{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8c2cd852c4eccfba4f6052b6","clusterId":"c_e32e45e6ca69ee657541e308","slug":"bandai-opens-reservations-for-hg-gouf-ignited-custom-gunpla","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Opens Reservations For HG Gouf Ignited Custom Gunpla","summary":"Bandai Spirits opened reservations at general retail stores and online for the HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The kit builds the mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO, which opens in theaters on January 15, 2027. The sword stores and extends without part swapping, the whip ships in extended and bent states, and the Shield Gatling rotates. Release is April 2027 at 3,190 yen.","whyItMatters":"The reservation line for a 3,190 yen kit tied to a film that does not open until January 2027 shows the Gunpla release is running on its own schedule, with the model and its gimmicks drawing the early response rather than the film itself.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Gouf Ignited Custom appears in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO, the theatrical entry set for January 15, 2027, but the kit based on it carries its own release date of April 2027. Bandai Spirits listed the gimmicks as the selling point: the sword stores and extends without swapping parts, the whip comes in extended and bent states, and the red-hot state is handled through the molding color.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosts praising the visuals and singling out the Shield Gatling, whose barrels rotate, followed the announcement. Alongside the buyers were posts worrying about whether reservations would hold.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom ships its sword stored and extended with no part swapping, so the kit's gimmicks carry the shelf presence before Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO reaches theaters in January 2027.","twitterPost":"The HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom stores and extends its sword without part swapping, so Bandai's April 2027 kit leans on gimmicks ahead of the film.","threadsPost":"The HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom's sword stores and extends without part swapping, and its whip ships in both states. Bandai is selling the kit's gimmicks to fans of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO well before the film opens in January 2027.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits opened reservations for the HG 1/144 Gouf Ignited Custom, the kit version of the mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM ZERO. The Shield Gatling rotates, the sword stores and extends without part swapping, and the whip ships in two states. The kit releases in April 2027 at 3,190 yen, ahead of the film's January 2027 opening.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/380768\",\"title\":\"\\\"The rotation is good\\\" - Fans excited about the new Gunpla for the new MS from \\\"Gundam SEED\\\" - \\\"Great visuals\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4384,"outputTokens":667,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792039959,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T04:49:14.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T04:51:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T04:51:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e32e45e6ca69ee657541e308","canonicalTitle":"「回転、いい」『ガンダムSEED』新作の新MSガンプラにファン興奮「良いビジュアル」","representativeArticleId":"a_8b58e1e40b09ac5cbd545ad0","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mobile Suit Gundam SEED\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:40:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T03:40:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T04:51:09.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/380768","title":"「回転、いい」『ガンダムSEED』新作の新MSガンプラにファン興奮「良いビジュアル」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam SEED"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}