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01-22-2017, 11:25 AM | #17061 |
Dai Shogun
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But hey, I have generally no idea of the Japanese market or how popular certain characters are, I can only judge by past patterns. It's fun though Oh and by the way Sigma is a Web-Exclusive. |
01-22-2017, 11:36 AM | #17062 |
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Pretty much. I love speculating about the line but I'll have to admit that I can't predict shit. As soon as I think something makes sense they throw something that I interpret as a complete curveball.
But hey, I have generally no idea of the Japanese market or how popular certain characters are, I can only judge by past patterns. It's fun though Quote:
Oh and by the way Sigma is a Web-Exclusive.
Won't stop me . Sigma was a short-lived Rider, but he made a hell of an impact, so I'm cool with it. Besides, Haruka and Jin need something to fight other than themselves for once. I almost wish he came with an alternate torso piece for Omega with his arm sticking through it. That would be a badass accessory.
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01-22-2017, 12:40 PM | #17063 |
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To be honest at this point I don't really expect any more retail releases for Ex-Aid aside from power-ups of Ex-Aid himself. Like Ex-Aid Level 3 or Level 5. The Mighty Brothers not so much, that screams Web-Exclusive two-pack for me, and after that? Final forms don’t seem to matter anymore either, Drive Type Tridoron showed up almost a year after the show ended and Ghost Mugen Damashii is nowhere in sight either.
Genm Level 2 is pretty prominent but I feel like that one will end up as this year's Tamashii Nations exclusive. Just because he’s a black repaint. So as far as Zombie Gamer goes I’ve already set some money aside to pay a middleman, I can't see this being a retail release at all. Bandai will never release another ghost figuart that line is dead. All of them went on sale for like $18 sold poorly. Hell there was not a single ghost figuart at tamashii nations 2016. I want to see some more ex-aid Figuarts and I getting kind of worried. We should be seeing something by Feb Lazer lv 3. Also I wonder why bandai has not reveal another SS main rider? They been doing it for the last three years? Maybe they don't want to rush the line IDK. |
01-22-2017, 07:01 PM | #17064 |
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Your unintentional pun aside, I disagree. Mugen is a main rider's final form and while he's not been shown, it might be a case like Drive Type Tridoron and appear later on
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01-22-2017, 07:50 PM | #17065 |
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Yeah it a main rider form but according to bandai they don't have to make it. If it would appear it should of been at TN 2016. So if the line sold well we would of seen it. Mugen would be a retool to be made and I just don't see bandai wanting to make a Figuart from a line that pretty much dead.
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01-22-2017, 09:41 PM | #17066 |
Comin' up OOOs!
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Yeah it a main rider form but according to bandai they don't have to make it. If it would appear it should of been at TN 2016. So if the line sold well we would of seen it. Mugen would be a retool to be made and I just don't see bandai wanting to make a Figuart from a line that pretty much dead.
We're gonna get Mugen one way or another. Bandai's never skipped out on any final forms in the main line and I doubt they will now.
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01-22-2017, 10:03 PM | #17067 |
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To be honest I would like Bandai to skip out on it mugen is just not worth it. Let them focus on ex-aid figuarts or releasing more Gaim figuarts that sell much more important.
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01-22-2017, 10:31 PM | #17068 |
Devil from the Depths
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As for Gaim... Look, I want more Gaim just as much, probably more, than anybody. But we haven't heard ANYTHING since Pine and Mango and you can find that set for a steal, meaning it probably didn't do so hot. Gaim is dead in the water for now and hoping for them to restart production just because I want Banana Arms Gaim really damn bad isn't going to make it happen.
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01-23-2017, 02:48 AM | #17069 |
Kawaii 5-0
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Tamashii Pickup for June just landed.
Shinkocchou Seihou Accel is a mass release.
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01-24-2017, 07:07 PM | #17070 |
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Now that Shinkocchou Seihou Accel has been announced (yay!), there seems to be a pattern of sticking to specific SS Rider properties. Initially, I'd have expected the line to keep iterating the main Rider of each series, but that hasn't been the case.
I originally wrote it off as a tendency toward easy repainting / parts re-use - and I'm sure that's an element - but I'm starting to think it's something else. N Daguva Zeba and Accel don't appear to use any significant parts from their respective main Riders. Many people have noted that it's been some time since a new primary Heisei Rider was announced. Instead, we've seen more forms/characters either released or teased from Kuuga, W, Decade, and Kabuto. My guess is that Bandai is being deliberately conservative with the release of new Riders in this sub-line. I gather Hibiki didn't meet sales expectations, since there's been no hint of Ibuki or even Hibiki Kurenai. (I'm not ready to draw conclusions about Agito, yet.) They seem increasingly bold about releasing forms and supporting cast for the I-assume-successful SS Riders, teasing Skull, the Hoppers, Naszca, Diend, etc., but less bold to dip their toes into new series. I guess part of that has to do with how they've already released Figuarts of practically everyone (with the one notable exception,) and many of them like Den-O and Ryuki still hold up relatively well. As for the Shinkocchou Seihou Kamen Rider 1 that was teased, I suspect Bandai might view him as a sure seller, but like anything teased as Tamashii Nations, there's no guarantee of a release, although it seems likely. Since I'm already indulging speculation, I had a couple more Kiva thoughts: considering Hibiki, W, and Decade, I'm starting to realize just how complex a Kiva release would be. So far, the Shinkocchou Seihou line has established an expectation that the Rider will come with just about every appropriate accessory imaginable. (Well, within reason given the limitations of package space.) W comes with scarves, Gaia Memories, and the ability for them to interact with the suit/driver as in the show. Decade comes with all the Ride Booker's forms, swappable driver, a zillion cards, etc. Hibiki had everything I could have reasonably asked and more. (There was no room left for extended claws or an alternate head.) And what would a Kiva base form need? A removable Kivat, which likely means two of them. A replacement leg for his emo "wake up" finisher. Fuestles. If it's going to be as full-featured as other SS figures, they'd need to be able to interact with Kivat. The Gaia Memories are incredibly tiny, and these'd be worse, and fiddlier. There'd be the question of whether to use a real chain for the leg, and whether to include a violin and bow. Assuming the above, you'd be looking at fists, fuestle-holding hands, relaxed, "horns" hands, hands for the violin... oh, yeah, and a stand for Kivat. That's a significant series of design challenges. Multiply that by Bandai's likely uncertainty of his popularity (he could sell like Hibiki, assuming Hibiki sold poorly) and production cost questions, and... yeah, I can see why it's taking a while. ...ohhh. And suddenly, I'm realizing how OOO would also be a challenge: the medals. Actually, Wizard would be a more significant challenge, as doing what they did with Gaia Memories with Wizard Rings seems highly impractical. Moreover, they'd want to get the silhouette right without sacrificing articulation, so the robe can't pooch out at the hips at all, and has to be able to hang straight down. So is it soft goods? Swappable? How do they avoid literally every problem with the fist release? Oh, and they wouldn't want to release a Wizard less full-featured than the original. And if "a better release than the original Figuarts version" is a factor in Bandai's decision-making, that'd... complicate... SS Ryuki. All of this yammering, of course, is me speculating on which main Rider they'll release next and how long it'll take. I'm starting to suspect the answer to the latter is "a while," and the next Rider? Maybe Faiz, with his reasonably-sized accessories. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to Accel and pretty much everything they've teased so far. I sympathize with people waiting for misc_Rider_in_need_of_an_update, though. Last edited by Tokumonkey; 01-24-2017 at 07:13 PM.. |
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