JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We should keep an eye on Jazz and his subliminal messaging
Sabrblade wrote:Isn't this basically how Takara treated their releases of most of the toys in the pre-AOE movie toylines?
Uh... Those were not movie toylines.ExciKaiser wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Isn't this basically how Takara treated their releases of most of the toys in the pre-AOE movie toylines?
No. Micron Legends, Superlink and Galaxy force toys were often different than Armada, Energon and Cybertron toys.
While it was mainly deco/paint différences, not a lot of remolds.
Sabrblade wrote:Uh... Those were not movie toylines.ExciKaiser wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Isn't this basically how Takara treated their releases of most of the toys in the pre-AOE movie toylines?
No. Micron Legends, Superlink and Galaxy force toys were often different than Armada, Energon and Cybertron toys.
While it was mainly deco/paint différences, not a lot of remolds.
ZeroWolf wrote:I wonder how much takara are saving by going this route, this may have been initiated by hasbro (conspiracy to increase domestic sales) but this route may work out beneficial to Takara. Also if it means the west are getting the same masterpieces, that's good news isn't it?
bacem wrote: i just hope all those money saved goes to the right direction.
Bounti76 wrote:I'm still holding out hope for a G2 Defensor. Inferno doesn't look enough like G2 Hot Spot in any mode to work as a good stand-in.
william-james88 wrote:Bounti76 wrote:I'm still holding out hope for a G2 Defensor. Inferno doesn't look enough like G2 Hot Spot in any mode to work as a good stand-in.
You still holding out hope for Takara's Liokaiser as well?
I've never been big at all into Japanese G1 (save for their having had Minerva), so I'm happy with Hasbro's.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:We should keep an eye on Jazz and his subliminal messaging
bacem wrote:i just hope all those money saved goes to the right direction.
bacem wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I wonder how much takara are saving by going this route, this may have been initiated by hasbro (conspiracy to increase domestic sales) but this route may work out beneficial to Takara. Also if it means the west are getting the same masterpieces, that's good news isn't it?
i imagine a lot, really. in previous cases, they have different deco and boxes than hasbro, so they just imported the unpainted mold from hasbro, and then repaint it themself, and then print their own packaging. in this new case, not only does there's no need to repaint the figures, if you pay attention, the japanese name on the packaging is just stickers, that just slapped over hasbro's packaging to cover hasbro logo. means they literally just imported hasbro product as is and slapped stickers on the box. the cost of paints and packagings are now replaced by cost for small stickers only. that should save a lot, really. i just hope all those money saved goes to the right direction.
fenrir72 wrote:bacem wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I wonder how much takara are saving by going this route, this may have been initiated by hasbro (conspiracy to increase domestic sales) but this route may work out beneficial to Takara. Also if it means the west are getting the same masterpieces, that's good news isn't it?
i imagine a lot, really. in previous cases, they have different deco and boxes than hasbro, so they just imported the unpainted mold from hasbro, and then repaint it themself, and then print their own packaging. in this new case, not only does there's no need to repaint the figures, if you pay attention, the japanese name on the packaging is just stickers, that just slapped over hasbro's packaging to cover hasbro logo. means they literally just imported hasbro product as is and slapped stickers on the box. the cost of paints and packagings are now replaced by cost for small stickers only. that should save a lot, really. i just hope all those money saved goes to the right direction.
Bro' Same China/Vietnam factories Nothing imported from Hb. Just different job orders. . At least back then. Now we have the unified product roll out.(six month delay for the JP market)
As for the costs going down, the reports that Takara/Tomy having financial troubles might just be one of the reasons why they caved so fast and went for the unification business model.
The other reason is that the JPs aren't making too many kids for their kids toylines. Only manchildren are the ones buying
