{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d6186c8952d1ea2b1c1433d4","clusterId":"c_1691d39f090b17c1c34f80e2","slug":"hatsune-miku-joins-metal-build-as-line-s-first-female-character","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hatsune Miku Joins METAL BUILD As Line's First Female Character","summary":"BANDAI SPIRITS will release METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku on October 24, priced at 36,300 yen. The figure stands about 180mm and is built from ABS, die-cast and PVC. It comes with a cloth costume, twin-tails made of PVC sheet with internal wire, an acoustic gadget shaped like a long rifle, three interchangeable face parts, a headdress hair part and two backpacks.","whyItMatters":"The first female character in METAL BUILD arrives in a line known for mecha, and the cloth costume plus wired twin-tails show the figure is being sold on poseability rather than die-cast heft alone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe product page lists a set that goes well past the figure itself: interchangeable hand parts for each side, a right wrist armor piece, interchangeable twin-tails, and a stand. The bare skin at the back and the joints carry mechanical arrangements, and the body is built to bend far backward as well as forward.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBANDAI SPIRITS prices it at 36,300 yen with tax included and sells it as a general retail product. The cloth costume is the part that carries the posing, since the figure can be dressed and still articulated.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku ships with a cloth costume and wired PVC twin-tails, materials the line rarely leans on. The mech frame is the headline; the fabric is what makes her read as Miku.","twitterPost":"METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku's cloth costume and wired PVC twin-tails carry the character more than the die-cast frame does.","threadsPost":"METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku is built from ABS, die-cast and PVC, but the pieces doing the identity work are the cloth costume and the PVC sheet twin-tails with internal wire. The mech body is the pitch. The fabric is what makes her Miku.","newsletterBlurb":"Hatsune Miku joins METAL BUILD, priced at 36,300 yen and set for an October 24 release. BANDAI SPIRITS bills her as the line's first female character, and the set includes a cloth costume, wired twin-tails, and an acoustic gadget. The figure stands about 180mm in ABS, die-cast and PVC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/24/189736.html\",\"title\":\"Hatsune Miku Becomes First Female Character in METAL BUILD! Boldly Arranged Mechanical Body\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4768,"outputTokens":580,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792803129,"createdAt":"2026-10-24T00:46:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1691d39f090b17c1c34f80e2","canonicalTitle":"「初音ミク」が初の女性キャラMETAL BUILDに！大胆にアレンジされたメカボディ","representativeArticleId":"a_e6f593500a65a57a36486ca7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-23T23:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-23T23:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T00:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/10/24/189736.html","title":"「初音ミク」が初の女性キャラMETAL BUILDに！大胆にアレンジされたメカボディ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["METAL BUILD Hatsune Miku"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}