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>Mattel Creations
>$150
>Ships October 2026
This is why toy companies are dying. They're all too afraid to take risks anymore. KPop Demon Hunters is highly toyetic, and Mattel should have at least had some basic Barbies on the market for the Xmas season. In a year KPDH will have lost most of it's relevancy, which is probably why this is Mattel Creations. Mattel knows that with no new media, fickle kids will have moved on by then. This is a colossal blown opportunity. KPDH were the top selling Halloween costumes this year, becoming impossible for parents to find.
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>>11619755
Americans are just a joke of a country anon, can't do anything right these days and have to control THE MESSAGE as Critical Drinker puts it. If it isn't in-house and has THE MESSAGE why bother investing in new properties?
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>>11619765
>mommy, mommy
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>>11619755
>K-Slop Semen Hunters
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Why is this movie that's literally extremely popular with preteen girls being marketed and merchandised like it's for collectors only?
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>>11619833
Because we have the money.
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>>11619755
>In a year KPDH will have lost most of it's relevancy
No. It will continue to be in the top movies streamed just like Mario and sonic
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>>11619755
>This is why toy companies are dying. They're all too afraid to take risks anymore.
All toy companies take risks, and of course they;re afraid because they lost their dumping ground: Toys R Us
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>>11619755
I guess I should feel flattered that you took my post verbatum and made a new thread out of it.

>>11619825
>K-Slop
It's actually surprisingly good. My niece twisted my arm into watching it with her recently, and I felt it was better than any Disney/Pixar animation I've seen since probably Tangled. It had genuine soul put into it, which is contrary to what you's think based on tne title. The songs are genuinely good and stick in your head, and kpop isn't something I've ever listened to. I'm not gonna go out and buy merch, but I've listened to the soundtrack since, and I'd watch the movie again.
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>>11619765
>"EHHH! AMELIKKKA"
>*Listens to Critical Drinker, who is American*
Why are brownoids like this?
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>>11619765
>as Critical Drinker puts it.
Opinion discarded.
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>>11619858
>*Listens to Critical Drinker, who is American*
Lolwut? Are you trying to out-retard the moron you replied to?
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>>11619855
That's fair, I wouldn't watch it because I am literally allergic to K-pop and also the thing seemed kiiiiiiinda "written by middle-schoolgirls".
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>>11619755
>these will come out playline quality at collector line prices due to being rushed
Sucks, but I’ll wait for later releases. Faces on the secondary band members look a bit off.
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>>11619755
The price of making and shipping figures has skyrocketed to the point where we are in the riskiest time for action figure producing companies in history. No company in this industry is going to be taking risks anymore. You can bet when you see Mattel's DC offering it will be safest slop you can imagine released in the safest manner.
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Completely disgusting that this post was typed out by a man.
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>>11620123
An ex man
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>>11619755
OP, This movie was sold by Sony to Netflix in a large deal where the only made about 20Mil per movie, so hardly anything. Sony had no faith in the movie, and thus Netflix wasn't expecting much of it either. Toy companies were probably never even approached about this movie until after it was released and blew up into a mega hit.

If you had paid attention to he recent news about all the toy companies that signed on for Kpop merch, you'd know that there is a full lineup of all the usual stuff - dolls for kids, collector dolls, figures, cosplay, props, plush, etc - all due out next year for the holidays. This Mattel Creations stuff is just the higher end items that they're putting up for pre order now since their production run will be much smaller than all the other stuff that'll go to retail stores.
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>>11619755
It’s a movie for 12 year old girls who cares
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>>11620185
>Toy companies were probably never even approached about this movie until after it was released and blew up into a mega hit

damn Americans really are racist no wonder their country is a third world shit hole
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>>11620228
You, obviously.
Enough to come here to shit post your opinion as if anyone cared about you.
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>>11620228
Nah it's a gooner movie actually
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>>11620185
And those toys aren't going to sell because kids will have already moved on to something else
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>>11619755
In this day and age with what, Americans giving up SNAP so their citizens would rather starve so their dorito orange trump president of a menace can buy a fancy new island instead of helping those in need? I don't see why prices wouldn't jump to just further push out the common Joe wanting to make his family happy.
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Not being made to order
These are going to sell out in 0.02 seconds. Then be ebay at 1000% mark up.
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i hope that means more kpop demon hunters content next year to help sell the toys
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>>11620622
How is an oct 2026 release date NOT made to order?
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>>11620408
Actual children (<8) don't move on that quickly. I had to watch the first cars movie like 200 times over the course of a few years

I'm surprised that people are letting their toddlers watch this, it's pretty violent
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>>11620750
You aren't a parent so you won't be catching cartoon violence upside your head after showing them the wrong movie
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>>11620713
I think anon implies the preorders would be limited; they're planning on a set number not making as many as people /want/ to order(which would be made to order)
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>>11620739
Its not violent at all. Pretty standard format honestly. It really took off because the songs are really good. The movie itslef is alright. Really only focuses on the main girl and demon. The other 2 kpop girls are basically there for conflict and dont really grow alot through the movie. It has that generic liar reveal thing where the third act is everyone all sad until everything is fixed. Just the same shit you've seen 100 times with nice songs. I can also see people having issue with the idea that demons should be reasoned with when alot of religions views demons as like the absolute corrupted of man and suggesting they can be changed is just opening yourself up to them. I dont even think anyone bleeds in the movie. About as violent as the Ninja Turtles.
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>>11620185
Dear retard,
The point was that toy makers took too much time, by next year there will be another current thing and Huntr/x will be forgotten.
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>>11620855
Will it? Kpop organically became popular. Only artificial shart dies in cycles. Kpop could legitimately have some lasting power just because it became popular because people actually liked it and not because it was pushed by a studio.
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>>11620713
Mattel specifically lavels things as "made to order" when they are made to order and these are not labeled as such.
As some one who collects motu let me clue you in on something mattel loves not making enough of popular things and too much of unpopular things. They like to make exclusives hard to get an limited and they are generally fucking retarted
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>>11620739
>the first cars movie
That was almost 20 years ago before kids had endless media options at their fingertips.

>>11621162
>Kpop could legitimately have some lasting power just because it became popular because people actually liked it and not because it was pushed by a studio.
It will be years before another film is released. There needs to be media to retain relevance. A single film with a handful of popular songs will only last so long in a modern kid's consciousness. What they should do to keep interest going is release new Huntr/x music in the interm. If they can bang out some music videos along with it even better.
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>>11620855
Dear Retard, it'll be fine. Simpler toys like plush, vinyls and board games will be out in the next 3-4 months. Toys like higher end dolls and things like plastic action figures that take more time due to more complex production will be out next fall. They'll do fine. No different than other movies that were unexpected hits and had delayed toylines or when they were keeping spoilery things secret like not having baby Yoda toys out until the following year's holiday season.

>>11621277
>There needs to be media to retain relevance. A single film with a handful of popular songs will only last so long in a modern kid's consciousness.
There were 6 years between the first and second Frozen movies. KPOP will be 4 yrs. They'll prob just release another short, or music videos once or twice between the films just like Frozen did.
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mira sex
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Chinese bootleg wins where big brands fail... again.
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the fact that they have so much porn means there will always be interest
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Hey any toy from a cartoon that Frodo spins for a bunch of high, drugged out Alaskans is A-OK by me.



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