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Post by king on Sept 30, 2014 22:31:56 GMT -6
there is a chance for anything to happen, I don't work for Tamashii so i cant say anything and even if i did i stil couldn't given how secretive they told bran to be!
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Post by SupremeKai on Sept 30, 2014 23:12:57 GMT -6
I seriously doubt Tamshii would go against their own business model to appease consumer demand. Aren't all Tamashii figures limited edition?
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Post by Wave on Sept 30, 2014 23:45:22 GMT -6
As has been said earlier in this thread, only Piccolo, SSJ Goku, and Gohan were normal releases. Everything else after that are "Web Exclusives" which means in Japan they are limited to Tamashii's online store. In other regions though thanks to Bluefin Distribution they are sold in-stores.
Tamashii values their collector market. If they market something as an "exclusive" they are going to keep it exclusive. It has always been said that these figures are produced in a limited run.
To Tamashii, if they reissue what was a web exclusive in Japan, even though they'd be sure to make money from the high overseas demand for it, they would lose integrity in the eyes of collectors as items that people could have paid good money for would be devalued.
In the end you just have to recognize that Tamashii thinks of their hardcore domestic market first and foremost. They ARE a Japanese company after all. Bluefin can only haggle so much out of them.
I do think that Gohan should get a rerelease sometime though because he was a normal release.
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Post by gotenks on Oct 1, 2014 2:23:47 GMT -6
As has been said earlier in this thread, only Piccolo, SSJ Goku, and Gohan were normal releases. Everything else after that are "Web Exclusives" which means in Japan they are limited to Tamashii's online store. In other regions though thanks to Bluefin Distribution they are sold in-stores. Tamashii values their collector market. If they market something as an "exclusive" they are going to keep it exclusive. It has always been said that these figures are produced in a limited run. To Tamashii, if they reissue what was a web exclusive in Japan, even though they'd be sure to make money from the high overseas demand for it, they would lose integrity in the eyes of collectors as items that people could have paid good money for would be devalued. In the end you just have to recognize that Tamashii thinks of their hardcore domestic market first and foremost. They ARE a Japanese company after all. Bluefin can only haggle so much out of them. I do think that Gohan should get a rerelease sometime though because he was a normal release. still, I can't understand why don't they sell a limited stock of it. it may get their price down, but it will be good for all those who didn't got a chance to buy them. I'm also sure that they won't lose any money if they'll do it.
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Post by SupremeKai on Oct 1, 2014 2:30:56 GMT -6
^ That is not what collectible means*
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Post by thinkcure54 on Oct 1, 2014 2:55:00 GMT -6
Was special color Edition piccolo also exclusive? Or was he technically just a repaint? Basically my question is will he also get a re release? Or just his manga colored version?
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Post by Gonstead on Oct 1, 2014 4:02:20 GMT -6
Was special color Edition piccolo also exclusive? Or was he technically just a repaint? Basically my question is will he also get a re release? Or just his manga colored version? He was an exclusive to San Diego Comic Con 2013, so no, he will definitely not be getting a re-release, more so than the Tamashii exclusives. Only Manga SSJ Goku, Manga Piccolo and Manga Gohan are able to be re-released since they were normal retail releases.
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Post by rampage on Oct 1, 2014 4:26:23 GMT -6
Was special color Edition piccolo also exclusive? Or was he technically just a repaint? Basically my question is will he also get a re release? Or just his manga colored version? He was an exclusive to San Diego Comic Con 2013, so no, he will definitely not be getting a re-release, more so than the Tamashii exclusives. Only Manga SSJ Goku, Manga Piccolo and Manga Gohan are able to be re-released since they were normal retail releases. Bring on that gohan haha
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Post by Wave on Oct 1, 2014 7:37:13 GMT -6
^ That is not what collectible means* Are you referring to me or Gotenks with that arrow? Just to be sure.
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Post by Branjita on Oct 1, 2014 8:04:31 GMT -6
So basically it sounds like requesting rereleases of anything more than another SS Gohan is a total waste of time no matter how much demand there is. Disappointing, but good to know. I suppose in the future they could also rerelease Piccolo and SS Goku another time if they really wanted to. Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't SS Goku been rereleased 2 times? I know Piccolo has only been rereleased 1 time.
I guess for those who are completionists, buying some of the older releases at expensive prices is the only way to get them if you want official Tamashii figures. Bootlegs being the other option. Since I don't collect for value and just want to have Future Trunks to have Future Trunks, I guess I'll just have to cross my fingers for a decent bootleg eventually being made.
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Post by Bender on Oct 1, 2014 11:31:45 GMT -6
As has been said earlier in this thread, only Piccolo, SSJ Goku, and Gohan were normal releases. Everything else after that are "Web Exclusives" which means in Japan they are limited to Tamashii's online store. In other regions though thanks to Bluefin Distribution they are sold in-stores. Tamashii values their collector market. If they market something as an "exclusive" they are going to keep it exclusive. It has always been said that these figures are produced in a limited run. To Tamashii, if they reissue what was a web exclusive in Japan, even though they'd be sure to make money from the high overseas demand for it, they would lose integrity in the eyes of collectors as items that people could have paid good money for would be devalued. In the end you just have to recognize that Tamashii thinks of their hardcore domestic market first and foremost. They ARE a Japanese company after all. Bluefin can only haggle so much out of them. I do think that Gohan should get a rerelease sometime though because he was a normal release. Thanks for clearing this up. I didn't know that at all. My base form You is probably going to be worth something one day but if there's any that I never sell, id never sell him because j bought him first. Lets keep our fingers crosses for that Gihan rerelease. This thread is pretty pointless now, isn't it?. It should just be "Request to rerelease Gohan...". But that saiyan saga vegeta, tho.. :-(
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Post by thinkcure54 on Oct 1, 2014 12:16:12 GMT -6
So basically, all the villainso are exclusive, and all the anime colors are exclusive.
So pretty much it would be easier to collect the manga versions to all?
And im not a big fan of the Android saga gohan, although his ssj2 did make him look cool, I think I'll get him just to get him just to have, even so, I really did think that future gohan was awesome as hell, so im hoping he wins one of these polls.
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Post by havok on Oct 1, 2014 17:25:09 GMT -6
So basically, all the villainso are exclusive, and all the anime colors are exclusive. So pretty much it would be easier to collect the manga versions to all? All figures produced since 2011 are tamashii web exclusive. It doesn't matter if it is manga, anime, mixed, villain, etc.
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Post by SupremeKai on Oct 1, 2014 19:29:59 GMT -6
I have no doubt that Manga Gohan will see a re-release sometime in the near future...
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Post by thinkcure54 on Oct 2, 2014 2:36:18 GMT -6
Everything aside, it seems that quite a few people want a ssj vegeta. It just sucks that he was an exclusive figure. I wish I had one. Oh well. Best start saving money haha
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