I know it has been asked before but I've finally decided to invest SO can anyone assist in tracking down a good quality replica Strawhat? Not those terrible looking ones on ebay…
One Piece Collectibles v.7 Main Discussion - "The never-ending POP alts"
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I really like Iva's proportion in DG the best!
Wish GLM following that DG.Same here. His GLM is sooooo fat and ugly. His thighs are bigger than Chin Li's..
Plus DG's eyelashes are way prettier than WCF. -
Oh, some ppl buying SW cos they were a cheaper alternative compare to NEO. Not that they are better than NEO ver.
That wasn't my reason for collecting SW. With the exception of Luffy and Nami I thought they were all better than their neo counterparts. Better sculpt, more detailed, more acessories, etc.
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I agree with blacksmith (& branchan), roronoazoro. Do you not own Bellemere? She's amazing! One of the best POPs ever imho. Come to think of it, if I could only keep 2 POPs, it would probably be NEO nami and Bellemere. Not only do they work well together they are some of the best sculpts, most oda-looking instead of these strange abominations that are a good 75% of POPs. When I look at them, it makes me happy. One Piece happy.
LOL jafar. Nice catch of the quote there. <– is partial to quoting things all the time, hence the harry potter quote as well XD
@animeFTW yeah banpresto usually has their stuff come in pieces, most of the time split at the waist. WCFs used to be several parts but not so much anymore :-/ and yeah, i did that drawing in the end of my video. It's in my signature ^_^;;
Ended up opening luffy after elisa told me he would make ace look better (making me think that it sounded like she was saying luffy was only around to make ace look good ROFL though i know that's not what she meant) and indeed, they look very good together! rearranged that shelf a bit more, though it's awkward fitting brotherhood on the shelf. Hmm...
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ffffffuuuuuu megahouse D: I just got Aokiji last month! Ah well… He is one of my favs so I will likely just get him again and put the old one back in the box to keep as a spare incase something bad happens. Or display the old one because the new one doesn't look as good or something? :/ I like it though because that means I will be getting a Kizaru PoP!!!
Bellemere is one of the best PoPs IMO, I really wish I could find her for a reasonable price :/
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What is this?
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Is this Strong World WCF?
How do I make those hidden instead of spoiler???
I want one to go with my incoming Robin String World DX…
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I agree with blacksmith (& bran-chan), roronoazoro. Do you not own Bellemere? She's amazing! One of the best POPs ever IMHO. Come to think of it, if I could only keep 2 POPs, it would probably be NEO Nami and Bellemere. Not only do they work well together they are some of the best sculpts, most Oda-looking instead of these strange abominations that are a good 75% of POPs. When I look at them, it makes me happy. One Piece happy.
LOL Jafar. Nice catch of the quote there. <– is partial to quoting things all the time, hence the harry potter quote as well XD
@AnimeFTW yeah Banpresto usually has their stuff come in pieces, most of the time split at the waist. WCF's used to be several parts but not so much anymore :-/ And yeah, I did that drawing in the end of my video. It's in my signature ^_^;;
Ended up opening Luffy after Elisa told me he would make ace look better (making me think that it sounded like she was saying Luffy was only around to make ace look good ROFL though i know that's not what she meant) and indeed, they look very good together! rearranged that shelf a bit more, though it's awkward fitting brotherhood on the shelf. Hmm...
I see that you like the Bellemere POP a lot, maggie. I like it too, and want it myself. It's a shame that no one can find her anywhere, or if they can, she's unbelievably expensive. I wouldn't mind if MegaHouse re-released her/made a Neo/DX version of her; people would snatch it up in no time. Which POP's are the most Oda-like? I think they're all pretty accurate, but hey, you probably know more than I do.
I haven't watched Aladdin or read/watched Harry Potter in a while; what were the quotes that you used?
That's good to know about Banpresto; now I won't think that Roger broke when he arrives.
I love your Ace picture! It's really nice, and you got Ace's personality down. Speaking about pictures, who is that in your avatar? I'll be honest; my 9-year-old cousin was reading the forum with me yesterday, and when he saw your avatar, he was scared a little bit.
I'm sure you can find a way to make Brotherhood look not-awkward. You can do it!
Are you feeling better? You seem pretty well in the video.
Good news! PowerAnime sent me an email, saying that they would refund me, and that it should appear in my bank account in a day or two. Portrait of Pirates Smoker and Tashigi, here I come!
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What is this?
! http://tomopop.com/ul/16940-this-week-in-tomo-amiami-go-boom-/IMG_7966edit-550x.jpg
Is this Strong World WCF?
How do I make those hidden instead of spoiler???
I want one to go with my incoming Robin String World DX…
Yes, that is a Strong World WCF; I hear that they're nice.
I find it funny that you got that picture from an article/video about how the Portrait of Pirates line is becoming hard to get. I've seen/read it, so I know about it.
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Ok, elisa convinced me to post this. This is a giddy me opening my Brotherhood Ace >o< :
And I'm glad I did :D
I was so excited with you !
I really can't wait anymore to have mine (should be shipped by the end of the month…)But yeah... I'm really wanting the set (I mean Ace AND Luffy) more and more now.
So mad I missed P-A. The price was GREAT ! HLJ too I heard, and then acceptable Angolz big sighAnyway, gratz on that Maggie :3
What is this?
! http://tomopop.com/ul/16940-this-week-in-tomo-amiami-go-boom-/IMG_7966edit-550x.jpg
Is this Strong World WCF?
Yup.
[http://myfigurecollection.net/item/24179_one_piece_film_strong_world_nico_robin_world _colle](http://myfigurecollection.net/item/24179_one_piece_film_strong_world_nico_robin_world _colle)
I sold a few for members here but I'm not sure I can find Strong World SH WCF vol.1 and 2 :/ -
Bellemere's definately one of the best POP's (imo)! When I finally decided to put down that much money for a Bellemere figure (around $200), I ordered her on eBay and watched the video maggie posted maybe 4-5 times a day! She talked so passionately about her.. :wub:
Phew, that was quite a while ago, probably one of my first POPs that've gotten me permanently hooked! :ninja: Still love the way I have her displayed, with Nami & Nojiko standing -proudly smiling- in front of her. -
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I like Bellemere too; from the pictures I've seen, she looks nice. I think roronoazoro means that in terms of the Neo and DX lines, she looks weird.
Don't worry about not getting packages; I'm sure your time to shine when you get something will be worth the wait.
That's the problem I'm waiting for alot of packages already xD.
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hmmm, so when I was in NY I picked up two more from the SW PoPs… Usopp and Chopper (the version where he is in a suit). I got home yesterday and started messing around with Usopp and tried to change his head out annnnnd that was a bad idea Q____Q I was being really gentle with it and all but it cracked the ball joint and is now stuck in his head... it kind of looks like the ball is too big to get out of the head though, I guess I should have read up on his fig before trying to mess with it :<
I can't decide exactly what to do now, any suggestions? I was thinking about sanding down where the ball joint was and just gluing his head on but I dunno if I like that idea.
I really have terrible luck as of late -_-;
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hmmm, so when I was in NY I picked up two more from the SW PoPs… Usopp and Chopper (the version where he is in a suit). I got home yesterday and started messing around with Usopp and tried to change his head out annnnnd that was a bad idea Q____Q I was being really gentle with it and all but it cracked the ball joint and is now stuck in his head... it kind of looks like the ball is too big to get out of the head though, I guess I should have read up on his fig before trying to mess with it :<
I can't decide exactly what to do now, any suggestions? I was thinking about sanding down where the ball joint was and just gluing his head on but I dunno if I like that idea.
I really have terrible luck as of late -_-;
I think you're not the only one that had that happen….you can either:
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Go back to the store as it's a known defect with those ball joints with thin suppor or
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need to get something sharp and jam it into the ball from his neck and yank it out and reglue/repair etc....
these are pretty much your only options imo. good luck.
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Anyhow, did someone mention already that the shoes are different from the old (white) Aokiji and the new one (Black)?
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Anyhow, did someone mention already that the shoes are different from the old (white) Aokiji and the new one (Black)?
Yes, I mentioned that earlier. Were his shoes black in the Marineford arc? I can't remember.
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That happened to my first SW Usopp I had. He arrived with a broken neck.
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My mom just commented on my Portrait of Pirates collection: she says that Hancock is pretty, but everyone else (Shanks, Mihawk, Crocodile, and Jinbe) is ugly. LOL!
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I see that you like the Bellemere POP a lot, maggie. I like it too, and want it myself. It's a shame that no one can find her anywhere, or if they can, she's unbelievably expensive.
I haven't watched Aladdin or read/watched Harry Potter in a while; what were the quotes that you used?
Speaking about pictures, who is that in your avatar? I'll be honest; my 9-year-old cousin was reading the forum with me yesterday, and when he saw your avatar, he was scared a little bit.
Yes roger comes in a few pieces… i had trouble putting the hands together >_<
I do wish they'd re-release bellemere, even if it would make mine rather worthless. I'd buy her again in no time flat, for sure.
LOL for quotes aladdin was 'after all my years of searching, the cave of wonders!' and HP was 'but where to put you...' (sorting hat). man i'm a dork.
ehehe my avatar is actually from a bunch of self portraits i did quickly for class for practice with expressions while my hair went from wet to dry. Sorry, didn't mean to scare any children with my terrible visage (we can't all be beauty queens XD). I have a scan of that one and the one above it on hand:
[hide][/hide]geekialrage: that's terrible about usopp! I remember when he first came out people were having problems with his head breaking and complaining about megahouse QC. I hope Vivi's OK at least!! ;A;
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That wasn't my reason for collecting SW. With the exception of Luffy and Nami I thought they were all better than their neo counterparts. Better sculpt, more detailed, more acessories, etc.
More accessories doesn't mean better louis. Not to me at least.
SW is based on a movie, they might have all those accessories, but they aren't memorable for me. I easily bored with them. And all those guns make them harder to display close to each other.
I never like nami SW, I think neo Nami v1 is still the greatest nami of all time.
Its a perfect replica from Oda's artworks.
And her boobs' perfect!Comparison between those two
[hide][/hide]And thx u so much crease for these!
Crease gave me 3 freebies!!!! Poster, keychain and luffy marineford card holder
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Yes Roger comes in a few pieces… I had trouble putting the hands together. >_<
I do wish they'd re-release Bellemere, even if it would make mine rather worthless. I'd buy her again in no time flat, for sure.
LOL for quotes Aladdin was 'After all my years of searching, the cave of wonders!' and HP was 'But where to put you...' (sorting hat). Man I'm a dork.
Ehehe my avatar is actually from a bunch of self portraits I did quickly for class for practice with expressions while my hair went from wet to dry. Sorry, didn't mean to scare any children with my terrible visage (we can't all be beauty queens XD). I have a scan of that one and the one above it on hand:
[hide][qimg]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_Sdaq4DnDiq8/TcioysCtg8I/AAAAAAAABIc/d3Jxa5YxLPM/selfportrait2.jpg[/qimg][/hide]geekialrage: That's terrible about Usopp! I remember when he first came out people were having problems with his head breaking and complaining about MegaHouse QC. I hope Vivi's OK at least!! ;A;
I'm sorry if I offended you, maggie! I don't want you to think that I'm insulting you! I'm not that much of a looker, to be honest.
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LOL AnimeFTW i'm not insulted AHAHA. Most people say I'm pretty, and I'm usually dating someone handsome, so I'm fine rofl. Not that looks are everything, mind you ^.^
Blacksmith, you make me want to get rid of every POP except for the ones I love! Look at the difference in those two! One is definitely more 'Nami' to me.
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LOL AnimeFTW I'm not insulted AHAHA. Most people say I'm pretty, and I'm usually dating someone handsome, so I'm fine rofl. Not that looks are everything, mind you ^.^
Blacksmith, you make me want to get rid of every POP except for the ones I love! Look at the difference in those two! One is definitely more 'Nami' to me.
That's a relief! I'm sure that you're pretty. I don't judge by looks either, with the exception of figures, for obvious reasons. XD
Blacksmith, you're proving a point.
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Hi guys, I'm new here :)
This thread is very informative for newbie like me. I'm starting to collect POP lines, Bandai DP and maybe mix them with some from the FZ0 line. Very enthusiastic with the new Aokiji and Rayleigh POP series. Looks like Pre-orders will be open on May 11th either on AmiAmi, Otacute, or HobbySearch. For POP how long usually the Pre-orders duration? Will they sell out immediately? I don't want to lose both. Which shop is better for bargain price and fast shipping? Your advises are very much welcome :) -
Hi guys, I'm new here :)
This thread is very informative for newbie like me. I'm starting to collect POP lines, Bandai DP and maybe mix them with some from the FZ0 line. Very enthusiastic with the new Aokiji and Rayleigh POP series. Looks like Pre-orders will be open on May 11th either on AmiAmi, Otacute, or HobbySearch. For POP how long usually the Pre-orders duration? Will they sell out immediately? I don't want to lose both. Which shop is better for bargain price and fast shipping? Your advises are very much welcome :)They'll sell out quickly. Megahouse has been limiting the POPs. Hobby Search will charge you an arm and a leg for shipping, Amiami is better with pricing and the shipping is cheaper than HS. Otacute is the best for shipping and their prices are in dollars, but it depends on how much they will charge for the figure.
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They'll sell out quickly. Megahouse has been limiting the POPs. Hobby Search will charge you an arm and a leg for shipping, Amiami is better with pricing and the shipping is cheaper than HS. Otacute is the best for shipping and their prices are in dollars, but it depends on how much they will charge for the figure.
Thank you very much bran-chan, very informative. I think I need to spend the whole day checking Amiami :) And since it is sold by Japan shop, should we definitely get the JAPAN Version?
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If you want to get some figures, you're gonna need to be willing to stay up far into the night, F5ing like a mofo, hoping and praying you snag something. There are some figures that will be gone in 2 seconds. If you have a bad connection, it's gonna be hard. I waited up all night for some stuff only to get thwarted by a slow connection at the time (on my end). This used to not be an issue, but as bran-chan said they've been limiting stock, which has made it such a cut-throat game. It's stupid XP
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If you want to get some figures, you're gonna need to be willing to stay up far into the night, F5ing like a mofo, hoping and praying you snag something. There are some figures that will be gone in 2 seconds. If you have a bad connection, it's gonna be hard. I waited up all night for some stuff only to get thwarted by a slow connection at the time (on my end). This used to not be an issue, but as bran-chan said they've been limiting stock, which has made it such a cut-throat game. It's stupid XP
Stupid yet exciting race, isn't it? XD My first pre-orders which I successfully got were for FZ0 Ace and Rayleigh at HobbySearch, missed AmiAmi ones.
But even though I can't get the PO through those Japanese shops, still have a plan B. We can pre-order from our local suppliers with bargain price, maybe cheaper than ordering from Japan plus the shipping cost. But there's no guarantee we can get the Japan version, which is surely the difference over here. (I live in Indonesia, South East Asia btw). -
But there's no guarantee we can get the Japan version, which is surely the difference over here. (I live in Indonesia, South East Asia btw).
What do you mean when you say "the difference?" When it comes to legit figures, the only difference are the stickers, which depends on the distributors.
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Figuarts Zero Rayleigh and Ace? You don't have to rush to preorder those, I'm sure there will be copious amounts of those…
@ Maggie/Blacksmith/AnimeFTW Nami debate: I agree her Skypeia form is the best... so far... until her wonderful timeskip heh heh heh...
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Ahhh so it works differently for you XD
It's not very exciting when you have work in teh morning and then you miss the pre-order because your connection sucks BUT yeah, in those moments before as the tension has built its pretty exciting XD
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What do you mean when you say "the difference?" When it comes to legit figures, the only difference are the stickers, which depends on the distributors.
There is a "myth" here that the Japan version is better in quality term than the Asia/World version, thus the price is much higher. For example POP Marco Asia Version is priced around US$75 and the Japan version around US$110. The collectors here are looking for the Japan version ones. Maybe they think Japanese people keep the good product for themselves and ship the worse ones around the world. XP
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There is a "myth" here that the Japan version is better in quality term than the Asia/World version, thus the price is much higher. For example POP Marco Asia Version is priced around US$75 and the Japan version around US$110. The collectors here are looking for the Japan version ones. Maybe they think Japanese people keep the good product for themselves and ship the worse ones around the world. XP
You're right; that is a myth. There's an article about this on the One Piece Wiki.
Here's the link (it also talks about the stickers): http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Merchandise_FAQ
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Ahhh so it works differently for you XD
It's not very exciting when you have work in teh morning and then you miss the pre-order because your connection sucks BUT yeah, in those moments before as the tension has built its pretty exciting XD
Be ready, info from sensui:
@sensui:From megahouse's tweet I posted earlier (http://twitter.com/#!/mega_hobby):
! 5月の新商品のご案内は、P.O.Pシリーズが5月11日18時解禁。その他の新商品は12日解禁となります。
Supposed to be uncovered 5/11 6pm local time in Japan. That would be 5/11 5AM in your time zone.
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Be ready, info from sensui:
Actually, it's more around 4 A.M. EST, possibly 3 A.M. In other words, the early hours of the morning.
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You're right; that is a myth. There's an article about this on the One Piece Wiki.
Here's the link (it also talks about the stickers): http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Merchandise_FAQ
Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf: "A lie repeated often enough becomes truth."
I guess that's the case with stickers over POP figures :D
People "buy" it and the Japan version price keeps inflated. Good for the sellers here. Even some of the stores in HK keep promoting this "myth". :) -
Adolf Hitler in Mein Kampf: "A lie repeated often enough becomes truth."
I guess that's the case with stickers over POP figures :D
People "buy" it and the Japan version price keeps inflated. Good for the sellers here. Even some of the stores in HK keep promoting this "myth". :)I see. I don't care about what sticker comes on the figure, as long as the figure itself is legit.
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I see. I don't care about what sticker comes on the figure, as long as the figure itself is legit.
If you buy merely for your own collections, certainly you shouldn't be concerned about it. Some people buy figure to resell it in the future, thus they keep it in the box the whole time, though I can hardly understand this too. :)
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P.O.P. Rayleigh looks great, especially the face.
The faces on the male characters are usually the best part on the Megahouse line.
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I have the impression that the coat fits Aokiji large, it seems as if he had put the coat of Garp, also the full body photo gives me the impression that they Photoshoped the coat on it.
we have to wait to see actual real pics and not these posters.
in terms of Rayleigh, I liked a lot. Is a character that I love and I think the pose is great!, -I really did not expect a highly dynamic pose with legs all open and raising his sword as he-man- and the touch of his hand on her chin looks good on a character like him with so much experience..
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Figuarts Zero Rayleigh and Ace? You don't have to rush to preorder those, I'm sure there will be copious amounts of those…
@ Maggie/Blacksmith/AnimeFTW Nami debate: I agree her Skypeia form is the best... so far... until her wonderful timeskip heh heh heh...
Yep, after timeskip, everything will only be something that happened in the past.
Timeskip will be a reset button. We all will have to start again from zero.
All the lines will start again, straps, keychains, figuarts, pop, wcf, fc, mbh, i mean EVERYTHING. -
I don't think it's gonna be a reset button. For example we have release dates for Figuarts Time Skip but nothing on Sentomaru, Kuma, Doflamingo, Moriah, Jinbe, Keimie etc. Unless all of those have went the way of Robin + Nami.
MBH are going moreorless in order so they'll do TS once they get to it.
WCF don't seem to be going in any order anywho. For all we know they could do the crew to get them out of the way and then go back to do the sets they missed.
Considering Bonney is with Nami in GLL it doesn't look like they are moving from the past yet. Woudln't be surprised if we saw Robin with Perona or someone.
All of the smaller sets llke keychains etc then yeah. They'll be TS crew. Although we are still getting Ace stuff and he's been dead for over a year.
I wouldn't be surprised if they used this as an excuse to release a Then -> Now line of figures too.
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Yep, after timeskip, everything will only be something that happened in the past.
Timeskip will be a reset button. We all will have to start again from zero.
All the lines will start again, straps, keychains, figuarts, pop, wcf, fc, mbh, i mean EVERYTHING.Now you lead me to be suspicious whether timeskip was due to the "evil power" of the merchandisers that successfully owned Oda Sensei… :p
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Now you lead me to be suspicious whether timeskip was due to the "evil power" of the merchandisers that successfully owned Oda Sensei… :p
Yep, they planned it really nicely. It might not be oda's idea, but someone from shonen must suggest this.
They change the pattern of shonen comic.
In the old time, Shonen main character dont usually change their clothes,
always wearing the same design.But they keep changing luffy's color with same design…...
and that's giving them more chance to make Luffy merc,
and they dont even have to resculpt his clothes, how smart is that????Now with Timeskip, Oda change the whole looks for the whole crews...and that's just another billion go to their pocket. Not to mention now they can do recolor again. :D
Now they can make Aokiji, Garp, Akainu, Kizaru Timeskip too....and not just them. Almost pretty much everyone.:D
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Also means a new line of Chopper merch. :P
I don't see how it's a problem myself. They ARE the main cast. And we haven't seen a whole lot of non-SW Mugiwara merch due to Impel Down and Marineford arcs
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Its not a problem at all. It just a reset button for them to make the whole line from the start again.
They can now remake all the popular character again in timeskip design.
Perona, Marco, Blackbeard, etc. Not just the crew. -
That's if they have changed. Marco looks the same as he does in all of the flashbacks so. Jinbe looks no different too. And Hancock (Although considering we have wedding…)
Although you say the whole line. They have NO excuse to bring out more Ace and Whitebeard. Unless you make them ghosts or some-crap (Megahouse. If you are reading this. DO NOT MAKE A GHOST ACE) I can't see them re-releasing ones we'll probably never see again too. XD
Also depends on the popularity of the figures too. I can't see Megahouse releasing a Time-Skip Croc since the first one is still everywhere. Same with Smoker + Tashigi
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Its not a problem at all. It just a reset button for them to make the whole line from the start again.
They can now remake all the popular character again in timeskip design.
Perona, Marco, Blackbeard, etc. Not just the crew.Oda is a genius and Shonen or Toei or whoever the One Piece commercial team are exploiting it.
What can we do? We will just keep buying and buying… till One Piece is found by SHP probably 10 years later in our time...
I guess at that time it definitely will be Oda sensei who will find the "treasure"... Not that he's not rich already. XP--- Update From New Post Merge ---
But have to admit I love how Oda changed the design of his characters frequently every time we enter a new arc. One Piece is much more fashionable compared to other "fashion-dull" mangas. And that hundreds of characters that One Piece has is the reason Banpresto WCF exists... :D
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I think the reason for different outfits and lots of characters that are unique is what makes OP work well for selling items. I don't mind paying for things I like myself. It's nice having more than one figure of the same character that actually looks different. I have other figures from other shows were I try to limit myself to only one figure usually cause they look the same, maybe a pose is different. But OP at least, generally speaking, you see different outfits more often than not. The only thing I can say that sucks about OP is the amount of stuff there is. There's so much of it, and half of it looks bad and we all still buy cause it's OP! XD
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Its not a problem at all. It just a reset button for them to make the whole line from the start again.
They can now remake all the popular character again in timeskip design.
Perona, Marco, Blackbeard, etc. Not just the crew.Although something I have noticed. Look at the figures we have yet to see release dates from figuarts:
Keimie, Jinbe, Doflamingo, Moriah, Sentomaru, Kuma, Time Skip Perona (if true)
All of which have appeared sime the Time-Skip or have strong chances of appearing.
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I don't know if other mangas would have this kind of dedicated forum to talk ONLY about figures… :D
So many lines of OP figures, so many options to invest our "dedication". :)