[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Sentai Tamashii

I don't think that's necessary true, most of the manufactures produces the toys for both US and Japanese side, but the Japanese ones might feel better simply because of the extra paint apps, or it's all in your head because you paid more

Well the thing with Takara, they include stuff that TRU and Hasbro and the like wouldn't care about, like the silver platter and brainwave machine for MP Grimlock. That kind of stuff, while small, is a big move to me for collectors. So bravo Takara.

Also, in addition to more paint apps, the plastic they mold their toys in is more catered towards us. Check out voyager 1st edition TF Prime Optimus compared to the Hasbro version. Both look good but the Takara version is excellent.

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Originally Posted by Denshin48

id much rather buy a Japanese toy than american. they get all the good shit over there be it packaging wise or far superior paint apps

case in point during Ryukis run Bandai made these

instead of just bringing those here for Dragon Knight we instead got these


it was one helluva step backwards too as the R&Ms had a ton more articulation than the DK figures ever had but were quite a few years older. it really does suck that manufacturers here are so concentrated on the kinds more than collectors everything is dumned down so badly here

I agree and WOW...yeah man those DK figures were bad. I wanted good figures because Ryuki has bad ass designs, but yuck, I remember seeing the DK figures in store and wondering WTF happened.

Then I found out just recently, that Tamashii made some SIC figures in GI Joe scale, the Kiwami Tamashii series, WTF!? Stuff like that, in smaller scale..I mean damn...they've got all the bases covered AND it's an affordable line! Now I haven't handled a Kiwami Tamashii figure but I imagine the quality is high.

Recently I was walking through the stores to check out the new Star Wars stuff, and the price increased, meanwhile the mainline is just a bunch of repackaged repaints with minimal articulation. Some of the prices are absurd for the vehicles. Bringing back old prequel figures from years back is a bad move, kids aren't stupid.

I dunno I guess at some point when you're younger, while you're still a child, there are decisions which pave the way for toys in the future. If toys aren't meant to be I guess you ditch them as they are and move onto games. However if you were like me, and started craving more articulation, the path towards becoming a collector starts.

I remember the Toy Biz Spiderman animated series figures. In fact I still have mine. I was like "oh man they gave Venom some elbow joints, kick ass!". Then came, in 1995, the super articulated Spiderman figure. I remember buying it, I think at KB Toys, and that figure, changed it all.

It's worth noting however, that while that seemed advanced at the time, for the US, Japan already had them beat. Look at the 8" ZyuRanger figures which were brought over for MMPR. Those had way more articulation than anything we had, and those were created in the early 90's.

These days the stuff we want is more expensive, but I find that you get more of what you want, and save money in the long run, by pre-ordering collector items. Reserves what you want and gives you time to save for it.