{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f3d84de88808548dd837138e","clusterId":"c_bd661ffb1e5278d9cab6c02a","slug":"prime-1-studio-opens-a-symbol-line-with-katamari-damacy-prince-and-king-figures","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Prime 1 Studio Opens A-SYMBOL Line With Katamari Damacy Prince And King Figures","summary":"Prime 1 Studio's new figure series A-SYMBOL starts with Katamari Damacy's Prince and King. The 1/1 scale Prince is 5cm tall and 15cm tall on its Katamari, which has magnets built into its protrusions so three included objects (eraser, film, soy sauce bottle) can be swapped in. A King figure over 50cm tall ships alongside. Preorders run October 22 to December 22, 2026, with release around November 2027 at 10,120 yen.","whyItMatters":"The Prince's 1/1 scale and the magnet-swappable Katamari turn a 5cm character into a display piece built around the game's rolling mechanic, which is the specific reason this works as the opening entry in a new line.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePrime 1 Studio is selling the Prince in two versions at the same 10,120 yen price, and the one difference is a head. The Bonus Edition adds a happy face with blushing cheeks, and in Japan that edition is handled by the Prime 1 Studio Online Store and Asovistore.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard Prince comes with two heads of its own, a smiling standard face and one blowing a whistle, plus a stand for displaying the character alone without the Katamari. The King is scaled at roughly ten times the Prince at over 50cm tall, and gets its own set of interchangeable parts.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Prime 1 Studio's Katamari Prince is built at 1/1 scale with magnets in the Katamari, so the gimmick matches the game's core loop. The King figure passes 50cm and sells as a separate object.","twitterPost":"Prime 1 Studio's Katamari Prince is 1/1 scale with magnets in the Katamari, matching the game's core loop. The King is a separate 50cm object.","threadsPost":"Prime 1 Studio's A-SYMBOL Prince is 1/1 scale at 5cm, with magnets in the Katamari so the eraser, film and soy sauce bottle stick. The Katamari gimmick is the game's core loop built into a figure.","newsletterBlurb":"Prime 1 Studio has opened a new figure series called A-SYMBOL with Katamari Damacy's Prince and King. The Prince is done at 1/1 scale, 5cm tall and 15cm tall on its Katamari, which uses built-in magnets to hold three included objects. Preorders run October 22 to December 22, 2026, with release around November 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3205016/\",\"title\":\"Prince and King from Katamari Damacy Made Into Figures as First in Prime 1 Studio's New Figure Series \\\"A-SYMBOL\\\"! The Katamari Features a Gimmick Where Included Objects and Metal Items Attach via Magnets!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4829,"outputTokens":731,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792661837,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T09:33:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T09:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T09:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bd661ffb1e5278d9cab6c02a","canonicalTitle":"プライム１スタジオの新フィギュアシリーズ「A-SYMBOL」の第1弾として『塊魂』から王子と王様が立体化！カタマリには付属のオブジェクトや金属製品が磁石でくっつくギミック付き！","representativeArticleId":"a_4706e2cfc11759b0dab5c5d9","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Katamari Damacy\",\"A-SYMBOL\"],\"studios\":[\"Prime 1 Studio\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T08:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T08:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T09:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3205016/","title":"プライム１スタジオの新フィギュアシリーズ「A-SYMBOL」の第1弾として『塊魂』から王子と王様が立体化！カタマリには付属のオブジェクトや金属製品が磁石でくっつくギミック付き！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Katamari Damacy","A-SYMBOL"],"studios":["Prime 1 Studio"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}