[Orange Ranger]

I can't see them trying to make figures for Zero or Turbo as I doubt the market is large enough. As far as the older series go I think PRiS is the next in popularity as it finished off the Zordon era. I don't see them making those figures either, maybe like the red or silver but not the whole team, unless something changes.

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

I can't see them trying to make figures for Zero or Turbo as I doubt the market is large enough. As far as the older series go I think PRiS is the next in popularity as it finished off the Zordon era. I don't see them making those figures either, maybe like the red or silver but not the whole team, unless something changes.

You do realize that the Zyurangers are the first and probably only time that Tamashii Nations has taken Power Rangers into heavy consideration for the time of their releases? Has it slipped your notice that Figuarts are Japanese figures made by a Japanese company whose target audience are Japanese buyers that are imported to America? Did the Japanese boxes not tip you off in the slightest? Did the Gokaiger and Jetman Figuarts confuse you? The popularity of the PR seasons is mostly irrelevant, I don't know why you're writing as if its important to what will be released.

Turbo was not popular, but Carranger (which Turbo took footage from) was very popular. The market for Carranger, where the target audience is, is likely up there as a candidate for any hypothetical "Akibaranger Season 3" Figuarts and would probably be a big hit. I like Power Rangers almost as much as I like Super Sentai, but come on, people. These are not Power Ranger figures.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

You do realize that the Zyurangers are the first and probably only time that Tamashii Nations has taken Power Rangers into heavy consideration for the time of their releases? Has it slipped your notice that Figuarts are Japanese figures made by a Japanese company whose target audience are Japanese buyers that are imported to America? Did the Japanese boxes not tip you off in the slightest? Did the Gokaiger and Jetman Figuarts confuse you? The popularity of the PR seasons is mostly irrelevant, I don't know why you're writing as if its important to what will be released.

Turbo was not popular, but Carranger (which Turbo took footage from) was very popular. The market for Carranger, where the target audience is, is likely up there as a candidate for any "Akibaranger Season 2" Figuarts and would probably be a big hit. I like Power Rangers almost as much as I like Super Sentai, but come on, people. These are not Power Ranger figures.

Techincally speaking, all Super Sentai figures (save for Dairanger and anything before Zyuranger) are Power Rangers figures.

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by KRX

Techincally speaking, all Super Sentai figures (save for Dairanger and anything before Zyuranger) are Power Rangers figures.

Technically speaking, they're not, except for the Bluefin release Zyurangers. Yes, they can easily and obviously be used to represent Power Rangers characters, but that's not what their original intention is for and they don't say Power Rangers anywhere on the package. Either way, you know exactly what I'm saying; Power Ranger fans and collectors are not the target audience for Figuarts and popularity of PR seasons are irrelevant compared to the popularity of the SS season when it comes to Figuarts.

Anyway, I don't want to delve too far off-topic, I was just pointing out that saying that Carranger Figuarts won't be released because Turbo wasn't popular is incorrect.

[ZeoRangerV]

I love that a lot of people are assuming the Super Sentai figuarts are particularly popular in Japan. They're the ones that never "sell out" on preorders, the ones that almost always go on heavy clearance after a few months and the bulk of them are inevitably going to end up as Tamashii web exclusives.

There's no denying that these figures are Super Sentai figures first and foremost but ask yourselves this - which are they going to want to sell more? The ones that do reasonably okay in Japan only or the ones that sell in both Japan and the US?

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

I love that a lot of people are assuming the Super Sentai figuarts are particularly popular in Japan. They're the ones that never "sell out" on preorders, the ones that almost always go on heavy clearance after a few months and the bulk of them are inevitably going to end up as Tamashii web exclusives.

There's no denying that these figures are Super Sentai figures first and foremost but ask yourselves this - which are they going to want to sell more? The ones that do reasonably okay in Japan only or the ones that sell in both Japan and the US?

Bluefin aren't really regular release figures like the non-exclusive Figuarts in Japan and are a pretty niche market in the US, so that's not exactly a great comparison. The regular release Figuarts are not a limited run so I don't see why the fact that they don't sell out and go on sale is really a major point as to how popular they are in Japan, especially when, I assume, you're using websites that are targeting importers to make that comparison. And you're also assuming that people who buy Bluefin don't also buy it for Super Sentai, so how did Red Hawk and Black Condor do in the US?

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

Bluefin aren't really mass-release figures like the non-exclusive Figuarts in Japan and are a pretty niche market in the US, so that's not exactly a great comparison. And you're also assuming that people who buy Bluefin don't also buy it for Super Sentai, so how did Red Hawk and Black Condor do in the US?

No, I'm assuming more people buy Bluefin for Power Rangers than Super Sentai. Which is pretty evident by the amount of people asking for Power Rangers rather than Super Sentai.

[Starscream Gaga]

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No, I'm assuming more people buy Bluefin for Power Rangers than Super Sentai. Which is pretty evident by the amount of people asking for Power Rangers rather than Super Sentai.

Yeah, and? I don't really get your point in this post, that doesn't change where the main target for the figures are and, as I said before, Bluefin figures aren't regular release like the regular release Figuarts are so the comparison between them isn't totally fair. Not to mention that Bluefin are importing the figures to a niche market, not making the figures for regular release like they are in Japan.

I understand that there might be some consideration towards the Bluefin imports, but Orange Ranger's post, which I was replying to, had the bizarre implication that the popularity of the PR seasons are the main decision-maker for the seasons. Which would really make the Gokaiger, Jetman and even Boukenger Figuarts rather strange releases. Zyuranger remains the only time we're we've gotten any evidence that Power Rangers were one of the main deciding factors. Maybe I'm too quick to jump down people's throats, but it still frustrates me when people completely ignore the fact that these are Japanese toys for a Japanese show, which is why I keep away from the PR facebook pages because I want to throttle the posters that sit around asking if the Kibaranger will have a "Tommy" head.

[AlphaGrandCanine]

Bluefin is American, think about the rest of the world, where they buy and what motivates that. Im not a huge sentai fan, but it still drives my purchases.

I would love to see some love shown to the 6th rangers, maybe see some more dekarangers released, im still waiting on the 6th figure to be confirmed.

[WhiteRanger]

Don't for get the zyu figuarts are getting MMPR styled packaging so I think any sentai figuarts that has a PR adaption will have the same treatment