{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fbff9a83db18872090d71d6c","clusterId":"c_168238845a67b2f2f06235ec","slug":"headlockstudio-joins-vag-a-go-go-with-five-original-characters","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO Joins VAG A GO GO With Five Original Characters","summary":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO, a Nagoya-based brand that produces original toys and apparel with artists and designers, is entering Medicom Toy's VAG A GO GO closed-box line. The set has five characters (Myce, Sad Lil' Diablo, Lil' Sad Franky, BONE HEAD, Uluru), each in three colors, at roughly 6 cm tall and 1,000 yen per piece. Medicom Toy ships it to its directly operated stores on Friday, November 13, 2026, and to online stores on Monday, November 16, 2026.","whyItMatters":"A Nagoya apparel-and-toy label moving into Medicom Toy's blind-box sofubi format puts its artists' characters on the same shelf as the capsule-toy releases the VAG line grew out of, and the three-color run spreads one character design across a full case.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe five characters sit at roughly 6 cm each, and the sculpts are split between two workshops: PERFECT-STUDIO handles Myce and Uluru, while KNUCKLE handles Sad Lil\u0026#39; Diablo, Lil\u0026#39; Sad Franky, and BONE HEAD. Colors are not named in the listing, only counted at three per character.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSales run through Medicom Toy, with a physical-store date of November 13, 2026 and an online date three days later. Stock is limited, so both channels end when the run sells out. The photographed pieces are development samples and may differ from the finished product.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMyce\u003c/strong\u003e: Sculpted by PERFECT-STUDIO\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSad Lil\u0026#39; Diablo\u003c/strong\u003e: Sculpted by KNUCKLE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLil\u0026#39; Sad Franky\u003c/strong\u003e: Sculpted by KNUCKLE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBONE HEAD\u003c/strong\u003e: Sculpted by KNUCKLE\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUluru\u003c/strong\u003e: Sculpted by PERFECT-STUDIO\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO's VAG A GO GO set prices all 15 pieces at 1,000 yen, so the blind-box format carries the value rather than the sculpt. Three colorways per character make duplicates the default outcome.","twitterPost":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO's VAG A GO GO set puts 15 pieces at 1,000 yen each, and the blind box decides what buyers actually get.","threadsPost":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO's VAG A GO GO lineup is five characters in three colors for 15 pieces, all at 1,000 yen and roughly 6 cm. The blind box format means collectors chasing one character are buying against the odds, not choosing a sculpt.","newsletterBlurb":"HEADLOCKSTUDIO is bringing five original characters to Medicom Toy's VAG A GO GO closed-box line, each in three colors at about 6 cm and 1,000 yen. PERFECT-STUDIO sculpts Myce and Uluru, KNUCKLE handles the other three. Directly operated stores get it November 13, 2026, and online stores follow on November 16.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3194452/\",\"title\":\"HEADLOCKSTUDIO Enters the Closed-Box Item \\\"VAG A GO GO\\\"! 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