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Post by chogokinsnake on Aug 5, 2016 22:36:45 GMT -5
Accurateness for 70s cartoon is overrated. Guys take it easy....
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Post by boricua on Aug 6, 2016 1:50:19 GMT -5
this must be anime looking too because some people like it?
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 6, 2016 11:28:02 GMT -5
why do you keep attacking my post when im just pointing out the truth? none mazinger figures look like the television show or movies, none. why you keep saying they do is very disturbing. im not attacking your posts you are the one who keep forcing his feeling and personal opinion as a fact and as the truth which is nonsense i wasn't the only one who said the DX is the closest to the anime that was the opinion of the thousands who own it and review it, so in this case your opinion is a minority why you think gold put those 3 Mazingers together ? because they are the closest to the anime, the SRC cheast plates maybe a bit larger but in some scenes it was showing like that and in SOC Voltron thread you didn't consider a still photo from the anime a legit evidence and now you are using one as an evidence ? you are just changing things to support your own theories man you are right Bandai doesn't own Mazinger z Nagai does, but can you tell me why Bandai is the only company who did over 20 Mazinger figure ? while other companies didnt even come close to that number ? because Go Nagai and Bandai have a strong and long business relationship, so taking a license to do another Mazinger is very easy for Bandai commenting on your photo of that round Mazinger, while every one is trying to do an anime accurate Mazinger some will think outside the box and do their own design, does that make it bad or awful ? nope not at all fewture did it and their design got it own Manga by Go Nagai himself, and that round Mazinger is a statue we are talking about figures here, last thing if you are looking for %100 anime look which is something rare you will find that in vinyls , diecast figures are not for you since they wont deliver %100 looks, because they need to be engineered to support their own weight and make feel them solid and guys the subject here isn't about the GX-70 since i didn't see it and i don't have the full info, but my first impression from the promo photo its just paint the head sculpt looks close to the GX-01R (sorry for spamming the thread)
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Post by faelon on Aug 6, 2016 15:07:25 GMT -5
Technically Toei is the owner and licensor to the animated versions of Mazinger Z. Go Naggai, if I am correct, owns the Manga versions and is a party to the others, as in he gets paid for everything Bandai makes, but the license rights go through Toei. And Bandai's principle owners own 30% of Toei. They fronted the money to make the Mazinger Z anime back in the day. Hence why Bandai makes so many Mazingers. (And this is why the toys came out before the show.)
generally the the toy and merchandising control is tied to the animated shows and producers.
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Post by boricua on Aug 6, 2016 17:14:06 GMT -5
aoshima made very anima looking figures with their getters line in die cast, even the joints can be hidden. bandai makes the most of anything because they are the biggest of all and have the money to do as they want. and just like i said about the bandai voltron came true, i think bandai will be able to make a good anime looking mazinger figure this time with all the time they say they have spend making him since 2014.
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 6, 2016 21:31:53 GMT -5
Technically Toei is the owner and licensor to the animated versions of Mazinger Z. Go Naggai, if I am correct, owns the Manga versions and is a party to the others, as in he gets paid for everything Bandai makes, but the license rights go through Toei. And Bandai's principle owners own 30% of Toei. They fronted the money to make the Mazinger Z anime back in the day. Hence why Bandai makes so many Mazingers. (And this is why the toys came out before the show.) generally the the toy and merchandising control is tied to the animated shows and producers. yes but the final approval is by Go Nagai him self if he refused they cant do it, im sure you know the concept of (helping me with my product doesn't make it yours) , also if i remember correctly the ThreeZero Mazinger z wasn't going to get a licenses but when Go Nagai saw it he liked it and give it the green light, that's why they keep saying approved by Nagai also notes the repaint versions most (not all) are from other Nagai Robots, i guess he get double the money there
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Post by tetsuryu on Aug 7, 2016 0:59:08 GMT -5
If they really had to make another Mazinger, they could've at least made a new SoC Great Mazinger. I mean, there's the Shin Mazinger SOC which is a lot more articulate than GX-01, but the only posable Great is the SRC.
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Post by gravewolf on Aug 7, 2016 12:56:40 GMT -5
I"m betting it will just look like the upsized version of the src mazinger which was also the design basis for the dx mazinger. They won't go for the original design of the old Mazinger as it looks too dated for the younger generation of collectors and it's really impossible to get that accurate look without sacrificing poseablility. Having it look like the src and dx version is what Bandai will go for in order to have some consistency with the modern design of mazinger z.
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Post by mojacko on Aug 7, 2016 22:51:14 GMT -5
Wish they re-issue shin mazinger z, Love the concept of a transforming chogokin.
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Post by boricua on Aug 8, 2016 0:31:13 GMT -5
I"m betting it will just look like the upsized version of the src mazinger which was also the design basis for the dx mazinger. They won't go for the original design of the old Mazinger as it looks too dated for the younger generation of collectors and it's really impossible to get that accurate look without sacrificing poseablility. Having it look like the src and dx version is what Bandai will go for in order to have some consistency with the modern design of mazinger z. thats what bandai doesn't want to do this time according to the article.
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Post by mojacko on Aug 8, 2016 6:32:55 GMT -5
this must be anime looking too because some people like it? The more i look at it the more ti looks like a Boss Borot than a Mazinger Z to me...lol
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Post by gravewolf on Aug 8, 2016 8:15:07 GMT -5
I"m betting it will just look like the upsized version of the src mazinger which was also the design basis for the dx mazinger. They won't go for the original design of the old Mazinger as it looks too dated for the younger generation of collectors and it's really impossible to get that accurate look without sacrificing poseablility. Having it look like the src and dx version is what Bandai will go for in order to have some consistency with the modern design of mazinger z. thats what bandai doesn't want to do this time according to the article. Well that makes me curious on what they plan to do with the new soc mazinger. Still we need a prototype picture to verify how they're gonna do the sculpt.
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Post by RoboFestivus on Aug 8, 2016 9:31:55 GMT -5
Well that makes me curious on what they plan to do with the new soc mazinger. Still we need a prototype picture to verify how they're gonna do the sculpt. According to the article, they are going to do the sculpt based on the "Mazinger Z vs. the Great Dark General" film, and not based on the TV series. See image below. From Mazinger Z vs. the Great Dark General film
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Post by mojacko on Aug 8, 2016 10:45:45 GMT -5
Its the same Mazinger for crying out loud Bandai, why not make a different Robot like Mekanda or any other Robot. That will make a lot of collectors happy if they (Bandai) made a different one.
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Post by jaylive on Aug 8, 2016 10:55:33 GMT -5
Its the same Mazinger for crying out loud Bandai, why not make a different Robot like Mekanda or any other Robot. That will make a lot of collectors happy if they (Bandai) made a different one. i agree. the difference seem minor at the most. I really don't understand the collectors who buy basically the same products over and over again.
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Post by RoboFestivus on Aug 8, 2016 11:15:29 GMT -5
Like I said about all the complaints regarding GX-71 Voltron, some had feared the SOC line was dead, but now we have two different SOC announcements almost back to back. Let's just be glad about that for now.
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Post by jaylive on Aug 8, 2016 11:52:14 GMT -5
Like I said about all the complaints regarding GX-71 Voltron, some had feared the SOC line was dead, but now we have two different SOC announcements almost back to back. Let's just be glad about that for now. i understand that line of thinking. i just don't agree with it at all. just be happy that they're giving us something to spend our money on, even if we dont want it? that doesn't sit well with me. i am happy that the line isnt dead, but i am also allowed to be displeased that the same character keeps getting pushed over and over.
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Post by RoboFestivus on Aug 8, 2016 11:56:01 GMT -5
i understand that line of thinking. i just don't agree with it at all. just be happy that they're giving us something to spend our money on, even if we dont want it? that doesn't sit well with me. i am happy that the line isnt dead, but i am also allowed to be displeased that the same character keeps getting pushed over and over. You are happy that the line isn't dead? Great! So am I. That means there's still a chance they'll later give us something we want.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 8, 2016 12:25:29 GMT -5
i understand that line of thinking. i just don't agree with it at all. just be happy that they're giving us something to spend our money on, even if we dont want it? that doesn't sit well with me. i am happy that the line isnt dead, but i am also allowed to be displeased that the same character keeps getting pushed over and over. You are happy that the line isn't dead? Great! So am I. That means there's still a chance they'll later give us something we want. Though to be fair, I do wonder if people are quick to buy a new version of one of the most oversaturated markets of the Chogokin line would be a good sign for the line as opposed to either updating a lesser known robot or making something new from the Mazinger family. Like say a new Grendizer of finally giving us an SoC Mazinkaiser. From the looks of it, there will be more than enough sales from SoC Voltron to make up for the comparatively lukewarm sales of this new Mazinger. But that is just a theory. What I am getting at is the line would only better flourish with either fixing some issues or outdated designs of some of their older releases not Mazinger or making an SoC release of a Mazinger robot we have yet to have for this specific line.
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Post by gravewolf on Aug 8, 2016 13:15:16 GMT -5
Well that makes me curious on what they plan to do with the new soc mazinger. Still we need a prototype picture to verify how they're gonna do the sculpt. According to the article, they are going to do the sculpt based on the "Mazinger Z vs. the Great Dark General" film, and not based on the TV series. See image below. From Mazinger Z vs. the Great Dark General filmOh well at least it's a different sculpt but I'd rather have Bandai do another mazinger like shin mazinger zero or another robot that the soc line haven't done yet. I won't say I won't check out this new version since I still love Mazinger Z and if they manage to make this a definitive soc version of mazinger then it's not gonna be too bad to add to the collection. I honestly think that Bandai has been overdoing it's release Mazinger Z figures as if Go Nagai has a rocket punch aimed at Bandai or something.
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