{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7930a09241a8d4147822a46f","clusterId":"c_94ad50120b855a6c9d67ae87","slug":"kaiyodo-opens-pre-orders-for-artpla-mechagodzilla-kit","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kaiyodo Opens Pre-Orders For ARTPLA Mechagodzilla Kit","summary":"Kaiyodo is taking pre-orders for an ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS plastic model kit of Mechagodzilla, based on the robot monster's appearance in the 1975 film Terror of Mechagodzilla. Sculptor Taro Murai built the piece around Mechagodzilla's attack on Yokosuka, and the kit ships with a diorama base of destroyed buildings and rubble. It is scheduled for release in January 2027 at 9,900 yen.","whyItMatters":"Kaiyodo is putting its ARTPLA line behind a Godzilla-series license and a named sculptor, selling a kit whose diorama base and swap-out head treat destruction as the product rather than an accessory.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe kit stands about 190mm to the top of the head and is molded in silver and clear. Murai worked from the Yokosuka attack sequence, and the sculpt draws on sumo wrestlers, kabuki, and hannya masks as image sources. A parts swap exposes the internal electronic brain in the head, while the mouth, neck, wrists, and waist are movable and the Cross Attack Beam hatch can be fitted open or closed. As a plastic model, it requires assembly, with tools, adhesive, and paint sold separately.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Taro Murai's ARTPLA kit rebuilds Mechagodzilla mid-attack on Yokosuka, and Kaiyodo ships the ruins as part of the model. The diorama base makes the destruction part of the product, not a backdrop.","twitterPost":"Kaiyodo's ARTPLA Mechagodzilla kit includes a diorama base of the Yokosuka buildings it destroys. The rubble is sold with the monster.","threadsPost":"Taro Murai built Kaiyodo's ARTPLA Mechagodzilla around its attack on Yokosuka, and the diorama base of destroyed buildings and rubble ships with the kit. The destruction is part of the model, not a separate display a buyer assembles on their own.","newsletterBlurb":"Kaiyodo has opened pre-orders for an ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS Mechagodzilla kit, with Taro Murai handling the sculpt based on the Yokosuka attack in the 1975 film Terror of Mechagodzilla. The kit includes a diorama base of destroyed buildings, a swap-out head showing the electronic brain, and movable joints at the mouth, neck, wrists, and waist. It is set for January 2027 at 9,900 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3187075/\",\"title\":\"Kaiyodo's \\\"ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS Mechagodzilla Re:Imagination\\\" Plastic Model Kit Reproduces Mechagodzilla's Power, Destruction, and Ferocity with Completely New Sculpting!!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4590,"outputTokens":676,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791258728,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T03:50:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T03:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_94ad50120b855a6c9d67ae87","canonicalTitle":"メカゴジラの迫力・破壊・凶悪さを完全新規造形で再現!!海洋堂「ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS メカゴジラRe:イマジネーション」プラモデルキットが登場！","representativeArticleId":"a_a3b2bf4d1ffe9572dc33306d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mechagodzilla\",\"ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS Mechagodzilla Re:Imagination\"],\"studios\":[\"Kaiyodo\"],\"people\":[\"Taro Murai\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T02:35:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T02:35:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:51:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3187075/","title":"メカゴジラの迫力・破壊・凶悪さを完全新規造形で再現!!海洋堂「ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS メカゴジラRe:イマジネーション」プラモデルキットが登場！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mechagodzilla","ARTPLA SCULPTURE WORKS Mechagodzilla Re:Imagination"],"studios":["Kaiyodo"],"people":["Taro Murai"],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}