{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e45fc6344fce8534dbf1eb82","clusterId":"c_3b7e10141f196ba5bd0412ca","slug":"abal-brings-ultraman-xr-museum-to-bahrain-comic-con-after-malaysia-run","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"ABAL Brings Ultraman XR Museum to Bahrain Comic Con After Malaysia Run","summary":"ABAL exhibited its VR service Light no Kuni Museum Ultraman XR Journey, made with Tsuburaya Productions, at COS-MIC 2026 in Kuala Lumpur from September 11 to 13. More than 500 people tried the experience across the three days. COS-MIC drew about 200 exhibitors and 15,000 attendees. ABAL next plans to show the content at Bahrain Comic Con in November 2026, co-hosted with SHIFT Arabia.","whyItMatters":"ABAL built this Ultraman VR piece with Tsuburaya Productions and is now taking it from a Malaysian convention to a Gulf event with a local partner, which is how the company intends to sell Japanese XR entertainment abroad.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Malaysia stop used ABAL\u0026#39;s Scape platform, which lets several people walk the same virtual space at once. Visitors wore member\u0026#39;s uniforms as avatars and toured the Land of Light, Ultraman\u0026#39;s home, alongside monster exhibits and battle scenes. Because the experience was free, some visitors went through it as many as six times in a day, according to ABAL.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next stop is Bahrain Comic Con in November 2026, co-hosted with SHIFT Arabia. ABAL notes that the timing and venue for Bahrain may change depending on social conditions.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ABAL's Ultraman XR Journey drew over 500 visitors at COS-MIC 2026, but the November Bahrain Comic Con stop is co-hosted with SHIFT Arabia. Local partners carry the regional logistics while ABAL supplies the content.","twitterPost":"ABAL's Ultraman XR Journey drew 500+ at COS-MIC 2026, but Bahrain Comic Con is co-hosted with SHIFT Arabia, a local partner.","threadsPost":"ABAL's Ultraman XR Journey drew more than 500 visitors across three days at COS-MIC 2026 in Kuala Lumpur. The next stop, Bahrain Comic Con in November 2026, is co-hosted with SHIFT Arabia, which puts regional logistics on a local partner while ABAL supplies the content.","newsletterBlurb":"ABAL showed its Ultraman VR experience at COS-MIC 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, where more than 500 people tried it over three days. The piece, made with Tsuburaya Productions, lets visitors roam the Land of Light through ABAL's Scape platform. ABAL next plans to bring it to Bahrain Comic Con in November 2026 with SHIFT Arabia.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/160738\",\"title\":\"ABAL Exhibits VR Service \\\"Light no Kuni Museum Ultraman XR Journey\\\" at \\\"COS-MIC 2026\\\"; Over 500 Visitors Experience It in 3 Days, Middle East Expansion in November\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4712,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792655539,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T07:49:48.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3b7e10141f196ba5bd0412ca","canonicalTitle":"ABAL、VRサービス「光の国ミュージアム ウルトラマンXRジャーニー」を「COS-MIC2026」に出展　3日間で500名以上が体験、11月は中東進出","representativeArticleId":"a_2161e3806408858fde0b0c47","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ultraman XR Journey\"],\"studios\":[\"Tsuburaya Productions\",\"ABAL\"],\"people\":[\"Ryoya Oyama\"],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T03:09:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T03:09:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T07:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/160738","title":"ABAL、VRサービス「光の国ミュージアム ウルトラマンXRジャーニー」を「COS-MIC2026」に出展　3日間で500名以上が体験、11月は中東進出"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ultraman XR Journey"],"studios":["Tsuburaya Productions","ABAL"],"people":["Ryoya Oyama"],"type":"event","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}