[Kamen Rider Die]

I wonder if the combination of 2021 being a big anniversary year for the Kamen Rider franchise, and every company in the world figuring out how they can increase revenue without increasing costs, might lead to a huge raft of reissues.

Bandai could pretty easily churn out accessory-light versions of nearly every primary and secondary Rider from the last few years worth of toys, package them up as 50th Anniversary Special Editions (instead of We Make Way More Profit On These Because All Of The Design And Tooling Has Been Paid For Editions) and make some money.

But, yeah, I'd love for an evergreen line, some way for newer fans (like me! I'm selfish!) to get a decent collection without having to pay aftermarket prices. I don't think it'll happen, though. I think you'll see something like the Transformers Masterpiece line, where every few years the engineering/sculpting/deco gets slightly better, so they release a new edition. It creates a new toy that's accessible for new fans, but it's also an upgraded toy that appeals to older fans. Best of both worlds for the toy company, financially. Keeping an old figure in production indefinitely means you can't get old fans to replace their figures.