{"rewrite":{"id":"r_17bec25fd075a4494e49037d","clusterId":"c_0b1d6559bb288ad755151296","slug":"ultraman-mat-sofubi-wave-18-adds-plasma-minazuma-and-super-hipporito-seijin","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Ultraman MAT Sofubi Wave 18 Adds Plasma Minazuma and Super Hipporito Seijin","summary":"Medicom Toy's 18th wave of MAT deformed sofubi figures includes Plasma Minazuma from Ultraman 80 and Super Hipporito Seijin from the movie Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers. Both are 25 cm tall and sold via lottery at the MEDICOM TOY OFFICIAL STORE. Applications run from July 24 to August 10, 2026, with shipping in April 2027.","whyItMatters":"The wave pairs a combined monster with a movie villain, both rendered at 25 cm, and moves them through a lottery sale at the official store.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMedicom Toy\u0026#39;s MAT line, a series of deformed sofubi figures, reaches its 18th wave with two additions. Plasma Minazuma combines Plasma and Minazuma from Ultraman 80 back-to-back, giving the figure the volume of two. Super Hipporito Seijin, a member of the same species that tormented the Ultra Brothers in Ultraman Ace, appears in its stronger movie form from Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth figures stand about 25 cm tall. Plasma Minazuma is priced at 50,000 yen, while Super Hipporito Seijin costs 22,000 yen. Each is sold through a lottery at the MEDICOM TOY OFFICIAL STORE, with applications open from July 24 to August 10, 2026. Shipments are scheduled for April 2027.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAT Plasma Minazuma\u003c/strong\u003e: Combined form of Plasma and Minazuma from Ultraman 80, 25 cm, 50,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAT Super Hipporito Seijin\u003c/strong\u003e: Movie form from Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers, 25 cm, 22,000 yen\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Medicom Toy's MAT sofubi line adds Plasma Minazuma and Super Hipporito Seijin in wave 18. Both 25 cm figures go up for lottery at the official store from July 24 to August 10, shipping April 2027.","twitterPost":"MAT wave 18 brings Plasma Minazuma (50,000 yen) and Super Hipporito Seijin (22,000 yen), both 25 cm. Lottery at MEDICOM TOY OFFICIAL STORE runs July 24 to August 10, 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Medicom Toy's MAT sofubi line hits wave 18 with Plasma Minazuma and Super Hipporito Seijin. Both figures are 25 cm tall and sold via lottery at the official store, with applications open through August 10.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Dengeki Hobby Web\",\"url\":\"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3077475/\",\"title\":\"Combined Monster Plasma Minazuma and Movie Villain Super Hipporito Seijin Attack in 18th Wave of Ultraman Series Sofubi 'MAT'!\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4416,"outputTokens":733,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786198906,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T14:05:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-08T14:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T14:05:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0b1d6559bb288ad755151296","canonicalTitle":"『ウルトラマン』シリーズのソフビ「MAT」の第18弾に合体怪獣「プラズマ・マイナズマ」と映画版の強敵「スーパーヒッポリト星人」が襲来！","representativeArticleId":"a_1bd9309c3852abb7877700eb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Ultraman\",\"Ultraman 80\",\"Super Hipporito Seijin\",\"Plasma Minazuma\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"figures\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-27T05:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-27T05:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T14:06:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Dengeki Hobby Web","url":"https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/3077475/","title":"『ウルトラマン』シリーズのソフビ「MAT」の第18弾に合体怪獣「プラズマ・マイナズマ」と映画版の強敵「スーパーヒッポリト星人」が襲来！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Ultraman","Ultraman 80","Super Hipporito Seijin","Plasma Minazuma"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"figures","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}