>>5700444I don't think Bandai realizes that a lot of Power Rangers fans collect both the main line and Legacy and don't really discern between them, especially the figures. Sure, there are some exceptional individuals who will insist that the figures in pic related are a mix of premium adult collectibles and junk made for kids, but no one outside the fandom could tell you which is which because they use the exact same molds. It's not like Star Wars or Marvel where there's a huge gap in quality between kids' and collector's toys. As kids' toys go, Power Rangers are pretty great. The movie figures, with the addition of ankle and wrist joints, were really moving things in the right direction. And now all that promise is out the window.
They'll hook some casuals and new buyers with this new Legacy line, maybe some of the people who only buy things if they match up just so with their little superhero men, but it comes at the cost of alienating some of their most loyal customers.
