[Kiwami]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

What are you talking about? All of the MonsterArts that were web exclusives in Japan sans the initial releases like Garuda were sold by Bluefin as regular releases. The same goes for DBZ and Sailor Moon. For example, Uranus and Nepture were web exclusives in Japan, but regular releases in the US.

I know that Bluefin releases Web-Exlcusives too but that’s not the point.

The point is how well the line is doing in Japan. Because that would be interesting to know as it would say a lot about the future of this line.

And a clue for that would be if they can sell the figure in Japanese retail or if they think it won’t be profitable enough and they only sell it through the Web-Shop. This is what interests me, not what Bluefin is doing with the figure.

Because, again: All unique Godzilla-molds (Godzilla himself) aside from the Showa one were released in Japanese retail. Not solely through the Web-Shop like for example Biollante or Battra.

If a completely new Godzilla mold, and this is what the SokogekiGoji should be, is not potent enough for Japanese retail in Bandai Tamashii’s eyes (and I do believe Japan is the focus with this line, I can’t imagine it sells that much better in the US) it might be hinting at how this line will continue to be on the backburner instead of making a true comeback which we're hoping to see.