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11-18-2021, 12:48 PM | #23671 |
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11-18-2021, 01:18 PM | #23672 |
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I'm not sure how it would effect middlemen; the whole thing with them is that they can access the website in JP and buy the thing for you in the first place. This wouldn't change that
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11-18-2021, 01:32 PM | #23673 |
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That's what I was thinking yea. And you can still access the regular Tamashii page and look at the product pictures, so it's not complete "bad news" at least. Not like we need to actually go to the P Bandai page.
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11-18-2021, 02:00 PM | #23674 |
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Tamashii made these fancy toy photography prints and stuff some months ago, the entire Build crew was featured in group shots and Build Genius was among them.
They acknowledged that Genius is the only figure featured on the photos that isn't released, and told people that they are working on changing that. I'd say it's happening soon; maybe they are using the event to promote a pre-order date. |
11-18-2021, 02:16 PM | #23675 |
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The last few Tamashii events have also featured very, very few figures that did not eventually see release in the following year. If we look at last year's Kamen Rider selection at Nations; the only things that have not gotten a release confirmation are Ark-Zero, Azu, Build Genius and the Toridevendor. Meanwhile we've seen releases of Naki, Ikazuchi, Zeronos, Espada, Calibur, Emperor Kiva and Kuuga Rising Ultimate; and Ark-Zero will of course come very soon (maybe even with an Azu head lol).
Basically, Tamashii Nations/Features recently has taken the surprising turn of actually friggin' releasing stuff it shows, so I think that this month or not long after will finally be Build Genius' time to shine!
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11-18-2021, 03:39 PM | #23676 |
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Well I somewhat got one of wishes fulfilled in which I wanted more Sailor Moon releases showed off particularly them rereleasing the Super versions of the Inner Sailor group but the Tamashii Nations page has revealed a figuart of Eternal Sailor Moon
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11-18-2021, 03:39 PM | #23677 |
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Also, they will sometimes mark stuff as 'for display' or 'to be released' even without a date, and I'm sure Genius has shown up with the later label before. It's always been a matter of 'when' not 'if' for him, but yeah, it's probably 'now' in not too long.
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11-18-2021, 04:03 PM | #23678 |
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last year I was digging around and surprised to see ark one hadn't got a figuarts, it never occurred to be something like genius form also wouldn't have one.
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11-18-2021, 04:27 PM | #23679 |
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It's due to the slow process of getting SHFs out, combined with the sheer number of suits Tokusatsu puts out these days.
Back in the days of, say, Fourze; there were 7 main suits in-show, plus 3 movie-exclusive ones and the bikes. Especially with how fast SHF put stuff out in the early 2010s this also gave them room to do more stuff like module sets and villains and even the space suit; and sure enough, we saw almost everything Fourze released in 2012 with only a module set, a few villains and the late movie suits done in the following year. Fast forward to recent stuff and oh boy. Counting all the TV series riders and only the main upgrades, Zero-One has more Riders alone than Fourze had suits; at 9 riders plus 11 upgrade suits. This isn't even counting the movie stuff either -- that adds on another 10 (though I don't think we'll get Abaddon and Lucifer). Zero-One prioritised doing Izu as well, and is now doing the bike. And then when you consider that this series wasn't exceptional for this, but in fact was the norm among modern Riders, so they're constantly juggling playing catch-up with the previous series and then there's when they get onto the next series too... Basically there's no way stuff can come out anywhere near as fast these days. Zero-One has almost 30 suits to cover, and so does pretty much every other Rider season around it. It's only natural it's taking them a while to get to the end-series form
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11-18-2021, 04:45 PM | #23680 |
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Also keep in mind for awhile they stopped doing v-cinema and movie exclusives stuff in the line unless it was a really popular character such as Kamen Rider Gemn getting level billion released well before Maximum Mighty Gamer did despite the later being shown off first. Fast forward to today and now you have vcinema, movie exclusive and specials forms and characters getting priority over the in-show content that it's so surreal to me
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