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First of all, many of you already know, toy events in Japan have been canceled continuously or postpone this year due to the coronavirus spread fear especially the popular 59th Shizuoka Hobby Show suppose to take place on May 13th to 17th. Many toy makers already plan to announce the next new products and projects on that event. However, Kotobukiya announced they will (finger cross) participate in the 10th Licensing Japan exhibition next month on 1st April (April Fool?). Likely we are seeing an early announcement on their new products.
There are still a lot of questions flow into my mind about how Kotobukiya going to handle their upcoming release toy line since China facing slow down on toys manufacturing last month. Unlike Gunpla kits, they were all made in the Bandai factory in Japan. Kotobukiya model kits, on the other hand, were mostly made in China. Are we going to see a delay on the release date and even price increase this year? While there is no official announcement from several companies indicate any delay in their products, I would encourage buyers to be cautious and double-check the pre-order prices.
Thx for head-ups.
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