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01-06-2020, 09:12 AM | #11 |
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I think you can easily just not make the Lupinrangers thieves, yeah. BM shows a willingness to have very little non-mecha stock footage for starters; and the Lupinrangers’ aesthetics wouldn’t immediately come across as thieves since Phantom Thieves just don’t have the cultural relevance and recognition in the US and UK as they do in Japan. Capes, masks and style would more likely bring to mind superheroes rather than criminals and you can use that to your advantage.
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01-06-2020, 09:13 AM | #12 |
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Well if they would actually make Racer and Wrecker converting zords widely available perhaps those other zords would move off the shelves faster. And I can't see it as an excuse cuz their non-transforming Beast-X Ultrazord won awards and appears to be selling quite well. The only thing I ever seen on clearance from this line is the Morpher, which I assume cuz season 2's lion morpher whatever it's called is starting to hit shelves.
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01-06-2020, 11:56 AM | #13 |
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Unrelated but seriously where the fucking hell are the Racer and Wrecker Zord toys?! I have not seen a single damn one in stores, also Gorilla but I am not as annoyed with that. Hopefully it's not this bad when the Lion Zord comes out as I been looking forward to that one.
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01-06-2020, 12:16 PM | #14 |
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Unrelated but seriously where the fucking hell are the Racer and Wrecker Zord toys?! I have not seen a single damn one in stores, also Gorilla but I am not as annoyed with that. Hopefully it's not this bad when the Lion Zord comes out as I been looking forward to that one.
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01-06-2020, 06:43 PM | #15 |
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I'm just gonna leave this here.
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01-06-2020, 06:50 PM | #16 |
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As for the idea that gentlemen thieves aren't culturally relevant in the west... I mean, I guess I don't have intimate knowledge of what kids are into nowadays, so maybe, but I think the fact that the Lupins were named after a western character has to count for something here, right? Somebody feel free to fill me in if I'm missing something, but I just don't see what the actual issue would be with doing a straightforward LuPat adaptation, unless the people in charge of Power Rangers are just that scared of ruffling feathers. I remember thinking the idea they wouldn't do Kyoryuger because the transformation device was a gun seeming pretty plausible, and they went for that, so... Mind you, none of this means I'm actually expecting LuPat to get used. Ryusoulger is just begging to be adapted, since dinosaurs hold that extra significance to Power Rangers, and I don't think a relatively short gap between it and Dino Charge would stop them from using it ASAP, especially since from Hasbro's perspective it's something they haven't done yet.
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01-06-2020, 07:06 PM | #17 |
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I would think Hasbro would skip LupinVsPat because the suits and mecha are awful. :/
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01-08-2020, 10:59 AM | #18 |
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Is this actually an issue at all? I know Power Rangers has been very, very aggressive about being as safe as possible lately, but "criminals" who only ever steal things that belonged to them to begin with (assuming here an adaptation would keep the basic idea that the monsters stole the Lupin Collection equivalent) is hardly an edgy premise. They're outlaws, yeah, but in the same way vigilante heroes like Batman are, and I don't think marketing him to children has ever gotten anyone too upset. It's a character archetype that's consistently been extremely popular since freakin' Robin Hood was new. Everyone loves an underdog.
As for the idea that gentlemen thieves aren't culturally relevant in the west... I mean, I guess I don't have intimate knowledge of what kids are into nowadays, so maybe, but I think the fact that the Lupins were named after a western character has to count for something here, right? Somebody feel free to fill me in if I'm missing something, but I just don't see what the actual issue would be with doing a straightforward LuPat adaptation, unless the people in charge of Power Rangers are just that scared of ruffling feathers. I remember thinking the idea they wouldn't do Kyoryuger because the transformation device was a gun seeming pretty plausible, and they went for that, so... Mind you, none of this means I'm actually expecting LuPat to get used. Ryusoulger is just begging to be adapted, since dinosaurs hold that extra significance to Power Rangers, and I don't think a relatively short gap between it and Dino Charge would stop them from using it ASAP, especially since from Hasbro's perspective it's something they haven't done yet. Also..... Beast Morphers are bombing? Damn. Back then when it was announced Hasbro would do Go-Busters people thought it was a ballsy move since Go-Busters had low toy sales. Though I would like it if they were bombing because of the quality of the show but that's another matter.
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01-08-2020, 12:33 PM | #19 |
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It's just that if LuPat is adapted, they definitely won't be using the word 'Phantom Thieves' and most like replaced by 'outlaws' or 'vigilante'.
Also..... Beast Morphers are bombing? Damn. Back then when it was announced Hasbro would do Go-Busters people thought it was a ballsy move since Go-Busters had low toy sales. Though I would like it if they were bombing because of the quality of the show but that's another matter. |
01-08-2020, 01:47 PM | #20 |
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