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Post by crisis on May 17, 2024 17:08:25 GMT -6
If I recall Super 17 was pretty tall right? I hope the SHF reflects that.
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on May 17, 2024 18:50:34 GMT -6
Haha nice! After the preorder of Super 17, I had 65$ left on my card? Found another one lying around with 41 I hadn't yet spent, for a total of 107. I decided to treat myself to a Piccolo - Super Hero <3
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Post by ollymovics on May 18, 2024 4:35:29 GMT -6
How many figures have been released lately folliwing a survey appearance ? I may be wrong but i don't think they really follow what the surveys show.
Cui, GT protagonist trio and Super 17 come to my mind for example. Surveys have always been a good indication of future figures since they started years ago with surveys atSDCC, its not 100% chance but I would say 80% DB GT seems to be an exception. Bandai has fallen in love with that show since Daima has been anounced (the downsizing of the characters + Goku travelling in space). But otherrwise, except Cui, there is nothing left to nocitce, i would'nt call that 80%
The DB figures we've both been waiting for years are sleeping in these suvreys for such a long time.
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Post by nickclark89 on May 18, 2024 6:29:49 GMT -6
Cui, GT protagonist trio and Super 17 come to my mind for example. Surveys have always been a good indication of future figures since they started years ago with surveys atSDCC, its not 100% chance but I would say 80% DB GT seems to be an exception. Bandai has fallen in love with that show since Daima has been anounced (the downsizing of the characters + Goku travelling in space). But otherrwise, except Cui, there is nothing left to nocitce, i would'nt call that 80%
The DB figures we've both been waiting for years are sleeping in these suvreys for such a long time.
Take a look to past surveys and you will see how many released figures have been there, I dont know what to tell anymore 🤷♂️100% form Frieza was there too for example, his second and third form too, Zarbon, Android 19 and 20, first form Cell, armour Krilin and armour Gohan, and many others. This has been this way since surveys at SDCC. I get your pessimism but my dude is veeeery jarring discussing this every now and then lol Tamashii goes at its own pace and they just got out of the Namek saga and new movie fever, and now they are in a GT fever, and thats fine, be patient. Even then I'm not sure they finished Namek entirely yet. |
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Post by crisis on May 18, 2024 8:49:16 GMT -6
There’s only a handful remaining that they can squeeze out of Namek: Transformed Zarbon, Battle Damage Recoome, 2nd Armor Vegeta, armorless 1st form Frieza, and mmmmmaybe King Kai even though he was more prevalent in the Saiyan Saga, he was also involved in the Frieza Saga too
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Post by derelictbadger on May 18, 2024 10:11:31 GMT -6
Yeah, they definitely go off the survey. It was about a year or so ago the survey had the GT crew on it, now we’re getting the GT crew. I wonder if for Z they have a backlog of data from years of surveys guiding them on what to make. It’s pretty clear they intend to make every character from Z. Just gotta get through a few more Cell figures and we’ll start seeing the Buu figures we’ve all been waiting for (4 Videl variations in a row please).
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Post by nickclark89 on May 18, 2024 11:02:47 GMT -6
Talking about surveys, this one is from the new god Goku release of this month, pretty much the same, no new additions just the removal of some released figures
S.H.Figuarts ドラゴンボールシリーズで欲しいキャラクターを教えてください。
ピラフ
天下一武道会司会者
チチ -天下一武道-
ヤムチャ -初期衣装-
人造人間8号
ブルー将軍
タンバリン
ヤジロベー
神様
マジュニア
シェン
孫悟空-第23回天下一武道会-
ジャコ
ピラフロボ
サイヤ人ポッド
ヤムチャのマイティマス号
大猿孫悟空
ケール
ケール 暴走
ベジータ-Z戦士-
パン（GT)
クウラ
ネイル
亀仙人(ドラゴンボール超版)
スラッグ
人造人間13号
ボージャック
セル第2形態
セルJr
ベジータ(旧戦闘服)
超一星龍
スーパーベビー2
シャロット
最長老
ザーボン-真の力-
S.H.Figuarts Please tell us which character you want in the Dragon Ball series.
pilaf
Tenkaichi Budokai moderator
Chichi -Tenkaichi Martial Arts-
Yamcha -Initial costume-
Android 8
blue general
tambourine
Yajirobe
God
majunia
shen
Son Goku-23rd Tenkaichi Budokai-
Jaco
Pirafrobo
saiyan pod
Yamcha's Mighty Mass
Great Ape Son Goku
kale
kale runaway
Vegeta -Z Warrior-
Bread (GT)
Coola
nail
Master Roshi (Dragon Ball Super Edition)
slug
Android 13
bojack
Cell second form
cell jr
Vegeta (old battle uniform)
Super One Star Dragon
super baby 2
shallot
the eldest
Zarbon -True Power-
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on May 18, 2024 11:59:49 GMT -6
Definitely Chi Chi, Cooler, Cell 2nd and Zarbon True Power for me.
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Post by crisis on May 18, 2024 13:34:54 GMT -6
Notice Kid Buu isn’t on that list 😂
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Post by aquamarina on May 18, 2024 21:45:45 GMT -6
I mean they don’t exactly need to poll to see if there’s interest in Kid Buu lol
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Post by Ascat on May 18, 2024 23:41:25 GMT -6
yajirobe, kami, great ape goku, cooler, master roshi, second form cell, zarbon monster- all of these are my wish list lol
mehhh im not really chomping at the bit for a kid buu official. tonsenart is releasing kid buu soon.
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Post by ollymovics on May 19, 2024 4:25:26 GMT -6
DB GT seems to be an exception. Bandai has fallen in love with that show since Daima has been anounced (the downsizing of the characters + Goku travelling in space). But otherrwise, except Cui, there is nothing left to nocitce, i would'nt call that 80%
The DB figures we've both been waiting for years are sleeping in these suvreys for such a long time.
Take a look to past surveys and you will see how many released figures have been there, I dont know what to tell anymore 🤷♂️100% form Frieza was there too for example, his second and third form too, Zarbon, Android 19 and 20, first form Cell, armour Krilin and armour Gohan, and many others. This has been this way since surveys at SDCC. I get your pessimism but my dude is veeeery jarring discussing this every now and then lol Tamashii goes at its own pace and they just got out of the Namek saga and new movie fever, and now they are in a GT fever, and thats fine, be patient. Even then I'm not sure they finished Namek entirely yet. Ho, OK for the surveys then. But for DB, i stick with my point. It's been a while now you 're giving me the "fever" answer, by adding new fevers to that list. In 4 or 5 month you'll tell me: and now we are on a daima fever. And after that it will be another one, but as you can see, we never have a DB fever.
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Post by crisis on May 19, 2024 6:01:50 GMT -6
yajirobe, kami, great ape goku, cooler, master roshi, second form cell, zarbon monster- all of these are my wish list lol mehhh im not really chomping at the bit for a kid buu official. tonsenart is releasing kid buu soon. Yes, I cannot wait for Tonsen’s version to come out. He’s putting a lot of thought & effort into it. I am not waiting for tamashii’s version which is due for release around 3rd quarter 2027. He is also producing Trunks from Bojack Unbound. The sexy version where he rips off his jacket sleeves, not the weeb version that dyed his hair blue from DBS |
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Post by nickclark89 on May 19, 2024 9:40:38 GMT -6
we never have a DB fever. we did have it though, it started with kid Goku and lasted til Launch, with a total of 10 figures + some event exclusives. But I'm not trying to change your mind, just giving facts of what happened haha not gonna participed on this kind of talk anymore. |
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Post by aquamarina on May 19, 2024 10:00:15 GMT -6
I think the issue ultimately is that the OG Dragon Ball line, didn't sell very well. I think Kid Goku did fine and Roshi is clearly in demand but, you can blame poor choices, poor scaling, the fact they were all retail and not p-bandai or, whatever but a lot of the figures just didn't sell. King Piccolo and Tao Pai Pai (who I think were pretty obvious choices), rotted on shelves, I got my tao on clearance for like $30, you can still find them on some sites (BBTS still has King Piccolo). Kid Chi-Chi and Jackie Chun ended up being pretty poor choices that also didn't really do great. I think Launch was meant to kinda be a last ditch for the DB line, a popular, obvious character that would hopefully appeal to some of the Z and beyond collectors when most of the DB line didn't to increase sales, and I don't think she did as well as they'd hoped.
Yeah, you can blame poor choices like 2 Bulmas or not doing Bandit Yamcha and 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai Goku and Chi Chi sooner. But ultimately, the figures weren't selling. I like the DB line, I want more, but I get why they haven't done more, these things are made to make money ultimately, and a lot of the DB stuff isn't even worth much on the aftermarket (Roshi is the big exception) when retail figures from around the same time like say DBS Broly or Super Buu or even newer like SSJ4 Goku shoot up in price even with rereleases.
There just isn't that much demand, I think that's why they slowed the Super releases since those were hitting diminishing returns too, it'll probably happen with GT eventually.
I think that's also why they've held off on some of the obvious sellers like they have, they need an updated Perfect Cell or a Kid Buu or an SSJ4 Gogeta once in a while to inject some interest
It sucks but, it's all business at the end of the day
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