{"rewrite":{"id":"r_db6f00f426a5f54a3312469a","clusterId":"c_40640acb976f02a01a286c8f","slug":"sonic-arita-ware-piece-priced-at-1-million-yen-in-run-of-50","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sonic Arita Ware Piece Priced At 1 Million Yen In Run Of 50","summary":"Global porcelain brand YOYOYO will sell Sonic the Hedgehog Arita ware \"Infinite Blue,\" limited to 50 pieces worldwide at 1 million yen each, tax included. Five pieces go on sale first come, first served at the Sonic exhibition at Ikebukuro PARCO starting October 9. Online lottery applications open the same day, with results emailed from late October.","whyItMatters":"The production itself is the story: a licensed character blue rendered in gosu by two Arita kilns, one handling 3D-printed modeling and the other the sometsuke painting, priced and capped at a level that treats the game character as a porcelain subject rather than merchandise.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe piece is made by two kilns from the Arita lineage. 224porcelain handles modeling, combining Hizen Yoshida ware tradition with 3D digital technology, including a mold made on a 3D printer. Risogama handles painting and finishing in sometsuke. The blue is gosu, the pigment the announcement calls unfading eternal blue, with the instant Sonic passes drawn as the shape of infinity in glossy red. The exhibition, SONIC the Exhibition -ACROSS GENERATIONS-, runs at Ikebukuro PARCO from October 9. Online lottery applications run October 9 at 10:00 to October 18 at 23:59, and winners must complete purchase within 7 days of notification.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sonic's Infinite Blue splits its 50-piece run into two channels: 5 pieces in person at Ikebukuro PARCO and an online lottery opening the same day. The physical buyers carry the highest chance per head.","twitterPost":"Sonic's Infinite Blue allots 5 of 50 pieces to walk-in buyers at Ikebukuro PARCO. The online lottery takes the rest.","threadsPost":"Sonic's Infinite Blue sends 5 of its 50 Arita ware pieces to Ikebukuro PARCO walk-ins on October 9, while online lottery applications open the same day. The smaller in-person allotment turns a physical visit into the better odds per person.","newsletterBlurb":"YOYOYO will sell a Sonic the Hedgehog Arita ware piece, \"Infinite Blue,\" at 1 million yen each, capped at 50 pieces worldwide. Five sell first come, first served at the Ikebukuro PARCO exhibition from October 9, with an online lottery opening the same day. Two Arita kilns split the work: 224porcelain on modeling, Risogama on the sometsuke painting.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007e\",\"title\":\"Sonic Arita Ware \\\"Infinite Blue\\\" to Be Sold Worldwide in Limited Run of 50, Priced at 1 Million Yen Each; 5 Pieces to Be Sold Early at Event Starting October 9 at Ikebukuro PARCO\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4755,"outputTokens":674,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791330756,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T23:46:27.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T23:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T23:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_40640acb976f02a01a286c8f","canonicalTitle":"ソニックの有田焼「Infinite Blue」が全世界50体限定で販売へ、価格は1体100万円。10月9日から池袋PARCOで開催されるイベントで5体を先行販売","representativeArticleId":"a_70e999b17dac30c08fe06b51","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Sonic the Hedgehog\",\"Infinite Blue\"],\"studios\":[\"Sega\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T22:41:12.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T22:41:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T23:51:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261007e","title":"ソニックの有田焼「Infinite Blue」が全世界50体限定で販売へ、価格は1体100万円。10月9日から池袋PARCOで開催されるイベントで5体を先行販売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Sonic the Hedgehog","Infinite Blue"],"studios":["Sega"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}