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03-29-2021, 04:45 AM | #20941 |
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I mean, you raise some very fair points. Most of us have the kid in ourselves that want the cool thing we just saw on TV as soon as possible. It only makes sense you wouldn't want to wait long after a new Rider, powerup, weapon, or whatever makes its debut to have it represented on your desk. It just makes sense.
It's a shame that Figuarts just can't do that anymore. On the bright side, it seems that whereever Figuarts falls short, alternatives have been looking better and better. RKF if you want cheaper but still articulated, SO-DO if you want suits that Figuarts can't even fathom to cover, and SHF Upgrade nowadays seems to have something for most releases. Honestly, I cannot be bothered to wait for releases anymore. I'd rather have the newest, coolest thing before I burn myself out and lose interest in it. My most anticipated SH Figuarts ever was Kamen Rider Chaser. I'll never forget how fucking miserable the wait was. He debuted in April 2015 and the SH Figuarts release was January 2016. I don't want to go through anything like that anymore. Like, can you imagine being the world's biggest Build Genius fan? 2 and a half shows have ended since it debuted. |
03-29-2021, 05:03 AM | #20942 |
Reiei
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I mean, I'm in the camp of being completely fine of the figures taking a while to release. So long as they actually do. SHF's not the worst figure line to have wonky schedules, Goodsmile stuff tend to take a year. It just means I got that extra bit of time to appreciate what I have for now and make it even more exciting when it does show up on my door step.
If I get the figure and my interest actually disappeared, then that's kind of my fault for buying something based only in my initial excitement. Eh. As much as I actually wanted SHFs of Shinobi and Quiz, I never really found them as important beyond being Woz's forms. |
03-29-2021, 06:08 AM | #20943 |
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SHF has seen a noticeable uptick of what they cover in the 01 line, seeing as we got both Naki and the two movie-exclusive suits (001 and Ichigata), which hasn't really happened in a while. Heck, around the same time we also saw Zi-O Ohma and Cross-ZBuild become a thing. I'm preeeetty confident that we'll see SHF do main riders.
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03-29-2021, 07:17 AM | #20944 |
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My main concern would be either snagging Primitive Dragon/Elemental Primitive Dragon or just getting Saber, Blades, Espada and Calibur in the future so I'm not too concerned. There's always SO-DO but for candy toys they sure are pricey on the aftermarket.
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03-29-2021, 07:39 AM | #20945 |
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Primtive Dragon, however.... Yeah that suit's most likely the Tamashii Nations exclusive much like Hazard and Shining. They are transitionary forms after all. Saber should show up next week for me, Blades will be for a while, and I already have Dragonic in pre-order. Initially, I thought I'd just grab only three, but I might push it a bit to 5. With Saikou and Jaou. Sabela maybe, but only when she happens at all. |
03-29-2021, 08:47 AM | #20946 |
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Yes, it seems after the Kamen Rider Gaim line is when figuarts started to drag out releases and confirm stuff. Luckily I wasn't too much into Rider figuarts at the time or else I prob would have been part of the group anxiously wondering and waiting for Type Trideron to get confirmed and then when he did still had to wait 6-7 more months for release.
While price has gone up and engineering has evolved too which is possibly why we're seeing stuff dragged out...some stuff I scratch my head at. I don't know how their planning or release schedule goes in terms of who they decide to give the go but as pointed out before why did Dark Kiva spend so much time in "Prototype Prison" lol before being randomly and fortunately confirmed? As I type I'm gonna be all over the place but I know Bandai is trying to keep costs down for regular releases but would you all had like to see a limited 3pk of Saber, Blades, and Esparda like they did for Ex-Aid? I don't know how well that did at the time. Also, I feel bad for the Saber line because it kinda reminds me of Kamen Rider Gaim with multiple riders early on and Bandai did a good job covering all of those riders I am starting to look in other lines like Sodo, Shodo, and RKF even though those are a bit pricey too for candy toys but they are cheaper for collecting multiple rider designs and characters. I gave up trying to have all 20 Heisei riders as figuarts... |
03-29-2021, 09:35 AM | #20947 |
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Yeah SHF are really intended for the older collectors. They aren't really figures that should be handled by the target demographic of Kamen Rider. The DX narikiri toys on the other hand, more or less keep pace with the show and character reveals.
This also partly explains why there are so many P-Bandai or exclusive SHF, it's just too difficult to determine how something will sell. Valkyrie probably caught Bandai off guard with her popularity/demand, but it was always safer for them to make it an exclusive and sell out rather than over-print and overstock. And like others have mentioned, the SODO and RKF lines easily meet the demand for figures. There's an entire division at Bandai dedicated to "lifestyle" goods which are things like character toothbrushes and bath bombs. Kamen Rider is among the highest grossing media franchises in the world and it definitely isn't only from SHF. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...dia_franchises I hate how difficult it can be to find certain SHF, but presales are a safe way to gauge interest while minimizing production risks in all but the most safe releases (ie: main riders). The real problem with the model is scalpers and re-sellers, but that is a larger issue with commercial goods as a whole.
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03-29-2021, 11:00 AM | #20948 |
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Can't believe how low Kamen Rider is ranked as a franchise even though it's still in the billion-dollar category and yes as a person who learned about and got into Japanese merchandise because of Figuarts in which I mainly bought Super Sentai and bought a few Dragon Ball here and there and have now switched over to mainly owning a lot of Kamen Rider it's been hard to look at other lines stated above when I'm used to Figuarts being my go-to definitive representation of a character in figure form.
But costs and realizing financially it's not worth trying to own almost every figure not that I try to but there are so many beautiful suit designs and cool characters that I try to be selective lately with who I buy. |
03-29-2021, 04:11 PM | #20949 |
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I'd honestly rather get Figuarts in a slow trickle than as they appear in-context.
Do you know the amount of money one would be blowing at a time if they came out that fast? Especially for Rider entries with a large number of characters like Saber.
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03-29-2021, 06:06 PM | #20950 |
Reiei
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SHF Kuuga Growing Form
6,600 yen. Pre-orders start on April 2. He comes with a weird pole thing and Ichijo's handgun. |
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