I'm happy we are getting Reds at retail, cause when you are trying to collect every red, it is a God Send that you won't have to pay even more for them if they were to become a tamashii web exclsuvie :lol

i am really glad bandai is doing the smart thing and not focusing on one team at a time, and instead getting the Red out as soon as possible and then going and releasing the rest of the teams

Personally I'm not entirely convinced by this yet. I think it depends how releases go after Bouken Red, because right now the three past Reds have mainly been released to tie in with Akibaranger.

definitely

edit: Den-O put it perfectly, be wanred by what yuo hear though, alot of people hate Boukenger, make sure you judge for yourself on it. I for one loved the series when I watched it

Thing with Akibaranger though is that they can make another miniseries to promote more figures next year/later this year =p I could totally see them bringing it back and adding another team member and having a fresh set of cameos =]

Providing Akibaranger stuff sells well of course.

If Akibaranger were to come back, I could definitely see this happening. The question is how releases will play out while it isn't on air.

I figure , scratch that, hope they'll stop and crank out a few of the older riders instead of sentai figures. If not they have the two versions of the Dekarangers, the Boukenger team and possibly the Jetman team to get through whilst it's off air =]

It truly is a great series. Fantastic suit designs, a believable premise (as treasure hunters/protectors), a great standard mecha, easily the best ultimate combined mode mech (in my opnion), and an awesome supporting cast. You really can't beat the 3 loosely knit groups of villains. It really helps the pace of the show to see a new bad guy from each group every few episodes.

I have a bad feeling that the powered-up version will be a web exclusive--either an accessory kit or as an entire "Acceltector BoukenRed" figure.

Chief is a pre-order for me without a doubt. He's one of my all time favorite characters, and I have a soft spot for Boukenger since it was my first Super Sentai. I will "Attack!" those pre-orders :lol.

Also probably going to pre-order Hiromu.

You are probably right, but hey, hoping doesn't cost a thing. ;)

Can't wait to have him fighting my vintage Stag Beetle, Eye Guy, and Dramole toys. ;) Or perhaps he'd fit better scale-wise with my 8" Soccadillo.