primalxconvoy wrote:I disagree.
The original toy version is not what I want. As for a "toy" version, you seem to misunderstand what I and perhaps others are referring to. I/we want this toy in more "realistic" colours, not anime ones. This was something Takara has done with MP Optimus and also, via alternate stickers and faces, etc, with the likes of MP Inferno.
This shows that you are wrong on this. Takara have already shown a precedent in providing two different versions. I just wished they had either included these options in this figure out announced a metallic version sooner (which they've done with almost every Japanese release of a g1 style Megatron to date).
As for "It's only in Japan", then I question your opinion. I live in Japan and have spoken with Japanese collectors, who have voiced similar opinions and/or acknowledged that this release has been inconsistent with other Japanese releases. Also, Takara also officially releases their products through Hasbro Asia and I'm also sure fully understands their products are bought by fans all over the world. While I'm sure they cannot please everyone, everywhere, they are sure to have considered, and will consider international opinions. Marlboor was a rather extreme example of this, with Takara having no obligation to change their design, but did so after pressure from Philip Morris (admittedly not a customer though).
If all you want is a shiny version of MP-36, it could certainly happen at some point in the future, but expecting Takara to have offered something like that concurrent with the standard version of Masterpiece Megatron MP-36 doesn't make any sense, and I'll cite precedence in the Masterpiece line to prove such. MP-29 Masterpiece Shockwave was released in his cartoon accurate light purple/lavender color scheme back in March 2016. There is demand for a more toy-accurate dark purple edition, but it's not happened yet. We do have an example of getting a toy version and cartoon version of a Masterpiece figure with MP-14 Red Alert, but those two releases were almost FOUR YEARS apart. It doesn't really seem "inconsistent" for the modern Masterpiece line when you look at what is happening with MP-36 and compared it to MP-14/+ and MP-29. It makes business sense for Takara not to pair up their alternate versions together. When a new version is released later on, people are more likely to double dip to get the version that is "superior" to them. If you offered all choices at once, people will just pick their favorite and be done with it. Again, that's just the reality of the business world.
Yes, there are some recent examples of Masterpieces designed to give the best of both worlds with interchangeable display options, like MP-33 Inferno and MP-33 Grapple, but in that case, it's a matter of molding, not paint apps, that create the desired effect. It was easy enough for Takara to design these figures to include more "realistic" or "toy accurate" vehicle fronts with chromed bumpers and extra details, like windshield wipers, and simplified cartoon fronts based on the animated character models. This is a very recent development in the Masterpiece line too. Not even the recent MP-27 Ironhide and MP-30 Ratchet offered this. Also, you can't exactly offer different molding to give Megatron more red on his inner calves or silver chrome all over his body.
For you, I hope there is another release of MP-36 that's closer to what you want in terms of deco, and in fact, that might be likely (as is another shot at Shockwave with darker purple paint/plastic), since those molds are pretty uniquely those characters and hard to redeco into any other character. Takara does like to get a LOT of uses out of each Masterpiece mold. To be honest, though, expect MP-20 Wheeljack to get a cartoon deco release first, as anime is the direction Masterpiece is going right now.
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