{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ca233767bac6a6b8af068f9","clusterId":"c_52d1e346bccc0a51258b9271","slug":"bandai-s-tom-and-jerry-puni-puni-squad-gashapon-set-arrives-in-late-october","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai's Tom and Jerry Puni Puni Squad Gashapon Set Arrives in Late October","summary":"Bandai will release the gashapon \"TOM and JERRY Puni Puni Squad ~Clear Color Version~\" in the fourth week of October, priced at 400 yen per play with tax included. The lineup has four types: two Tom figures, two Jerry figures, and Tuffy. The series uses a squishy, soft-to-the-touch material, and this version casts the characters in clear color.","whyItMatters":"Bandai is extending its squishy Puni Puni Squad line to a licensed Western cartoon property, giving Tom and Jerry a gashapon slot aimed at the same capsule-toy buyers who already collect the series.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe set pulls from the 1940s theatrical shorts cast rather than the later direct-to-video films: Tom, Jerry, and the orphan mouse Tuffy, who was introduced in the 1954 short \u0026#34;Little School Mouse\u0026#34; and remains a recurring member of the trio in print and merchandise.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach figure keeps the character\u0026#39;s signature pose, cast in translucent plastic so the soft material reads differently under light. The Tom and Jerry license has cycled through plush, hairbands, and household goods in recent months, but this is the property\u0026#39;s entry into the Puni Puni Squad format.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom\u003c/strong\u003e: two types in the set\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry A\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJerry B\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTuffy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bandai's Tom and Jerry Puni Puni Squad runs four types: two Tom, two Jerry, and Tuffy. Tuffy gets a slot before Butch or Spike do, which tells you who Bandai thinks carries merchandise now.","twitterPost":"Bandai gives Tuffy a Puni Puni Squad slot ahead of Butch or Spike. The gashapon roster tells you who sells merch now.","threadsPost":"Bandai's Tom and Jerry Puni Puni Squad set is four types: two Tom, two Jerry, and Tuffy. Tuffy makes the lineup before Butch or Spike do. For a 400 yen clear-color gashapon line, that roster is the merchandising decision worth reading.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai is putting Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy into its Puni Puni Squad gashapon line with a clear color version due the fourth week of October at 400 yen per play. The four-figure set keeps the squishy touch of the existing series and recasts the characters in translucent plastic.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/14/189246.html\",\"title\":\"TOM and JERRY's Tom and friends join the \\\"Puni Puni Squad\\\"! Soft-to-the-touch, clear-color figures, all 4 types, on sale in the 4th week of October as gashapon\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4651,"outputTokens":667,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791969742,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T09:18:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T09:21:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T09:21:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_52d1e346bccc0a51258b9271","canonicalTitle":"「TOM and JERRY」トムたちを“ぷにぷにし隊”！やわらかい触り心地、クリアカラーのフィギュア全4種が10月第4週ガシャポンで発売","representativeArticleId":"a_02b61d07ad11d448e27cec73","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Tom and Jerry\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T08:15:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T08:15:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T09:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/14/189246.html","title":"「TOM and JERRY」トムたちを“ぷにぷにし隊”！やわらかい触り心地、クリアカラーのフィギュア全4種が10月第4週ガシャポンで発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Tom and Jerry"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}