I'm not sure how badly he sold but it was definitely to the point where he was on sale for very cheap. That's how I got my replacement one when the wrist peg on mine broke. Haha.

yeah, almost all of the Sentai figuarts can be gotten for cheap on Mandarake. I think the only set that held value was Zyuranger but then again I haven't checked aftermarket prices for Sentai Figuarts in awhile.

More so the reception, would the collectors go through all the trouble of importing these figures to have them in 1/12? How would they react to a line of noticeably different quality and size from the higher end collectors item they are used to? I haven't seen any Toku toy reviewers do any LC stuff since it came out.

They could, but I don’t think Hasbro would want to go up against Bandai who in turn are working with Toei.

But Takara isn’t really buying stuff off of Hasbro; they’re developing new figures together.

All very good questions. I can't answer any of them though :lol

I think hardcore fans might go through the trouble, I personally wouldn't.

Just got in SS Den-O.

Gotta say, the line continues to make each release's predecessor look really poor in-comparison. Original SHF Den-O was so lanky and weirdly-proportioned.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaVLzSqW...jpg&name=large

The armor-swap ability also feels very nice once you actually remove the parts necessary. Everything clips in but not too tightly and the head is actually on a sliding clip at the base of the neck, so you can't just pop the head off. You need to slide it out of its track after taking off the chest armor.

I'd say the only downside to its structural stability is that one of the thigh panels can loosen and fall off when you move the leg, but it's not falling off just by looking at it so I'd say overall this was a success in terms of adding a form change gimmick to this line.

Personally, I'd love if they'd offer the eventual Rod/Axe Form set both as an SS release and as an add-on set like Beast's mantles for people who don't want multiple Den-Os but would like the armor, weapons and any specific hands that go with those forms. It sounds like easy money to me. They most likely won't do that, but it'd be nice.

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I should pick up Yuuki sometime. No way is Bandai gonna do any movie riders save for probably New Den-O.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaXuMSiU...jpg&name=large

Quite the surprise but also not really, SHF Another Decade!

"But also not really"? If there was a list of figures I thought would never get made that guy would certainly have been on there :lol

I thought we would at least get the Future Riders before any Another Riders.

I found another picture - this looks like a custom to me. The molding and paint is very... "not on point" I'd say.

The surroundings on the left are very messy also, which is a no-go for a public display. So I guess someone just faked a reveal here.

Makes sense to me, why would they do this figure of all things Zi-O?

https://i.imgur.com/mONAHSE.jpg

Wow this is great looking. It real alright it has the tamashii webshop card next to it. Good to see more monster villains Figuarts be made.