[TokuChris]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

But so is Super Sentai? They have the same target audience. I think the argument is that the Power Rangers are aimed and sold for lots cheaper and therefore have to be worse, which is fair enough, but they're not any less for kids then the Super Sentai ones are.

Yeah, it looks crap, but I was expecting that, so I'm not surprised. Its not a little disappointment like the Legendary Morpher, its about what I expected. I'm happy with Gokaioh, he's a big beautiful and super fun mecha and my absolute favourite along with Magiking, so I wont pick this up like I did for the last two main Megazords to go along with the SS mecha counterparts. But to be perfectly honest, outside of the paint, the figure doesn't look bad by itself, but when you couple how badly the gimmicks have been handled and the size, then the whole package becomes pretty terrible.


I can't disagree with that enough. The most jarring of them (the center door) is still there and having open doors (I don't understand how they're poorly designed at all, they're doors that open, what do you expect?) on a mecha that 's entire point is that it opens up is far, far better then having big bulky pieces just awkwardly sticking on top of what the show has them inside of.

The only part I would argue is that the older collector market in Japan, especially for anything mech-related, is much, MUCH greater than the United States. That could be because Japan is also much smaller than the United States population wise. Not saying that Super Sentai isn't geared towards children, but the ability to appeal to a wider demographic, as well as knowing your export market is HUGE, will make a difference.

If I'm Bandai of Japan and I know that I will sell plenty of my DX Mechs to Japan consumers, and I will make an even bigger killing by exporting it to US online retailers, I am going to make something that will appeal to the most people to get the most money - ie the demographic of 15 to 35. That's why so many of the "small action figures" that Bandai of Japan makes for those small kids end up going for clearance at BBTS for like $4. No one in Japan wants them, no one in the US wants them.

On top of that, different safety laws and regulations as well. There's so many different pieces that fit in to this puzzle that it's a little rough around the edges. Just know at the end of the day Bandai of America is aiming strictly for the 4-11 age demographic with the mainline stuff, while giving us a nod here and there, while Bandai of Japan can automatically aim for 15-35 and have absolutely no worries about shelf-warming product unless it sucks.