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Honestly...I think the only reason why the Sentai Figuarts line failed was because it was hard to get for us westerners.
Also, the Super Sentai series is seen as being for kids and the nostalgia for it doesn't seem to be as strong as in the US for Power Rangers.
Toei needs to market Super Sentai for a broader audience and not just for kids, or it won't work.
You'll never see BoJ reattempt to release figuarts figures of the Sentai Series.
I don't understand why Toei doesn't try to do something akin to Kamen Rider Amazonz to try to get back the older audience...
I think that would rejuvenate the brand.
I'm collecting the Power Rangers Lightning Collection purely by nostalgia, but I have a feeling that Hasbro is trying to appeal to "everyone" with Beast Morphers. Or...I just like kiddy shows...
All in all, I'm getting the Beast Morphers.
( I would like to get the Black Dino Thunder and Red Zero Ranger also...)
It might be cultural too. Kamen Rider might be more appealing to a general audience in Japan while most see Super Sentai for what it is: a giant toy commercial. Once or twice every decade there's a decent season, but the collectibles tend to be unappealing for those decent seasons, making them difficult to sell. Power Rangers falls into the same trappings, with MMPR being the focus, that is usually due to nostalgia and marketing.
As for Figuarts themselves, it comes down to how the two series are different. Kamen Rider is for the most part a lone ranger archetype. He might have a buddy here and there, and the later seasons have featured some Sentai-like teams and cross overs, but for the most part the title hero is the focal point. People can drop $60 for a Kamen Rider figure they really like and be done with it. And everyone has a different favorite and a large enough fan base to justify making more.
Sentai Figuarts on the other hand, there are a lot more rangers than riders. Even if you have a favorite ranger, you can't just get him or her. You have to get the whole team. That's $60 per figure for an average of 5 to 6 member team that spans over 40 seasons. And once you have a full team then you'll most likely want the mecha to go with it. Sentai does have a large fan base, especially when Power Rangers is included, but $60 a figure is not practical for a series about a squadron of heroes.
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