Just in time for Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury to begin airing, Bandai Hobby has released several original new Gunpla from the show. With its high-tech details, Lfrith snagged our attention from the new show’s prologue. In this review, Nerissa investigates whether the suit’s corresponding 1/144 HG Gundam Lfrith measures up to Lfrith’s...
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