{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4a7f56f72b27473c7143c892","clusterId":"c_0f7b227d7bb816b76212b77a","slug":"banpresto-reveals-espresto-prize-figures-for-four-rurudo-characters","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Banpresto Reveals ESPRESTO Prize Figures for Four rurudo Characters","summary":"Banpresto showed painted prototypes of four ESPRESTO prize figures for rurudo's original characters: Eve and Angel Police Elle on one post, Noah and Hatsune on another. The two posts, dated September 24, 2026, point to translucent coloring and delicate sculpting. The Noah and Hatsune post states the figures are scheduled to appear as crane game prizes in March 2027.","whyItMatters":"Banpresto is pulling rurudo's original characters, not a licensed series cast, into ESPRESTO, and the March 2027 crane game window gives the line four more character slots to fill.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe four characters were split across two posts on the Banpresto brand account, each pair with its own working title for the pose: Eve and Angel Police Elle holding sweets, Noah and Hatsune in cat ears. Both posts describe the same two production points, translucent coloring and delicate sculpting, which is the language Banpresto uses when the material does the work rather than the paint.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly the Noah and Hatsune post carries a date for release, March 2027, as crane game prizes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEve\u003c/strong\u003e: Shown holding sweets with Angel Police Elle\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAngel Police Elle\u003c/strong\u003e: Shown holding sweets with Eve\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoah\u003c/strong\u003e: Shown with cat ears; scheduled as a crane game prize in March 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHatsune\u003c/strong\u003e: Shown with cat ears; scheduled as a crane game prize in March 2027\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"rurudo's ESPRESTO figures split across two announcement posts, with only the Noah and Hatsune pair dated to March 2027 crane prizes. Banpresto has not tied a release month to Eve or Angel Police Elle yet.","twitterPost":"Banpresto's own posts date only the Noah and Hatsune ESPRESTO figures to March 2027 crane prizes. Eve and Angel Police Elle have no month attached.","threadsPost":"Banpresto is releasing four rurudo ESPRESTO figures, but only the Noah and Hatsune announcement carries a date: March 2027 crane game prizes. Eve and Angel Police Elle are shown as painted prototypes with no month attached. Two posts, two levels of scheduling detail.","newsletterBlurb":"Banpresto posted painted prototypes of four ESPRESTO prize figures drawn from rurudo's original characters. Eve and Angel Police Elle appear holding sweets, while Noah and Hatsune appear with cat ears. The Noah and Hatsune pair is scheduled to arrive as crane game prizes in March 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3174457/\",\"title\":\"Too-cute costumes and beautiful body lines! rurudo's original characters \\\"Eve,\\\" \\\"Angel Police Elle,\\\" \\\"Noah,\\\" and \\\"Hatsune\\\" become prize figures from Banpresto!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4237,"outputTokens":724,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1790656169,"createdAt":"2026-09-29T04:24:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T04:28:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T04:28:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0f7b227d7bb816b76212b77a","canonicalTitle":"可愛すぎる衣装と美しいボディライン！rurudo氏オリジナル「イヴ」「天使警察エル」「ノア」「ハツネ」がバンプレストからプライズフィギュア化！","representativeArticleId":"a_cb45a8f3bd2a9a52bcd3154e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Eve\",\"Tenshi Keisatsu El\",\"Noa\",\"Hatsune\"],\"studios\":[\"Bandai Spirits\"],\"people\":[\"rurudo\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-29T02:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-29T02:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T04:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3174457/","title":"可愛すぎる衣装と美しいボディライン！rurudo氏オリジナル「イヴ」「天使警察エル」「ノア」「ハツネ」がバンプレストからプライズフィギュア化！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Eve","Tenshi Keisatsu El","Noa","Hatsune"],"studios":["Bandai Spirits"],"people":["rurudo"],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}