Quote Originally Posted by Hursticon View Post
Admittedly I too am a little disappointed with these upcoming releases but as it was explained on the recent WTF@TFW Podcast, but was likely known to many here already, is that all of these figures comprising the latest upcoming United wave have never seen a Japanese release before and as such it is seen as a perfect opportunity for a Japanese Line to deliver figures to a Japanese Audience that have never had an opportunity to own these figures before.
I am not sure if the Japanese would be impressed. The BW repaints are pretty mediocre molds with their BW original toys being much and I mean MUCH better.