Bandai Releases Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Waiting Gashapon Figures
The Waiting series extends the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War merchandise line with character-specific seated poses, a format that emphasizes personality over action.
Key Facts
- Bandai will release five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Waiting gashapon figures in the fourth week of June.
- Each figure costs 400 yen.
- The lineup includes Ichigo Kurosaki (cross-legged), Rukia Kuchiki (seiza), Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida.
- The figures are part of the Waiting series, which focuses on seated poses that reflect each character's personality.
Reporting from 2 sources: Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside.
Bandai will release a new set of gashapon figures from the TV anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, called the Waiting series. The lineup includes five characters in seated poses that reflect their personalities: Ichigo Kurosaki sits cross-legged, Rukia Kuchiki sits seiza, and Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida each have their own pose. Each figure costs 400 yen, and the set launches in the fourth week of June.
The Waiting gashapon series, built around the concept of a character sitting and waiting, adds five Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War figures. Ichigo Kurosaki sits cross-legged, Rukia Kuchiki sits seiza, and Toshiro Hitsugaya, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Uryu Ishida each get a pose that matches their personality. Each capsule costs 400 yen. The figures go on sale in the fourth week of June.
- Ichigo Kurosaki: sits cross-legged
- Rukia Kuchiki: sits seiza
- Toshiro Hitsugaya
- Byakuya Kuchiki
- Uryu Ishida
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.