{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f2ca0e8a51b825141ef6e544","clusterId":"c_013390d7f04c0898a169f012","slug":"bandai-s-opanchu-usagi-friends-3-sofubi-set-drops-october-5","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai's Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 Sofubi Set Drops October 5","summary":"Bandai Candy Division will release the candy toy Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 on October 5, 2026. The set contains eight painted sofubi figures plus one piece of soda flavored gum, priced at 385 yen including tax. Figures run roughly 65 to 85 mm. The lineup leads with Opanchu Usagi variants including Kirakira, Hatena, Bakusui, Okke, Massuru and Kabegiwa, plus a Clothed Bear in the Habayose pose, and the butt pose returns in a pink clear glitter finish.","whyItMatters":"The third Friends wave confirms the lineup is still adding new poses to the sofubi line rather than repeating the earlier assortments, since the set mixes seven character figures with the returning butt pose.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBandai Candy Division\u0026#39;s Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 is a candy toy assortment: eight painted sofubi figures plus one piece of soda flavored gum, 385 yen tax included, out October 5, 2026, and sold in candy sections at mass retailers. The figures measure about 65 to 85 mm, sized to sit in a hand.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven of the eight slots belong to Opanchu Usagi itself, in Kirakira, Hatena, Bakusui, Okke, Massuru and Kabegiwa poses. The eighth is a Clothed Bear in the Habayose pose. The butt pose returns, now in a pink clear glitter finish.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Kirakira)\u003c/strong\u003e: Painted sofubi figure\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Hatena)\u003c/strong\u003e: Painted sofubi figure\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Bakusui)\u003c/strong\u003e: Unique pose\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Okke)\u003c/strong\u003e: Painted sofubi figure\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Massuru)\u003c/strong\u003e: Unique pose\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClothed Bear (Habayose)\u003c/strong\u003e: Painted sofubi figure\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Kabegiwa)\u003c/strong\u003e: Painted sofubi figure\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpanchu Usagi (Butt \u0026amp; Clear Glitter)\u003c/strong\u003e: Pink clear glitter finish\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai priced the Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 set at 385 yen for eight figures and a piece of gum. The candy toy format works because the gum, not the sofubi, is what keeps the line cheap enough to restock.","twitterPost":"Eight sofubi and a stick of gum for 385 yen. The gum is the business model: it keeps Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 in candy aisles, not collector shops.","threadsPost":"Bandai's Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 bundles eight figures with one piece of gum at 385 yen. The gum is the reason this line exists: it files the set under candy toys, which keeps the price low enough for impulse buys and restocks. The figures are the draw, but the gum is the distribution strategy.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Candy Division dated Opanchu Usagi Friends 3 for October 5, 2026. The candy toy carries eight painted sofubi figures plus one piece of soda flavored gum at 385 yen, sold in the candy sections of mass retailers nationwide. Seven slots are Opanchu Usagi poses, among them Massuru and Bakusui, alongside a Clothed Bear, with the butt pose back in a pink clear glitter finish.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3182865/\",\"title\":\"Full of unique poses! The third installment of the \\\"Opanchu Usagi\\\" Friends sofubi series goes on sale October 5! 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