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Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax

A few reasons:

One, the box art is supposed to be different. People don't know (or in some cases know but don't want to know) Sentai. Therefore, Akibaranger accessories and the like are worthless to them.

When was there news of new box-art outside of the Zyurangers? I must've missed that, but that doesn't mean you're not getting less.

Also, could somebody verify to an Australian how Bluefin releases these guys? From my understanding the only ones that were in toy stores were ShinkenRed and Gold, the other Bluefin releases aren't common to people who aren't looking for them. I think the collectors that will go for Figuarts wouldn't be ignorant of the existence of Sentai and even if they were, if they know the Power Ranger enough to buy a high-end collectable of them, they'll be able to tell by the box who it is.

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Another thing is, by supporting Bluefin, it opens up opportunities to give us releases of exclusives we might not get without paying an arm and a leg for.

That's fair enough.

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Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax

Another reason is, some people just don't feel comfortable (or allowed by their parents) to shop online at places that aren't reputable. Ami-ami is great, but to the casual fan it's a no-name store and even more so to a parent who is edgy about online purchases anyway.

What? Amiami is one of, if not THE, most popular, famous and reputable stores for Japanese collectables. It's hardly "no-name" to fans interested in import items.

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And 42 bucks isn't bad. If you've ever played with any Figuart, you'd know why the price was so high and for most, worth it.

I think I have enough Figuarts to know that, because most of us, including myself, pay far more then that for the exclusives and rarer figures. I never said it wasn't worth it.

Also, I'm talking about us: who know of both Sentai and Power Rangers, making the conscious decision to choose a neutered release over a release that costs pretty much the same and you get it earlier, with everything its meant to come with. Obviously, when I said "choose Bluefin over the Japanese release" I meant people that knew both existed. Otherwise, they wouldn't be choosing anything over anything, because they wouldn't know about the Japan-release. I understand supporting Bluefin, but I think it'd be better if they brought over the figure for you in its entirety, I just hate knowingly missing out on stuff, but other people are different. I'm not saying its a bad thing or a "big deal", I just, personally, don't see why people make that choice if they know how easily accessible the un-neutered release is.

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Actually, it might have something to do with licensing issues rather then lack of interest.

That'd explain that pretty well.