools have changed dramatically from the time when they were s...

[All-out special feature: I want to recommend it now! Latest Gunpla weathering techniques]●Delivering the Gunpla weathering special for the first ...

A must-read for anyone who wants to 'stain' Gunpla! Mobile Suit Gundam plastic models, or Gunpla, have been on sale since 1980. Weathering is a fin...

Featured Article Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuX is a hot topic among fans of all kinds, from veterans to newcomers. Eve...

Featured Article: Gundam 45th Anniversary The Future of Gundam and the Evolution of Gunpla 2025 marks the 45th anniversary of the birth of Gunpla!!...

A few years ago, the demand for staying at home led to an increase in the number of people interested in model making. Among these, the popularity ...

Featured ArticleMobile Suit Z Gundam Mobile Suit Technology U.C.0087 On March 2, 1985, Mobile Suit Z Gundam was broadcast on TV as a sequel to Mobi...

[Front Feature: 27th All Japan Orazaku Championship Winners & Complete Publication of Entries] ●You've been waiting for the next issue! The res...

Special supplement: Hobby Japan MEMORIAL 1990-2000s B5 size, 176 pages ☆Click here for the next issue (the next issue will be the Ora Zaku results ...

[Front Feature: Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem of Vengeance]●The completely new anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem of Vengeance is being exclusively di...

●Special supplement: Hobby Japan MEMORIAL 1980s, B5 size, full color, 176 pages ●Front feature:Gundam 45th anniversary x Hobby Japan 55th annivers...

[Front Feature: Gundam 45th Anniversary RG RX-78-2 Gundam Ver.2.0 Complete Guide]●2024 marks 45 years since the TV anime Mobile Suit Gundam began ...

[Front feature: Brush painting is fun now!]●The first "brush painting" feature in seven years since 2017!●From the classic lacquer brush painting ...

This issue features "New Mobile Report Gundam W Endless Waltz"! This is the 4th edition of Gundam Only Magazine "Gundam Forward", which delivers t...

Featured article: New common sense for airbrushes 2025 In the past few years, the number of people taking up model making as a hobby has increased ...

[Featured article: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM: A tip you can use starting today! Gunpla building techniques] ●The film Mobile Suit Gundam SEE...

[Front Feature: Macross Valkyrie Modeling] ●It's been nine years since the launch of Macross Modellers, where plastic model makers join forces acr...

[Opening feature: U.C.0093-0097 Mobile Suit Technology]-``Narrative Gundam C Equipment'' will be released in April as the latest item from the gun...

[Opening feature: Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM]-The opening feature is the completely new sequel "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM" which will b...

[Introductory feature: 26th All Japan Orazaku Championship winning works and submitted works complete list]-The next issue will be the announcemen...

[All-out feature: GUNDAM BUILD 10th ANNIVERSARY Gunpla has infinite possibilities] ●Anime ``Gundam Build Fighters'' is based on ``Gunpla Battle'' ...

Special Feature: Textbook of Water-Based Paints: Water-Based Paints Free to Use Lacquer paints are still the mainstream in Japan, but regulations ...

[All-out special feature: “Five Star Story” The Legend of the Electric Knight, again]●A thorough feature of “Five Star Story” since the July 2022 ...

The climax of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury Mobile Suit Gundam: Witches of Mercury" will be nearing its conclusion by the time this mo...

Many of our readers may have started modeling for the first time after the huge success of "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury". Also, the ev...

Hobby Japan's newest Extra Special Feature issue focuses on Kotobukiya's "Sousai Shojo Taien" series of posable girl model kits! Three different ch...

Special Feature [Mobile Suit Gundam 00 What the Solar Furnace Brings] This is the 7th edition of the Gundam Only Magazine [Gundam Forward], which p...

The spring issue of "Hobby Japan Extra" focuses on "The Five Star Stories," Mamoru Nagano's long-running sci-fi epic manga! Its distinctive mecha a...

HJ Mechanics 07: Special feature - Mobile Suit Z Gundam Mobile Suit Technology UC0087-0088 Following the special feature of Mobile Suit Z Gundam t...

Featured article: How to choose model tools Following on from the airbrush feature in the previous issue, "Monthly Hobby Japan May Issue," this iss...

[Opening feature: Godzilla 1.0]●Godzilla-1.0 is the latest work to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Godzilla series, which was released on ...

Operation V Special Edition Finally, the Earth Federation Forces' Great Rebellion Operation begins!Continuing from issue 16 of "Mobile Suit ...

-This issue of Hobby Japan Extra is featured in the [Girls Plastic Model] released by hobby makers.――While looking back on the path of the [girl pl...

Special Feature Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury Enjoy Gundam Model Kits more! Season 2 of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Witches of Mercury" has fi...

In the new issue of Hobby Japan magazine (2023/06), the special feature details the Master Grade Ver.Ka 20th ANNIVERSARY The Master Grade Ver.Ka ...