[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Edag88

This thing truly is beautiful. I'm so glad I was able to snag a pre-order for one. I mean, I don't like these figures so much so some reason, but this one I just couldn't say no to.

What's surprising though is that Saban allowed a distributor to bring it over. It's one thing that they're bringing over Red Hawk because Jetman's rights aren't with Saban, but this is smack dab in the middle of what Saban has the rights to.

I heard someone somewhere saying the Shinken Red and Gold Figuarts didn't do well here (I'm sure being TRU exclusive didn't help much) so maybe Saban has a deal going here knowing that people want it, but this makes for less of an investment for its release.

I think if SH Shinken Red/Gold didn't do well at TRU, it's because most parents perusing the aisles probably didn't know why those figures cost so much more than the regular Bandai America PR Samurai figures. We collectors know, but parents don't. So if they're child just wants a Samurai Red figure and isn't old enough to appreciate how much better the Figuarts are, then for a parent, a Samurai Red for under $10 is going to seem like a much more worthwhile purchase. Hell in their eyes, they're probably thinking, "wait this Figuarts guy costs more than the Samurai Megazord...".

In my area the Figuarts sold well initially, there aren't many left if any at all, but they did seem to replenish often during the holidays.

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Originally Posted by Den-O

BUAHAHAHA! My precious!

YES!!!