[Dr Kain]

I wouldn't mine an SRC of Dragonceasar, but afterwards they need to start focusing on DaiRanger!!

Anyway, like I said, I think this is entirely pointless. Yes, I love my One Piece Zeroes, but Sentai just does not work as statues to me.

[uchihabro77]

Is this relevant here?

[Guyver Spawn]

I think the US market is the reason why we got the rest of the Zyurangers. If it's was not for the US, I think only Tyranno Ranger and Dragon Ranger would got made. Just like how the other Jetman and Dairanger teams have yet got made into figuarts.

[TokuChris]

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Originally Posted by Guyver Spawn

I think the US market is the reason why we got the rest of the Zyurangers. If it's was not for the US, I think only Tyranno Ranger and Dragon Ranger would got made. Just like how the other Jetman and Dairanger teams have yet got made into figuarts.

Most likely you're correct.

With Power Rangers celebrating it's 20th Anniversary and playing up the "Mighty Morphin" angle worse than when they did the 2.0 version, it made sense for Bandai Japan and Tamashii Nations to test the water with releases more geared towards the United States (and the rest of the world), and worst case scenario, Zyuranger wasn't unpopular by any means in Japan.

[Den-O]

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I think the US market is the reason why we got the rest of the Zyurangers. If it's was not for the US, I think only Tyranno Ranger and Dragon Ranger would got made. Just like how the other Jetman and Dairanger teams have yet got made into figuarts.

You're not really looking at all the facts there. As the point has been made many times, Zyuranger was huge in Japan when it debuted. Still tons of fans out there who love that show because of the revolutionary way in which costume/set design and production values changed for the franchise as a result of Zyuranger. It revitalized sentai. Yes the US market undeniably drives sales as well. But a show like Zyuranger was pretty safely going to have it's whole team done in Japan, it was just too popular not too.

Jetman & Dairanger also have their fond fans on both sides of the ocean but not nearly to the same capacity as Zyuranger. And certainly not as much as MMPR. But to say the other Zyurangers wouldn't have been made without western demand? I'm not entirely sure I see that.

[Guyver Spawn]

So far the other teams like Boukenger, Dekaranger, Jetman and Dairanger still yet to get the other team members after a year later. Bluefin did said the MMPR figuarts reach around DBZ levels in terms of sales. I think it's possible that the US market help the other Zyurangers got made.

[thunderstrike541]

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Because Tommy is a huge seller in the US. It won't surprise me if Bluefin was behind this. Bluefin mention in a interview a while back that they plan to do more MMPR stuff in other Tamasahii figure brands. SRC Dragon Caesar/Dragon Zord is likely next. I'm sick of MMPR nostalgia and we're getting more of it soon in a few years from now because of the new upcoming movie from Lionsgate.

Aren't we all...

[TokuChris]

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You're not really looking at all the facts there. As the point has been made many times, Zyuranger was huge in Japan when it debuted. Still tons of fans out there who love that show because of the revolutionary way in which costume/set design and production values changed for the franchise as a result of Zyuranger. It revitalized sentai. Yes the US market undeniably drives sales as well. But a show like Zyuranger was pretty safely going to have it's whole team done in Japan, it was just too popular not too.

Jetman & Dairanger also have their fond fans on both sides of the ocean but not nearly to the same capacity as Zyuranger. And certainly not as much as MMPR. But to say the other Zyurangers wouldn't have been made without western demand? I'm not entirely sure I see that.

I think you're being too generous. If Zyuranger revitalized it, it's kind of silly that only 3 years later it had to be saved from cancellation with Carranger.

Zyuranger's continued popularity does have a lot to give towards Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - while Zyuranger did fine by itself in Japan, the Power Rangers adaption became a hit for the rest of the entire world. That fact alone leads me to personally believe that the Power Rangers 20th Anniversary played a huge role in the entire Zyuranger team being created (as opposed to just Red and Green, like what happened with Dairanger in Akibaranger with just Red and White).

Plus - there's a ton of Super Sentai after Zyuranger that have been more successful and more popular in Japan. And yet, here we sit with every other single team unfinished except Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

I don't think that's purely a matter of chance.

[Guyver Spawn]

I know that Zyuranger had bigger toy sales then Jetman and Fiveman, but I doubt there's big demand for Zyuranger in Japan. From what I've been told, kids love Zyuranger back in 1992 while most of the older fans didn't care for it. It was jut another Sentai show and people move on to the next show a year later. In the US, the 20th anniversary of MMPR is still hot in the air.

[MidoGreen]

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I think you're being too generous. If Zyuranger revitalized it, it's kind of silly that only 3 years later it had to be saved from cancellation with Carranger.

Zyuranger's continued popularity does have a lot to give towards Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - while Zyuranger did fine by itself in Japan, the Power Rangers adaption became a hit for the rest of the entire world. That fact alone leads me to personally believe that the Power Rangers 20th Anniversary played a huge role in the entire Zyuranger team being created (as opposed to just Red and Green, like what happened with Dairanger in Akibaranger with just Red and White).

Plus - there's a ton of Super Sentai after Zyuranger that have been more successful and more popular in Japan. nd Ayet, here we sit with every other single team unfinished except Zyuranger/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

I don't think that's purely a matter of chance.

Completed Shinkenger and Gokaigers say what? I mean sure we don't have every Super Shinkenger or Gokai Silver Gold Mode, but the core teams are complete.