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10-02-2014, 04:07 AM | #12021 |
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Akaranger arrived!
Attachment 24100 The box reads "Akarenger", so I guess they're sticking to the old "Gorenger" translation, but honestly "Akaranger" makes a heck of a lot more sense considering every season outside of Goranger has translated レンジャー properly to "Ranger" and this is the same line of toys that translated "Basco" as "Vasco" despite him having a "B" for his flag and being named after a real explorer... Attachment 24103 Attachment 24104 But anyway! He's indeed significantly bigger then any other Sentai Figuart. He retains the same sized hands though, so it is possible that its just to replicate the puffy look of the old suits. VulEagle will show wether this is a permanent shift in the size of Sentai. Weird that Sentai apparently sell so badly they're released so sparingly, yet they make them bigger and therefore less cost efficient. Bandai, why you so strange? He's not actually big enough to look out of place with other Figuarts though, so I'm thankful for that. Attachment 24101 Attachment 24102 Accessory-wise, Akaranger is decked out! He's got 5 pairs of hands, plus one extra for the iconic Goranger pose, the Goranger Storm Soccer ball, the Red Bute, the Red Bute in Spear Mode, the Silver Shot and his belt with a Birdie attached. The cape comes packaged separate from the main body and is hard plastic. It slots in very solidly with an audible "click" that feels solid enough that I don't want to try and take it out. The Silver Shot doesn't actually fit inside he holster, instead there's an empty holster and a holster with the gun attached that you can swap out when needed. While Akaranger comes with a lot, there's still room for more! I know the Goranger Storm came before the Goranger Hurricane, but I feel the Hurricane is actually a bit more iconic. I wish it came with the Hurricane football instead, but maybe one of the (hopeful) other members will comes with it? I'd also have liked the Red Bute actually as a whip or lasso, which is how he mostly used it. It only comes with it folded up or as a spear, which kind of sucks. An interchangeable flowing cape would've been nice to make action poses have a bit more "oomph" too. Still, Sentai Figuarts have been criminally lacking in accessories lately and Akaranger is a big step up! Attachment 24105 Attachment 24107 I think he's fantastic. I'm so happy that he wasn't cancelled and it gives me hope for the future of Sentai Figuarts. He's a lovely figure and the most important character in Sentai (and by extension) Power Ranger history as the first ever Red Ranger and my collection feels just so much more complete by having him! If you haven't already bought him, do it! Support the future of Sentai Figuarts! Attachment 24106 Just for fun, the two legendary Red, Blue and Yellow heroes. |
10-02-2014, 11:38 AM | #12022 |
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As for the official romanization of Gorenger and all its team members over the more logical "Goranger" and ___ranger, maybe it's some kind of legacy thing, like the way Riders up to Decade are still Masked but everything after is Kamen.
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10-02-2014, 12:55 PM | #12023 |
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On the topic of Akaranger, which yes that's how I'm spelling it because logic, I just got my amiami box in. Quick thoughts before photos.
Akaranger. Great sculpt, paint job, and overall execution. Terribly out of scale, even with other sentai SHF's. He's just huge. Enormous head and hands especially. Sad that you have to change the holster out to give him an empty holster and an entirely separate gun. Why no full functioning holster Bandai? Bio Rider- nice enough but a fairly average figure. Sculpting is top notch, very much looks like a suit made in toy form. Legs suck for articulation though. Kachidoki- great looking figure. Seems nice so far, could see the hinges on the armor flaps loosening or even breaking over time though. But good QC for the most part. The head feels a bit too large to me, but that may just be me And as a side note (I know he's not toku) Iron man MK 42 with couch. 42 looks great, very very tight joints. Mine has several areas that appear to have been scuffed at the factory and painted back over in the wrong shade of gold though. Couch is pretty weak even for a bonus.
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10-02-2014, 01:06 PM | #12024 |
Kawaii 5-0
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Nice to hear Biorider is better after the huge step back Roborider was. I look forward to mine arriving.
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10-02-2014, 02:06 PM | #12025 |
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Bio Rider has 5 extra sets of hands compared to Robo's 1 & 1/2. But Bio does only come with one version of the Bio Blade. It's semi-translucent with a white frost over it. So it kind of fudges being both a standard non-powered up version of the blade & the powered up "lightsaber" look at the same time. It should have just come with both like RX. The sculpting is gorgeous on the thighs and torso though, those rubber "folds" look incredible. But the hips leave much to be desired for range of motion. Still far far superior to Robo Rider though.
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10-02-2014, 02:24 PM | #12026 |
Tiger Zord Power Up
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Robo Rider is probably my biggest disappointment of the year. Just an absolutely terrible figure with piss poor QC. His hips don't even really function. And he can only hold his gun with one right hand. There's almost nothing to him.
Bio Rider has 5 extra sets of hands compared to Robo's 1 & 1/2. But Bio does only come with one version of the Bio Blade. It's semi-translucent with a white frost over it. So it kind of fudges being both a standard non-powered up version of the blade & the powered up "lightsaber" look at the same time. It should have just come with both like RX. The sculpting is gorgeous on the thighs and torso though, those rubber "folds" look incredible. But the hips leave much to be desired for range of motion. Still far far superior to Robo Rider though.
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10-02-2014, 02:30 PM | #12027 |
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I hadn't realized Robo Rider had such QC issues for others. Mine was fine. I do agree it's a rather boring release.
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10-02-2014, 02:50 PM | #12028 |
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Yeah Robo Rider is entirely too static and rigid. Where most figuarts strive for the realistic range of motion a person would have, this one was designed almost to be a brick. And saying "he moves like a robot in the show" is hogwash. It should function well. The hips are the worst though as they barely move out at all. It really nixes dynamically posing him for the most part.
The QC issue on mine is the hip, just below the belt. The yellow waist guard above his right hip isn't painted fully. the entire top edge is just bare white plastic and the front edge is too.
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10-02-2014, 05:28 PM | #12029 |
Banned
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Englewood CO
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Are you guys freaking serious? RoboRider is that bad? And here I was thinking about putting him on my Xmas list. What is going on at Bandai?
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10-02-2014, 06:31 PM | #12030 |
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The explorer in question is Vasco da Gama though, not Basco da Gama, which goes against the complaint you're making about the name. The name Basco is still fine because it's one of those multi-layer Japanese pun names they love to use on Super Sentai, and should have been on the box, but given the interchangeability of B/V in the language and the actual explorer's name I totally get why it happened. As far as unusual romanizations on Figuarts boxes go, it's no Jimber or Ratorartar.
As for the official romanization of Gorenger and all its team members over the more logical "Goranger" and ___ranger, maybe it's some kind of legacy thing, like the way Riders up to Decade are still Masked but everything after is Kamen. |
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