{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e4b81eae18613e87276d19d7","clusterId":"c_c86b792a88d64625b352d876","slug":"bossk-joins-medicom-toy-s-mafex-line-from-star-wars-episode-v","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Bossk Joins Medicom Toy's MAFEX Line From 'Star Wars: Episode V'","summary":"Medicom Toy has announced that Bossk, the bounty hunter from 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back,' will join its MAFEX action figure line. Bossk is one of the bounty hunters summoned by Darth Vader to capture the Millennium Falcon, and he also appears in the 'Clone Wars' series. The figure stands approximately 16 cm tall and includes two head parts: a closed-mouth face and a yelling face, with a noted difference in pupil size. All body joints are articulated, allowing for action poses, and a movable figure stand is included for display. The figure comes with two types of blasters, enabling combat action poses. The prototype is by Tetsuya Tsukada (namoji) and PERFECT-STUDIO. Priced at 17,380 yen (tax included), the figure is scheduled for release in June 2027. Photos shown are of a prototype under development, and the actual product may differ slightly. The announcement is part of a series of MAFEX releases, including figures from 'The Death of Superman' story, also scheduled for June 2027.","whyItMatters":"Bossk's inclusion expands the MAFEX line's 'Star Wars' offerings, joining other June 2027 releases from the same distributor, including Superman and Doomsday from 'The Death of Superman.'","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBossk stands 16 cm tall with two head parts, a closed-mouth face and a yelling face, and the sources note the difference in pupil size between them.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTetsuya Tsukada (namoji) and PERFECT-STUDIO produced the prototype.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMedicom Toy sells the figure at 17,380 yen (tax included).\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe June 2027 release date places Bossk alongside two other MAFEX figures from the same distributor, both also shipping that month.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuperman (The Death of Superman) is about 16 cm tall, comes with three head parts (normal, gritted-teeth, closed-eyes), a tattered cloth cape, and a heat vision effect part, and costs 14,080 yen.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDoomsday (The Death of Superman) is about 18.5 cm tall, nearly a size larger than Superman, includes two head parts (closed-mouth and open-mouth) and a tattered Superman cape part, and also costs 14,080 yen. Masato Ohata and PERFECT-STUDIO sculpted it.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe two Death of Superman figures combine with each other to recreate the battle scene, and the Superman figure includes a large diorama-type base to recreate his exhausted, lying-down pose.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Bossk photos are of a prototype under development, and the actual product may differ slightly.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Bossk's MAFEX figure ships June 2027, months after the preorder window closes, so early buyers commit on prototype photos alone.","twitterPost":"Bossk's MAFEX figure ships June 2027, months after preorders, so buyers commit on prototype photos alone.","threadsPost":"Bossk's MAFEX figure is priced at 17,380 yen and ships June 2027, months after the preorder window. The prototype photos are the only preview buyers get, and Medicom Toy notes the final product may differ.","newsletterBlurb":"Bossk, the bounty hunter from 'The Empire Strikes Back,' is getting a MAFEX figure from Medicom Toy. It's set for June 2027 at 17,380 yen, with two blasters and multiple head options. Meanwhile, two 'Death of Superman' figures join the same release window.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3120143/\",\"title\":\"Bounty Hunter Bossk Joins the 'MAFEX' Action Figure Line from 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back'! 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