Hell yeah, I want a Gundam keyboard with topre switches

Japanese keyboard shaper Realforce is teaming up with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise and releasing 4 constricted variation mechanical keyboards inspired by fashionable Gundam designs. The 4 keyboards are based connected the Z Gundam and Hyaku Shiki from Zeta Gundam and the Nu Gundam and Sazabi of Char’s Counterattack fame. Realforce’s Japanese tract indicates reservations volition statesman successful precocious December, but determination is nary pricing.

All 4 models are based connected the Realforce GX1 mechanical keyboard, a wired tenkeyless that usually runs $250-ish. It isn’t hot-swap, but it uses capacitive topre switches similar the cult classical HHKB and $3,600 Norbauer Seneca. (Though, the Seneca is anything but standard topre.)

Realforce mentions some English layout arsenic good arsenic Japanese ISO, truthful hopefully these mecha-inspired mechs won’t beryllium exclusive to Japan. As a Gundam fan, I’m surely crossing my fingers they travel to the US.

But arsenic chill arsenic these keyboards look, I deliberation their designs are a small plain — similar the Asus ROG Strix Scope Gundam Edition earlier them. Elsewhere, determination are unlicensed (copyright-infringing) Gundam keycap sets retired determination that truly amp up the nerdy anime fun. I cognize due to the fact that I’ve bought immoderate myself. In summation to the Char Zaku II keycaps I enactment connected the Zoom75 Tiga successful our caller keyboard buying guide, I’ve got Hi-Nu Gundam and Sazabi keycaps connected my Epomaker P75 and Keychron Q1 Max.

Now I conscionable request the matching Gunpla kits.