>>8928958Let's not forget that the Figuarts choices were in-part due to Akibaranger (and vice versa). The big collectors quickly realized Bluefin was fucking up the Figuarts releases by not including the extra weapon parts from Akiba.
At that point many stopped caring about buying the localized versions and just imported straight from Japan. Boxes were consistent too. Why the absolute FUCK do the Thunder Rangers have a giant sticker over the box that says "Gouraiger Set" when the other 2 have their English names (Blue/Yellow also being a giant sticker and Red being an original box because the Akiba stuff was missing again).
Let's also not forget after saturating the market with MMPR, what do they do before finally killing the line? MMPR FiguartsZERO. Not of a fan favorite villain like Zedd sitting in his chair or something. No, just start the Rangers over again. Don't forget there's a prototype of ZERO Red that never got released.
Let's face it, the Figuarts in the West were a massive fuckup on all sides, Bandai Japan, Bandai America, Bluefin, and Saban.
