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02-06-2020, 01:42 PM | #11 |
Tokusatsu Hero
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Definitely seems to be a "cut accessories for lower price" approach across them all here. It's hard to say which Naruto in particular this is a reissue of (especially with the page gone for now), because it doesn't really match... Any of the releases. It's clearly not the super outdated first one. The next two were both takes on his Sage Mode though with faces to reflect that.. Which this one didn't look to include from what I recall. Also only looked to have a single small Rasengan and not the bigger Rasenshuriken accessory. Nevermind the coat and scroll of the proper Sage Mode. I don't think I remember seeing any kunai either? So then it also feels like they're saying "here's normal Naruto if we'd used this updated design from the start" type of deal.
So anyway... Reissues are good. For sure. But I'm also not a fan of the "but it's only happening because we're cutting things from it" style of reissue that these seem to follow.
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02-06-2020, 03:00 PM | #12 |
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Personally,as a collector of these damn wallet-rapers,I DETEST reissues.But Bandai is the KING of this crap (after 21+ years of collecting every Bandai Godzilla fig until 2006,the CONSTANT reissues absolutely killed it for me...I digress) and will slap teh hell outta these unless they don't sell.Aw well,only (roughly)260 more of these things to go...including all the dang reissues- because like Pokemon,I must have them all
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02-06-2020, 03:03 PM | #13 |
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Personally,as a collector of these damn wallet-rapers,I DETEST reissues.But Bandai is the KING of this crap (after 21+ years of collecting every Bandai Godzilla fig until 2006,the CONSTANT reissues absolutely killed it for me...I digress) and will slap teh hell outta these unless they don't sell.Aw well,only (roughly)260 more of these things to go...including all the dang reissues- because like Pokemon,I must have them all
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02-06-2020, 03:13 PM | #14 |
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Also, what is even remotely bad about reissues that in Tamashii's case don’t even slow down the release of new figures?
There's literally no downside to this at all. You have it? Great, skip it. You don’t have it? Great, buy it. |
02-06-2020, 03:25 PM | #15 |
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Because I am a COMPLETE collector,and don't think like that towards my KR stuff. That means EVERYTHING,including reissues. This is a hobby I want to complete,simple as that,and my "toy-ego" will then be satisfied.It's hard for people under 30 with no kids/in school/not adults yet(this is by no means disrespectful,btw,hopefully) to "get" this ideology of having everything in a collection I am noticing,to be randomly specific about it. I pay my bills,buy my food,put gas in car,then I get about 10 figures a month afterwards. Not rich,just know how to collect within my means. Having a nerdy Spouse that wants you to have that goal does not hurt,either!
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02-06-2020, 03:35 PM | #16 |
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Because I am a COMPLETE collector,and don't think like that towards my KR stuff. That means EVERYTHING,including reissues. This is a hobby I want to complete,simple as that,and my "toy-ego" will then be satisfied.It's hard for people under 30 with no kids/in school/not adults yet(this is by no means disrespectful,btw,hopefully) to "get" this ideology of having everything in a collection I am noticing,to be randomly specific about it. I pay my bills,buy my food,put gas in car,then I get about 10 figures a month afterwards. Not rich,just know how to collect within my means. Having a nerdy Spouse that wants you to have that goal does not hurt,either!
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02-06-2020, 03:49 PM | #17 |
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Hey Kurona- there is ALWAYS room to complain about Bandai!!!
Ha, just kidding...it just means I have to find more $$ to get these randomly announced cash-grabs ... DH2! |
02-06-2020, 04:57 PM | #18 |
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So, hey, getting back to the "no accessories = no interest in buying" thing for a second, if that's cool.
For me, I don't think a lack of accessories in a reissue is disqualifying. My SHF purchases are little trophies (I watched this whole series!) that go up on a shelf in a cool pose. After that, my physical interaction with it is around zero, not counting picking it up if it tips over. I just like looking at 'em, you know? Most accessories are something that just stay in a little box, something I now have to store in a closet or a drawer. Tamashii deciding to do a smaller box with just a figure in it, maybe a base or a single weapon, I'm totally onboard with that. Plus, it seems ideal for the fanbase that doesn't want to see an original purchase devalued, because, hey, that original one comes with a whole bunch of accessories. Best of both worlds, I'd think. And, as a Transformers collector, one of the most frustrating elements of higher-end official figures is the amount of weird shit they come with. A swarm of hands (that's the proper term, right, a swarm?), multiple faces, six different things they can hold, some deep-cut reference from one episode.. all that stuff makes a single figure cost, like, who knows how much more, and it feels too weird to throw it out so now you've got a medium-sized box of ephemera piled up somewhere. I'm honestly a fan of Tamashii reoffering older figures, bare bones, at a steep discount off of more definitive releases. For my style of collecting, it's something that I appreciate.
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02-06-2020, 05:00 PM | #19 |
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At that point though why not buy a statue and be done with it? Part of the reason of getting an action figure, atleast to me, is having multiple options in terms of posing and display.
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02-06-2020, 05:14 PM | #20 |
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VARIETY - There's no Rider line that has as many figure options as SHF. Who's making a statue for all twenty Heisei Riders, most secondary Riders, and a few hundred form changes? At least with SHF, if I want a specific suit, I just have to be okay paying for it. PRICE - The few statues that are out there are usually a lot more expensive than a Figuarts. You see that Ryuki statue? $900! GOLDILOCKS SIZING - The Ichiban statues are too big to display a bunch of them, and the SODO figs are too small to have the best detailing. SHF figures are just right. I TRIED THE ICHIBAN VINYL STATUES AND I HATED THEM - Decent price, but the vinyl was bent right out of the package, and they each (W, Geiz, Den-O) fell over every single night. I got rid of them within a week. NOT PRICED FOR ME TO FEEL COMFORTABLE PLAYING WITH - When I pay Figuarts money, I feel weird playing with it. Small movements, delicate handling, not a lot of interaction. Handled with care, you know? LEAVING IT ALONE AFTER I POSE IT IS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN TERMS OF POSING AND DISPLAY - I get to decide how it looks on a shelf, which means I can feel an ownership over my display. Once I do that, I feel like I got my money's worth?
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