Heh. That caused me to go look it up, and we've apparently been seeing that DiEnd figure since 2015. I'm puzzled at the delay on the release. Did Decade not sell well?

Used to be! when they came I agree, they looked the best at their time, when the Gaim line came, it ruined the Blade and Ryuki line for sure. I only have Blade King Form (pre-new body frame) and honestly, I believed it was the most amazing figure I have ever seen, the detailed cards, the armor engravings..everything spotless but then Gaim came and it made it look like it was something that should have never been released. I did though notice that his head was a bit too tiny compared to his body and definitely the smallest compound eyes I have ever seen. It is definitely the best looking figure compared to its predecessors but next to Gaim and the rest? nope!

Standing at 14.5cm while the others stand at 15cm is a bit underwhelming in my opinion and the body looks so damn thin. (Japanese use the metric system to build the figures)


Decade did sell well, otherwise, he wouldn't be so damn expensive right now, have you checked the prices on E-bay, Amazon and Japanese online stores? It's only a bit cheaper from Genm Zombie Gamer LvX right now!


Not really and I can prove it with more pictures.

I can kinda see it now. Kiwami was just not a very good comparison, especially when the side only tells half the story.

Either way, there is one point of agreement between everyone here -- they're great figures, at least on their own. So they're far less in need of an update than, say, Faiz or OOO.

Here's a comparison between one of the newer Shinkocchou Seihous (FangJoker) vs something using the Ryuki mold (Odin)



https://i.imgur.com/pKjrQR0.jpg?1



There's clearly a size difference here, and the Seihou obviously has better proportions (which is basically the line's crowning achievement), but I don't think the slight scaling up is drastic enough to where a Ryuki renewal is absolutely urgent, though it's certainly welcome.


I think I myself am good with them not doing Ryuki for a while because as it stands, the Ryuki line has one of the most complete lineups of characters in Figuarts, which is impressive given the size of its cast. I don't think we get that with Shinkocchou Seihou, and that kills much of the motivation to get a new Ryuki for me, especially when the ones we already have are still great figures and come with tons of accessories. Smaller lines like Faiz, I could realistically see them eventually getting to the main 3 Riders, since Hibiki is getting that treatment. OOO has an even smaller cast than Faiz, and he desperately needs a 2.0 release so even if they never release a Birth to go with him, we never got a base form OOO figure that was remotely good. But Ryuki....meh, I'm of the opinion that if we don't see all of the Ryuki Riders eventually get renewals, don't bother.

As far Di"MIA since '15"End, I'm still not sure why they haven't released him. DiEnd is not much more than Decade with a new belt and upper torso. Decade is still a popular series despite fan backlash, and as Kami just showed, Decade's renewal is going for pretty nutso prices on the aftermarket.

Just release him as a Tamashii Web Exclusive, even if DiEnd doesn't turn out to be that big of a hit with collectors, it's not like you have to commit to the Decade line after that. I don't know anybody who would be that upset if they never did Complete Form, and Kivala was a movie Rider that got a good release the first go around and nobody really wants a redo of her anyway.

Diend will likely show up sometimes relatively soon after Kiva.

To be fair, Diend being MIA and no toy being made, might be connected. He stole all the plans for it. You know he would too. Discover the real world as an alternate world, and hold his own figure hostage at diendriver point until he's paid royalties for it.

You know what? I'm going with this explanation. I'm going with this explanation and nothing's stopping me.

First part of this are just reissues, sadly. With special stands, but still the old ass molds with a hefty pricetag. No OOO so far though, so maybe he is getting the SS treatment.

I see no point in getting most of these; they’ll be redone in a few years anyways.

https://i.imgur.com/zgZ9RpJ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ce6MF2J.jpg

I wonder if there’s a market for Ryuki with half his accessories missing, because I highly doubt that thing is coming with Dragreddar.

I doubt Blade will come with his effect parts either, but I guess we’ll see soon enough.

On the other hand, they could finally have Build come with his sword and include the Handle Sword and Door Gun with Drive.

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https://i.imgur.com/vRGIxXu.gif

Jokes aside, I'm down for Drive and Ex-Aid as I missed them, and I want Blade even though that figure could use an upgrade.

The rest, aside from Gaim, are beyond outdated and not worth getting at all IMO. They are all prime candidates for Shinkocchou Seihou releases, no one should pay those inflated prices for them.

You say that, but I fully expect them to include Build’s sword this time around just to annoy everyone :lol

Because god knows how they’re justifying almost double his original price otherwise...