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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

I had a longer reply to this typed out but it was a waste of space honestly so I'll condense it down to: I don't think 3 times is that many, even if Takatora didn't use Zangetsu Shin in every episode he still used it far far more than the original, and just because it was one of the most publicized suits in Gaim doesn't actually reflect anything in-show. In the show, in my opinion, it becomes much easier to associate Takatora with Shin. He only used Zangetsu five times during an arc where he didn't even do much. By the time he became a more important and notable character he had already switched. It's an exaggeration, but I'd say it's like associating Shinji most with the Blank Ryuki form or something. YMMV, I guess.

Anyway, I'm not saying that they should have released the original as a web exclusive instead or anything. But for such an important suit, I do think Bandai messed up making it so hard to get--especially since they didn't even release any other New Generation Riders as retail figuarts. I do understand why they only released the main four, and except for Gaim, only the base forms...but since Zangetsu Shin was both basically the base suit of one of the main characters as well as the poster boy of the New Generation Riders....It's just a bit of an odd choice.

There's been a lot of similar discussion about the Drive Figuarts. It's hard to say exactly how they decide what should be regular and what should be an exclusive, but I think it's pretty clear here. Like has been said, Gaim, Baron, Ryugen and the base Zangetsu were the ones hyped up during the launch of the show as the core riders. Even if other forms were eventually used more, most fans like having those base versions. Especially if they're not actually watching the current shows and are only collecting because of the legacy, which is fairly common in Japan.

If someone was following the show closely enough to want Shin as their representation of the character then it probably didn't make a difference to them if they had to order it online. That sucks for people like yourself who only get into things after the show has aired, but Bandai make no money from people buying on the aftermarket anyway, so it doesn't affect them. Even regular releases are long since sold out in retail stores.