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06-03-2013, 07:58 AM | #11 |
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what i find more ridiculous than anything is that $42 dollar price tag. yikes.
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06-03-2013, 08:53 AM | #12 |
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I do not understand why people choose Bluefin over Japan-release. Maybe you save a few bucks if you're lucky (but even then, not much), but you're paying for a lacking figure and getting it later. Even if you don't watch Akibaranger, its still an extra accessory that the figure is meant to come with, I hate missing out on stuff.
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06-03-2013, 09:41 AM | #13 |
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I do not understand why people choose Bluefin over Japan-release. Maybe you save a few bucks if you're lucky (but even then, not much), but you're paying for a lacking figure and getting it later. Even if you don't watch Akibaranger, its still an extra accessory that the figure is meant to come with, I hate missing out on stuff.
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06-03-2013, 09:45 AM | #14 |
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WHY!?
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06-03-2013, 10:03 AM | #15 |
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I do not understand why people choose Bluefin over Japan-release. Maybe you save a few bucks if you're lucky (but even then, not much), but you're paying for a lacking figure and getting it later. Even if you don't watch Akibaranger, its still an extra accessory that the figure is meant to come with, I hate missing out on stuff.
Amiami for me, thank you! One, the box art is supposed to be different. People don't know (or in some cases know but don't want to know) Sentai. Therefore, Akibaranger accessories and the like are worthless to them. Another thing is, by supporting Bluefin, it opens up opportunities to give us releases of exclusives we might not get without paying an arm and a leg for. Another reason is, some people just don't feel comfortable (or allowed by their parents) to shop online at places that aren't reputable. Ami-ami is great, but to the casual fan it's a no-name store and even more so to a parent who is edgy about online purchases anyway. I don't really see the big deal, it's just trying to get the same toys (minus an accessory or two that wouldn't really matter in the end) to a broader audience. More purchases usually mean more future releases, especially with Figuarts. And 42 bucks isn't bad. If you've ever played with any Figuart, you'd know why the price was so high and for most, worth it. |
06-03-2013, 10:09 AM | #16 |
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If that were the case they would not have bothered releasing Red Hawk and Black Condor in North America at all. I mean whom in America outside of Sentai fans will know who they are? Thing is…I think a majority of people that follow Bluefin and buy Figuarts from them already know what Sentai and Toku is. |
06-03-2013, 11:23 AM | #17 |
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Also, could somebody verify to an Australian how Bluefin releases these guys? From my understanding the only ones that were in toy stores were ShinkenRed and Gold, the other Bluefin releases aren't common to people who aren't looking for them. I think the collectors that will go for Figuarts wouldn't be ignorant of the existence of Sentai and even if they were, if they know the Power Ranger enough to buy a high-end collectable of them, they'll be able to tell by the box who it is. Quote:
Another thing is, by supporting Bluefin, it opens up opportunities to give us releases of exclusives we might not get without paying an arm and a leg for.
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Another reason is, some people just don't feel comfortable (or allowed by their parents) to shop online at places that aren't reputable. Ami-ami is great, but to the casual fan it's a no-name store and even more so to a parent who is edgy about online purchases anyway.
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And 42 bucks isn't bad. If you've ever played with any Figuart, you'd know why the price was so high and for most, worth it.
Also, I'm talking about us: who know of both Sentai and Power Rangers, making the conscious decision to choose a neutered release over a release that costs pretty much the same and you get it earlier, with everything its meant to come with. Obviously, when I said "choose Bluefin over the Japanese release" I meant people that knew both existed. Otherwise, they wouldn't be choosing anything over anything, because they wouldn't know about the Japan-release. I understand supporting Bluefin, but I think it'd be better if they brought over the figure for you in its entirety, I just hate knowingly missing out on stuff, but other people are different. I'm not saying its a bad thing or a "big deal", I just, personally, don't see why people make that choice if they know how easily accessible the un-neutered release is. That'd explain that pretty well. |
06-03-2013, 11:54 AM | #18 |
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So with all these Bluefin announcements, can we just assume all the posts will be "Cool, but I'll get it from Japan" Blah blah blah?
Infact, why don't we just throw a link to Bluefin through Twitter with all the threads and just be like "Thanks but no thanks. In fact, just go out of business already" That's all anyone on here says anyways.
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06-03-2013, 11:57 AM | #19 |
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What? Amiami is one of, if not THE, most popular, famous and reputable stores for Japanese collectables. It's hardly "no-name" to fans interested in import items.
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I think I have enough Figuarts to know that, because most of us, including myself, pay far more then that for the exclusives and rarer figures. I never said it wasn't worth it.
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Also, I'm talking about us: who know of both Sentai and Power Rangers, making the conscious decision to choose a neutered release over a release that costs pretty much the same and you get it earlier, with everything its meant to come with. Obviously, when I said "choose Bluefin over the Japanese release" I meant people that knew both existed. Otherwise, they wouldn't be choosing anything over anything, because they wouldn't know about the Japan-release. I understand supporting Bluefin, but I think it'd be better if they brought over the figure for you in its entirety, I just hate knowingly missing out on stuff, but other people are different. I'm not saying its a bad thing or a "big deal", I just, personally, don't see why people make that choice if they know how easily accessible the un-neutered release is.
If that's what you meant, and the opportunities are available to purchase it yourself and there was a choice, myself, I'd go the cheaper route everytime, regardless if an item was "neutered" or not, unless that item was so important to me that I had to have it. |
06-03-2013, 12:08 PM | #20 |
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Bitch bitch bitch.
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