[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Snowfall

I've said it before in other threads, but Power Rangers characters will not happen. I also think it's incredibly misleading that Bluefin continue to run these polls with no context. They have no connection to BoJ and do not have any control over what figures are made, they're a distributor, nothing more. This is no different from Toys R Us running a poll on their website, asking what Lego themes you want to see next. They can pass the results over to the creators and if there is enough demand, it might influence the decision, but there's no actual control or guarantee.

Even if say, Time Force, wins by thousands of votes, that doesn't mean Bandai will care, if they don't think they'll sell in Japan.

I'm sure the Power Rangers anniversary does have something to do with the Zyuranger figures coming soon. But they're still Zyuranger Figuarts and there's literally zero possibility of Lord Zedd or the Titanium Ranger or anything along those lines.

I will point out an example, at then moment, Mega Man X seems to be getting more love from the USA than Japan. Yet we are STILL getting D arts Mega Man X figures. Ditto for Dragon Ball Z. Maybe DBZ Kai is getting some renewed love in Japan, I don't know, but DBZ is not the worldwide anime sensation it used to be, that ship sailed many years ago and surpassing it in the US has been any number of anime series from Guren Lagann to others.

Bluefin would not be wasting their time at all with these polls if nothing is to come of it. They do have a connection to Bandai Japan as they are acting as their middleman in the US, meanwhile Bandai America goes its own direction with mass market as their target market. Bluefin targets us collectors. Bluefin is doing what the Toynami x Tamashii partnership was doing until that deal folded, and actually, Bluefin is doing a lot more than that partnership ever did. These guys also distribute many Gundam plamo in the US to hobby shops, comic shops and specialty stores, something that Bandai America gave up on in the early 2000's.

Your comparison with TRU is different. TRU is a retailer. Bluefin is a distributor run by fans.

Also it is not unlikely, especially now, for Tamashii Japan to make TWE's with unique tooling. This has become a trend for them. Look what happened to the Armor Plus line, a number of Robot Damashii figures and Figuarts. They are not beyond using tooling for only 1 production run.

So figures like Lord Zedd are a possibility.

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I want to see Dino Thunder and Ninja Storm. GOURAIJAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!