SD Gundam World Heros Musha Gundam The 78th

Release 2024.2

Price ¥1,800First release price: ¥1,600

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Hirakou runner with in-mold coloring applied

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - Straight build before applying seals. The head antenna and helmet use in-mold colored Hirakou part

Straight build before applying seals.
The head antenna and helmet use in-mold colored Hirakou parts.

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - After applying seals (1/4)

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - After applying seals (2/4)

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - After applying seals (3/4)

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - After applying seals (4/4)

After applying stickers

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - The weapon included is a sword and scabbard called "Muhwihwan" (Bukimaru), with Hirakou

The weapon included is a sword and scabbard called "Muhwihwan" (Bukimaru),
with Hirakou parts applied to the blade.

You can borrow and apply the eyepatch from the simultaneously released SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial.

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - You can also do a crossover with the "Shisha" included in the SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial by placing

You can also do a crossover with the "Shisha" included in the SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial by placing it on the head.
It's really just sitting on top though, so it falls off pretty easily.

The elbows and knees do move, but the front/rear skirts make it hard to pose the legs.

The shoulder armor has quite a nice range of movement.

Mid-air draw pose

Muhwihwan action pose

Crossover pose with the SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial's eyepatch and Shisha

SD Musha Gundam The 78th - Together with the simultaneously released SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial. Both came out as Shizuoka fact

Together with the simultaneously released SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial.
Both came out as Shizuoka factory kits featuring in-mold colored Hirakou parts.

Together with the SD Legend BB Musha Gundam released in 2012.

--- SD Gundam World Heroes — General Notes -----------------
This is a TV anime produced in 2021 as a follow-up to Sangoku Soketsuden, and true to its title "World Heroes," it draws inspiration from heroes across different eras. The plastic model line follows the same concept as Sangoku Soketsuden, and even reuses the same shared frame runners from that series. On top of that, the parts layout and material feel are identical, so it's honestly not much of a stretch to just call it another entry in the Sangoku Soketsuden model line rather than a true successor.

Also like the Sangoku Soketsuden kits, these are made at Bandai's Chinese factory rather than the Shizuoka factory, and the plastic still feels hard and stiff to assemble. That said, the intricate molding and color separation give you a great-looking straight build, and the price feels pretty reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is SD Gundam World Heroes No. 36, SD Musha Gundam The 78th. It shares the same overall concept as the simultaneously released SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial— it includes an in-mold colored Hirakou runner, and was released as a Shizuoka factory kit rather than a Chinese factory kit.

Thanks to that, the plastic feels smooth and the assembly and articulation are pleasant — though the articulation is still pretty limited, making dynamic poses a challenge, which is pretty typical for an SD kit. The only weapon included is a single sword called "Muhwihwan," and there are no other accessories or bonus parts, so the contents feel a little sparse. On the plus side, you can do a crossover with the eyepatch and Shisha from the SD Onmitsu Gundam Aerial.

Compared to the SD Legend BB Musha Gundamreleased in 2012, the armor pieces are larger overall and the detail work is more refined. The Hirakou parts and seals make the visuals feel much more striking. As a modernized reimagining of Musha Gundam, this is definitely worth recommending to anyone who's a fan of the Musha Gundam series. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.