Premium Bandai Offers the Iconic Char Aznable Towel From Gundam

Premium Bandai is offering a piece of Mobile Suit Gundam history in the form of a luxury bath towel. The item is inspired by the towel that antagonist Char Aznable uses to dry his hair in the sixth episode of the original Gundam series — a brief but memorable moment that clearly left an impression on the merchandise team.

The towel is made from an especially fine untwisted yarn and features original gold thread embroidery. It also comes packaged with a door hanger sign, a small detail that will land immediately with anyone familiar with the scene it references.

Pre orders through Premium Bandai opened on September 26 and run through November 3. The towel is priced at 5,500 yen, which works out to around US$37. Shipping is planned for late December.

This is the kind of product that sits comfortably between novelty item and genuine collectible. For fans who love the original Gundam series and appreciate very specific merchandise, it is a fun way to bring a little bit of Char into the bathroom.

My take: Only Gundam would turn a small moment from a decades old episode into a carefully crafted bath towel, and somehow that feels completely right. This is a small, joyful item for fans who notice the details.