>>9576012>All this Westaboo seethingLet's break this down shall we?
>Muh Western collector companiesBasically don't exist. You have McFarlane, which is no better than Hasbro 90% of the time, NECA, which is a literal joke of a company, Mezco, which COULD be good if they actually made action figures instead of their retarded """high end""" Megos (and also if they got their shit together with QC), and Four Horsemen, who to be fair do make good figures, they just need to learn to prioritize articulation over sculpt.
>Muh children's companiesHasbro's Classified series is decent but that's it. And with the decisions they've been making lately re: stripping off detail to pander to tooners, and their dreadful distribution, the line will be dead soon. Which is a shame because it looked like they'd finally gotten their shit together, but no.
>L-LOOK AT HOW BAD THIS FIGURE ISLooks alright to me, especially for a kid's figure.
>B-B-But Japan overcharges for everything!Nope. As mentioned before, figures made in smaller quantities have to charge more in order to turn a profit, especially with the more expensive manufacturing processes (especially re: joints).
>MUH VHS TAPESWhy yes, hand drawn animation was expensive as fuck and often targeted at a niche audience. Do you not understand basic economics?
>>9576167Those both look kinda shit though. The one on the left has some seriously mushy sculpting, sloppy washing, a retarded face and ugly as fuck straight cuts for the waist and thighs. The Bandai figure isn't great but it's not pretending to be a """collector friendly"""" figure either, whereas the one on the left is something poorfags might buy and defend to the death because they can't afford a Figuarts.
