PGU RX-93 Nu Gundam — First Look & Quick Review (Box, Packaging, and What’s Inside)

Back in June 2025, I wrote a short teaser about the reveal of the PG Unleashed Nu Gundam (and its LED unit) when Bandai first announced it. If you missed that one, you can read it here 👉🏻 PG UNLEASHED RX-93 ν Gundam & LED Unit Revealed!

It’s here — and the box is HUGE

The long wait is finally over. PGU RX-93 Nu Gundam has arrived at my shop.

My first impression is simple: the box is massive.

• Weight: about 6.8kg
• Box size: about 60cm x 38cm x 38cm

And honestly, the box artwork is really well done. It looks premium, but it also feels thoughtfully designed — not just “big for the sake of being big.”

One detail I like a lot: when you open up the lid, you can see a full picture of a standing PGU RX-93 Nu Gundam printed along the side panel. Small touch, but it makes the unboxing feel special.

The back of the box is packed with information and photos, including the LED unit preview and key feature shots.

First thing you see when you open it

When I opened the box, the first thing that caught my eye was the instruction manual. It’s packed inside a clear plastic bag.

I don’t remember seeing Bandai do this often for Gunpla manuals, so it immediately stood out to me — it feels like they’re treating the manual as a “proper item” instead of just paper inside the box.

Runners packed in 3 big inner boxes (and they line up into “AE”)

All runners are packed into three inner boxes, divided into:

• Inner Frame
• Outer Cover
• Fin Funnels

Each box is filled with runners. And here’s a fun detail: when you line the three boxes up together, they form the “AE” Anaheim Electronics logo.

Also, each inner box is printed with blueprint-style illustration boxart. It matches the whole “technical / confidential / Anaheim Electronics” vibe perfectly.

Outer Cover box: blueprint boxart + runners preview

The outer cover box comes with blueprint-style technical drawings on the lid — clean and very “engineering file” looking.

Inside, you’ll see the runners are packed neatly, with many of them individually bagged.

From the first look, you can already tell this kit has a lot going on: different materials, clear parts, and plenty of detail parts that look like they’re meant to be shown, not hidden.

Inner Frame box: blueprint boxart + runners preview

The inner frame box continues the same blueprint concept. The print itself looks like a technical sheet — it really fits the PGU “engineered object” feeling.

Inside the inner frame box, you’ll find a lot of darker runners (inner structure parts) packed and bagged properly.

Even through the plastic, the inner frame parts look dense — the kind of runner layout that usually means a lot of mechanical detail and layered build steps.

Fin Funnels box: blueprint boxart + runners preview

The fin funnels box gets its own blueprint sheet too — and it makes sense because the funnels are a big “character” of Nu Gundam.

Opening the fin funnels box, you’ll see the funnel-related runners packed neatly. Some parts are large and flat, and some are small detail runners.

There are also a few small accessory packs inside (separate bagged parts), which is always nice to see — it keeps things tidy and reduces the chance of parts scratching each other during shipping.

Quick takeaway (first look)

This is only a first look based on unboxing and packaging, but a few things already stand out:

• The box presentation is premium and thoughtfully designed (not just big).
• The manual packaging is unusually careful (bagged like a “proper item”).
• The 3-box “AE” layout is a very Bandai-style detail — fun, but also nicely executed.
• The runners are clearly packed with a lot of variety (structure, armor, funnels, clear parts, and detail parts).

If you’re planning to build it, this feels like one of those kits where the unboxing already tells you Bandai treated it as a flagship release.

— Ah Chong