The interior of the GUNDAM NEXT FUTURE PAVILION, a pavilion for the popular anime series Gundam that will appear at the Expo 2025(Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan), was unveiled to members of the press on April Getsuku. The new film GUNDAM: Next Universal Century that will be screened at the pavilion was unveiled for the first time, revealing that the MSN-X17 Zeong Type MA will appear and battle the RX-78F00/E Gundam.
The Gundam Pavilion will present the Gundam series' depictions of "life in space" and "science and technology that has yet to be realized" as new possibilities for the future, with completely new images and other content. Visitors can easily travel to the space station using an orbital elevator, and experience a "future where living in space has become commonplace," where mobile suits (MS) and humans coexist.
A life-sized Gundam statue, "RX-78F00/E Gundam" has been installed. It is approximately 17 meters tall and weighs 49.1 tons. It stands with its knees raised and arms raised, and is not movable. It has its hands raised high into space, gazing into the future beyond, expressing the Gundam's stance of pioneering a new space age together with humanity.
Bandai Namco Holdings President and CEO Arisu Asako, who appeared at the opening ceremony, said about the pavilion, "We aim to connect people from all over the world through Gundam and create a place where we can think about the future together." He also said, "Nothing would make me happier than if this becomes an opportunity for children, who will represent the future, to become interested in new technology and space, and to have new dreams."
The Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan will be held in Yumeshima, Osaka from April 13 to October 13, 2025.
