{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e3e879b22d6a34a45c4e7896","clusterId":"c_cc1d5571d75188460ff1a839","slug":"bandai-spirits-confirms-vf-31ax-kairos-plus-units-in-dx-chogokin-line","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Spirits Confirms VF-31AX Kairos Plus Units In DX Chogokin Line","summary":"BANDAI SPIRITS announced new Macross products. From Macross Delta, the Chuck Mustang and Arad Melders versions of the VF-31AX Kairos Plus are confirmed for release in the DX Chogokin line, which features internal mechanical reproduction and sound gimmicks. A Hayate Immelman version is in planning as a Macross Delta 10th anniversary edition. From Macross Frontier, a new completed VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie line was announced.","whyItMatters":"The DX Chogokin line is getting two named Delta pilots' machines at once, plus a planned Hayate anniversary edition, while Frontier's VF-25 Messiah gets a completed-model line of its own, so Macross collectors are looking at releases from two series rather than one.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBoth Delta units are the same airframe flown by different pilots: Chuck Mustang\u0026#39;s and Arad Melders\u0026#39; VF-31AX Kairos Plus, each confirmed for the DX Chogokin line. The line\u0026#39;s stated features include internal mechanical reproduction and sound gimmicks. The Hayate Immelman version is listed as in planning, tied to a Macross Delta 10th anniversary edition. Separately, Bandai Spirits announced a new line of completed VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie items from Macross Frontier, which predates Delta by years but sits alongside it in the same product push.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Chuck Mustang version)\u003c/strong\u003e: Confirmed for release\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Arad Melders version)\u003c/strong\u003e: Confirmed for release\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus (Hayate Immelman version)\u003c/strong\u003e: In planning as a Macross Delta 10th anniversary edition\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompleted VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie line (Macross Frontier)\u003c/strong\u003e: New line announced\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"DX Chogokin's Kairos Plus run is split three ways: Chuck and Arad ship, Hayate waits on the Macross Delta 10th anniversary. Bandai Spirits is holding its lead hero unit back as an event piece.","twitterPost":"Bandai Spirits is holding the Hayate Kairos Plus back as a Macross Delta 10th anniversary piece while the Chuck and Arad units ship first.","threadsPost":"Bandai Spirits is pacing the DX Chogokin Kairos Plus release: Chuck and Arad versions go first, Hayate's is set aside for the Macross Delta 10th anniversary. The hero unit becomes the anniversary anchor, not the opening wave.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits confirmed two VF-31AX Kairos Plus units from Macross Delta for the DX Chogokin line, the Chuck Mustang and Arad Melders versions. A Hayate Immelman version is in planning as a Macross Delta 10th anniversary edition. Macross Frontier also gets a new line of completed VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie items.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/09/189017.html\",\"title\":\"Macross Delta DX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus Units Confirmed for Release! New Line of VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie from Frontier Also Announced\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4705,"outputTokens":804,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791532336,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T07:49:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T07:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T07:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cc1d5571d75188460ff1a839","canonicalTitle":"「マクロスΔ」DX超合金「 VF-31AX カイロスプラス」各機が商品化決定！「F」より「VF-25 メサイアバルキリー」新ラインも発表","representativeArticleId":"a_402b32cf9028e007cd6abf21","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Macross Delta\",\"Macross Frontier\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"DX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus\",\"DX Chogokin VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T06:40:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T06:40:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T07:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/09/189017.html","title":"「マクロスΔ」DX超合金「 VF-31AX カイロスプラス」各機が商品化決定！「F」より「VF-25 メサイアバルキリー」新ラインも発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Macross Delta","Macross Frontier"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["DX Chogokin VF-31AX Kairos Plus","DX Chogokin VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}