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Post by poindizzle on May 10, 2015 23:07:42 GMT -5
I don't know where to even begin to find the answer, but I am pretty much completely in the dark about Japanese wrestling toys. I like to lurk on this part of the board and see all the different toys of different promotions and eras.
What I have wondered for a while is why do Japanese wrestling toys almost invariably have no articulation? This is a country that produces some of the most insanely tooled figures and yet has none on it's wrestling figures where it would make all the sense in the world.
Are there any that are super articulated (and I don't count figuarts Ultimate Muscle)?
Moreover, what is the significance or reason why so many are non-poseable?
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Post by saintvinod on May 11, 2015 0:10:17 GMT -5
Okay, I introduced myself to Japanese Wrestling toys a little less than a year ago and have since been hunting constantly for them and it never ceases to surprise me, the variety and range of Japanese goods out there.
To give some insights to your question, I guess many of the Japanese toys, Wrestling ones in particular, follow the tradition of involving 'snapping' and 'fixing'(many NJPW / Charapro figures follow this style which originates from Gashapon toys in Japan) which accounts for the limitation in articulation.
And of course, there's their famous Sofubi line of figures which are essentially traditionally done Japanese style of figures that scream vintage / old school. They are made of plastic and have simple limited articulation at the head, shoulders, waist and legs.
I guess the Japanese style is just to keep their toys production simple and its their way of interpreting artistic expression.
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Post by the franchise on May 11, 2015 10:50:01 GMT -5
Like figuarts articulation? Big no to that. Either those small gi joe like figures or the Inspire line before they switched styles would probably be the most articulated stuff produced. Most lines are around 3-4 points of articulation not counting the headliner type stuff or statues.
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Post by theMOESIAH on May 17, 2015 5:07:30 GMT -5
I think the Japanese figures are meant to be displayed. The less articulation the better for display purposes.
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Post by PVA on May 17, 2015 19:01:48 GMT -5
As an adult figure I will gladly forfeit articulation for the details and likeness the Japanese figures gives us. To answer the question I don't know why they don't have more articulation
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Post by East Coast on May 19, 2015 12:06:51 GMT -5
ive seen super articulated figures of Tiger Mask. But the anime version...not the real life wrestler
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 16:16:32 GMT -5
When you buy a Power Rangers Megazord in the U.S. it can go for maybe $40 or so but when you buy it as a Japanese version it's closer to the $100 range because of all the detail, real metal, whatever. At this point in time, I feel like Japan should have toys where they basically make a skeleton out of a hard plastic and then stretch some rubber based fabric over it to act as the skin. This would be done so as to literally be able to see the bones and all that and, well, I guess if you really wanted to rip someone's arm out of their sockets. Heck, I kind of feel like they should even have blood flowing through them or at least inside somehow, wound tightly, so that if the skin layer was pierced it'd come out. The trouble is, you'd have to find a way to mend the torn flesh and buy lots of costly blood refill packets but boy would it be worth it.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2015 17:13:15 GMT -5
Mattel have made figures like that. Check out the DCUC SDCC Swamp Thing.
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