*This news article was written in Japan.

The 2nd lottery ticket sales for "GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI", a celebration event leading up to the 50th anniversary of the Gundam series, to be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba from Saturday, January 9 to Monday, January 11 (holiday), 2027, have started today. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on Monday, October 12 (holiday).

Admission tickets are based on a designated time entry system, with one-hour slots available from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day, and a common slot from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Tickets are sold via a paid advance lottery system, priced at 5,000 yen (tax included) for adults, 3,000 yen (tax included) for children (elementary and junior high school students), and free for preschoolers.
Additionally, in collaboration with JTB Corp., 2nd lottery applications are also being accepted for "Tour Plans with Tickets" that combine accommodation and the event experience.

Furthermore, in addition to the DAY 1 and DAY 2 stage performers and venue content, additional information on the "GUNDAM-Con Exclusive Creator Illustration" project, merchandise, and the full main visual have been revealed.

The main visual features the core works of this GUNDAM-Con, as well as numerous past Gundam works, Gunpla, and games, imagining "Your First Gundam" and "Gathering with Everyone".

Be sure to check it out.

[Dates]
Saturday, January 9 - Monday, January 11 (holiday), 2027, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM [Last entry at 7:30 PM]
[Venue]
Makuhari Messe Halls 1-3
[Organizer]
Bandai Namco Group Gundam Project
[Official Website]
GUNDAM-Con Official Website

Admission tickets are paid and require advance lottery application. A separate admission ticket for the respective day is required to enter on DAY 1, DAY 2, and DAY 3.
Also, it will be a "designated time entry system" with one-hour slots from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day, and a common slot from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
Please select your desired entry time slot when applying.

For ticket details and applications, please check the official website.

→GUNDAM-Con Official Website

Adults (16 and older): 5,000 yen (tax included)
Children (Elementary and junior high school students): 3,000 yen (tax included)
*Preschoolers are free of charge.
*Up to one preschooler per guardian aged 18 or older with an admission ticket may enter together without a ticket.
*Purchasing an admission ticket incurs separate system usage and ticketing fees.

─ 1st Lottery Sales
Application Period: Friday, August 28 - Sunday, September 6, 2026, 11:59 PM
Results Announcement: Tuesday, September 15, 2026
─ 2nd Lottery Sales
Application Period: Friday, October 2 - Monday, October 12 (holiday), 2026
Results Announcement: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
─ 3rd Lottery Sales
Application Period: Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
Results Announcement: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
*To acquire an admission ticket, payment of the ticket fee is required after the results are announced. Please note that if payment cannot be confirmed by the deadline, your winning entry will be invalidated.
*Admission ticket applications are limited to one purchase per person for each application period (1st to 3rd).
*Identity verification of the applicant and accompanying persons may be conducted upon entry. Please be sure to apply under the name of the person who will actually attend on the day.

• GUNDAM-Con Special Shopper Bag (Size: W500mm x H400mm x D150mm)
• SD Gundam G Generation Eternal GUNDAM-Con Original In-Game Item
• Ecopla 1/144 RX-78-2 Gundam Assembly Experience Ver.

In addition to these, sampling is planned at various booths within the venue!

*Images are for illustrative purposes only.

The JTB Official Tour offers accommodation at the APA Hotel & Resort "Tokyo Bay Makuhari" adjacent to the venue, in addition to the "GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI" admission ticket. This reduces the burden of traveling before the event starts, allowing you to fully enjoy the event from opening to closing.
Furthermore, we offer exclusive benefits unique to the JTB Official Tour, such as original goods limited to tour participants and access to a dedicated lounge. It is a special travel package where you can enjoy the afterglow with Gundam fans gathering from all over the country and overseas even after the event ends.
For tour details and how to apply, please visit the JTB application page.

＜Click here for the tour application page＞
Japanese Page: https://www.jtb.co.jp/entertainment/tour/2026/gundam-con/
English Page (For inbound tourists to Japan): https://www.jtb.co.jp/entertainment/tour/2026/gundam-con-en/

At "GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI", two stages, "A Stage" and "B Stage", will be set up in the venue. Across DAY 1, DAY 2, and DAY 3, various categories of stages will be held, including not only work-specific stages but also Gunpla, cards, games, and tournaments.
In addition, details of various tournaments held at the venue and the latest information such as the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO" stage will be released sequentially. Please look forward to future updates.
*Stage schedules and contents are subject to change or cancellation without notice.
*A "Stage Viewing Numbered Ticket" is required to view the stages. Application methods will be announced at a later date.

• "RG project" Special Stage
  From the new media mix project of the Gundam series, "RG project", we will deliver the latest information on the completely new action game "GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT" releasing on March 5, 2027.
  Furthermore, from the TV anime "Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO" broadcasting in April 2027, Director Kenji Kamiyama and Takeo Otsuka, who plays the protagonist Ray Azumi, will take the stage.
  Please look forward to the new developments of the "RG project", which will unfold across both games and anime.

• DJ Caesar Gundam Song Stage
  Anisong DJ Caesar, who worked on "Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary BEST ANIME MIX", will deliver masterpieces from past Gundam series. Look forward to the stage that will decorate the finale of DAY 1.

• A Stage
  10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Opening Stage (Tentative)
  12:15 PM - 1:30 PM "SD Gundam G Generation Eternal" GUNDAM-Con Special Stage
  2:00 PM - 5:00 PM GUNDAM-Con Special Project (Coming Soon)
  5:30 PM - 7:00 PM "RG project" Related Stage
  7:15 PM - 7:45 PM DJ Caesar Gundam Song Stage

• B Stage
  11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Console Gundam Game Stage
  2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Gundam Assemble Stage 1
  4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Gundam Assemble Stage 2

• Gundam GWX 30th Anniversary Project Finale Stage
  The finale stage, which will be the culmination of the "Gundam GWX 30th Anniversary Project", will be held.
  Tomokazu Seki as Domon Kasshu from "Mobile Fighter G Gundam", Hikaru Midorikawa as Heero Yuy from "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing", and Wataru Takagi as Garrod Ran from "After War Gundam X" will appear to conclude the 30th anniversary of the three works that continue to be loved as pioneers of the alternative series.

• A Stage
  10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Builders Arena GUNDAM-Con SPECIAL STAGE
  3:30 PM - 4:30 PM -Bandai & BANDAI SPIRITS presents- Gundam Goods Stage
  5:00 PM - 6:00 PM "Gundam GWX 30th Anniversary Project" Finale Stage
  6:30 PM - 7:30 PM "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO" Stage

• B Stage
  11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Mobile Suit Gundam Arsenal Base CHAMPIONSHIP:05 at GUNDAM-Con

• A Stage
  10:00 AM - 5:00 PM GUNDAM-Con2027 Infinite Boost Championship
  6:00 PM - 7:00 PM "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO" Stage
  7:15 PM - 7:45 PM Ending Stage (Tentative)

• B Stage
  12:00 PM - 6:00 PM GUNDAM CARD GAME 2on2 Team Battle at GUNDAM-Con

A giant balloon of the "Mighty Strike Freedom Gundam" descends upon the venue! We will have a special presentation incorporating video and lighting.
Also, a "Digital Message Corner" will be set up! In addition to messages posted directly at the venue, various thoughts from everyone gathered through the ongoing SNS campaign will color the venue's presentation.

A booth featuring the motif of the Gundam 50th Anniversary Project prologue movie "A Boy and Gundam" will appear!
Please enjoy the spatial presentation where you can experience the story of you and Gundam, whether it's remembering "YOUR FIRST GUNDAM" or learning about someone else's "YOUR FIRST GUNDAM".

In the "GUNDAM-Con Exclusive Creator Illustration" project, which sells reproduction illustrations by creators who have supported the Gundam series, Nobuyoshi Nishimura, who worked on character designs for "After War Gundam X", will participate on DAY 2, and Hiroshi Arisawa, who served as chief mecha animator for "Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS", will participate on DAY 3.

The "GUNDAM-Con Exclusive Creator Illustration" (reproduction illustrations) are limited to sales at the GUNDAM-Con venue and are in limited quantities, so only those who win the lottery held at the Sunrise Booth can purchase them.
Furthermore, those who purchase these illustrations can participate in an autograph session by the creators who drew them.
The illustration purchase lottery and autograph sessions are scheduled to be held around the evening of each day. The designs of the "GUNDAM-Con Exclusive Creator Illustration" and the timetable for the Sunrise Booth will be released at a later date, so please look forward to it.

In addition, at the Sunrise Booth, we are planning talk shows featuring the creators themselves who drew the illustrations, as well as a "DJ Caesar Gundam Song Stage" where you can get excited with Gundam songs.
As we head toward the 50th anniversary of the Gundam series, we will continue to welcome various creators who have supported the series so far and deliver projects that can only be experienced at "GUNDAM-Con", so please wait for further updates.

Some of the merchandise items to be sold at the "GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI" venue have been revealed.
Advance sales at this event venue have been decided for the event-exclusive items announced for commercialization: "METAL ROBOT SPIRITS ＜SIDE MS＞ Rising Freedom Gundam Radiance Grandeur" and "METAL BUILD Strike Gundam ENGINEERING EDITION".
Furthermore, the GUNDAM-Con exclusive item "Gundam Cross Gundam Magnet Coating ver. + Amuro Ray" and Gundam Base exclusive products sold in advance at "THE GUNDAM BASE POP-UP WORLD TOUR", which toured various areas/regions around the world to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Gunpla, will also appear in the merchandise sales at this event.

For details on the items, please visit the "GUNDAM-Con2027 SIDE MAKUHARI" official website.
→Click here for details.

*After being sold at the event venue, "METAL ROBOT SPIRITS ＜SIDE MS＞ Rising Freedom Gundam Radiance Grandeur" and "METAL BUILD Strike Gundam ENGINEERING EDITION" are scheduled for post-event sales, with orders starting on the official online shopping site "Premium Bandai" operated by the Bandai Namco Group and others, to be delivered at a later date. Details will be announced on the official website at a later date.

To commemorate the event, "GUNDAM-Con" is looking for messages from everyone!
The messages we receive from you are planned to be reflected in various ways, such as venue presentations and decorations during the event.

Please send us your messages regarding the "mecha" of the Gundam series, including not only Gundam but also other mobile suits, mobile armors, and units or designs exclusive to games, Mobile Suit Variation, and Gunpla.
To apply, please use the questionnaire form on the GUNDAM-Con official website or post on X (formerly Twitter) with the hashtag "#GUNDAMCON_MESSAGE".

→Click here for details on the Message Recruitment Campaign