{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ef96a8c93a7a1afe16eb0e5f","clusterId":"c_4c2b5d64ac339fb4c922be72","slug":"bandai-reveals-hg-gundam-virsago-box-art-ahead-of-october-31-release","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Reveals HG Gundam Virsago Box Art Ahead of October 31 Release","summary":"Bandai Spirits showed the package art for the HG 1/144 Gundam Virsago on October 25, ahead of the kit's October 31 release at 3,190 yen. The box depicts the After War Gundam X suit firing its megasonic cannon with its arms anchored, the pose fans associate with Shagia Frost's machine. Reactions split between approval of the composition and jokes that the pose reads as a dogeza.","whyItMatters":"The Virsago is a suit remembered for being strange, and the box art treats that strangeness as the selling point rather than something to smooth over.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe package image went up on the BANDAI HOBBY official account on October 25, six days before the kit ships. Bandai priced it at 3,190 yen including tax.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe art shows both of the suit\u0026#39;s noted features at once: the megasonic cannon in its abdomen firing, and the extendable arms planted as anchors. It also includes the Gundam Ashtaron, the machine piloted by Shagia\u0026#39;s younger brother Olba, somewhere in the frame, which readers picked out.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot everyone read the anchored pose as intended. Some described it as a well-executed dogeza, and at least one comment placed the release date next to the suit\u0026#39;s demon reputation.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The HG Gundam Virsago box art leans on the megasonic cannon firing pose, the one shot After War Gundam X fans tie to Shagia Frost. Bandai is selling the memory of that scene, not the suit alone.","twitterPost":"The HG Gundam Virsago box art sells Shagia Frost's megasonic cannon shot from After War Gundam X, not the suit's silhouette.","threadsPost":"HG Gundam Virsago's box art picks the megasonic cannon firing pose, arms anchored, the shot After War Gundam X fans link to Shagia Frost. Bandai Spirits is selling a remembered scene more than the mobile suit itself, which is why the dogeza jokes land.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits revealed the HG 1/144 Gundam Virsago package art on October 25, ahead of an October 31 release at 3,190 yen. The box shows the After War Gundam X suit firing its megasonic cannon with its arms as anchors, a composition fans recognized. Some read the braced pose as a dogeza instead.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/382440\",\"title\":\"\\\"Gundam X\\\" Bizarre Rival Mobile Suit Gets HG Release on October 31; Box Art Draws Attention with Comments Like \\\"This Is What It Should Be\\\" and \\\"A Clean Dogeza\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4570,"outputTokens":627,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792985681,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T03:29:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:36.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:36.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4c2b5d64ac339fb4c922be72","canonicalTitle":"『ガンダムX』異形のライバル機がHGで10月31日発売　箱絵に「やっぱこれだな」「潔い土下座」と注目集まる","representativeArticleId":"a_285ff040fb9f7adc67b3dba5","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"After War Gundam X\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gundam Virsago\",\"HG Gundam Virsago\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-26T02:40:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-26T02:40:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T03:33:34.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/382440","title":"『ガンダムX』異形のライバル機がHGで10月31日発売　箱絵に「やっぱこれだな」「潔い土下座」と注目集まる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["After War Gundam X"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gundam Virsago","HG Gundam Virsago"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["after-war-gundam-x","gundam-virsago","hg-gundam-virsago"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"after-war-gundam-x","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":10,"overall":"green","story_count":14,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"gundam-virsago","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"hg-gundam-virsago","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}