Just like other mecha anime, i am looking for a physical representation for L-Gaim after i finished watching the TV series. While L-Gaim is another mecha series that ends up to be a wasted potential at the hand of Tomino, i am quite sold by the concepts that Mamoru Nagano tried to sell. I guess after Bandai made series of Hi-Metal mechas for Sunrise 80s mecha series, L-Gaim is soon to follow after. With the prototype shown around end of 2019, Bandai had announced the product release for Hi-Metal L-Gaim. The product will be released for 18000 Yen scheduled for July 2020.
Hi-Metal Lineup is the non Gundam equivalent for Metal Robot Spirits, but this particular rendition of L-Gaim feels more like Metal Build because this one stands 22cm tall. While i don't think the diecast parts would be as much as Metal Build, i think it should satisfy the collectors at very least. L-Gaim as a mecha series was an interesting one because it had some attitude and tried to make something different among the peers of its time. L-Gaim at its time is the closest thing to mecha version of Star Wars, had it been made as an OVA in late 80s i think L-Gaim's potential would have been more fully realized. Over the time i think i end up preferred L-Gaim Mk I over Mk-II because it feels more balanced overall, considering the latter doesn't really feel as proper successor mecha. Even if L-Gaim Tv Series is a flop, the spiritual successor FSS put its design to good use as Engage SR-1 and Junchoon. I wonder which 80s Mecha series will follow next in the Hi-Metal Lineup
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