Actually most I've seen are a tad bit smaller I can assure you that Saber and BRS are, Rider is slightly taller but like Samus she's a tall girl so it's still in scale.

So anyone know what's up with the new Barnaby Brooks, Jr. that's apparently going to be a web exclusive? Is this modified armor supposed to appear in the movie out next week?

Official images of Lucario have also been posted so preorders should be up in the next few days, no?

Yeah, the new Barnaby is paired in official pics with Golden Ryan, so it's a new movie thing.

Most likely.

Lucario preorders will indeed be opened in 4 hours.

Edit: Got 'im.

with the acquisition of d-arts into figuarts, and Mario coming out it is only a matter of time before we get captain falcon, since we seem to be getting figuarts that have been in smash bros.

I wouldn't count on it. Except for Smash, Captain Falcon hasn't been relevant in a long, long time.

And it's not just Nintendo characters that they're working on anyways. A God Eater character is being released before Mario, even. So I don't think he'd exactly be a priority either when they've got a lot on their plate.

On a personal level, I'd rather they continue other franchises or even introduce new ones than focus on just a massive cast of Nintendo characters. I like a little diversity.

yeah, I just thought it made a bit of sense since a lot of the Nintendo ones were in smash.

Official images for Mario have been posted, so we should expect preorders soon.

Good thing I'm fine with the import prices and will be waiting for them to be on Amazon.

What the hell are these from? :lol They look like they could totally work as Akibaranger villains.

S.H. Figuarts Siren Man 3000 yen
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...0/824/qksp.jpg

S.H. Figuarts Camera man 3000 yen
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/33/hskq.jpg

They are the Japanese mascots for not pirating movies in theaters.

http://jaapan.wordpress.com/2011/06/...movie-thieves/

Well then. I officially need something that absurd.

Imperialdramon Fighter Mode was announced?
So fucking done.

Meh to MarySuemon, although I'm glad to see the Digimon line isn't quite dead yet.

Those are amazing.

That's hilarious! :lol I kind of want them just for the suits.

*ahem*

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *snip because it broke the page*

Can't tell if your response was positive or negative. xP

But I for one really want it.

Is it going to be exclusive or retail???

Edit: Oh now I see the other thread that got closed.

That price and time of release will HURT. :(

Honestly, I do, too.
Remove and replace the head and boom. I can suddenly have Ryuki and Dragonranger having a business meeting :p

I...really hate that character :lol

Eh, I just love the design and the figure looks incredible to me.

I actually don't mind Imperialdramon so much, but am very meh to his release.

Siren and Camera Man though? All the fuck over those. I could easily buy them and pop the heads off to use for more Coporate Drones from Akibaranger. Or actually one of them could work with maybe a figma head of some sort as Gentle from Kyoryuger.

So apparently Sailor Jupiter will be revealed at Wonderfest:
http://firestarterstoys.blogspot.com...ter-to-be.html

That's kind of annoying, considering she's already been revealed and shown off. We know she's the next figure, that'll be a very underwhelming "reveal" for Wonderfest. I was really hoping for something new.. like Tuxedo Mask, or on of the other Senshi.

Imperialdramon is awesome! Completely out of the blue. I was talking to a friend of mine recently about how if they continue with Digimon they should do him next.. it just makes so much sense. He's like a dragon version of Omegamon.

He just kind of spells the point for where 02 goes from a meh series to a poor one, for me. It's very similar to Emperor Greymon and MagnaGarurumon in Frontier, where his power dwarfs everyone else's ability to the point that they're just background dressing or their actions are solely to show how ineffectual they are and how superior Imperialdramon is (Though, not identical, since Imperialdramon doesn't literally force everyone else to give up their powers).

I know that, from a design basis, it's fairly solid (I don't like his head, though), but as a character, I just can't stand him. And I'm the one who bought Omegamon, the Digimon who wiped out hundreds (During a point where the Digital World was resetting, so the Primary Village wouldn't exist), just because he could.

Meh, I'm getting him regardless. :p

So which middleman would you gents recommend ordering with such that I don't have to pay upfront?

I ordered this morning from Nippon-Yasan, I pretty much use them exclusively for web exclusives. I've never had a problem personally and prefer their prices and being able pay later.

>Pay later

How close to release do you have to pay and do you get a reminder?

Edit:

Walking through the checkout with them and holy shit man... 7400 yen for the figure alone and so many shipping options I don't know what to go with...

I believe you get a reminder 15 days before the figure is due to be released. I always pay in advanced so I've never gotten a reminder. Though I recommend paying at the beginning of the month just so your order is secure. I also recommend r-sal, but that's just me. Biginjap.com is good too, but they're more expensive and you have to pay upfront. Then of course there are the other sites listed in the Marketplace section which have their own payment requirements. Worse case scenario you could always wait for Mandarake, but if it's a popular release you'll of course end up paying more and having to hunt 24/7 to get one. lol. It's like a video game. >.>

The whole point being to not have to pay upfront, so I went through with them. And picked R-SAL, but didn't know that until I got the confirmation email since it's not labeled as such during checkout.

Now I wonder how willing they might be to change shipping addresses down the line... because I don't know where I'll be living at all come July.

I'm just glad she'll finally get a release date but according to a guy on another forum "the WonFes Sailor Moon page says they'll be displaying the painted Mercury Zero, as well as a new SH Figuart to follow up on the five warriors" so maybe we'll see a Tuxedo Mask...or if Bandai's feeling trolly...MINI MOON!:lol

If you plan to make a change to your order I would contact them as early as possible, they aren't always the fastest with replies. I find the best method is online chat or adding a comment to your order via the order details on your account history page. Yeah, they recently changed how their shipping is presented, but it's not hard to figure out what's what. They're a good store; just like any other Japanese store they have their quirks. lol.


Yeah that is nice, but it's not like Bandai is unpredictable. She'll probably be released in the summer sometime, lol. Bandai probably will troll us, but I'm hopeful. :)

Hehe most likely if it's not just Jupiter's reveal it'll be Tux Boy but if hell freezes over and it is Chibiusa*aka the Pink Menace possibly the most hated SM character ever* I'll be lmao at all the fan rage.:lol

Yeah I hope so. Watch him be a web exclusive. lol. After Imperialdramon I'm hopeful Bandai has a few other big surprises in store for us. I can't wait for Wonderfest to start.

If he is maybe BF will release him like the Power Ranger exclusives.

Bluefin is too erratic with importing web exclusives. Why they can bring over some but not others, for whatever reason is irrelevant to my point, means I never assume something will be imported by them. I don't mind when things are web exclusives, I pay the premium to get them from middle men and I don't generally complain. I'm happy that we get the figures we do, and am thankful there is an avenue that allows for less popular characters to be made. :D

I don't typically care about the Digimon releases but I remember IMperialdramon being one of my favrioutes growing up.

So y eah in that regard he's very tempting me right now.

I won't be upset if he is since the core cast*aka all I care about* are main releases if he's cheap I'll get him but he's not a priority for me.:D

I love everything Digimon. Which means I will never truly be happy because I want everything, lol. I think Imperialdramon is a good start for the line going forward. I would have pegged him for a standard release, so I hope him being a web exclusive doesn't mean that the more.. less popular characters will never get figures.

I'm just buying the Sailor Senshi to back up Tuxedo Mask. Haha. No seriously, I love them all but TM is all I really care about deep down. He's just so awesome.

Imperialdramon looks friggin sweet.

Imperialdramon looks amazing and I'm happy to get more Digimon stuff. Since Bluefin was able to release Omnimon in the US soon, I guess Imperialdramon will be fine. I guess if they make more Digimon figures then they will likely make figures from Season 1-3 since they are more popular or Fusion since it's the most recent one. I think Angemon and Augmon won't be that far off.

Lilymon,Sakuyamon and Angewomon would make my day personally:lol Lilymon especially.;)

The Omegamon reissue is still a retail release. Imperialdramon being a web exclusive does not bode well for an import, as the last new Digimon release - Metalgarurumon - was also a web exclusive and they were not able to bring it over.