{"rewrite":{"id":"r_efd237085dcba829ec2d59d7","clusterId":"c_55604840a95a881a92401009","slug":"square-enix-opens-preorders-for-zack-fair-play-arts-shin-figure","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Square Enix Opens Preorders for Zack Fair PLAY ARTS Shin Figure","summary":"Square Enix is taking preorders for a Zack Fair figure from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth in its PLAY ARTS Shin line, priced at 28,600 yen with a release date of January 30, 2027. The figure uses a renewed articulation style with a mechanism that moves the eyeballs, and ships with an interchangeable battle face, a Buster Sword with interchangeable Materia, and interchangeable hands.","whyItMatters":"The eyeball mechanism and the break from the PLAY ARTS Kai joint style are the substance here: Square Enix is rebuilding its flagship action-figure line around poseability, and Zack is the reveal.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe joint articulation is entirely new compared with the previous PLAY ARTS Kai series, and the head carries a mechanism that lets the eyeballs move. Square Enix describes the intended effect as a wider range of expressible situations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sculpt covers Zack\u0026#39;s spiky hair, his facial expression, and his build. The costume is broken down by material: the simple outer look, the folds in the pants, and the boots each get separate treatment. Accessories run to an interchangeable battle face, a Buster Sword with interchangeable Materia, and interchangeable hands, including arm parts for a crossed-arms pose.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Square Enix put the eyeball mechanism in the PLAY ARTS Shin line, not the PLAY ARTS Kai line. That is where the tooling money went.","twitterPost":"The moving-eye mechanism lands in PLAY ARTS Shin, not PLAY ARTS Kai. Square Enix is putting the new articulation in the newer line.","threadsPost":"Square Enix built the eyeball mechanism into PLAY ARTS Shin rather than the long-running PLAY ARTS Kai line. The 28,600 yen price sits with that line choice, not with Zack Fair himself. The articulation is the product here, the character is the package.","newsletterBlurb":"Square Enix has opened preorders for a Zack Fair figure from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth under its PLAY ARTS Shin line, at 28,600 yen with a January 30, 2027 release date. The articulation is rebuilt from the earlier PLAY ARTS Kai series and includes a mechanism that moves the eyeballs. Accessories include an interchangeable battle face, a Buster Sword with interchangeable Materia, and arm parts for a crossed-arms pose.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/20/188052.html\",\"title\":\"FF7 Rebirth's Zack Fair Figure Moves Even Its Eyes with New Mechanism! \\\"PLAY ARTS Shin\\\" Now Accepting Preorders, Faithfully Recreating Spiky Hair and Trained Physique\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4787,"outputTokens":620,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789864162,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T00:23:33.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T00:28:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T00:28:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_55604840a95a881a92401009","canonicalTitle":"『FF7 リバース』ザックス・フェア、新機構で眼球まで動く！「PLAY ARTS真」が予約受付中、スパイキーヘアや鍛えた肉体を精緻に再現","representativeArticleId":"a_0a5290d1315a86cb5cff0371","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Final Fantasy VII Rebirth\",\"PLAY ARTS Kai\"],\"studios\":[\"Square Enix\"],\"people\":[\"Zack Fair\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T23:30:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T23:30:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T00:28:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Inside","url":"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/09/20/188052.html","title":"『FF7 リバース』ザックス・フェア、新機構で眼球まで動く！「PLAY ARTS真」が予約受付中、スパイキーヘアや鍛えた肉体を精緻に再現"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Final Fantasy VII Rebirth","PLAY ARTS Kai"],"studios":["Square Enix"],"people":["Zack Fair"],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}