{"rewrite":{"id":"r_84154d8e84011f5036a6458c","clusterId":"c_767fca77b17f49e27b5b78a0","slug":"bandai-opens-pre-orders-for-rg-star-gaogaigar","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Opens Pre-Orders for RG Star GaoGaiGar","summary":"Premium Bandai began taking pre-orders for RG Star GaoGaiGar at 12:00 on October 16. The space-spec GaoGaiGar from The King of Braves GaoGaiGar transforms and combines with Stealth Gao II. The RG kit uses newly sculpted parts for Stealth Gao II, reproducing the Ultec Engine and the Phantom Ring at both wingtips, and includes a Wall Ring, new hand parts, and a Gatling Driver with rotational and axis movement at the tip.","whyItMatters":"Bandai is putting the space-spec GaoGaiGar into the RG line with dedicated new sculpting for Stealth Gao II rather than reusing an existing frame, and pricing the kit at 11,000 yen with a February 2027 shipment.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePremium Bandai opened pre-orders for RG Star GaoGaiGar on October 16. The kit is the space-spec GaoGaiGar, the version that transforms and combines with Stealth Gao II, and it ships in February 2027 at 11,000 yen including tax.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new sculpting sits mostly on Stealth Gao II: the Ultec Engine and the Phantom Ring at both wingtips. The Phantom Ring comes off and can be attached to the forearm to recreate the launching state, and the Ultec Engine interior is detailed down to its smallest parts.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kit also includes a Wall Ring for posing Protect Wall and newly sculpted hand parts. The tip of the Gatling Driver moves on a rotation and an axis.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"RG Star GaoGaiGar pairs the base robot with a newly sculpted Stealth Gao II, so the space-spec configuration needs the companion craft to exist at all rather than being an optional add-on.","twitterPost":"RG Star GaoGaiGar ships with a newly sculpted Stealth Gao II, making the companion craft mandatory to the space-spec build instead of an optional add-on.","threadsPost":"RG Star GaoGaiGar's space-spec configuration is inseparable from Stealth Gao II, which Bandai is newly sculpting rather than reusing. The kit's Ultec Engine, Phantom Ring, and Wall Ring extras only matter once the two craft combine, so the companion piece carries the design weight.","newsletterBlurb":"Premium Bandai started taking pre-orders for RG Star GaoGaiGar on October 16. The kit covers the space-spec GaoGaiGar, which transforms and combines with Stealth Gao II, and Bandai sculpted Stealth Gao II's Ultec Engine and Phantom Ring new for this release. It is priced at 11,000 yen with a February 2027 shipment.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189340.html\",\"title\":\"Transforms and combines with Stealth Gao II! The space-spec \\\"Star GaoGaiGar\\\" gets an RG plastic model with newly sculpted parts\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4816,"outputTokens":671,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792114639,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T01:32:55.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T01:36:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T01:36:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_767fca77b17f49e27b5b78a0","canonicalTitle":"ステルスガオーIIと変形合体！宇宙仕様の「スターガオガイガー」が新規造形を交えてRGプラモ化","representativeArticleId":"a_97f8afb9dbbb846acb449e71","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"GaoGaiGar\",\"RG Star GaoGaiGar\",\"The King of Braves GaoGaiGar\"],\"studios\":[\"Bandai\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T00:35:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T01:10:53.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T01:52:30.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3198320/","title":"勇者王、星の海へファイナルフュージョン承認！「RGスターガオガイガー」が発売！「RGゴルディマーグ」も再販！プレバンで予約受付開始!!"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/16/189340.html","title":"ステルスガオーIIと変形合体！宇宙仕様の「スターガオガイガー」が新規造形を交えてRGプラモ化"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["GaoGaiGar","RG Star GaoGaiGar","The King of Braves GaoGaiGar"],"studios":["Bandai"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}