Give it to me straight, is the MHA line most likely dead?

>>11170480
Not necessarily. We need to wait and see how the sudden influx of new IPs go. Bandai will make key characters AY already did so AY could just continue with the more minor characters a few more times. .

File: GYSOdbiXYAAQGLc.png (511 KB, 690x690)

511 KB PNG

A more Beyond like pose.

Are Terry's arm blades the most "important" accessory that's been made an exclusive?

>>11170480
why would it be??? wtf

>no nagant
>No mt lady
>No froppi
>No Iron Might
It can't end like this...

>>11170489
Considering it's pretty specific to the X7 suit and we don't see it in the cartoon I don't think it's that important. DP's half unmasked head or Saitama's "regular head" seems way higher in the bullshit meter.

>>11170480
When there are so many IPs to cycle through you don't see new releases constantly. Be patient.

>>11170490
I mean we haven’t heard of any new figures, this is kinda the first time the line is in standstill. All we’re waiting for now is to see Toga painted and preorder up. Plus with SHF now doing figures for it, they may feel less inclined. If we don’t see or hear anything when Toga is painted and up for order, maybe I’d start to worry then.

>>11170498
It's also the first time AY had so many IPs at the same time, and who knows how far each one could go.

File: 202409250235231.jpg (424 KB, 1200x1200)

424 KB JPG

Store Exclusive

File: 202409250231171.jpg (248 KB, 1200x1200)

248 KB JPG

Store Exclusive for Ayane

>>11170502
I don't even care that much about DOA or Ninja Gaiden, but this figure looks so impressive I want to own it just to experience how good it likely is. Sculpt looks way better than I expected it would.

>>11170498
Of course, they have to make and announce figures of all the new lines they just got. Touya and the girls haven’t even come out yet and Shiggy just came out. The MHA line is still prevalent even if they haven’t announced shit. You’re legitimately insane if you think the line is dead already.

>>11170498
how many figures do we have lined up, lol?

>>11170498
Shiggy just released.
Dabi is slated to release next month. Uraraka the month after that. Miruko in February of 2025, and Toga hasn't even gone up for pre-order yet.
You're not at risk of going hungry anytime soon. Worry about that after Miruko releases and they still haven't shown anything new.

>>11170475
>>11170486
>>11170491
Not my ideal choice for Terry's suit but AY actually made it work. Definitely getting it now.

>>11170489
They're definitely not important and far from the most important, but they do lead to a whole slew of new display options that a face probably doesn't, so in that sense maybe? Another like that is Saitama's basic face, because without that you're stuck in mostly fight mode Saitama, or occasionally if he's trying to be serious, whereas if you have that face, even though he's buff as shit, you can pose him in non fighting poses where it'll make sense.

File: b25328ca23d8acf991cefbd95(...).jpg (104 KB, 467x1200)

104 KB JPG

>>11170529
It's definitely one of those AYs where Yamaguchi took the comic design and made it more interesting, impressive, and fun. Kinda like Harley Quinn, not the most favored costume but the AY looks great. This Beyond went way beyond the comics though which is surprising. Not the kind of suit you can put in your backpack lol

would've gone all in on this dude if not for the silly mouth

I think this is the first AY in a long time that I think has looked dogshit.

Baan Beyond was such a sleek suit. All the texture and greebling kills the look

>>11170546
Like some anon in the previous thread said, if it bothers you that much it's an easy fix. Just a bit of sculpting putty and black paint. Complaining about the mouth on Batman Beyond would be like complaining about a cape on Batman, it's always been a part of his standard design.

File: Batman-Beyond-the-White-K(...).jpg (876 KB, 1665x2560)

876 KB JPG

I think the White Knight comic version would've been much better. It has some detailing that AY seems to love so no need to go all psycho redesigning, and yet looks close enough to the cartoon version. The red lines right on where the joints need to be might be tricky to pull off though.

File: BMBTWK03.jpg (453 KB, 1600x1238)

453 KB JPG

I think everyone would be pretty satisfied if this was the AY.

>>11170578
Good thing not everyone needs to be satisfied. I would have hated a basic bitch beyond figure with absolutely no details on the body like you all want. Based Yamaguchi chooses to make COOL shit only.

>>11170654
He made the basic bitch Iron-Spider figure though, which is one of the best figures he’s ever made. Probably not “based” enough for you.

>>11170475
How the hell is this Batman Beyond? Are Japs fucking retarded? Made the face look like some power Rangers shit.

>>11170518
I was wondering why it would cost more than Batman Beyond, but her sculpt seems detailed, but in a good way. I can’t explain it in any way other than that her outfit has more “textures” compared to Beyond. The painting also looks more meticulous.

>>11170673
It's a better design that the low effort basic American garbage. Such simplistic, boring designs just wouldn't sell over there. Revoltechs are for the Japanese market, not yanks, they design things for their own tastes.

>>11170683
It's the paint. If it's more complicated, that means more time spent, less efficiency, higher production cost. Also Ayane is probably more niche than a Batman? Even if it's some bizzaro Iron Man inspired one, which probably boosts sales.

>>11170670
Nope. That iron spider suit is crap.

>>11170654
>Based Yamaguchi chooses to make COOL shit only.
Sounds like Todd's philosophy, it's fitting that he was an inspiration for Yamaguchi. They just like and want to make things that they find cool, and that's great.

File: PD1727076915jY9.jpg (177 KB, 894x1311)

177 KB JPG

Continuing that discussion about Doom designs, the latest Hot Toys very much nailed what I was imagining a live action Doom should look like. Has the medieval knight armor and the green tunic but with some more details. If MCU one looks close to this we could get a classic comic Doom for an Ay.

>still need to preorder arkham knight
>ayane
>on the edge for batman beyond
Thats going to be like 39k yen.

>>11170841
I'm thinking probably Slade. Anyone have any opinions between Slade and Arkham? Obviously character wise Slade is much more important, plus with the godkiller swords he could even tussle with Supes and the others, but as figures, any opinions?

>>11170845
I have slade. He's an good figure and i love it but my copy has an issue where one of the side joints werent properly fitted. Only other issue i have is that his grpping hands arent great and the paint on the staff is easily scratched.
No clue on ak since i mentioned that i still gotta po hi..

>>11170726
>it's fitting that he was an inspiration for Yamaguchi
Did he say this?

>>11170852
>Only other issue i have is that his grpping hands arent great
Oh ya, I remember seeing a review where the accessories just float in the hands... I'd hope that this would have been updated, but the staff (short as it is) looks far too thin for the gripping hands that have the trigger fingers out. Do the swords at least fit in well?

>>11170870
If I recall, nope, his gun gripping hands were basically used for everything. Like it held it enough to pose and shit but not enough for me to go "yeah this is snug".

>>11170879
>"yeah this is snug".
I hate non snug accessories. If an accessory is in a figure's hand then I move it around, I don't want anything falling out. It's too bad they couldn't just include one extra set of gripping hands with a better grip on the accessories. I'll have to go back and watch a few more reviews before committing to the purchase. At least it looks like the hands work pretty well on the godkiller swords.

>>11170870
Deathstroke's issue is that all his weapons vary in diameter for where he holds them. You just have to adjust his hands with heat each time you swap weapons. It'd like thickest to thinnest, katanas, rifle, pistol, and staff. I forget how the knife was.

>>11170538
>interesting, impressive
It's literally just Iron Man with a Batman logo.

File: 61OOKKknM5L._AC_UF894,100(...).jpg (70 KB, 894x894)

70 KB JPG

>>11170726
>he was an inspiration for Yamaguchi.
I don't think he ever mentioned something like that. His "inspiration" that I know of is a fellow Kaiyodo sculptor Hayami.

You might be mixing things up with Nightow, inventor of Revolver Joints who is a collector of American toys and has that manga panel talking about McFarlane. And the fact that because of McFarlane's advancement in PVC figures, it showed Kaiyodo new possibilities and started doing their own. And Yamaguchi was a big player in their success.

So in a chain of associations way, maybe?. But like I'm not sure if Yamaguchi is aware of McFarlane and Spawn, like he connects the toy maker to the comic character and such. His interests are usually domestic in nature. Who knows there might be an article where he talks about it.

>>11170700
No wonder it's tasteless and ugly. Lmao

File: SHREDDED.jpg (360 KB, 1009x1412)

360 KB JPG

NOW, YAMAGUCHI.

>>11170904
That is a pretty bad, honestly. If the grip holds after heat, then it wouldn't be so bad, I guess. Can you confirm that it won't revert to different sizes in your experience? For example if you tighten the grip around his sword, will it remain sufficiently tight until you might want to swap in a gun.

>>11170980
>AY Mattel stuff
I'd kill for a Revoltech Scare Glow

File: press_040623_Batman-Beyon(...).jpg (222 KB, 1200x900)

222 KB JPG

>>11170475
Wings should have been bright red, also could have cut back on some of the red details throughout the body and would have been perfect.
>>11170486
Still looks good though, predicted the more tacticool look as usual but I might have preferred something like this. NOW STOP FUCKING AROUND AND GIVE US DAREDEVIL.

>>11170919
you're telling me nightow, the creator of trigun, also invented revotech joints?

>>11170990
So what I mean is that if the grip hand expands by holding a thicker weapon like the swords, the hands will now be too widely open for the staff. So you heat the empty hand, squeeze tight and let it cool so you can hold a thinner weapon. Unlike a lot of AYs, his grip hands are not a connected loop so you can adjust to a wide range. Material is PVC, they're fairly malleable.

>>11170475
>SEPTEMBER
>Fudo Yusei (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's)
this needs to be updated for the 2 people that ordered it, yusei got pushed back to october

>>11170997
Yes, I know remember that Kaiyodo line, Gun Smoke was it? A shame some of them were never made.

File: 1_NL14Ljf_vDaanQD-Fqz1nA.jpg (98 KB, 1000x1500)

98 KB JPG

>>11170475
It's so over-designed. Why is it so hard to get a simple and hyper-posable Timm character. Maybe some frame lines would be awesome, but I didn't ask for a visible lip mouth nor hive-panel wings

>>11171004
Ok, if they're PVC it should hold, I think. Is the staff even able to be held at all? Seems a good deal thinner than everything else.

Ey I just purchased Revoltech Ultron!

>>11171049
What he needs is teeth

>>11171049
That was the appeal of that costume too, the fact it was so deceptively simple looking but was actual super complex with lots of hidden gadgets.

>>11171062
Yeah as long as the hands are not stretched out. The katanas are the problem really the others are pretty close in size. I just use other random katanas because I can't be bothered.

>>11170502
>>11170508
When does ayane go up, same time as Terry?

>>11170570
Does AY get to choose the designs or do the companies mandate what is used as reference?

>>11171111
I'd bet Yamaguchi just picks whatever he feels like, but who knows, could be they tell DC what they want and DC picks something then 'pending licensor approval'.

>>11171114
don't feed the troll...

File: AY Ryu Hayabusa with true(...).jpg (52 KB, 1200x600)

52 KB JPG

>>11170447
>If they had to do an extra accessory it should’ve been the true dragon sword.
IMAGINE

>>11171049
The eyes especially are busy visually and with the thick red lines going from up the already huge crying doll face shaped eyes... Ugh. They barely read as eyes.

>>11171128
What's difference between the true thing and the one he comes with? I tried searching and it just found the regular sword.

File: 1516530211182.jpg (63 KB, 592x572)

63 KB JPG

>>11170475
>>11170486
>>11170491
>>11170507
Ew, what the fuck is that?
It looks like one of those PAK comic redesign figures that they used to do.

File: 710dH59znkL.jpg (160 KB, 1200x1200)

160 KB JPG

>>11171155
really does

File: Image29.jpg (63 KB, 562x532)

63 KB JPG

>>11171143
True dragon sword have a purple gem embedded in the pommel, just like the figure

>>11171164
Oh ok, so op anon is confused. Also cool to see that detail, I actually never noticed it.

>>11171160
Batman if he Berserk

>>11170994
Shredder is Nickelodeon, not Mattel. MOTU AY would be funny, being able to get the buff barbarian types into poses that they themselves probably wouldn't be able to do. Closest thing we've ever gotten to import MOTU are those 2 Nendos, and I highly doubt it's popular enough in Japan to warrant much more.

Ayane is going to be my first ninja girl, she's going to be so good for my collection. Ayane with my dragon ball figures.... and the rest

>>11171160
this actually look really cool to me

File: yA7B4n.gif (1.99 MB, 360x270)

1.99 MB GIF

>>11171185
>Ayane with my dragon ball figures....
you better recreate picrel

>>11171202
I don't have any Goku, the closest I have is Turles, sorry... but I do have Moon Knight and Gambit and they do have staffs

>>11171107
>>11170475
first line

>>11171210
it's something

>>11171111
It's up to Kaiyodo, they are the ones taking risks, DC gets their cut either way. I think even if they sell more units you only pay up to a certain amount to the license holder, after that it's all to the manufacturer. As to who specially, what sort of limitations they might have could be different every time. I know Captain America was made with the specific order of no classic suit. I assume it was from the guy who actually decides what character to do. For references they might get something sent, could be Google. Could be someone's personal comics actually kek. Anything DC or Marvel approves it's good. DC approved this, clearly it doesn't really matter. As long as the girls can't cast off naked QB style, I'm sure that won't pass.

>>11171183
Marvel Hercules, DC Ares, there are workarounds to get something similar. Equally unlikely but hey Beyond happened in a way.

>>11170475
oh look another iron man

AY Inque when?

File: 81301-hr.jpg (61 KB, 450x683)

61 KB JPG

>>11171271
forgot pic

File: tumblr_d9b45ae1ad58759327(...).png (2.58 MB, 1064x1642)

2.58 MB PNG

and btw is he Mazinkaiser now?

File: file.png (3.64 MB, 2000x2000)

3.64 MB PNG

>>11170757
>inb4 they do this costume

>>11170475
>>11170486
>>11170491
Isn't this the New 52 Tim version?

>>11171626
Post Rebirth Terry. What are you even talking about?

>>11171630
New 52 had a Batman Beyond series from Futures End starring Tim Drake. How would you not know that?

File: batmanbeyond11-b-1024x507.jpg (121 KB, 1024x507)

121 KB JPG

>>11171626
It's the X7 prototype suit Terry got just before(?) the story about fighting Damian Wayne. Bruce sealed it away because the AI doesn't prioritize the wearers well-being over completing the mission.

>>11171642
What a bizarre choice to based the figure on.

>>11171648
The Japanese LOVE this very specific story arc tho.

>>11171648
It's why I think someone there just happened to have those comics on hand, or it was the first image that caught Yamaguchi's eyes googling for images. I'm sure the concept for this AY was Iron Man mix with Batman and maybe having all those red lines made it pop.

File: Screenshot_20240926-18194(...).jpg (323 KB, 1080x1920)

323 KB JPG

arkham batman hips are looking rough bros

>>11171662
This is parody, right?

>>11171781
It looks like any other male AY to me...

File: revoltech-amazing-yamaguc(...).jpg (110 KB, 800x800)

110 KB JPG

>>11171781
We got some real poselets in these exhibits

>>11170919
It’s not that I don’t believe you, but do you have any good places to look for interviews and articles related to the history of Yamaguchi and of Revoltech? I’m deeply interested in all this, a few threads ago some anons were talking about it.

>>11171928
For Yamaguchi some I read on Figure-Oh magazine years ago on the rare occasions I know about an article and I buy it online or in person if I just happen to be in Japan. There use to be scans of pages floating around but I haven't notice any lately. not that I'm looking. There are some articles online here and there but it's all about switching to digital sculpting. But no not some archive you can go look at. As for Kaiyodo's history and all, Miyawaki can't stop talking about it any opportunity he gets so it sticks eventually. He goes on TV sometimes too. But he has a Youtube channel, I use to watch their old stream show but they're all gone now.

>>11171662
I don't believe you.

I cant wait to get that AY batman beyond, have fun with him and watch as you niggas seethe about his superior articulation over other cartoon inspired terry figure and cope how yamaguchi shouldve pick a different costume kek

>>11172227
Too bad the head looks shit, like a McFart

>>11171091
>deceptively simple looking but was actual super complex
Thats what all you boomer mutt says everytime a toy company pick a modern/tactical costume for a superhero

>>11171091
The appeal of batman beyond was batman but spiderman

>>11171905
we need a predator figure that can pose like this

File: 5123D4EC-3C73-4438-91A5-3(...).jpg (23 KB, 640x360)

23 KB JPG

>Ayane is September 2025 release
>still no luke or ryu
>if only you knew how bad things really are.jpg

>>11172229
Seeing as how mcfart is doing good, this figure will sell like hot cakes

>>11172245
>still no luke
And that's a good thing

>>11172232
But it's true, my ESL fren.

>>11172326
Nah, thats just boomer cope

File: 0F7DADF7-2759-4020-A8A1-6(...).gif (1.26 MB, 498x412)

1.26 MB GIF

>>11172317

File: 1670253307219159.gif (2.69 MB, 640x480)

2.69 MB GIF

>>11172350
*dodge*

File: E5SQ0BwVcAUXVBZ.jpg (71 KB, 1000x554)

71 KB JPG

>>11172241
Word!

I recently got AY Spider-Gwen and it’s probably one of my favorite AYs. It’s also one of the hottest figures I own. Ignoring her ginormous ass the small stretch detail around her chest is insane.

File: tumblr_n0ak4wLdo81sh3xeyo1_400.gif (54 KB, 251x191)

54 KB GIF

Do you guys think we're going to get another Venom one day? Something that looks more like his MvC self?

>>11172446
I feel like they've already done him twice, and I'd say probably not, but Agent Venom seemed to have been a sleeper hit that demanded a rerelease so soon after the original release, so who knows. I'd like to see it, but would I want to see it more than an entirely new character? I guess it depends which character.

>>11172350
Why isn't he pointing at himself? Shit Fighter has been for queers only for more than a decade.

>>11172446
At most we'll get a black suit spider-man with details on the suit. They can't improve on a hulk body venom and agent venom is top tier.

>>11172540
>They can't improve on a hulk body venom
They absolutely could do a much better job with it even if they wanted to make it in the same hulking proportions as the original one. Plus the MVC Venom is bulky but more proportional than the one released, so it would certainly end up different from the existing one.

>>11172540
They make a regular Venom in the same style as All Might or Endeavor AY then it's already a vast improvement. AY Venom might look impressive but it is very outdated.

>>11172540
>>11172446
Same reason why the second AY was Agent Venom or Batman Beyond is some sort of Iron Man hybrid, the idea here is simple bare-bones characters are boring and make poor toys. Black suit Spider-man especially. An All-Might like AY Venom still has a better chance with the size and a more AY Carnage level tendrils will have more sale appeal. But I think Agent Venom covers that enough it's unnecessary. Nobody cares about the characters with DC and Marvel, it's all under the capeshit umbrella, name value makes little difference among them. It's who looks badass and can sell toys. Black suit Spidey is just a tiny skinny Venom as a toy so might as well go for a impressive Venom, but I doubt we would go there now. It's naked Agent Venom so what's the point.

>>11172540
>>11172446
At this stage one of the female symbiotes has a higher chance honestly.

File: IMG_1977.jpg (146 KB, 1200x1200)

146 KB JPG

who

>>11172723
looks like some gay gachashit

>>11172723
>>11170475
>Tartaglia/Childe - Foul Legacy Ver. (Genshin Impact)

Big surprise this is a Yamaguchi sculpt.

>>11172723
Some Genshin Impact character. I thought I may have wanted it just cause it was an armored knight type, but I'm not feeling it. Better to not just buy anything anyways.

File: IMG_3156.gif (2.75 MB, 362x640)

2.75 MB GIF

>>11172723
>the MHA line ended for this

>>11172752
>the MHA line
source?

>>11172754
Ignore him. There's literally an unsolicited figure in that line, and there are 2 that haven't yet seen release. Anon is a spoiled brat who wants all the releases and isn't happy when his line is getting tons of REGULAR releases when not even DC gets that.

>>11172723
Why the fuck is it so thin?! The Agent Venom scupt would've been perfect for this.

File: 1726797102827385.jpg (61 KB, 720x406)

61 KB JPG

>>11172433
The sculptor was horny when designing her, and after seeing the pics from the last thread and videos/blogs, I'm really tempted to get one too. Not to mention the articulation expected from an AY toy too.
Hell, even some reviewers mention her prominent rear and chest areas.