[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

But Trini wasn't a guy! Neither was Aiesha!

But both are very flat chested to begin with.

Besides, these are SENTAI Figuarts, first and foremost, NOT Power Rangers. If you want a female yellow ranger, go buy those steroid MMPR figures Bandai released in 2010.

[Secretcode]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

But both are very flat chested to begin with.

Besides, these are SENTAI Figuarts, first and foremost, NOT Power Rangers. If you want a female yellow ranger, go buy those steroid MMPR figures Bandai released in 2010.

Keep thinking that. The only reason BoJ is even DOING Zyuranger right now is because of the MMPR 20th Anniversary. Akibaranger was just a secondary way to support making them.

Need proof? Just ask a Bluefin employee.

I still don't think they'll make a second Yellow though. Waste of time/resources. Yellow Male body is screen accurate anyway (for the first season and the first half of season 2 at least.)

[Snowfall]

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Originally Posted by Secretcode

Keep thinking that. The only reason BoJ is even DOING Zyuranger right now is because of the MMPR 20th Anniversary.

Need proof? Just ask a Bluefin employee.

I still don't think they'll make a second Yellow though. Waste of time/resources. Yellow Male body is screen accurate anyway (for the first season and the first half of season 2 at least.)

Bluefin don't control things as much as they'd like you to believe. Yes, I'm sure the fact these guys will sell ridiculously well in the US is part of the reason they've been made, but they're still being made as Sentai figures, they're still being sold in Japan first and if the Japanese didn't care, we most likely wouldn't see them, regardless of how popular they are in America. Otherwise, we'd probably have a Gosei Red out by now.

[Secretcode]

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Originally Posted by Snowfall

Bluefin don't control things as much as they'd like you to believe. Yes, I'm sure the fact these guys will sell ridiculously well in the US is part of the reason they've been made, but they're still being made as Sentai figures, they're still being sold in Japan first and if the Japanese didn't care, we most likely wouldn't see them, regardless of how popular they are in America. Otherwise, we'd probably have a Gosei Red out by now.

...Bluefin is not just a distribution company at this point. Tamashii Nation USA IS Bluefin, and the main employee for them scouts out the US Market for anticipated/demanded releases and sends them to Bandai Japan where he ALSO works half the time.

Mega Man.

Dragon Ball Z.

Daft Punk.

MMPR/Zyuranger.

NONE of those things would have happened or have continued if it wasn't for the demand overseas. Mega Man D-Arts were a huge flop, as were the first DBZ Figuarts.

We matter more than you think. There's no need to underestimate it.

This is starting to get off-topic however, so perhaps we should just swing back to the matter at hand, yes?

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by Secretcode

Keep thinking that. The only reason BoJ is even DOING Zyuranger right now is because of the MMPR 20th Anniversary. Akibaranger was just a secondary way to support making them.

Need proof? Just ask a Bluefin employee.

I still don't think they'll make a second Yellow though. Waste of time/resources. Yellow Male body is screen accurate anyway (for the first season and the first half of season 2 at least.)

I'm confused as to how the fact that the PR 20th Anniversary is a major reason Zyurangers are now being released changes the fact that they are still Sentai figures? Of course import is a factor, but that doesn't even slightly make them Power Ranger figures over Zyuranger.
They're still Figuarts, they're still Zyuranger figures released by Japan, they still come with Sentai-exclusive accessories, they still are packaged as Zyuranger in the country where they are being made, they are still representing characters that were originally made for Zyuranger. They're still Sentai, aren't they? I feel like you're replying to something that wasn't actually in Dr Kain's post (such as an implication that import wasn't a factor).

[Secretcode]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

I'm confused as to how the fact that the PR 20th Anniversary is a major reason Zyurangers are now being released changes the fact that they are still Sentai figures? Of course import is a factor, but that doesn't even slightly make them Power Ranger figures over Zyuranger.
They're still Figuarts, they're still Zyuranger figures released by Japan, they still come with Sentai-exclusive accessories, they still are packaged as Zyuranger in the country where they are being made, they are still representing characters that were originally made for Zyuranger. They're Sentai.

It was moreso Dr. Kain's asinine claim that these were supposed to be Sentai releases first and foremost, when in reality pandering to the MMPR crowd was the first task. They are Sentai SHFs. No one is doubting that.

EDIT: I know it seems like I'm talking out of my ass on this whole ordeal, but as lame as it sounds it's amazing what you learn when you are in the right place at the right time.

[ljacone]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

Nah, you're confused. It's definitely Mei :P

Or Kat.

I think we can all agree that is NOT Kat.

Also, I would not want a skirt/female buck for the Yellow Mighty Morphin' Ranger, because that is not how she looked in the show. I am buying that figure to represent Trini Kwan, not Tigerranger, but I still want it to be show-accurate!

[musicfighter]

People are all like "these are Sentai Figuarts", but I'm pretty sure the US releases are getting PR packaging.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by musicfighter

People are all like "these are Sentai Figuarts", but I'm pretty sure the US releases are getting PR packaging.

True. But in theory, they're still Sentai figuarts.

[Secretcode]

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Originally Posted by XW1n5t0nX

True. But in theory, they're still Sentai figuarts.

It's really a never-ending cycle of an argument if you think about it.