Bandai America has now joined donors to relief efforts for those effected in Japan by the tragedy. I've been in California and did want to visit BOA in Cypress but it was too far and I heard they had no tour, but now I wish I was there for this. Above is a picture from Bandai America's Twitter."Donors who stop by Bandai America’s headquarters in Cypress between noon and 7 p.m. today for a drive-through fundraiser will get to meet characters from the Samurai Power Rangers, Ben 10 and Swampfire, Lassie the dog and Tamagotchi. Goodie bags are promised, too.
The Bandai drive takes place at 5551 Katella Avenue in Cypress and will benefit American Red Cross relief efforts. Cash and check donations (not food or clothes) are being accepted. Bandai and several related businesses, among them the entertainment company Saban, are part of the effort. Bandai America plans to make a matching contribution for personal donations."
They joined the hundreds of people that turned out for his Youth Run 4 Japan to raise money for the Red Cross.
Saban’s Samurai Power Rangers joined Josh Duhamel for the Youth Run 4 Japan on the Santa Monica Beach on Sunday, March 27. All proceeds from the event went entirely to the American Red Cross’s Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund.
Looks like we are getting the regular form Samurai (except the girls), Retrofire Megazords are back, Rita Replusa (probably left over from MMPR 2010 but will be under the Samurai label or possibly Super Legends), a new villain (based on Juzo of Shinkenger), Green and Gold cycles and Gold's Zords.
It looks like we are getting one repackaged vehicle, the one to the right was first used in the Operation Overdrive toy line.
She might be skinny but at least we got her. Probably because we asked for her for the MMPR Line 2010. She could be under the Super Legends line for all we know.
And it looks like we are getting a Battlized Red Ranger after all, this is how I pictured him.
It looks like that inside the box they have cardboard pictures of the actual toy, but the actual box will come with the action figures. I think they will sell the actual figure and with the armor. I wish they will sell the armor by itself if you already bought the figure.
Called Juzo in Shinkenger, he is called Deker according to Carol of Bandai at CollectionDX:
People have asked me this week and many times before, why fans like figures to look exactly like they are in the show, or have toys of stuff that actually appear on the show. I must admit that this is a personal obsession of mine.
Above is a 2010 figure with the original Auto-Morphin Tommy head attached by a fan. Maybe I was spoiled by toys in the 80's like Thundercats, Transformers and Ninja Turtles, where they made toys of stuff that was actually on the show. Sure, some of them didn't have all the paint, but dang it, the Ninja Turtles were 'show-accurate.' The reason kids have toys, for the most part, is to play with---but also they feel like they have EXACTLY what they see on the screen (big or small). For example in Toy Story, John Lasseter (creator) spoke that he had Thinkway toy company make toys that were exactly that size. Thinkway had planned to be small, but they took the risk, made a lot of money. Go to 1:45 mark:
He uses the word "Authentic." Good point. It doesn't have to be 'Exactly' like the ones on the show, I know I used caplocks on it before, but just to make a point. I believe that if the figure looks off, not at all like what you see in a film or show, it doesn't feel like it is what it suppose to be, like it is a rip-off. So if you don't care about how it looks, then just buy a rip-off. There is a thing to be said about quality. Look at those toy companies that are still on top like Mattel, Hasbro, Fisherprice, and Playskool, there is a reason why and it is quality. They deliver quality products. Above is a picture of a fan adding more paint to an existing Camile figure to match her look on the show [Rather, Mele in Gekiranger because of her chest (it was censored in Jungle Fury)].
