REGULATION
GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP 13th TOURNAMENT Application Regulation
Applicants for the GUNPLA BUILDERS WORLD CUP 13th TOURNAMENT, organized by BANDAI SPIRITS Hobby Division, must carefully read and agree to these regulations before submitting their entry.
By submitting an entry, applicants will be deemed to have agreed to these regulations.
Minors must have their legal guardian (such as a parent) review and consent to these regulations before applying.
①About Entry Works
Submitted works (including surrounding materials and dioramas) must meet all of the following conditions. Failure to comply may result in the relevant parts being excluded from judging or the disqualification of the entire entry.
- 1.Entry works must be created by the applicant yourself.
- 2.Must comply with the conditions outlined in the 《Photography Guidelines》 section below.
- 3.Must comply with the conditions outlined in the 《Permitted Kits and Materials》 section below.
- 4.Must not violate any provisions outlined in the 《Prohibition” and “Precautions》 sections below.
- 5.Entry works must fit within the dimensions of 50 cm (length) x 50 cm (width) x 50 cm (height).
《Photography Guidelines》
- ・All images must be in JPEG format.
- ・Image size must not exceed 4,000 pixels on any side.
- ・The submitted work must maintain the same pose. While changes in pose during photography will not result in immediate disqualification, they will not be considered for additional points.
- ・Refrain from image editing or modifications that alter the impression of the work, except for brightness adjustments and cropping.
- ・Refrain from using generative AI for image editing, background settings, or any modifications.
《Permitted Kits and Materials》
ALL SUBMITTED WORKS, INCLUDING THEIR MAIN OR MAJORITY COMPONENTS, MUST BE CREATED USING OFFICIAL GUNPLA KITS.
The following BANDAI SPIRITS products may be used in the same manner as Gunpla.
- ・Decals, option parts, and other products from the GUNPLA series.
- ・"Figure-rise" series featuring characters from the GUNDAM series.
- ・Action Base, Customize Scene Base/Effect/Material, and "Figure-rise Effect" series (items containing character designs or elements unrelated to GUNDAM are not permitted).
YOU MAY USE THE FOLLOWING "GENERAL MODELING MATERIALS" FOR GUNPLA DECORATION OR DIORAMA CREATION.
■Definition of "General Modeling Materials"
Modeling materials that do not contain any design elements, such as colors, patterns, or shapes, associated with specific characters or works (including but not limited to the materials illustrated below).

If the use of plastic model kits other than GUNPLA or materials that do not fall within the definition of ""General Modeling Materials"" is permitted, the relevant parts will, in principle, be excluded from judging.
Please note that if such materials are prominently used, the entry may also be disqualified from award consideration depending on the nature and extent of their use.
However, if these materials have been significantly modified to the point where their original form is unrecognizable, they may be considered valid as ""General Modeling Materials.""
Additionally, if any part or the entirety of an entry falls under or is deemed by the organizer to potentially fall under ""Prohibition"" as defined below, the entry may be disqualified at any stage of the competition.
②Prohibition
- 1.If any content related to an entry (including but not limited to the applicant’s information, submitted work, used parts, title, comments, builder’s name, etc.) falls under or is deemed by the organizer to potentially fall under any of the following categories, the entry may be excluded from judging (including disqualification of specific parts from scoring) or disqualified at any stage of the competition.
If an entry is disqualified, any related information may be removed from the competition’s website or other platforms, and in the case of winning entries, the award may be revoked." -
- (1) The submitted work does not meet the conditions set forth in these regulations, including those outlined in “About Entry Works.”
- (2) The applicant has provided false, incorrect, or incomplete information in their submission.
- (3) If the works use copies of GUNPLA, counterfeit products, or unlicensed products that claim to be Gundam-related/for GUNPLA
- (4) If the entry violates or may violate copyright, trademark rights, likeness usage rights, privacy policy, or defames a third party
- (5) Any part or the entirety of the submitted work contains expressions that undermine the character integrity of GUNDAM or are deemed inconsistent with the intent of the rights holder.
- (6) The presence of copyrighted characters from works other than GUNDAM is clearly identifiable.
- (7) Any part or the entirety of the submitted work contains expressions that undermine the character integrity of non-GUNDAM copyrighted works or are deemed inconsistent with the intent of their rights holders.
- (8) The submitted work includes expressions or uses of parts and materials that infringe upon the rights of their manufacturers or sellers, or are deemed inconsistent with their intent.
- (9) The inclusion or use of various rights images and videos as part of the scene or background is permitted (including but not limited to scene cuts and footage from Gundam works, anime scenes, specific company logos, and marks, among others).
- (10) If it includes details that infringe on privacy, such as personal information
- (11) If it includes inappropriate details (including but not limited to violent or discriminatory expressions, anything that violates laws or public order and morals, and/or is considered defamatory)
- (12) Works that don’t relate to this tournament’s theme (including but not limited to political or religious expressions)
- (13) Any details, including but not limited to those listed above, that our company judges to be inappropriate
- 2.Drastically supplementing, altering, correcting, or otherwise changing the entry throughout the selection process after the entry period is forbidden.
- 3.During the selection process, any alterations or modifications beyond repairs to the work from the time of submission are prohibited.
- 4.Entrants are forbidden from using this tournament’s name (including the acronym GBWC) for business or profit no matter the method or situation.
- 5.Re-submission of applications that have been submitted to GBWC, GBC, or G40BC in the past will not be accepted.
- 6.The competition does not prohibit double applications with other projects/contests (including those held by other companies), but applicants must confirm for themselves whether other projects/contests accept double applications.
- 7.If the applicant's Bandai Namco ID or registration data for the competition contains false or incorrect information, or if the organizer determines that the applicant has participated in the competition through fraudulent means, the competition registration may be invalidated, and any awards may be revoked.
③Precautions
- 1.Entries for this competition can only be submitted via a computer or smartphone. Submissions from feature phones are not permitted.
- 2.Please note that all costs (including communication costs, etc.) associated with entering this contest are the responsibility of the entrant.
- 3.The cotents, schedule and design or specifications of prizes of this contest are subject to change without prior notice.
- 4.We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the judging process and results.
- 5.Unless the organizer determines that a serious error occurred in the judging process or results, the competition results will not be overturned.
- 6.Refrain from making defamatory remarks about other applicants or their submissions. In principle, inquiries regarding potential rule violations by other submissions will not be answered.
- 7.Please note that we may contact you to confirm your work during the judging process. Please understand that if you do not respond by the deadline, your work may be excluded from the judging process.
- 8.We may ask you to provide additional images during the judging process. If you do not respond by the due date, we may exclude your application from the judging process.
- 9.Please note that we may contact you via the email address you submitted. If you have set a domain name restriction on the reception of e-mails, please remove restrictions on the "@bandai-hobby.net" domain name.
- 10.Prizes for winning applicants will be sent to the address registered with their Bandai Namco ID. If the applicant's address, name, or other information is incorrect, or if the applicant has moved and their address has changed, making delivery impossible, the right to receive the prize may be invalidated even if the applicant has won.
- 11.We will not be responsible for any loss or damage of the prize after it has been received.
- 12.Selling or giving the prize to a third party is forbidden. Our company will not take responsibility for any trouble relating to having given or sold the prize after receipt.
- 13.In the unlikely event that there is any strife with a third party due to an entry, it is the entrant’s responsibility to resolve the issue at their own expense. The entrant will not ask for assistance from our company for any cost or trouble resulting from this issue. If our company suffers any damage or costs due to this issue, the entrant will repay those costs or compensate our company for those damages.
- 14.Each applicant may submit only one entry.
④Use of Information Relating to Entrants and Works
- 1.Applicants agree that all copyrights (including rights stipulated in Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act) and other intellectual property rights related to their submitted works shall belong to the organizer or a third party designated by the organizer (collectively referred to as “our company”). Applicants shall not assert or make any claims regarding these rights. Furthermore, applicants agree not to exercise moral rights of authorship over any portion of their submitted works in relation to our company.
- 2.Applicants agree that our company may use, free of charge and without prior notice to the applicant, the submitted work’s still images, title, and comments (hereinafter collectively referred to as “entry information,” which also includes any still images or videos requested during the judging process), as well as any still images or videos of the submitted work taken by our company in the following manner.
Applicants shall not assert or make any claims regarding these uses.
Furthermore, the company may, at its discretion, choose to display or withhold information about the applicant, including their likeness, age, address (only their prefecture), and builder’s name, in connection with such use.- (1) Publishing on the BANDAI Hobby Site or other websites managed by our company
- (2) Any media outlet (including official social media accounts and TV commercials airing both in and out of Japan) managed or produced by our company
- (3) Any publications, including magazines and books, sold by our company
- (4) Displayed at events
- (5) Published in media outlets such as hobby magazines, newspapers, TV shows, radio shows, and social media accounts
- (6) Any use that’s judged by our company to be necessary for promotion this tournament or GUNPLA
- 3.Our company may change the size and coloring or trim any photos submitted, fix any typos in the title or comment, shorten any comment or otherwise edit any of the entry information as deemed necessary for the uses mentioned above.
⑤Handling of Winning Entries
- 1.If the entrant wins, they agree that their work will be displayed at this tournament and/or other events and may be used by our company for photos or other purposes without recompense. Our company has judged the return period of the work long enough to satisfy our usage needs. (Estimate: 12-18 months.) There may be times when we will ask to borrow your work again even after we return it, so please keep it safe for a year after return.
- 2.Our company will take the utmost care in handling your work, but there is always a possibility of damage or loss during the tournament, during the display period after the tournament, while it is in our care, or during shipping. We take no responsibility if any damage or losses are incurred.
⑥Privacy Policy
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1 Personal information obtained by our company through participation in this competition will be used for the following purposes.
- (1) To manage competition entries.
- (2) To respond to inquiries to the competition office, confirm entry submissions, and contact winning applicants.
- (3) To display the applicant’s builder’s name and other relevant information when our company uses the submitted work, as well as for other uses associated with the submission.
- (4) To ship prizes to eligible recipients.
- 2.Personal information obtained from applicants through this competition will not be provided to third parties except in cases where the applicant has given consent, when required by law, or when necessary for the use of submitted works as stipulated in these regulations.
- 3.For any use that is not listed here, all information will be handled using the privacy policy listed on our website (https://www.bandaispirits.co.jp/e/privacy/).
- 4. Please contact this tournament’s office for any inquiries on handling personal information.
*Frequently asked questions are available on the "FAQ" page below. We recommend reviewing them before submitting your entry.

