{"rewrite":{"id":"r_da4c1eadcda828579dfe62d8","clusterId":"c_5568a5b15e2dab53caf6baba","slug":"bandai-opens-pre-orders-for-honkai-star-rail-s-a-m-cocoon-f6baba","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Opens Pre-Orders For Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon","summary":"Bandai is taking pre-orders for the Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon, the item Firefly uses to transform into SAM, priced at 22,000 yen with tax included and shipping set for May 2027. The piece has a wing-deployment gimmick, a light-emitting gimmick with four modes matching SAM's transformation states, and lines from Firefly and SAM plus battle skill audio and BGM. Pre-orders close at 23:00 on October 18.","whyItMatters":"A transformation prop that exists only as an animation effect in the game is being sold as a physical unit with deployable wings, rechargeable lighting and voice, which puts the game's combat spectacle on a shelf rather than on a screen.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe set includes the cocoon body, two display parts, a display stand, and wing effect parts in small and large sizes, two of each. A dedicated stand and replacement parts let the piece be displayed with the wings open.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePower comes from a rechargeable battery that uses a Type-C charging terminal. Buttons on the unit deploy both wings.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-orders run until 23:00 on October 18, with shipping scheduled for May 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai's S.A.M. Cocoon ships May 2027, seven months after the October 18 pre-order cutoff. That gap is the real number: buyers pay 22,000 yen now and wait most of a year for the wings and four light modes.","twitterPost":"Bandai's S.A.M. Cocoon ships May 2027. Pre-orders close October 18, so buyers pay 22,000 yen for a seven-month wait.","threadsPost":"Bandai's S.A.M. Cocoon ships May 2027, well after the October 18 pre-order cutoff. That delay, not the light modes, is the figure a Firefly fan weighs against 22,000 yen: seven months between paying and holding the winged cocoon.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai is accepting pre-orders for the Honkai: Star Rail S.A.M. Cocoon, the item Firefly uses to transform into SAM, at 22,000 yen. The unit deploys both wings by button, lights up in four modes tied to SAM's transformation states, and plays Firefly and SAM lines plus battle skill audio and BGM. Pre-orders close at 23:00 on October 18, with shipping scheduled for May 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189375.html\",\"title\":\"The moment Firefly becomes SAM, now in your hands! \\\"Honkai: Star Rail\\\" S.A.M. Cocoon is cool, wings open and light up in 4 modes\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4808,"outputTokens":651,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792146137,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T10:17:47.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5568a5b15e2dab53caf6baba","canonicalTitle":"ホタルがサムになる、あの瞬間が手元に！『崩壊：スターレイル』S.A.M.コクーンがクール、翼が開き4モードで光る","representativeArticleId":"a_27087f87522ba312c4fdc1bf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Honkai: Star Rail\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T08:30:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T08:30:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:21:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189375.html","title":"ホタルがサムになる、あの瞬間が手元に！『崩壊：スターレイル』S.A.M.コクーンがクール、翼が開き4モードで光る"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Honkai: Star Rail"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}