Originally Posted by Zolda (Post 856830)

Ghost SHF's didn't sell well not because the series was bad, but because the figures' articulations were very severely limited in the torso area (and also shoulder, arm, and hip, to the lesser extent) due to the use of hard plastic to mimic the clothes. It basically disabled the articulations in those areas. Had the cloth part was made of fabric, or at least flexible PVC plastic (like on SHF Buffa), then the articulations would've been way better and worked as intended. Accuracy- and proportion-wise, they were even better than Ex-Aid SHF's (hello Ex-Aid, Genm, Cronus, and Para-DX). Their accuracy and proportion were at least equal to Build or Zi-O SHF's.

Toy sales do not always correlate with the quality of the story. There are other series with equally bad or even worse stories as Ghost's, yet their SHF's and other toys sold well. Revice and (God forbid) Geats were waaay worse than Ghost, story-wise, but their SHF's have been selling well.

Originally Posted by Rabbitman (Post 856844)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzcWWVlv..._web_copy_link

Looks like there is going to be some SHFs from the new Netflix Ultraman Show.

Originally Posted by Kiwami (Post 856852)

That could be cool, because I remember Tamashii making figures for some Chinese stylized CG-animated movie, and they looked awesome. Ever since I'm waiting for them to cover something similar and this new Ultraman could be it.

I bet his style and proportions will look super fun as a Figuart.

Originally Posted by DH21965 (Post 856850)

I completely DISAGREE- Geat and Revice were miles ahead of Ghost being ?good? or better story wise- that?s your opinion, this is mines, and most of fandom agrees that Ghost was the worst series in Heisei era. Geats was FUN, Ghost was a CHORE to get through. In this case, not just the terrible articulation of the figures came into play, but the Japanese audience wasn?t into it either.
Ghost was way more of a disappointment than Geats by far

Originally Posted by Rabbitman (Post 856853)

I will be getting it 100% guaranteed. Hopefully they make a kaiju from the movie too.

Originally Posted by Kiwami (Post 856827)

Gotchard for the main Rider display, pass on everything else is my stance.

The designs aren?t that bad, Valvarad could be a cool figure, but I really don?t like the show. It?s all of my Kamen Rider pet peeves in one package and then some.

Originally Posted by Zolda (Post 856854)

If Ghost was a chore, then Revice was a forced labor and Geats was a torture. If chaos, irrationality, pretentiousness, carelessness, recklessness, laziness, and cynicism are your ideas of fun, then yes, Geats WAS fun. Geats is virtually what's happening inside the mind of a very neurotic person.

Originally Posted by JusticeMagnum (Post 856867)

Giga lmao, talk about pretentious and hyperbolic.

Originally Posted by Fredbob392 (Post 856865)

I almost wonder if we'll finally be down to just one retail release this season. Haven't had a retail secondary since Rintaro back in 2021. Revice at least gave us Vice at retail, but for Geats all we got were two versions of Geats, albeit one of which could be modified to be other characters fairly easily. I would love a retail Valvarad figure, or whatever Rinne's Rider suit ends up, but I've been worried for a while that Gotchard SteamHopper might be it

Originally Posted by gashatfreak (Post 856866)

I'm still waiting for that SHF Kamen Rider Durandal we saw a while back to release. Falchion would be nice, but I'll be happy just to have the SOL Riders completed.

C'mon Bandai, there's literally only one Rider left!

Originally Posted by JusticeMagnum (Post 856867)

Giga lmao, talk about pretentious and hyperbolic.

Originally Posted by Shin Henshin (Post 856888)

I mean after USD conversion that's literally $50 for the first run and $65 afterwards.

Still within the standard pricing for main line stuff, Geats followed the same trend with the only difference being Magnum Boost being about 5 to 10 bucks cheaper than Entry Raise on first run. Second run onwards, he's $65.

Originally Posted by gashatfreak (Post 856866)

I'm still waiting for that SHF Kamen Rider Durandal we saw a while back to release. Falchion would be nice, but I'll be happy just to have the SOL Riders completed.

C'mon Bandai, there's literally only one Rider left!

Originally Posted by Rabbitman (Post 856909)

I?ve been seeing used copies of SHF Seihou Ultimate Kuuga on Mandarake. I know sometimes those older seihous can have problems, like Diend?s elbow or whatever.

Is a used Ultimate Kuuga safe to buy, in general? Any QC issues or anything? Also is anyone sensing a possibility of Bandai reissuing it?

Originally Posted by DreamSword (Post 856910)

I've had my Ultimate Kuuga for a little over a year now and have had no problems, so you should be good.

Originally Posted by Shin Henshin (Post 856920)

I'd say don't let Saber and Blades color the rest of the Saber SHFs. I ended up catching up on all the SoL members I was missing during the summer and those first two honestly don't do the others justice.

Kenzan and Saikou are some of my favorites and I don't even like Kenzan as a character. Buster, Espada, Calibur, Slash, Sabela, all really solid releases. They just need touch-ups with 3rd party stickers.

Originally Posted by gllgt (Post 856941)

Hearing rumblings of the next Seihou Ultraman being Gaia.