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Originally Posted by Lee Fitzgerald

Ain't that the truth. They still haven't released all of the contract monsters that they had prototypes for.

Until this discussion, I hadn't realized that they previewed so many of the contract monsters. Between this, the Gaim stuff, and the wealth of Sentai they've displayed but never produced (Boukengers, Dekarangers, Mele, etc.)... yeah. I'd gotten accustomed to the western "if you see it at a toy show, it's 99% likely to get produced" thing. Bandai seems to do more aspirational displays.

Then again, they also release stuff on an "eventually" basis. It took them a long time to put out all the Ryuki Riders. I wouldn't be shocked if they were to release some of the Contract Monsters we've seen any more than I would be if they released Gaim Ichigo Arms or Drive Type Tridoron. My only concern is just that the Figuarts for more popular properties like Star Wars and Avengers are reducing our chances at getting Sentai and Rider Figuarts.

Well, and that releases like Broken Helmet Garren are signaling that they feel they've released all the new characters they believe will sell, and are resorting to "battle damage" variants instead. (Then again, I haven't watched Blade, so maybe the broken masks are significant in a way I don't yet understand.)

As to Gaim, I confess I'm way less interested in Kurokage troopers than I am in basic Inves, which were seen throughout the show. Similarly, I'm more interested in Figuarts of the few generic Roidmude than in Brain or Medic.