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Post by ollymovics on Dec 20, 2020 4:08:12 GMT -6
I hope Lunch is gonna come first, she has been revealed much before that DBS character !
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Post by solubletoast on Dec 20, 2020 5:06:37 GMT -6
I think they're throwing the original DB line in the bin. For some reason it hasn't been popular at all. The DB line figures are the only figures i see here that get ridiculous price slashes to get rid of them. I saw King Piccolo being reduced to £25 here. He retailed at around £65 upon his release. I've never seen an SH Figuarts get that much of a price cut here, and you can't get rid of Kid Goku, Bulma, Kid Krillin, Chi-Chi or Jackie Chun for any price. Master Roshi seems to be the only figure in the line that can be difficult to get these days.
It may be different for different regions though.
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Post by ollymovics on Dec 20, 2020 6:35:08 GMT -6
I think they're throwing the original DB line in the bin. For some reason it hasn't been popular at all. The DB line figures are the only figures i see here that get ridiculous price slashes to get rid of them. I saw King Piccolo being reduced to £25 here. He retailed at around £65 upon his release. I've never seen an SH Figuarts get that much of a price cut here, and you can't get rid of Kid Goku, Bulma, Kid Krillin, Chi-Chi or Jackie Chun for any price. Master Roshi seems to be the only figure in the line that can be difficult to get these days. It may be different for different regions though. I'm afraid you're right. To me, Lunch will be the last DB classic figure ever to be made. There is much love for DBS than DB around the world, wich is very sad in my opinion considering the huge difference of quality between the two series (at least for me). But i hope that if the line is over, Bandai will mention it anytime soon, i would be pissed to wait for nothing.
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Post by bcapp on Dec 20, 2020 10:07:28 GMT -6
I don’t think the Dragonball Line is over guys. There was just a recent interview that stated they were looking into smaller figures with Machines which tells me Pilaf and gang/the Robot Suits. Also let’s be real we got so many right at the same time. I think they are taking a little break which is good and focusing back on Z right now which is always gonna be number 1 and sprinkling in some popular Super will always be a thing. What I will say is future Dragonball releases will probably be Premium Bandai. That will take the risk away and still give us the characters while upping the value. Just a thought, Mostly every SH Figuarts sells completely out and triples in price. It’s not a bad thing if a few figures don’t. Doesn’t mean they didn’t sell it just means they didn’t sell out. I also bet that King Piccolo, Jackie Chun, Bulma etc... These will all eventually sell out and become extremely rare and sought after. It’s happened in the past so it will happen again.
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Post by solubletoast on Dec 20, 2020 10:23:41 GMT -6
I don’t think the Dragonball Line is over guys. There was just a recent interview that stated they were looking into smaller figures with Machines which tells me Pilaf and gang/the Robot Suits. Also let’s be real we got so many right at the same time. I think they are taking a little break which is good and focusing back on Z right now which is always gonna be number 1 and sprinkling in some popular Super will always be a thing. What I will say is future Dragonball releases will probably be Premium Bandai. That will take the risk away and still give us the characters while upping the value. Just a thought, Mostly every SH Figuarts sells completely out and triples in price. It’s not a bad thing if a few figures don’t. Doesn’t mean they didn’t sell it just means they didn’t sell out. I also bet that King Piccolo, Jackie Chun, Bulma etc... These will all eventually sell out and become extremely rare and sought after. It’s happened in the past so it will happen again. From a marketing perspective.. If the original DB line isn't selling as well as Z/Super, Bandai will drop it at any time Bandai are NOTORIOUS for dropping toy lines out of the blue and without warning when they underperform, even when there's a clear outline for the line/ prototypes shown.. For example they introduced the Digivolving Spirit line for Digimon with a clear outline to produce the 8 chosen Children's highest evolutions. They got through 5 of them and showed prototypes for the rest.. Then it was cancelled without any notice and left dead.
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Post by bcapp on Dec 20, 2020 11:33:52 GMT -6
I don’t think the Dragonball Line is over guys. There was just a recent interview that stated they were looking into smaller figures with Machines which tells me Pilaf and gang/the Robot Suits. Also let’s be real we got so many right at the same time. I think they are taking a little break which is good and focusing back on Z right now which is always gonna be number 1 and sprinkling in some popular Super will always be a thing. What I will say is future Dragonball releases will probably be Premium Bandai. That will take the risk away and still give us the characters while upping the value. Just a thought, Mostly every SH Figuarts sells completely out and triples in price. It’s not a bad thing if a few figures don’t. Doesn’t mean they didn’t sell it just means they didn’t sell out. I also bet that King Piccolo, Jackie Chun, Bulma etc... These will all eventually sell out and become extremely rare and sought after. It’s happened in the past so it will happen again. From a marketing perspective.. If the original DB line isn't selling as well as Z/Super, Bandai will drop it at any time Bandai are NOTORIOUS for dropping toy lines out of the blue and without warning when they underperform, even when there's a clear outline for the line/ prototypes shown.. For example they introduced the Digivolving Spirit line for Digimon with a clear outline to produce the 8 chosen Children's highest evolutions. They got through 5 of them and showed prototypes for the rest.. Then it was cancelled without any notice and left dead. Your not wrong but this is Dragonball. Your talking about their best selling and most important line. Also it’s a different type of fan base then for these other shows. I’m just saying that if any line would get the benefit of the doubt it would be Dragonball. The line in general is at an all time high right now as well.
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on Dec 20, 2020 11:41:45 GMT -6
That Hit makes me wish they'd do Mai. lol
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Post by ssjtrunks on Dec 20, 2020 13:57:24 GMT -6
I think they're throwing the original DB line in the bin. For some reason it hasn't been popular at all. The DB line figures are the only figures i see here that get ridiculous price slashes to get rid of them. I saw King Piccolo being reduced to £25 here. He retailed at around £65 upon his release. I've never seen an SH Figuarts get that much of a price cut here, and you can't get rid of Kid Goku, Bulma, Kid Krillin, Chi-Chi or Jackie Chun for any price. Master Roshi seems to be the only figure in the line that can be difficult to get these days. It may be different for different regions though. I'm afraid you're right. To me, Lunch will be the last DB classic figure ever to be made. There is much love for DBS than DB around the world, wich is very sad in my opinion considering the huge difference of quality between the two series (at least for me). But i hope that if the line is over, Bandai will mention it anytime soon, i would be pissed to wait for nothing. I feel like people often forget that Dragon Ball Z, not the original Dragon Ball, was popular. So OBVIOUSLY DBZ and DBS would be much more popular. Especially DBS with the newer generation watching. Like its so damn obvious why DBZ and Super is popular. Who gives a crap about the quality of the show if its not popular. I like Dragon Ball but it doesn't mean Super is awful.
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Post by jj on Dec 20, 2020 14:29:58 GMT -6
From a marketing perspective.. If the original DB line isn't selling as well as Z/Super, Bandai will drop it at any time Bandai are NOTORIOUS for dropping toy lines out of the blue and without warning when they underperform, even when there's a clear outline for the line/ prototypes shown.. For example they introduced the Digivolving Spirit line for Digimon with a clear outline to produce the 8 chosen Children's highest evolutions. They got through 5 of them and showed prototypes for the rest.. Then it was cancelled without any notice and left dead. Your not wrong but this is Dragonball. Your talking about their best selling and most important line. Also it’s a different type of fan base then for these other shows. I’m just saying that if any line would get the benefit of the doubt it would be Dragonball. The line in general is at an all time high right now as well. It makes sense they would take a break from Dragon Ball and focus on highly wanted Dragon Ball Z and Super figures while there's no show out. The line was kind of saved by Dragon Ball Super airing, which made the figuarts line boom in popularity. The fact that they have Desert Bandit Yamcha's Dragon Ball vehicle and Emperor Pilafs mechs on the polls, as well a prototype Launch they've been slowly debuting indicates there's been demand for the Dragon Ball line. I think I remember someone mentioning the Bulma's bike preorder sold out in japan as well. They also went pretty hard in the paint for the Dragon Ball line the past two years. Plus, there are plenty of Z and Super characters that go on sale regularly.
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Post by solubletoast on Dec 20, 2020 15:20:45 GMT -6
From a marketing perspective.. If the original DB line isn't selling as well as Z/Super, Bandai will drop it at any time Bandai are NOTORIOUS for dropping toy lines out of the blue and without warning when they underperform, even when there's a clear outline for the line/ prototypes shown.. For example they introduced the Digivolving Spirit line for Digimon with a clear outline to produce the 8 chosen Children's highest evolutions. They got through 5 of them and showed prototypes for the rest.. Then it was cancelled without any notice and left dead. Your not wrong but this is Dragonball. Your talking about their best selling and most important line. Also it’s a different type of fan base then for these other shows. I’m just saying that if any line would get the benefit of the doubt it would be Dragonball. The line in general is at an all time high right now as well. Yeah, i definitely agree if any line were to be given another chance it'd be anything to do with Dragonball/Z/Super . I just wouldn't be surprised with Bandai if the line was completely dropped for years and revisited . 😂
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on Dec 20, 2020 17:05:07 GMT -6
I can hardly wait to see what the future holds for the Z line. I'll be paying close attention since most of the "main" Z Fighters and villains have been done For King Cold, I'd prefer his Z version but I'd settle for and still be happy for his Super:Broly incarnation.
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Post by hono on Dec 20, 2020 17:41:45 GMT -6
For the Cell arc I would like Goku and Gohan with saiyan armor and buffed Trunks.
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on Dec 20, 2020 18:37:10 GMT -6
Did Teen Gohan get a Piccolo outfit figure with his cape?
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Post by Kleo on Dec 20, 2020 18:56:49 GMT -6
tabuuforteakugunI definitely remember seeing Gohan with a demon gi and Piccolo's cape on a collector's list at NYCC back in 2016, so I want to say that, yes, SHF Teen Gohan came with a Piccolo outfit.
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Post by hono on Dec 20, 2020 19:03:17 GMT -6
Did Teen Gohan get a Piccolo outfit figure with his cape? Yes, both manga and anime colors.
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