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08-14-2012, 02:10 AM | #21 |
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The only non-toku figuart I have is Takuto Tsunashi from Star Driver
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08-14-2012, 03:09 AM | #22 |
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I keep meaning to get that to go with Tauburn, but it always slips down my want list when other things come out.
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08-14-2012, 03:34 AM | #23 |
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Monster Arts are for figures who are daikaiju. Simple enough.
D-Arts are for figures that represent digital or robotic characters (Like Omegamon or Metabee) or video game characters (That's pretty much the only explanation for I can think of for Terry Bogard being in the D-Arts line). Figuarts is for everyone else. It's not specifying anything, so that branding can be used for a variety of characters. Henshin heroes being the most populous, is all :P As for the Tekken thing, does Bandai have full control over something produced by Namco Bandai? RE: Tekken - I don't think Bandai has full control because Namco Bandai is a different division. It's like Yamato's 1/60 Macross Plus line, though the Macross Zero OVA was released by Bandai Visual, the 1/60 toy license was obtained exclusively by Yamato. Licenses do expire over time. Now if a toy company sponsors a visual or game production, they may have 1st dibs over the license. With regards to Tekken in D Arts, I think what Tamashii is slowly doing is going for not only a comprehensive SNK roster, but one for not only Capcom VS SNK, but also Street Fighter X Tekken. Last November Tamashii hinted at not only KOF but Samurai Showdown. Characters to crossover into CVS include Haomaru and Nakororu.
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08-14-2012, 05:02 AM | #24 |
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I could be wrong but did Medabots and Digimon start out as PSX games? I've looked at D Arts as a action figure line based on game characters, pretty much the video game counterpart to SH Figuarts. Figuarts I see as characters from hero series like Kamen Rider/Sentai, comics and anime.
RE: Tekken - I don't think Bandai has full control because Namco Bandai is a different division. It's like Yamato's 1/60 Macross Plus line, though the Macross Zero OVA was released by Bandai Visual, the 1/60 toy license was obtained exclusively by Yamato. Licenses do expire over time. Now if a toy company sponsors a visual or game production, they may have 1st dibs over the license. With regards to Tekken in D Arts, I think what Tamashii is slowly doing is going for not only a comprehensive SNK roster, but one for not only Capcom VS SNK, but also Street Fighter X Tekken. Last November Tamashii hinted at not only KOF but Samurai Showdown. Characters to crossover into CVS include Haomaru and Nakororu. I think the licenses do vary in a degree of what products can be produced from a property. So right now we see Square Enix displaying two grey prototypes of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama at SDCC. Yet on the same show we see Kotobukiya showcasing Tekken girls for their Shunya Yamashita Bishoujo line of which I am unashamed to admit I have picked up Christie and am eagerly awaiting J.C./Julia Chang. Its kind of like what Lucas does with Star Wars I guess. Hasbro has all rights to create toys of the 3-3/4 inch scale, Sideshow has rights to release 12-inch figures+ Statues, Kotobukiya has rights to release Vinyl kits on smaller scale staction figures. Now maybe its a word of contract thing. i.e. the contract states that the toy company in question is able to release Street Fighter figures based off Street Fighter 4 designs. This leaves the license-holder more freedom to offer rights to other companies to do Street Fighter 2 figures or Street Fighter Alpha...etc etc. |
08-14-2012, 06:19 AM | #25 |
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So are all the poseable Figuarts in scale with each other? I want to refrain from collecting if they aren't at least rough scale.
I noticed the new DBZ figures coming out, and the scale Nappa/Vegeta got me interested in this line. |
08-14-2012, 07:46 AM | #26 |
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Ok, I have been very negative, so now onto the positives. Like I said, it is very show accurate, all the details are there. Very clean, crisp paint apps. I like the white they used for his coat, it's like a shiny pearlescent white-ish color, think SHF Fourze, but a little shinier. I also really like his boots. They are a really shiny, glossy black, I can't tell of it's paint, or if that's the color that the plastic is molded in. His articulation is great as well, as is to be expected from a Figuart. His accessory count is really good. He comes with Star Sword holding hands, Ginga Bishounen pose/ Galatic Tau Beam hands, relaxed hands, fists, and a Kiraboshi salute hand...for some reason. He also has 3 swap out faces, a smirking face, an open mouth happy face, and a yelling angry face, all of them look really good, the sculpting is great on those. Now onto his toothpi- I mean his Star Swords, there's not much to say since they're very simple, he holds them very well, though on my first one Emeraude was a little bent, since they are very thin at the tip. Also the sheathed sword is nice, but I wish that it came with an unsheathed version, it's ok though. Also, he comes with his own custom Tamashii stage, it doesn't say anything, it's clear red, and it's in the shape of a star, so they didn't have to include that, but I'm glad they did In closing, while it's a good figure, I would only recommend it to fans of Star Driver, and I wouldn't recommend paying more for it than I did, which was $27 shipped from HLJ. For you specifically, ZeorangerV, I would say get it at some point to go with Tauburn, but don't go out of your way to get one, since he's very easy to find for a good price, I hope my "review" helped you in some way Last edited by SideswipePrime; 08-14-2012 at 07:49 AM.. |
08-14-2012, 09:35 AM | #27 |
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Cheers for the review! Star Driver is one of my favourite animes so I'll definitely pick him up when I have spare cash, but I'll make sure not to overspend on him then
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08-14-2012, 09:40 AM | #28 |
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I have Vegeta, and Domon Kasshu from G-Gundam.
Domon was actually my first ever SHF, but I keep forgetting I own the guy. |
08-14-2012, 05:17 PM | #29 |
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No problem since there are no reviews of this figure that I've found, and since you were considering it...I figured that I would let you know everything there is to know about that figure, I want Tauburn, but I don't feel like spending $60 on him, also I forgot to mention, his head articulation is a bit limited due to how large his hair is, and how large the collar on his coat is, he can turn his head left and right, and look down no problem, he just can't look up much at all
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08-15-2012, 12:01 AM | #30 |
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I believe they're all in the same scale, 5.5".
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