Yeah, but again, having more options in general is only a good thing. Otherwise, have a key pose in mind but can't do it due to not having a certain hand, weapon, or whatever? Too bad.

What's that? Didn't have any spare cash for the first release, but now you have enough for this reissue? Ha, sorry man, can't do that cool Ultra Laser anymore because we took it away. Pay a crapton in aftermarket prices or it's a no-go for you!

Granted, if you personally didn't care about the accessories that got nixed, then yeah, it works out great for you. But for many collectors like myself, having a reissue that only gets rid of things is bad because it would cost them literally nothing extra to just reissue the figures as they were.

Heck, at the very least with the "Kicks" line we got bonus stands in places of the other stuff that got axed. Not ideal, but it was something!

Reissues like this just leave a bad taste in my mouth, personally.

And it's totally cool if you don't feel like this release is for you. It seems like this is Tamashii recognizing that there are two different types of collectors, though: those who want a tricked-out release with a bunch of accessories; and those who just want a nicely-detailed plastic man because they liked that character from a TV show. You're in the former, I'm in the latter. It's not like Tamashii's going light on high-end offerings and whatnot, so I think it's okay if they offer bare-bones releases as well?

Also, to put it in robot-toy-collector terms again, every time there's an Optimus Prime Masterpiece toy, two warring camps emerge on the boards. It's always Camp Why Don't They Drop The Trailer It Adds Too Much To The Price I Always Leave It In The Box versus Camp But Optimus Prime Should Come With A Trailer He Has A Trailer In The Cartoon I Want The Release To Be Definitive. This argument has been going on for years. There are always going to be people who love the accessories, and people who resent having to pay extra for ones they don't want. Robot toys, you don't get an option, and it can be frustrating. Here, it's like, the original Build figure still exists? You can still get those accessories if it means that much to you? And people who don't want them can just buy this one? I'm not going to say it doesn't suck to want the original and not have the opportunity to have it reissued at the original price, but this feels like a very Making The Most People Happy situation. It's never Making Everyone Happy, but the Most People Happy.

For me it once again depends on the figure. Having Build's Drill Crusher or Cross-Z's Beat Crosser does open up more posing options for them, sure; but for their identities they definitely feel a lot more superfluous than Blade's sword or Fourze's rocket and drill; and frankly don't even feel like they fit as much like Ex-Aid's hammer does. It would feel wrong to have Gaim without his Daidaimaru, but if I get Geiz without his axe... bow... thing? Meh.

A very long-winded way to say that for me, it's case-by-case basis depending on how important it is to the character and how integral it is to their poses and/or silhouette. I'd really like Brave to have his sword as a knight, but if Drive barely used his sword and gun and they're more important to his other forms anyway? Screw it, don't include them so I can have him for cheaper.

For the record, I'm not trying to say "If you approve of this reissue, screw you you're dumb." If you're down with it, great. I'm just saying for me personally, I'd want the total package.

I also think the title is a bit misleading too. Maybe calling it "Figuarts Basics" or something like that, then revealing that these are meant to be cheap alternatives rather than outright reissues, would soften the blow some.

Ehh, this is just personal opinion but unless it is Blade or Hibiki or Den-O Sword Form, a rider like Build I would not mind getting just the figure.

By the way, these will be repackaged in what appears to be closed boxes.

http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1581076907

Build sold out in seconds lol

Goddammit just as I was planning to buy him someday.

Honestly I'm just surprised that they're acknowledging their Naruto line after it had appeared to be canceled for the last two years.

Wow, what ugly boxes.