{"rewrite":{"id":"r_36c47e6e48e4095432f4a17e","clusterId":"c_6e04d09fbf0aa4783a8f48f1","slug":"coly-reveals-ranka-manku-third-upbeats-member-in-disney-sparklink-stars","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Coly Reveals Ranka Manku, Third Upbeats! Member in Disney Sparklink Stars","summary":"Coly revealed Ranka Manku, the youngest member of the UPbeats! unit in the smartphone app Disney Sparklink Stars, on July 6. Voiced by Gen Sato, Ranka is an easygoing character who often pranks with previously revealed Raska Moncrief. The two wear acorn earrings, suggesting they are based on Chip and Dale. Didi Cedric Bird, voiced by Yuya Hirose and modeled after Donald Duck, was revealed on July 4.","whyItMatters":"The daily character reveals are building out the UPbeats! unit, with each member directly tied to a classic Disney character, confirming the app's core concept of original characters based on Disney icons.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eColy continues its daily rollout of characters for the upcoming smartphone app Disney Sparklink Stars. On July 6, the official X account introduced Ranka Manku, the youngest member of the in-app unit UPbeats!, voiced by Gen Sato. Ranka is described as extremely easygoing and often plays pranks with Raska Moncrief, who was revealed the previous day. Both characters wear acorn earrings, indicating they are based on Chip and Dale. The July 4 reveal was Didi Cedric Bird, voiced by Yuya Hirose, a passionate, competitive character whose hair and clothing suggest he is modeled after Donald Duck. The app is set for iOS and Android.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ranka Manku's acorn earrings confirm the Chip and Dale inspiration for the UPbeats! unit, giving Disney Sparklink Stars a clear visual link to classic Disney shorts.","twitterPost":"Ranka Manku's acorn earrings tie UPbeats! directly to Chip and Dale, a detail that makes the Disney Sparklink Stars unit more than a generic idol group.","threadsPost":"Ranka Manku is the third UPbeats! member revealed for Disney Sparklink Stars, and his acorn earrings with previously revealed Raska Moncrief confirm the unit is modeled after Chip and Dale. That's a specific design choice that grounds the game in classic Disney iconography rather than original characters.","newsletterBlurb":"Coly revealed Ranka Manku, the youngest member of the UPbeats! unit in Disney Sparklink Stars, voiced by Gen Sato. The character wears acorn earrings alongside previously revealed Raska Moncrief, suggesting they are based on Chip and Dale. Didi Cedric Bird, modeled after Donald Duck, was revealed on July 4.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/008/G100854/20260706028/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Disney Sparklink Stars\\\" reveals UPbeats! youngest member \\\"Ranka Manku\\\" (CV: Gen Sato)\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4033,"outputTokens":647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783330595,"createdAt":"2026-07-06T09:24:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-06T09:28:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T09:24:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6e04d09fbf0aa4783a8f48f1","canonicalTitle":"「ディズニー スパークリンク・スターズ」，UPbeats!の末っ子メンバー「ランカ・マンク」（CV：佐藤 元）を公開","representativeArticleId":"a_a4499d938757b1b58d02b4f1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Disney Sparklink Stars\"],\"studios\":[\"coly\"],\"people\":[\"Gen Sato\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-06T08:48:25.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-06T08:48:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T09:28:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/008/G100854/20260706028/","title":"「ディズニー スパークリンク・スターズ」，UPbeats!の末っ子メンバー「ランカ・マンク」（CV：佐藤 元）を公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Disney Sparklink Stars"],"studios":["coly"],"people":["Gen Sato"],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}