{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1baffd665f4a80448346bd8c","clusterId":"c_f86ecd47be89c49e92065db5","slug":"dragon-ball-z-match-makers-figures-depict-cell-and-android-16-clash","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Dragon Ball Z Match Makers Figures Depict Cell and Android 16 Clash","summary":"Bandai Spirits is releasing two new prize figures in its Dragon Ball Z Match Makers series, depicting Cell's First Form and Android 16 locked in shoulder-to-shoulder close combat. The figures go on sale sequentially from July 7.","whyItMatters":"The figures extend the Match Makers line's focus on dynamic battle scenes, this time recreating a tense standoff from the Cell Games arc.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBandai Spirits is adding a pair of prize figures to its Dragon Ball Z Match Makers lineup, this time zeroing in on the moment Cell\u0026#39;s First Form and Android 16 clash shoulder-to-shoulder. The two figures are designed to be displayed together, with Android 16\u0026#39;s determined expression set against Cell\u0026#39;s cold ruthlessness. The Match Makers series specializes in three-dimensionalizing famous battle scenes from the anime. Both figures will be released sequentially starting July 7. More details are available on the Banpresto Navi product page.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Ball Z MATCH MAKERS Android 16 (vs. Cell)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Ball Z MATCH MAKERS Cell (vs. Android 16)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Cell and Android 16 figures are the first Match Makers pair to frame a fight as a single diorama piece, not two separate poses. That changes how the line reads on a shelf.","twitterPost":"The Cell and Android 16 figures turn the Match Makers line from standalone statues into a single combat diorama.","threadsPost":"Bandai Spirits' Dragon Ball Z Match Makers line has been about individual battle poses until now. The Cell and Android 16 pair is the first set designed as a single close-combat scene across two figures. The line's collecting logic just shifted from collecting fighters to collecting fights.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits is releasing two new Dragon Ball Z Match Makers prize figures of Cell First Form and Android 16, locked in close combat. The figures go on sale sequentially from July 7.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/07/184145.html\",\"title\":\"\\\"Dragon Ball Z\\\" Cell First Form vs. Android 16 Clash Becomes Prize! Display Together to Create a Powerful Close Combat Scene\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4421,"outputTokens":526,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783353634,"createdAt":"2026-07-06T15:53:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-06T15:58:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T15:53:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f86ecd47be89c49e92065db5","canonicalTitle":"「ドラゴンボールZ」セル第一形態VS人造人間16号の激突がプライズに！並べることで迫力の接近戦を演出","representativeArticleId":"a_927507a238fa977fc57b2036","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Dragon Ball Z\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-06T15:10:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-06T15:10:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-06T15:58:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/07/07/184145.html","title":"「ドラゴンボールZ」セル第一形態VS人造人間16号の激突がプライズに！並べることで迫力の接近戦を演出"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Dragon Ball Z"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}