I really think you underestimate the the Power Rangers fanbase. And I mean way beyond the kids its marketed towards here in America. They have multiple conventions annually that continue to grow. I know a US exclusive figure would sell amazingly. Not to mention the exclusive rangers all have exceptional suit designs that an Sentai fan would love, regardless of character knowledge.

I see your point about Bluefin, we don't work for them, how should we know if they really do anything or not. Well our point about DBZ and Megaman is that Bluefin can make things happen. Those US based lines that continue to thrive off of fan feedback. And again I believe the Ranger fanbase is there for a Exclusive figure to be made.

Bluefin is a distributor of BoJ for the US and it's retail markets, such as online retails like amazon or bbts, hobby and specialty shops. While TRU is a major chain retailer. Bluefin has amazing communications with their fans and followers as well. While that doesn't exist for TRU.

Overall I think US exclusive rangers and villians are much more possible than you make them out to be. Bluefin has such great communication with is follower theres no way these figures wouldn't catch fire. I think the fanbase is at the right level of demand and that the figures would still profit over seas.
TITANIUM RANGER! :rock:

Woh take it easy. Thats the HANDS DOWN greatest anime of all time. Now Power Rangers my childhood and I love'm but lets not go around shouting that kind of crazy talk. :lolol

^whoa whoa whoa, you can't throw greatest anime of all time when shows like gunbuster exist :lol

I'll admit, I do have a soft spot for DBZ. But, that's only because I'm an anime fan. DBZ doesn't have the brand recognition that Power Rangers does, which is why only anime people remember it.

exactly, even your 90 year old grandma has heard of power rangers before, power ranger is WAY bigger than megaman and dbz

Goku is the greatest and most powerful character of all time! ALL TIME! :D
But your right. DBZ has a generation behind it. The Rangers have several. I love them both!
I bet you top dollar Goku would end 199 hero battle in a heartbeat though. :lolol

Nonono, Simon piloting Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is the most powerful character of all time. Him or Silver Age Superman, who was constantly getting new powers all the time.

YES THAT!

I voted Wild Force, but I'd be satisfied with either team. Gotta have female yellow molds. :thumb:

I think saying there was a zero percent chance was a bit harsh, my point was just that it's very unlikely, at least unless the popularity of these figures significantly picks up in the US. If the line does incredibly well, maybe we'll eventually see something, but that's a long ways off, they're still testing the waters.

I'm not underestimating Power Rangers popularity. But that popularity comes from young kids, not grown fans. We already know that expensive toys don't sell to kids here, this is why we always get far crappier/cheaper versions of the morphers and zords. The adult collector fanbase is rather small, unlike those for DBZ or Transformers, where the older, anime loving crowd is huge and buys all of those collectibles. The amount of Shinken Red's shelf warming can't just be ignored either, it's literally proven that these things won't sell on a mass scale.

There's enough fans to keep them being brought over, which is awesome.. but creating entirely new figures and moulds just to sell to us, is pushing your luck just a bit.

Again, that is completely ignoring the fact that the DBZ Figuarts and Megaman D-Arts are operating entirely off the profits from American fans. If the American fans of those lines stopped collecting them, they would cease to exist. I don't see why American Power Rangers can't support a line of American only Power Rangers when those two aforementioned lines exist.

Also, I don't think the shelf-warming Shinken Red's are proof that they won't sell at Mass Retail, rather that Hardcore Power Rangers fans just didn't really care about Samurai, so they didn't feel like buying a slightly more high end version of the Red Ranger from that show. Now, if the figure in question was Lord Zedd, a character that Hardcore Power Rangers fans actually care about, then yeah; they'd probably sell because of that appeal.

Not to mention, these don't really need to be sold in TRUs; Blufin can easily distribute them through BBTS, like they've done with the DBZ Figuarts and the Megaman D-Arts.

Sign me up.

Just a friendly reminder for people to get their facts straight about the relationship that Bluefin and BoJ have before spreading doom and gloom messages and theories. If you have an opinion regarding how Bluefin or Tamashii Nations operates, that's all good and all but do not spread your opinion regarding the lines as being the definite truth. While, yes, Bluefin is a distributor, the connection they have to Bandai of Japan is more than just "Hey we need more stock of this", especially as BoJ (Namely the Tamashii Nations division) begins to look toward other markets and territories. The S.H. Figuarts Dragonball Z line would NOT have continued past Gohan if it wasn't for the North American market. Toys are now being SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for release here due to a much higher interest in this territories (such as Figuarts Trunks and Vile) while also receiving a very limited run back in Japan for those who are interested/completists.

This poll matters. A lot. This isn't Bluefin dicking around, driving up the expectations of people. This is seriously Tamashii Nations (through Bluefin) asking the North American markets SPECIFICALLY regarding what toys the fans want to see for the 20th Anniversary. And it's not just the poll that matters. They look at WHY certain options are winning, what people are saying about the polling options, what people think about stuff that's not even on the poll, the various comments and criticisms posted attached to their various posts. The polls aren't the only method they use to figure out what fans want, but it is a major contributing factor.

http://www.tokunation.com/showthread.php?t=6823

The Shinkenger Figuarts situation was a lot different than this. Most of that was an overpriced reissue/overstock transfer on two S.H. Figuarts that the diehard collectors more than likely already had with an adaptation that many adult collectors and fans ignore. These won't be sold at a "Mass Scale" either. Those were retail, these like everything else Bluefin, would be sold ONLY through Comics Shops/Specialty Online Retailers/etc.

Gekirangers!

Is anybody else getting rubbed totally the wrong way by people voting based on their like of the Sentai version?

Wow, party pooper much?

Does it really matter? They are the same costumes.

If it's costumes you vote for, whatever. But if you're voting for character favorites, yeah it does matter. Because it has the potential to then change the results of the poll if people didn't vote for a Power Ranger they like but they voted for the Sentai characters.

Alien Rangers. They never got much love. :(

Wild Force. :D

Power Rangers a very small fanbase in the US? Considering it's been the top selling action figure brand since 1993, I highly I highly doubt the fanbase is small. Not in the least.

Nope, they are the same costumes, and the actual voting page is set up with the american names. Plus I'm not about to write down "Jungle Fever" in a post.....oh dang it look what you made me do!

Current Results, poll ongoing:
In Space, 19%, 128 votes
Zeo, 17%, 119 votes
Time Force, 10%, 66 votes
Alien Rangers, 8%, 55 votes
RPM, 7%, 51 votes
Dino Thunder, 7%, 46 votes
Lightspeed Rescue, 6%, 38 votes
Ninja Storm, 6%, 38 votes
Mystic Force, 4%, 30 votes
Wild Force, 4%, 24 votes
Jungle Fury, 4%, 24 votes
Lost Galaxy, 3%, 23 votes
SPD, 3%, 18 votes
Turbo, 2%, 16 votes
Operation Overdrive, 1%, 7 votes

I don't have any favorite characters after the initial cast left. Once Tommy, Adam, and Kat were gone, that was it for me. The only cast I would say I liked after Turbo was DinoThunder. In fact, I stopped watching PR religiously after In Space. I've only seen a handful of episodes from every series since. Neverthless, I would rather have KakuRanger, GekiRanger, or CarRanger rangers than any others on that poll (Dai is my ultimate choice, but we all know they were not in PR, so...).

Current Results, poll ongoing: 1032 votes total
Zeo, 18%, 187 votes
In Space, 18%, 181 votes
Time Force, 9%, 96 votes
Alien Rangers, 8%, 78 votes
Dino Thunder, 7%, 72 votes
RPM, 6%, 67 votes
Lightspeed Rescue, 6%, 65 votes
Ninja Storm, 6%, 57 votes
Wild Force, 4%, 41 votes
Mystic Force, 4%, 39 votes
Jungle Fury, 4%, 38 votes
Turbo, 3%, 34 votes
Lost Galaxy, 3%, 34 votes
SPD, 3%, 33 votes
Operation Overdrive, 1%, 10 votes

I am VERY impressed by the turnout of this poll, especially as it is being limited to Facebook input.

Come ooooon Zeo! :D

I bet more votes would be there if the poll was open to those who don't use Facebook. And I'm guessing SPD and OO are on the bottoms because people know those protos have been made already :lol?

Well, that and Operation Overdrive is complete shit.

I know I would've voted by now if I had a Facebook account...which I very much do not want. I might just have to make one though since the one I would've voted for is in 2nd.

When does this poll end anyways?

Well, there is that too :lol.

Truthfully, these polls tempt me to join just for them. Though, I don't have enough motivation to do it like I did with joining Twitter for the bring Toonami back Tweet campaign that AS did.

I've already got a facebook, I just don't use it alot. These polls give me a reason to keep the account active. I even vote in the Monsterarts polls just for fun even though I don't collect them.

I WANT NINJA STORM TO WIN BECAUSE>.......of....the...


SRC GOURAIJIN FOR TEH WIN!!!!!

I have only seen the Gouraijas in clips on youtube but I already like them and want figures! Anti-hero toku heroes always rule.

What, you mean people didn't like the villians being these guys pretty much:

http://blog.catieronquillo.com/wp-co...tcoldmiser.jpg

Tamashii's Twitter account has a follow-up question:

Foreshadowing much? :P

That's actually a pretty tough choice :lol