Bakugan is getting a 20th anniversary celebration in 2027. The 2026 Last Vegas licensing expo had a Bakugan booth showing off prototype statues and funko pops. AFAIK no proper Bakugan toys were shown as it was for merch licensing only. It's been making me think what Spinmaster could do if they actually are making new toys. The possibilities are kind of exciting as this line seems to be targeting adult collectors instead of very young children like G2 and especially G3. Off the top of my head the possibilities are:>Reissue: re-release of B1 main characters and maybe ONE deepcut like Leonidas. Would have some sort of marking like gold foil G-power to identify it as a replica. Would use reverse engineering like the recent Star Wars and Transformers vintage figures as the original molds have been destroyed. >Premium re-release: Similar to above but with some sort of gimmick like Premium paint, LED eyes or full Die-cast construction. >“Masterpiece” Bakugan: High end redesign that aligns closer to the animation art. Similar to Bakumorph or Bakutech but with modern engineering and adult collector budgets at B1/B2 size. >Preview Bakugan: The first release of G4 or the movie toyline in a chase color. This is probably the most likelyMerch only anniversary: Nothing but the statues and funko pops like in the merch leak, just designed to gage adult interest in the brand. What would make you pick up Bakugan again after what happened with G3?
>>11822221For the sake of everyone in their late twenties I hope this lime takes off. It'd be nice to see more aughties IP's getting the limelight for once. I'm still surprised there was no attempt to celebrate Medabots' 20th or 25th anniversaries.
>>11822413Waiting for the xiaolin showdown revival.
For me to get back into Bakugan after G2 was murdered and G3 was stillborn (I wanted to buy G3s, they never came out in my country. I have ONE that came with a magazine and never got more because I was too cheap to buy the other magazines), they have to bring the Ultra Bakugan quality in line with Wave 1 of G2. After that, the Ultras became way too cheap because they all had to accommodate that weird flap they used to add baku-gear. That's bullshit. Wave 1 has amazing ultras. Lupitheon, Kerbeos, Pegatrix, Serpenteze, and those are just the ones whose names I remember. The gargoyle, spider, kraken, swordsman, so many good designs.That's not too say regular bakugans are bad. I also want a good mix of ultras and regulars (so long as they're all the same size), especially if they're in the same level of quality as Cubbo, that sphinx, that weird eagle with the wings.tldr: quality designs, no oversimplification because of gimmicks.
>>11822415It happened about 15 years ago on Disney XD
>>11822469Oh God, I forgot that even happened. It was awful too.
>>11822441G2 Ultras with G1 sculpting style would be perfect IMO. The G2/G3 aesthetic is so cheap looking that it ruins a lot of the good designs.
G3 was such an embarrassment, i hope they know that.
>>11822223>top shelfUgh, they're releasing those shelfwarmers again? Bring back the New Vestroia action line instead
>>11822512I like G1 but in the end I think their designs are a bit abstract? Not to mention they're a bit inconsistent when it comes to how the "bitbeast" is presented (I know that's a beyblade term, I just realized I can't differentiate between the ball Bakugan and the creature bakugan).Dragonoid, for example, is an iconic design with the head on a flat curved stick, right? It's somewhat abstract but it works. However they also have "sculpted" bakugans like Tigrerra or Preyas which have their heads or a bit of their body sculpted inside the opening part of the ball, which is fine, it's like a little surprise, but having both is inherently going to divide people's opinions over whether the more detailed sculpts are the way to go or if everyone should be represented by the mechanisms.In G2 every ultra follows the same design decisions of trying to make a little action figure you can open-close yourself. It's nice. I would be very curious to see if a G4 would happen even after the disaster that G3 was (or was not, it died before it even existed), which is a giant shame because the G3 GAME, even if the Bakugan themselves were a bit disappointing, was shaping up to be the most skill-based and strategic of them all.
I just want small beast transformers
I liked the brown girl
>>11822982Yeah, Julie was the best.
>>11822746What's that Unicron looking thing in the back?
>>11822982>>11823192Bakugan had the best brown girls
>>11823195Dr Wu Grand Galvatron
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>>11823467I still find it odd they allowed these designs for children's programming. It's not the first, not the last, but still
>>11823706Because sex sells. Cute girls attract viewers. There are lots of shows I would have never watched if it didnt have some sexo design in it desu.
>>11823769Isn't Bakugan gay-furry though? you know, exploding testicles and bara gay dragons.
>>11823801There are two sexes with 4 sexual orientations between them. They all have money.
>>11823801G1 was very much aimed towards teen boys. Some of the outfit designs are pretty extreme and I didn't even realize how short/tight they are until real women cosplayed them. The right girl >>11823467 is pretty close to Sakura Igawa which might be intentional. If you want a laugh, check the Bakugan tag on Rule34, scroll to oldest and you can see the exact SECOND the Fandom got invaded by furries.
>>11823801>Isn't Bakugan gay-furry though?If be shocked if at least some fans didn't want to fuck the monsters but most of the smut and lewd fan content was about the humans.
>>11822221That's neat, I was just thinking about the originals the other day. We'll see if anything comes from it
>>11823801>>11823947Except I want to fuck the blue frog girl
>>11823769But why would they sell sex to children? Children think that's gross and weird. I could just as much accuse them for actually selling to offenders instead
>>11823915>Some of the outfit designs are pretty extreme and I didn't even realize how short/tight they areSame. I thought the girls were cute but I wasn't tuning in for them, I wanted to see the fuckin monster marbles and the masquarade twist occupied my brain instead of anything sex related. It wasn't until way later seeing a thread on /v/ that I actually realized it
