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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Well, wasn't Showa filled with Vs film stagnation and a decline in popularity? Perhaps that's why they chose to not release monsters from that era?

Toho & Bandai have never been afraid to merchandise the Showa films. We get lots of new stuff with classic Gojis -- '54 of course, but also '63 (typically with his arms out to the side, heh) and '64. And while I doubt anyone is lining up for a perfect Son of Godzilla Monsterarts Kamacuras, I think it's odd that we have not seen popular monsters such as Gigan, or Anguirus, or Baragon, or Showa MG, or Titanosaurus, or Hedorah, even Showa Rodan. King Ghidorah's design is close enough that asking for a Showa KG versus the Hesai one is just plain silly; the same will be true for Mothra.

It gets weirder when you consider that of the main tokusatsu-related lines from Tamashii Nations -- for the purposes of this discussion I am saying SH Figuarts, SH Monsterarts, and Ultra-Act -- Monsterarts is the only one "stuck" in one era. We get Kamen Riders and Super Sentai senshi from all over timewise (moreso with the Riders than the Super Sentai, though), and Ultra-Act goes all the way the first Ultraman right through the most recent main Ultra with Ultraman Zero. So why doesn't Monsterarts have the same breadth of offerings? Especially when Toho has never shied away from having that product out there in the past?

I don't know the reason, but it is fun to speculate!