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Post by mechamasterj on Feb 22, 2010 22:00:35 GMT -5
Looks like we mayb e getting some decent Bleach action figs for once. Strangely, they are being produced by Square Enix's Playarts line. Even more strange is that these first debuted (to my knowledge) at the NY Toy Fair Still these are looking good, bout time we got some decent looking action figures of these guys, at least for me anyway.
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Post by recca74 on Feb 22, 2010 23:53:06 GMT -5
Oooh! Very nice find, MMJ. Yeah, I'm very excited for these. Square Enix is a great company to tackle these too. Those ones from Toynami are nice sculpts but little more than 6'' overpriced statues IMHO.
Actually really like SE Playarts releases a lot. They've been on a roll of late with their FMA releases and even the Star Ocean figs look great. Just need to get FFXIII, Bayo and DMC off the ground and I'll be happy!
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Post by mechamasterj on Feb 22, 2010 23:58:04 GMT -5
Yeah I have the Kingdom hearts cloud, though i havent oppened it yet. I may pick up some of the FMA figures too at some point, but I am really looking forward to the DMC figures!!
Its about time some shonen jump anime gets some decent action figures, now they need to do Naruto........ just because
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Post by emerje on Feb 23, 2010 16:49:21 GMT -5
Those look great already! I'm kinda surprised they're doing Toshiro before Renji, but I can understand wanting someone with an outfit that would break up all of the black. Looks like Ichigo is already in his Bankai form, that's an interesting idea, cutting right to the chase. Rukia looks to have her Senkai, but I hope she also comes with her unreleased zanpakutou since she never sheaths the Senkai version.
I just hope they stick with anime-style colors, Play Arts tend to over do the details when it comes to paint and they don't look quite right (the FMA figures would look so much better with a less gritty paint deco).
Emerje
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Post by mechamasterj on Feb 23, 2010 21:39:04 GMT -5
at this point i could care less about color accuracy since you cant get a bleach action figure any other way. But yeah not doing renji first is strage, but who knows, he could already have a proto but they didnt show it or there wasnt a photo taken of it if it was present at the fair. I would love to see bankai renji though, that would be super sweet if it was even possible (would be cool if they did pieces of his zanpakutou which each figure release) anyway looking forward to this line big time!
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Post by magengar on Feb 24, 2010 18:29:34 GMT -5
I rarely watch Bleach; but, yeah, they do look really nice. zozo-Magengar
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Post by emerje on May 27, 2010 0:14:43 GMT -5
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Post by Cedar on Jun 1, 2010 10:06:25 GMT -5
How are Play Arts these days? I had heard the line was were plagued with loose joints and easy breakage. Have they resolved these issues? Their sculpts look great tho! I preordered the Metal Gear Solid and Jack Skellington, just couldn't pass those guys up!
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Post by mechamasterj on Jun 1, 2010 12:44:43 GMT -5
i dunno i had a few but never oppened them and have long since sold them. I do have the kingdom hearts cloud but hes still in box too........ considering selling that off too..
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Post by gpa on Jul 8, 2010 14:11:20 GMT -5
Just got my Snake/Big Boss sneaking suit PlayArts yesterday and I gotta say, it's freakin' awesome!! TOTALLY blew away my expectations based on my previous buy in the series (FF7 Yuffie). The articulation is fantastic and the poses you can make are really cool, the sculpt is perfect, and the heft and size give it awesome shelf presence and make instantly noticeable. Looks as good as a Hot Toys figure/ Medicom RAH but at 1/4 of the cost! I can safely say I'm sold on this series now, and will be looking forward to Ichigo Kurosaki and Jack Skellington very much! If there ARE Marvel characters in Kingdom Hearts 3, the Play Arts will probably DESTROY the Marvel Legends figs, and that'd really put the line on the map!
Oh, only weak spot on the figure was it only has two sets of hands and no combat knife for CQC pose.
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Post by emerje on Jul 8, 2010 15:03:23 GMT -5
There's a rumor that there will Marvel characters in KH3? Last I heard they were still in the earliest planning stages, let alone in any position to negotiate character contracts (Yes, I know Disney owns Marvel, but it's still another set of characters to negotiate). If anything I want to see Studio Ghibli join in on the SE/Disney/Pixar parade. Their characters would mesh extremely well with the others and Ghibli is already tied closely with Disney. But I'm kinda surprised that SE hasn't moved much beyond Final Fantasy, you'd think at least Dragon Quest would get a few characters in, but you can only have so many people named "Hero"...
Emerje
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Post by gpa on Jul 8, 2010 19:03:45 GMT -5
I think it has largely to do with the fact that the director is Nomura and he's all about FF. I'm also kind of disappointed in the lack of Chrono Trigger, considering how iconic that game is... And while I'm on about Chrono Trigger why the lack of CT Play Arts? A large scale, well articulated, well sculpted Toriyama design would be awesome! (Though I guess the Dragon Quest PA's got those sort of covered already)
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Post by gpa on Jul 22, 2010 2:40:27 GMT -5
PLAY ARTS KAI AT COMIC CON:
HALO, FRONT MISSION, ASSASSIN'S CREED 2,
I'll post pics when I get the chance- but EVERYTHING looks FANTASTIC!! I'll really be waiting for these, and the FF13 Odin is beautiful! Not bad for a toy line I had no faith in till I got the MSG figs...
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Post by Dead-Man on Aug 1, 2010 6:27:42 GMT -5
any confirmed release dates for the Bleach line?
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Post by mechamasterj on Aug 2, 2010 23:18:43 GMT -5
nope not that i heard of
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Post by Dead-Man on Oct 9, 2010 2:29:14 GMT -5
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Post by mechamasterj on Oct 9, 2010 8:11:04 GMT -5
really i never even seen where u could preorder it let alone buy it. maybe its a preview?
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Post by gpa on Oct 9, 2010 9:38:31 GMT -5
They're actually on advance sale right now at the New York Comic Con. Also, the reason they're not on preorder at the usual places is that they're for America and Europe only, the Japanese will not be getting these with out importing them. It's due to licensing right probably.
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Post by Dead-Man on Oct 11, 2010 0:25:14 GMT -5
found out that they are a November Release pic from toy-world.com.hk
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Post by Dead-Man on Nov 19, 2010 22:59:52 GMT -5
Here is a Review found on Youtube Play Arts Bleach Ichigo Kurosaki
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