The 64th Shizuoka Hobby Show opened its doors to trade visitors yesterday, and the airsoft community spent most of the morning doing what it does every year at this particular event: staring at a Tokyo Marui booth and refreshing their browsers to find out what is on display if they are not able to visit the trade event.

For those unfamiliar with the calendar, the Shizuoka Hobby Show runs May 13 through 17, with the first 2 days reserved for trade and industry visitors. May 15 is designated an educational day, and the general public gets its turn on May 16 and 17. Day one, however, belongs to the press releases and the quiet hum of speculation becoming confirmation.

Tokyo Marui rolled out several announcements spanning a military-spec gas blowback rifle, updates on a previously teased submachine gun, a gas pistol drawn from an anime collaboration, optional receiver parts for its Evolt/RS line, and a test-fire corner for attendees who prefer their enthusiasm hands-on. For those who have been following the company, these products have been announced during the Tokyo Marui Festival 2025.

The Tokyo Marui JGSDF Type 20 GBB: 
Japan’s Latest Service Rifle, Airsoft Version

The headline announcement is the Tokyo Marui Type 20 GBB, a gas blowback replica of the Japan Self-Defense Forces' Type 20 5.56mm Assault Rifle, developed in cooperation with Howa Machinery, the actual manufacturer of the real firearm. That detail is worth pausing on: the people who build the rifle helped Tokyo Marui reproduce it, which explains why the company is confident enough to use phrases like down to the finest details.

The Type 20 GBB is listed as a domestic-distribution-only product, meaning international buyers will need to work out their own arrangements. It is currently in development, with a target release window this summer and a suggested retail price of ¥140,000 before tax. That works out to roughly $900 at current exchange rates, placing it firmly in the premium tier of Tokyo Marui's catalog. But the engineering behind it offers some explanation for the price.

On the mechanical side, the replica uses an oval-shaped piston designed to mimic the real bolt's profile while still generating meaningful blowback force. It incorporates the company's Z-System, which is intended to reduce wear on the bolt catch over time. This is a practical concession to the fact that airsoft guns, unlike their real-steel counterparts, get cycled far more frequently per unit of useful lifespan. The handguard and upper receiver are machined from extruded aluminum, with integrated Picatinny rails on the top and bottom and M-LOK slots along the sides. Included in the box are M-LOK rails (one long, two short) and six M-LOK covers.

A few features lean more toward novelty than function, though using that word may be underselling it. The gas piston shape is visible through gaps in the handguard, the gas regulator is movable, and the frame pin can be removed for takedown, the same disassembly process as the actual rifle. Tokyo Marui is including a bullet-shaped jig to make pushing the pin easier, which is the kind of small detail that suggests the design team has done this themselves, repeatedly, and finds it mildly annoying without the tool. The hop-up system is adjusted by turning a dial in the takedown state, and the aluminum outer barrel has an anodized finish. The selector, magazine catch, trigger, and bolt use a plating treatment described as inspired by Parker finishing.

Ambidextrous controls are present on the bolt catch, selector, and magazine catch, and the cocking handle, normally on the left, can be swapped to the right. The stock adjusts across five length positions, the cheek piece across three height positions, and the grip has a storage compartment at the base — a common feature that Tokyo Marui's own copy notes is often used for cleaning kits or, apparently, amulets.

Key Specifications:

• Price (excl. tax): ¥140,000
• Release window: Summer 2026 (target)
• Distribution: Domestic only
• Magazine capacity: 35 rounds
• Handguard rails: Picatinny top/bottom, M-LOK sides
• Upper receiver material: Machined extruded aluminum

The magazine included is the same unit as the one shipped with the Type 89 5.56mm Rifle Fixed Stock Type GBB — a 35-round capacity magazine. Owners of GBB Type 89 short magazines or M4-series GBB magazines will find those compatible as well.

Tokyo Marui MP5K Plus AEG Gets Its Follow-up, and Eight More BB Rounds

Tokyo Marui also provided an update on the MP5K Plus, an AEG in its "Plus" series that had been announced at last year's show. The company acknowledged that the follow-up information came in a slightly disorganized order, which is a diplomatic way of noting that some details had been trickling out ahead of others.

The more significant update is a quiet revision to the magazine capacity. At last year's announcement, the figure given was 41 rounds. It has since been finalized at 48 rounds — an increase that will be welcomed by anyone who has ever run dry at an inopportune moment. The 48-round magazine will also be sold separately as a spare and is planned for simultaneous release with the MP5K Plus itself. Pricing for both the unit and the magazine remains undecided.

An adapter for muzzle options is included with the gun. On the expansion side, Tokyo Marui confirmed that optional separate parts are coming for the MP5K Plus: a Receiver Cap (tentative name) with a 20mm rail that accepts the currently available Folding 20mm Rail Stock, and a mount base. These are targeted for simultaneous release with the main unit, and their prices are also undecided.

Tokyo Marui’s Takina's Pistol, Straight from Lycoris Recoil

Tokyo Marui has had a running collaboration with the anime series Lycoris Recoil for several years now, and the latest fruit of that partnership is a gas blowback replica of the sidearm carried by Takina Inoue, one of the show's two leads, and also revealed during the Tokyo Marui Festival 2025. For those unfamiliar: Lycoris Recoil follows an all-female task force of spies and assassins or known as the "Lycoris.” who operate undercover in Tokyo under the guise of a cheerful café. Takina is the more serious of the two main agents, which tracks with her gun also being the less eccentric of the two replicas Tokyo Marui has produced from the series.

The collaboration involves working directly from both the show's depictions and its official setting materials, meaning the replica reflects the canonical in-universe weapon rather than an approximation. New molds were produced for the slide, frame, front and rear sights, outer barrel, recoil rod, magazine bumper, and magazine. The slide color reproduces what the setting describes as "Titanium Gray." The magazine holds 25 rounds. The replica also includes a reproduction of the in-story 10-round limited magazine associated with the character — a detail presumably meaningful to viewers who watched that limitation matter at some point in the plot.

This is not the first time Tokyo Marui has visited the Lycoris Recoil property. The collaboration was first announced back in 2022, initially focused on co-lead Chisato Nishikigi's sidearm, which has since gone through multiple production batches. Takina's gun now joins that catalog.

Takina GBB Pistol At a Glance:

• Price (excl. tax): ¥32,800
• Spare magazine price: ¥4,980 (excl. tax)
• Magazine capacity: 25 rounds
• Collaboration: Lycoris Recoil (official)
• Release: Soon; currently in full production
• Slide color: Titanium Gray

The pistol is in full production and described as scheduled for release "soon." Spare magazines at ¥4,980 before tax are planned for simultaneous release. At ¥32,800, it is the most accessible item in today's lineup by a margin — assuming one measures accessibility in yen rather than attachment to animated characters, which is not a universally shared metric.

EVolt Series Optional Parts: Mix, Match, Caveat

For owners of the recently released Evolt M4A1 and the forthcoming Evolt RS FPR MK 4, Tokyo Marui confirmed a set of optional receiver components that had been announced but are now cleared for release. The parts include the M4A1 Upper Receiver, FPR MK 4 Upper Receiver, Lower Receiver (Stockless), and Lower Receiver Crane Stock version.

The general idea is modular customization: buyers can swap upper receivers between platforms or combine an M4A1 upper with a Crane Stock lower. The combinations are largely open, though there is one configuration-specific requirement worth noting. Recoil shock functionality only operates when the FPR MK 4 upper receiver is paired with the FPR MK 4 lower receiver. Mixing an FPR MK 4 upper with an M4A1 lower will work, but will require installation of a battery cap, and the recoil shock feature will not function in that configuration.

The Test-Fire Corner: P320 Full Size GBB Pistol

Rounding out the day's information, Tokyo Marui confirmed a test-fire corner on the show floor where attendees can try the P320 Full Size gas blowback pistol. The corner is restricted to visitors 18 years of age and older, and valid ID is required at reception. Acceptable forms of identification include a driver's license. The corner presumably also includes a brief moment where everyone in line remembers they left their wallet in the car.

Show schedule: The 64th Shizuoka Hobby Show runs 13-17 May. Trade days are 13-14 May; 15 May is an educational day. Public admission opens 16-17 May. The prices listed are manufacturer's suggested retail, excluding tax, in Japanese yen. Release dates are targets and subject to change. Distribution notes reflect Tokyo Marui's stated intentions at time of announcement.

Further announcements from the show floor will be reported as they become available.