Yes I'm serious. I think it's pretty effed up to release a figure in November 2013, and then release a repaint that can't be much different as an exclusive half a year later. That is BS. What, the exclusive will be a non-white eyes krillin?>< They've switched to anime releases now, so to now all of a sudden release an anime figure and a repaint of him half a year later as an exclusive, I dislike that. The SDCC repaints felt like retcons to me. "Oops, well here are the versions most of you would rather have. We know that now." Feels cheap to now do the same over a figure that's 1) after the line has switched to anime already and 2) a figure that'll hardly be different.
Or what, we'll get a manga version every year now and a repaint in anime of that figure the sdcc after that? They should then switch that and give the regular release to the largest crowd (cause face it most people that collect this prefer anime versions). I'm fine with repaints as exclusives, but not to just constantly milk the anime fans. Exclusives are more expensive then normal, anime versions should be the regular releases now, if not just for the fact it'll help keep the line alive more when the popular versions are most accessible. Make repaints from now on that are actually a unique or new look to a character or if manga fans need their manga versions, make the sdcc exclusives manga versions.
Either way, the regular released line should have anime versions from now on because that'll cater to the largest group and from tamashii's perspectives, I assume, will keep sales up the most as well. So yes, I'm serious, if Tamashii has brains, which they seem to, we won't see an anime repaint of krillin next sdcc, or ever again. If we do, well, I guess I won't have to pay any SDCC money for a year then, cause I'm not buying it, and I'm not buying regular released manga versions either.
