The October 2026 issue of Japanese hobby magazine Model Graphix is a special feature on the ‘Miyazaki Mecha Modelers Club’, a group of skilled model kit enthusiasts with a love of all things related to Hayao Miyazaki’s anime films. The legendary director is of course himself a keen fan of model kits as covered in this excellent guide book that I reviewed previously.

Some of the more impressive models showcased include the merchant ship Barracuda and Falco spacecraft from the anime series Future Boy Conan.

(image above) The gentleman who goes by ‘Noumiso Akira’ is one of the members of the Miyazaki Modelers Club featured and interviewed in the magazine. I had the chance to meet him in person twice during my previous Tokyo trips, including the one earlier this spring.

An affordable and low cost ‘pulp’ magazine going for just 1000 yen ( about $6.5 USD ), but with some excellent content especially if you’re into model kits and Hayao Miyazaki’s films, in particular Future Boy Conan. This is a periodical and will likely not see reprints once the first pressing is sold out, so grab your copy asap if you want one.

“Model Graphix – Miyazaki Modelers Club Magazine モデルグラフィックス 宮崎メカモデルクラブ” details :

Dimensions – 11.69 x 8.27 x 0.24 inches
Softcover, 152 pages
Full color, In Japanese language

  
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