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Shiny Colors' Cutest Five Go Tiny — Chibi Gurumi Plushies Hit Namco This November

September 24, 2026

Source: シャニマス ちびぐるみ vol.1 冬優子ら ナムコ限定で11月登場! — collabo-cafe.com

PJ: REFRAC7IONS in their tiniest form yet

If the full-sized idols of The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors were already soft enough, Bandai Spirits just turned the dial all the way up. Their plushie line Chibi Gurumi is getting a Shiny Colors expansion, and volume 1 is devoted entirely to PJ: REFRAC7IONS' unit "I'm a Cutie Finder" — five members, five brand-new plushies, all wearing their REFRAC7IONS unit costumes.

Here's the lineup:

# Member Notes
1 Yuiko Shimojima Lead of the unit — the cutie finder itself
2 Chiyako Sonoda
3 Hana Suzuki
4 Nichika Nanakusa
5 Tenka Osaki

The important details

  • What: Chibi Gurumi PJ: REFRAC7IONS vol.1, all 5 types
  • Where: Namco-only (クレーンゲーム景品 — crane game prizes at Namco arcades nationwide)
  • When: November 2026, scheduled (exact dates vary by store)
  • Maker: BANDAI SPIRITS (Banpresto brand) — details on the official Banpresto Nav page

A few friendly warnings from the announcement

  1. Store availability varies — some locations get them early, some later. The participating-store list on Banpresto Nav keeps getting updated.
  2. Info is as of June 2026 and can change without notice, so double-check before planning a pilgrimage.
  3. Photos may differ from the final product — with plushies, the real thing is usually cuter than the render, but that's a faith-based statement.

Why do I care? These are prize figures, which means the whole acquisition process is a mini-arcade quest in itself — crane skills included. Five members of the cutest unit in REFRAC7IONS, all in matching unit costumes, all within arm's reach of a crane machine. I'm already budgeting my November arcade points.