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ZeroWolf wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

megatronus wrote:It's exasperating when folks zero in on the "it HAS to be THIS way" flavor of critique. It risks coming off as entitled, and misses the forest for the trees.

I think Transfans rank second only to Star Wars fans for whiny-ness if things aren't EXACTLY the way they should be...aka not G1 enough.

I agree. This looks like it's going to be a fun figure. And honestly, the price point isn't that far off based on its size. One figure is pretty much Commander class sized and the other is Leader class sized...PLUS you get a small deluxe. So Commander at $80, Leader at $55, and deluxe at $25. The total is is $160 and we invested $190. That's perfect...the extra is for custom packaging.

Nope. Third. G.I. Joe fans are far worse than Transformers fans, and it makes sense to a degree. Marvel Legends fans are probably about even.

What about Sonic fans? Or Thomas fans?

(Though, the latter's constant complaints are arguably justified.)

Hot Wheels and Nerf fans are the worst by a long, long mile.

One thing I forgot to mention is the leg storage for the blade reminded me of something, another toy that shared some design cues from Star Saber.

King Exkiser.

I can see Takara retooling Star Saber into a new modern King Exkiser.

Can they though? Bandai owns the BRAVE series, I think they might have something to say about it

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Bandai has the rights to the animation designs because they own Sunrise. Takara, who created the Brave series, still has the rights to their toys. Unfortunately, the last time they tried anything Brave it didn't sell well.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Bandai has the rights to the animation designs because they own Sunrise. Takara, who created the Brave series, still has the rights to their toys. Unfortunately, the last time they tried anything Brave it didn't sell well.

Having the animation rights alone doesn't allow Bandai to make toys and Takara Tomy would never let Bandai have the toy license if they still had those rights. When Bandai bought Sunrise Takara relinquished their rights to the franchise.

Emerje

This is what I thought the case was.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Bandai has the rights to the animation designs because they own Sunrise. Takara, who created the Brave series, still has the rights to their toys. Unfortunately, the last time they tried anything Brave it didn't sell well.

Having the animation rights alone doesn't allow Bandai to make toys and Takara Tomy would never let Bandai have the toy license if they still had those rights. When Bandai bought Sunrise Takara relinquished their rights to the franchise.

Emerje

This is what I thought the case was.

Really, I was under the impression Bandai has owned Sunrise for a while, and during that time Takara did release new Brave product. Does this mean that Takara can never reissue the original toys?

Not without a reference to their media that Bandai owns... btw They're no longer officially called "Sunrise"; they're now Bandai Namco Filmworks, with Sunrise as a brand name.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Emerje wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Bandai has the rights to the animation designs because they own Sunrise. Takara, who created the Brave series, still has the rights to their toys. Unfortunately, the last time they tried anything Brave it didn't sell well.

Having the animation rights alone doesn't allow Bandai to make toys and Takara Tomy would never let Bandai have the toy license if they still had those rights. When Bandai bought Sunrise Takara relinquished their rights to the franchise.

Emerje

This is what I thought the case was.

Really, I was under the impression Bandai has owned Sunrise for a while, and during that time Takara did release new Brave product. Does this mean that Takara can never reissue the original toys?

Not without a reference to their media that Bandai owns... btw They're no longer officially called "Sunrise"; they're now Bandai Namco Filmworks, with Sunrise as a brand name.

Sigh, I should've been happy with what I have now, now I have no choice.

It's Bandai that's doing all Brave toy production now, and the animation as a base is all they need (I suspect Takara still owns the original molds). For now outside of SoC GaoGaiGar they're limiting it to the Super Minipla aka Shokugan Model Project candy kits. The GaoGaiGar, Fighbird and Dagwon series have seen kits released, some with alternate anime-accurate parts for swapping out (which the GGG bots are really guilty of).