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03-10-2017, 01:50 PM | #17301 |
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Well we should have seen him by now I feel Bandai has different point of views of who should or should not get a Figuarts release. I see Bandai skipping him remember this is not 2014 like Kamen Rider Gaim line where EVERYONE from the show got release ok.
Second if he so popular like you claim WHY is he still not be shown off by now? Also Ghost Specter bike says hello. As for the Machine Hoodie example, Bandai's rider bikes are all as close to the source as possible. Every bike that transforms has been made into a transformable figuart bike. In Machine Hoodie's case, it transforms into a new form, which if they want both the bike and a Houdini Damashii figuart to be functional, isn't gonna be possible. Either they try it and it ends up finicky or they only release the bike as a bike and people bitch about how it doesn't transform. It's a bad example for your point when you think about the engineering that'd have to go into it.
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03-10-2017, 04:10 PM | #17302 |
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I suspect the purpose of the Dragon Hunter forms being released is so Bandai can maximize tooling efficiency, but it also means this'll be the third release for the same three Riders (the 3-pack, the individual releases, and the Dragon Hunter forms.) This is fantastic for people who're all-in on the line, but for those of us who collect individual characters, it's ominous, not just for the Ex-Aid line, but for current-Rider figures. I'm still anxious about the possibility that Rider Figuarts may slowly go the way of Sentai Figuarts. I imagine the next Rider we'll see released will be Genm, but more than likely, it'll be his Level 2 form rather than Dangerous Zombie, since that'd be the lease expensive thing for them to produce. |
03-10-2017, 04:43 PM | #17303 |
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I'm glad you're excited, and there's nothing wrong with being so, but some of us are dismayed. We're getting different forms of the existing three Riders rather than Dangerous Zombie Genm, Paradox, or Lazer, and this doesn't bode well for seeing those characters. If Hunter Gamer Ex-Aid sells well, I'll be very pleased, but I'll also be surprised. If it doesn't do well, that'll lower the chances of other characters being released.
I suspect the purpose of the Dragon Hunter forms being released is so Bandai can maximize tooling efficiency, but it also means this'll be the third release for the same three Riders (the 3-pack, the individual releases, and the Dragon Hunter forms.) This is fantastic for people who're all-in on the line, but for those of us who collect individual characters, it's ominous, not just for the Ex-Aid line, but for current-Rider figures. I'm still anxious about the possibility that Rider Figuarts may slowly go the way of Sentai Figuarts. I imagine the next Rider we'll see released will be Genm, but more than likely, it'll be his Level 2 form rather than Dangerous Zombie, since that'd be the lease expensive thing for them to produce. I agree this is where I question how well the line will do. Bandai does not want to give us lazer because he requires new retooling and that's costly to them. The reason why I said lazer he was in the show early so his bike form should have been reveal already. Also I feel Kamen Rider line has gone the same way as the Sentai line already. Just look at the Gaim line there still like 10 Figuarts to release and who knows if they ever get release. |
03-10-2017, 04:45 PM | #17304 |
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If the Rider line had gone the same way as the Sentai line they wouldn't be releasing anything.
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03-10-2017, 04:48 PM | #17305 |
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Cause they don't want to get ahead of themselves, I'd guess. They've been cutting back on retail releases due to low sales, so I imagine they're holding off on making anything extra until they see how the main guys sell. Popular or not, it's only been a few months. Really only so much they can do.
And to the Machine Hoodie I say hi back, because while it is a bike, it is not the bike, which is to say the main Rider's bike. That got made, and has gotten made for every series since like...Fourze? Also just so you know Gaim had all 4 of their main rider release right from the start. I don't know why bandai could not do the same for Ex-aid even if he a bike. It going very slowly that's what I ment. Just not to many new release of other riders just retooling of the same riders which could hurt future release of other rides from happening. Last edited by KamenRiderOOO; 03-10-2017 at 04:55 PM.. |
03-10-2017, 04:54 PM | #17306 |
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You do know that lazer was part of the main rider right? Should have been reveal along with the other 3.
Also just so you know Gaim had all 4 of their main rider release right from the start. I don't know why bandai could not do the same for Ex-aid even if he a bike.
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03-10-2017, 04:57 PM | #17307 |
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That's fine, but it's still a lot better off than the Sentai line which is, for the time being at least, completely dead.
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03-10-2017, 06:31 PM | #17308 |
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Like I said, it's an insane and unlikely thought, but I could see it happening for the same reason many of the seemingly-unlikely Drive Figuarts happened. |
03-10-2017, 11:17 PM | #17309 |
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I'd imagine that the only reason we haven't seen Machine Hoodie (yet) is because it was a seldom used Rider Machine that doubled as a seldom used Rider form, in a series that seems to already be unpopular amongst the collector fanbase.
Lazer, Para-DX and Genm are coming, just be patient. I'm honestly more concerned with their potential aftermarket prices than not getting them at all, since we've pretty much gotten everything from Gaim and Drive outside of some movie Riders/forms. Bandai already gave us the freakin' Tridoron as well as bikes for the other two Riders. Do you really think they're going to skip out on the main vehicle that is also a literal character, and a popular one at that? As far as the Rider line "dying" out, I wouldn't say it's that so much that as the fact that outside of the currently airing show, there's just not that many Riders left that need figuarts produced, so what we're left with is current Riders who are always a gamble since you can't tell how popular they'll be, some movie Riders and a few Riders in need of an update via the S.S. line. Kiva and Hibiki are pretty much the only new territory Bandai can dip into at this point, both of which are not popular series.
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03-11-2017, 01:07 AM | #17310 |
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As far as the Rider line "dying" out, I wouldn't say it's that so much that as the fact that outside of the currently airing show, there's just not that many Riders left that need figuarts produced, so what we're left with is current Riders who are always a gamble since you can't tell how popular they'll be, some movie Riders and a few Riders in need of an update via the S.S. line. Kiva and Hibiki are pretty much the only new territory Bandai can dip into at this point, both of which are not popular series.
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