[TokuChris]

Shinken Red and Shinken Gold happened because it fell in a lull between major product pushes with Bandai of America. BoA got a majority of the sales from the toys, and it was out in between their own product waves, including a larger push for Samurai toys.

Was win-win, except they didn't sell hardly at all, as no parent wants to buy a $35 action figure with parts that a child would most likely eat.