{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ae9cb69f077fd0298ed5ea43","clusterId":"c_50e941e831b402d323f3ce7f","slug":"bandai-releases-bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-waiting-gashapon-figures","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Bandai Releases Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Waiting Gashapon Figures","summary":"Bandai will release a new set of gashapon figures from the TV anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, called the Waiting series. The lineup includes five characters in seated poses that reflect their personalities: Ichigo Kurosaki sits cross-legged, Rukia Kuchiki sits seiza, and Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida each have their own pose. Each figure costs 400 yen, and the set launches in the fourth week of June.","whyItMatters":"The Waiting series extends the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War merchandise line with character-specific seated poses, a format that emphasizes personality over action.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Waiting gashapon series, built around the concept of a character sitting and waiting, adds five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War figures. Ichigo Kurosaki sits cross-legged, Rukia Kuchiki sits seiza, and Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida each get a pose that matches their personality. Each capsule costs 400 yen. The figures go on sale in the fourth week of June.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIchigo Kurosaki\u003c/strong\u003e: sits cross-legged\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRukia Kuchiki\u003c/strong\u003e: sits seiza\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToshiro Hitsugaya\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eByakuya Kuchiki\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUryu Ishida\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai's Waiting gashapon series adds five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War figures. Ichigo sits cross-legged, Rukia sits seiza. 400 yen each, out late June.","twitterPost":"Bandai's Waiting gashapon series adds five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War figures. Ichigo sits cross-legged, Rukia sits seiza. 400 yen each, out late June.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bandai is releasing a set of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War gashapon figures in the Waiting series. The five characters each sit in a pose that fits their personality, from Ichigo's cross-legged sit to Rukia's seiza. Each figure costs 400 yen and launches in the fourth week of June.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/21/183303.html\",\"title\":\"Rukia Kuchiki sits seiza in 'Waiting' pose... TV anime 'BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War' gashapon figures, all 5 types, go on sale\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4218,"outputTokens":638,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781994077,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T22:13:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-20T22:18:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-20T22:18:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_50e941e831b402d323f3ce7f","canonicalTitle":"朽木ルキアは正座で“まちぼうけ”…TVアニメ「BLEACH 千年血戦篇」ガシャポンフィギュア全5種が発売","representativeArticleId":"a_f472594c386455564e21ff48","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-20T21:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-21T02:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-21T02:37:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3053697/","title":"まったりしている姿が可愛くも美しい！『BLEACH 千年血戦篇』より、てのひらサイズのルキアのフィギュアがプレミアムバンダイで6月22日（月）12時より抽選販売！"},{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/06/21/183303.html","title":"朽木ルキアは正座で“まちぼうけ”…TVアニメ「BLEACH 千年血戦篇」ガシャポンフィギュア全5種が発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Bandai will release five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Waiting gashapon figures in the fourth week of June.","Each figure costs 400 yen.","The lineup includes Ichigo Kurosaki (cross-legged), Rukia Kuchiki (seiza), Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida.","The figures are part of the Waiting series, which focuses on seated poses that reflect each character's personality."]}