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INTEREST: Akibarangers' Gun-Transforming Doll Made Into Toy




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ninjapet



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:21 pm Reply with quote
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related. I know the Mobirates is around the same price at this point, I would think the Go Busters stuff is a lot of money now to.
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Flower Metal



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:33 pm Reply with quote
I liked it
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UkiyaSeed



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:02 pm Reply with quote
The official romanization Toei is using is Moe Moe Z-Cune since the name of the weapon was based on the show's fictional magical girl anime, Nijiyome Gakuen Z-Cune Aoi. Opening video of the fictional anime, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mu5d8P4dEKs
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:11 pm Reply with quote
ninjapet wrote:
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related.


Most tokusatsu stuff isn't that expensive.
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ninjapet



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:22 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
ninjapet wrote:
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related.


Most tokusatsu stuff isn't that expensive.


I must be looking in the wrong places then because most of the toys I've seen on amiami that aren't figures or things like that. (i.e the toy weapons and what not) are at least $30 a piece plus at least another $15-$25 in shipping costs.
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:27 pm Reply with quote
ninjapet wrote:
TitanXL wrote:
ninjapet wrote:
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related.


Most tokusatsu stuff isn't that expensive.


I must be looking in the wrong places then because most of the toys I've seen on amiami that aren't figures or things like that. (i.e the toy weapons and what not) are at least $30 a piece plus at least another $15-$25 in shipping costs.


I thought you were referring to this 12,600 Yen replica figure. 30 bucks is nothing.


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EmbraceMe



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:29 pm Reply with quote
YES! YES! YES!

*checks price* $159... that's excluding shipping and tax, right?

Why?!

I can hear Aoi-tan telling me to buy it but... my poor wallet.

At least in my delusions I have one.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:31 pm Reply with quote
Thats awesome it would be sweet to get one
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nhat



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:53 pm Reply with quote
ninjapet wrote:
TitanXL wrote:
ninjapet wrote:
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related.


Most tokusatsu stuff isn't that expensive.


I must be looking in the wrong places then because most of the toys I've seen on amiami that aren't figures or things like that. (i.e the toy weapons and what not) are at least $30 a piece plus at least another $15-$25 in shipping costs.


Yea like TitanXL says, $30 + 15-$25 shipping is pretty standard. Normally its like $100 if you're buying figures or something in that nature.
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Animeking1108



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:58 pm Reply with quote
I come to wonder that if the Z-Cune manga becomes popular, will people know that it came from a Sentai parody?
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Emerje



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:57 pm Reply with quote
Akibarangers stuff is selling very well, everything sells out fast at AmiAmi, similar story at HLJ and Hobby Search. This one in particular sold out in a day.

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Kiyomaro



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:33 pm Reply with quote
TitanXL wrote:
ninjapet wrote:
If I had the cash I would buy this. Seems like it costs an arm and a leg to import anything Sentai related.


Most tokusatsu stuff isn't that expensive.


The Double Driver would like a word with you.
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TitanXL



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:23 pm Reply with quote
Kiyomaro wrote:
The Double Driver would like a word with you.


Do you mean now? I imagine it would be expensive since it's two Riders ago and out of print.

Though actually they did release a re-issue (with more Gaia Memories) for about 4800 Yen in April, which is typically what drivers cost.

The only bad thing about drivers is the weight means it'll be about 1600 yen for shipping
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areaseven
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:40 am Reply with quote
I've just been collecting Super Sentai stuff since Gokaiger last year, and my bank account has paid dearly for it. When the tag line for Akibaranger was "Pain Is Power", the producers weren't kidding. The MMZ-01 is undoubtedly the most expensive Super Sentai toy in the market, surpassing even the largest DX robots by a margin.

On a side note, I can't wait for Toei to officially release the Z-Cune Aoi anime, as they made too many posters and hug pillows just to be used as props.
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