Forum - View topicNEWS: Toy Company Banpresto Dissolves, Combines With Bandai Spirits
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Blanchimont
 Posts: 3563 Location: Finland |
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Well, their figures always were of, let's say, less than desirable quality, leaning issues, miscolored details, shoddy work overall. Nowadays I avoid theirs no matter how pretty the previews look... |
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Baggie_Saiyan
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Bandai Spirits QC was/is a joke. Their first DB Kuji was plagued with nothing but issues. |
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GracieLizzy
 Posts: 551 Location: Sunderland, England, UK |
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I'm guessing any future Super Robot Wars games will just be released by BamCo without a Banpresto titlecard then.
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Lord Geo
Posts: 2665 Location: North Brunswick, New Jersey |
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I'm fairly sure the Banpresto name & logo hasn't been used in a long time for SRW; even the development studio eventually got renamed to B.B. Studio. Hell, it'll be a solid decade since the Banpresto name was even used on the cover of an SRW title, with the last one being Super Robot Wars Neo on the Wii in late 2009. Effectively, this is how a legendary name in mech anime video games ends: Not with a bang, but with a whimper of dissolution. |
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Steve Minecraft
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Banpresto figures were pretty decent for their cost if you didn't want to spend a bit more for a Figuarts or something. They'll be missed.
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crazieanimefan1
 Posts: 413 Location: Auburn, AL |
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I get they did figures, yet didn't they do plushies at one point? Or was that another company?
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Greed1914
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Yeah, I can't say I see this as good news. I guess it's possible they'll keep going under the Spirits name, but the Banpresto figures I have were pretty reasonable for the price. Granted, I've since moved on to other companies since there my experience with figures is that there tends to be some "you get what you pay for" but it's not like I don't display my Banpresto figures with all the rest. |
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Lynx Raven Raide
 Posts: 412 Location: Central Coast, AU |
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deviljho0001
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Wait what? I have to disagree on Model Kit counterpart, Their recent kits are amazing and innovative. RX-78 revive, Sinanju, Moon Gundam, Gustav Karl, etc. |
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DRosencraft
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I certainly hope they keep making figures. I have several of their figures, with several more I hope to purchase when I have more disposable income. No, they are not the pinnacle of quality, but they certainly are very good for the price. Aside from prize figures (which no matter who they are tend to be of less than dazzling quality), you are usually paying a third or a quarter of the price of some other manufacturers for only marginally lesser quality figures. As one of the only makers doing full-sized figures in such a lower price range, it could be a detriment for anyone looking to get into figure collecting without a larger initial investment, or going for nendoroids.
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Emerje
 Posts: 7403 Location: Maine |
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Sounds pretty dead to me. I really like Banpresto's work and their modern figures have been of excellent quality. They aren't as prone to warping and leaning like their older pieces. But I also don't understand what people expected. You can't expect $100 figure quality from a $15 prize figure. Hopefully the new company will continue where Banpresto left off because I really love the Grandista line. Huge 1/6 scale anime figures with option parts for under $20, what's not to like? Emerje |
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Lynx Raven Raide
Posts: 412 Location: Central Coast, AU |
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That means nothing. They can dissolve that arm but can retain the branding, consolidating it under one section rather than being two, cutting down the costs of middle management. What's the point of having two sections working on the same kind of thing when you can just merge one into the other? The Banpresto name is still well known, so they can keep that, just the figures are made under the guidance of Bandai Spirits management |
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AsuraTheDestructor
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After Their Recent SRW games keep getting more and more diminishing returns, Banpresto dissolving this way seemed more and more likely with each game released.
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Banjo
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it seems you haven't been following the news much. animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-03/playstation-awards-2018-winners-announced/.140284 |
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Stampeed Valkyrie
 Posts: 856 Location: PA |
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I think people are missing the point, Banpresto was Prize toy first and foremost. Yes quality wasn't all that great, but they had some really neat products. Not to mention the price point was $15-$30. If your super picky about details go with the $100+ figure.
I have many Banpresto items, some were junk, and some were not. These and Sega Prize figures are my goto on the cheap. |
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