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Serious question and thoughts time anons.
I'm sure it won't happen at the upcoming WF, but what Japanese IP characters do you think AY line will cover? Not wishes and hopes but genuine predictions.
I can see some directions Kaiyodo and Kenelephant will go. They likely fit into their philosophy of doing shit others aren't doing. Also I think they will pick ones that are popular even to foreign customers, no more niche stuff.
>Untouched fighting games
I think this is a safe bet. Something well known overseas. Sorry Yamaguchi, probably not Basara.
>Ver 2.0 of the old favorites
Kaiyodo likes to revisit the same IPs. Dante always gets mentioned. Bandai took Kinnikuman so unlikely now. Same goes for like every Mecha besides Eva. Fist of the North Star is probably the best choice. Nobody else is doing it. Big title game coming too.
>Anime also popular overseas
Exact opposite principle as the Marvel AY. These will be anime everyone in Japan knows and still have a strong foothold internationally. The tricky part is doing something that's not under Bandai's thumb or done as figma. Also not those anime Americans love but not many in Japan care. FMA for sure but re-releasing the old duo would do if they can and then there's not much else to do after them. Making the giants from Attack on Titan I think will do super well. Fits Yamaguchi's style, super popular, and very little alternatives. Nagai Go IPs probably done to death by the time Kaiyodo gets to them. My Hero Academia and One-Punch Man are popular, but have to be the support characters so it's risky. Yu Yu Hakusho still has no figuarts or figma. Last idea is the Tatsunoko heroes. Sentinel has done them recently, but at a different scale and design. Foreign interest I'm not sure if it's high.But they'll look amazing as AY. And that manga became an anime recently.
Sorry for being long. Just wanted to put my thought process down.
