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Pre-orders are open at 44,000 yen tax included for a June 2027 release.","whyItMatters":"The METAL BUILD release puts Yutaka Tenjin's anime mechanical design into a die-cast build with its Silver Phoenix Knights flag and chess-piece pedestal intact for June 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYutaka Tenjin\u0026#39;s arrangement carries over from his role as mechanical designer on the Knight\u0026#39;s \u0026amp; Magic anime, and the figure reproduces Ikaruga\u0026#39;s unusual proportions with a sense of heft through die-cast in the joints and armor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe golden armor carries METAL BUILD original engravings, the Silver Phoenix Knights ceremonial flag attaches to the shoulder, and military chess piece motifs form a chair-shaped pedestal. Bandai Spirits has opened pre-orders for the METAL BUILD Ikaruga at 44,000 yen tax included, with release scheduled for June 2027.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yutaka Tenjin handled mechanical design on Knight's \u0026 Magic, and now he is arranging the Ikaruga for METAL BUILD. The figure's appeal rests on a designer reworking his own screen design, not on die-cast alone.","twitterPost":"Yutaka Tenjin designed the mecha for Knight's \u0026 Magic. The METAL BUILD Ikaruga has him arranging his own design, so the figure is a revision, not a replica.","threadsPost":"The METAL BUILD Ikaruga lists Yutaka Tenjin as its design arranger. Tenjin was mechanical designer on Knight's \u0026 Magic, so the 44,000 yen figure sells a designer's second pass on his own mecha, with die-cast joints and golden armor carrying the rest.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Spirits will release Ikaruga from Knight's \u0026 Magic as a METAL BUILD figure. 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