September is a very busy month for Tokyo Marui as they will be at two big events this month. The first one is the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2018 on the 20th to the 23rd of September and to be followed right after by the 59th All Japan Model Hobby Show on the 28th to the 30th of September. For this feature, we’ll delve into the TGS 2018.

The TGS is the biggest video game show expo in Japan that is hosted by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) showcasing the most popular video games in Japan and around the world. Video game developers in the country promote their upcoming titles and they are joined by other game publishers from other parts of the world.

For TGS 2018, CAPCOM will be promoting the latest in the Biohazard/Resident Evil video game franchise, Biohazard/Resident Evil RE:2 is a remake of the Biohazard 2/Resident Evil 2 in which rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield attempt to escape from Raccoon City during a zombie apocalypse. The remake will be released worldwide on January 25, 2019 and will be available on the Microsoft Windows, Playstation 4, and Xbox One.

Tokyo Marui’s strong partnership with CAPCOM continues with their Biohazard/Resident Evil collaboration. Tokyo Marui develops the airsoft versions of the guns from the game as well as contribute gun designs that can be used in the game, such as the Thor’s Hammer, based on the Marui SGR-12 AES. Their collaboration extends to supporting CAPCOM at the TGS where the airsoft company puts up a gun range for visitors to try and immerse themselves as characters in the game franchise and shoot targets based on the game using the Biohazard airsoft guns Tokyo Marui provides at the TGS.

The shooting range that Tokyo Marui will setup at the TGS 2018 will be called the Gunshop KENDO (ガンショップKENDO Gan shoppu KENDO). Visitors at the show will be able to shoot at zombie targets in the dark using tracer BBs. They will be able to use the Tokyo Marui Samurai Edge Gas Blowback Pistols, especially the newly released Albert.W.Model 01P Gas Blowback Pistol.  Only visitors 18 years and above will be allowed to shoot at the range, and they will need to show a ID proving their age upon entry at the range.

The Kendo Gunshop is based on the game's Kendo Gun Shop in Raccoon City owned by Robert Kendo who was good friend of Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) member Barry Burton. He is the character who helped create the custom guns for Barry and the other S.T.A.R.S. and with the airsoft versions produced by Tokyo Marui.

A limited edition Survive Magazine will be given away to visitors, subject to availability.

The Tokyo Game Show 2018 will be open only to industry/business visitors on the 20th to the 21st of September and then will be open to the public on the 22nd to the 23rd of September.