{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9d735e43d3b8e230ff203876","clusterId":"c_99f9ae9d02091661ffdbe5bb","slug":"sen-ti-nel-s-gm2i-brand-launches-with-formation-z-ixpel-plastic-kit","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sen-Ti-Nel's GM²I Brand Launches with Formation Z Ixpel Plastic Kit","summary":"Sen-Ti-Nel's new GM²I brand, which turns mecha from classic games into plastic kits, opens with the Ixpel from the 1984 arcade shooter Formation Z. Kanetake Ebikawa handled the design refinement, with Takayuki Yanase also credited and Super Robot Wars producer Takanobu Terada on board. The kit costs 8,800 yen and is listed at 8,261 yen on Rakuten Books. Parts swapping reproduces the robot and fighter forms.","whyItMatters":"A brand built entirely on classic-game mecha starts with a 1984 arcade shooter rather than a licensed anime property, and the producer credit points the line at the Super Robot Wars audience that already knows these machines.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe kit recreates both the ground robot form and the aerial fighter form through parts swapping, and Sen-Ti-Nel notes that some photos were taken with parts removed. Ebikawa\u0026#39;s credits include Mobile Suit Gundam 00 and the Full Metal Panic! series, and Yanase\u0026#39;s include the Mazinger Z: Infinity film and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch. Formation Z reached arcades in 1984, with a home console port in 1985. The kit is listed at 8,800 yen, with Rakuten Books showing 8,261 yen including tax.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The 8,800 yen price puts GM²I in master-grade territory for a 1984 arcade design, so Sen-Ti-Nel is asking collectors to trust the Ebikawa and Yanase names over nostalgia alone.","twitterPost":"At 8,800 yen, GM²I's first kit bets Ebikawa and Yanase names can carry a 1984 arcade design past collector nostalgia.","threadsPost":"Formation Z Ixpel is GM²I's opening kit, and the 8,800 yen price ticket is the real test. Sen-Ti-Nel is pricing a 1984 arcade design at master-grade level, betting that Kanetake Ebikawa and Takayuki Yanase credits outweigh nostalgia for most buyers.","newsletterBlurb":"Sen-Ti-Nel has opened pre-orders for the Formation Z GM²I Ixpel plastic kit, the first release under a brand that turns mecha from classic games into kits. Kanetake Ebikawa handled the design refinement and Super Robot Wars producer Takanobu Terada is attached. The kit lists at 8,800 yen, with Rakuten Books showing 8,261 yen including tax.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3216282/\",\"title\":\"Robot STG 'Formation Z' Ixpel Becomes a Plastic Model as the First Release of Sen-Ti-Nel's 'GM²I' Brand! Ground and Aerial Forms Can Be Reproduced! Pre-orders Open at Rakuten Books!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5295,"outputTokens":797,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793618041,"createdAt":"2026-11-02T11:08:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T11:12:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T11:12:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_99f9ae9d02091661ffdbe5bb","canonicalTitle":"ロボットSTG『フォーメーションZ』イクスペルが千値練の「GM²I（ジーエムアイ）」ブランド第1弾としてプラモデル化！地上形態と空中形態を再現可能！楽天ブックスで予約受付中！","representativeArticleId":"a_824da869722c528baa5961ea","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Formation Z\"],\"studios\":[\"Sen-Ti-Nel\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-02T10:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-02T10:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T11:13:00.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3216282/","title":"ロボットSTG『フォーメーションZ』イクスペルが千値練の「GM²I（ジーエムアイ）」ブランド第1弾としてプラモデル化！地上形態と空中形態を再現可能！楽天ブックスで予約受付中！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Formation Z"],"studios":["Sen-Ti-Nel"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Formation Z GM²I Ixpel plastic kit is the first release under Sen-Ti-Nel's GM²I brand.","Formation Z was released as an arcade game in 1984, with a home console port in 1985.","Kanetake Ebikawa handled the design refinement for the Ixpel kit.","Takanobu Terada, known for the Super Robot Wars series, participates as producer.","The kit's reference price is 8,800 yen, listed at 8,261 yen on Rakuten Books."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["formation-z","sen-ti-nel"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"formation-z","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"sen-ti-nel","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}