How Bandai Failed the Monsterverse: The Cost of Kong (Part 1)

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2024

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  • @Frepist
    @Frepist 16 годин тому +24

    Just what I wanted this fine Christmas Day, an almost hour long video about MONKE

  • @SHINOBI-03
    @SHINOBI-03 4 години тому +6

    I like how you never sugarcoat it in these rants. You tell it the way it is.

    • @StevensToyReviews
      @StevensToyReviews  4 години тому +3

      I edited out a bit.
      This is me sugar costing lol.

  • @rakadean39
    @rakadean39 16 годин тому +15

    rant video in the end of year ?? now this is what i subs for

  • @ISMA_offical
    @ISMA_offical 17 годин тому +16

    Welcome back Steven merry Christmas to you

  • @lautaroasis60
    @lautaroasis60 8 годин тому +13

    510$ ... Or you could just... You know Points at a stairway to heaven, a choir can be heard, as hiya's logo appears in golden light and the choir says "hiya tooooooooooys"

  • @TVJUNK85
    @TVJUNK85 16 годин тому +27

    Ive seen the images comparing the size difference between Scar King and Kong and its uhh......not great lmao.

    • @Kramswodahs
      @Kramswodahs 14 годин тому +6

      Scar king is the largest out of the 3 when he should be the smallest

    • @RichardGonzalez-so9ub
      @RichardGonzalez-so9ub 5 годин тому

      @@Kramswodahs He isn't Godzilla is 6.3", Skar King is 5.9" and Kong is 5.7". Godzilla is a little taller but it's really common for folks to place him in a more hunched pose than the 2019 figure with his hips splayed out more. It's a bit deceptive. Skar King is still out of scale though. He's just not as tall as Godzilla

  • @LoupHG
    @LoupHG 7 годин тому +5

    Looks like you came to the same conclusion I did. I haven't bought an SHMA Kong since the SDCC edition. Like you, I'm just going to buy the Beast Glove Hiya for $50

  • @ralphyfirebird4662
    @ralphyfirebird4662 15 годин тому +11

    I was just saying this yesterday lol Bandai does not deserve the Monsterverse...

  • @MonsterKidCory
    @MonsterKidCory 3 години тому +2

    "The Kongs are too d*mn high." I already find SHMA indefensibly priced. These monkeyshines are just beyond the pale.

  • @MarvynSyn999
    @MarvynSyn999 9 годин тому +3

    No More Kong in Godzilla movies...give him his own films, or just end him.

  • @JangaBilanga
    @JangaBilanga 17 годин тому +54

    0 views in 21 seconds? BRO FELL OFF. It’s been spoken.

    • @GhidorahFan64
      @GhidorahFan64 17 годин тому +4

      Reported for spam

    • @JangaBilanga
      @JangaBilanga 17 годин тому +14

      @ what the hell man what did i do? I just got here real early and made a joke, surr its overused but why?

    • @StevensToyReviews
      @StevensToyReviews  17 годин тому +35

      Can't be spam if true 🥸👉👉

    • @jodr4035
      @jodr4035 17 годин тому +20

      @@JangaBilanga you know what else fell off? The Sh Monsterarts line.

    • @JangaBilanga
      @JangaBilanga 17 годин тому +4

      @@jodr4035 words. Thats some facts

  • @joshuazillatheapexdinosaur3174
    @joshuazillatheapexdinosaur3174 17 годин тому +13

    43:12 Is that a custom Tiamat figure? Awesome 👍😎

    • @JangaBilanga
      @JangaBilanga 17 годин тому

      O think thats a hiya tiamat! Though i might be wrong…

    • @dinoxels
      @dinoxels 16 годин тому +2

      @@JangaBilangathat’s no Hiya Tiamat

    • @JangaBilanga
      @JangaBilanga 16 годин тому

      @@dinoxels oh! Sorry!

    • @Inloth
      @Inloth 15 годин тому +1

      It’s a 3d printed Tiamat figure

  • @RichardGonzalez-so9ub
    @RichardGonzalez-so9ub 13 годин тому +2

    I think a lot of these needed points to be addressed in one solid video, I know quite a bit of this does echo what many other collecting streamers have said but I think this one does a great job highlighting the issue is with the company and not the community.
    I think a lot of people take these videos and think that because a *product* is bad *everything* about SHMA is bad. While there is a SOLID competitor on the market rn, I think at the end of the day we can acknowledge bad product w/o calling collectors bad buyers. I like SHMA I want it to succeed, but I acknowledge that right now the prices are waaay too much and there are some...questionable decisions by the company. I think we can focus on that w/o not so helpful comments like "Just buy Hiya" or "I hope SHMA fails so Hiya can get the license". At the end of the day the entire "brand war" thing is so tiring. I just want collectors to be to discuss product w/o having call each other "glazers" or other stupid terms over *toys*

  • @RickDaSquirrel
    @RickDaSquirrel 17 годин тому +12

    I’m getting my popcorn

  • @fr0ck360
    @fr0ck360 6 годин тому +2

    I unironically prefer GxK Playmates figures more than Monsterverse SH Monsterfarts

  • @kaijupark
    @kaijupark 11 годин тому +2

    All hail Kujira designs

  • @Awesomekamenrider
    @Awesomekamenrider 14 годин тому +5

    HIYA TOYS OUR SAVIOR FOR GOOD KAIJU FIGURES. CHEAPER THAN SH MONSTERARTS, BETTER BUILD, DURABILITY, MORE ACCURATE SCULPTS AND LARGER. Hiya figures 7 inches compared to Monsterarts punier 6.3 inches in height. I don't give a frick. These are supposed to be frickin Kaiju. They should be somewhat larger. Ty for calling out Bandai, their quality control across multiple lines. Even Kamen Rider Complete Selection Modification, all the complaints with Agito's belt keeps breaking.

  • @quack9355
    @quack9355 16 годин тому +3

    We're finally at this point...

  • @sharktopusvonjr2374
    @sharktopusvonjr2374 17 годин тому +3

    I know this will be entertaining!

    • @sharktopusvonjr2374
      @sharktopusvonjr2374 16 годин тому +2

      It was very entertaining, thank you Steven.
      Instead of buying the Sh Monsterarts Godzilla evolved I will donate to the conservation of gharials 😤👍

  • @somedudewhodraws9377
    @somedudewhodraws9377 13 годин тому +1

    God! I feel bad for our Iconic Ape King! Its like the Boss at Tamashii Nations despises the most Iconic Monster in Film History aside from Godzilla. Kong has been screwed over like 4X Already and hes never been accurate since his OG 2021 release. Like he cant catch a break. Yet his X Plus 1970s Skull Island Kong looks great as it was sculpted by someone who obviously loves and respects Kong.

  • @FEARSOME-GODZILLA-24
    @FEARSOME-GODZILLA-24 14 годин тому +3

    Ok. Here’s what I think. I’ve said it before, but SHMA is still great. Their monsterverse is pretty good. But, it could be better. I think that they are doing great with the monsterverse. But again they could be better. Hiya and SHMA are both fantastic

    • @AmorphousGoob
      @AmorphousGoob Годину тому +3

      Sticking to calling overpriced, inaccurate, lacking QC, tiny (especially for a Godzilla line), plainly sculpted, weakly painted Bandai figures is certainly……..a choice

    • @FEARSOME-GODZILLA-24
      @FEARSOME-GODZILLA-24 Годину тому

      @@AmorphousGoob overpriced? Mostly. Inaccurate? I mean sure, but in my opinion still looks pretty decent. It’s not that I CHOOSE to like them, it’s that I just do. There aren’t any problems with that. I like hiya too. I said that SHMA could DO BETTER. And another thing. I think that SHMA is good. And any problems you have with that, just say it plainly

    • @bigboi5545
      @bigboi5545 Годину тому +1

      @FEARSOME-GODZILLA-24
      SHMA would be good if it were priced competitively. $60 - $80 per figure would be somewhat reasonable. But instead the pricing is like $80 - 120, if not way more. The value prop is simply not there for most wallets when Hiya exists.

  • @Gojirawars03
    @Gojirawars03 12 годин тому +2

    Hiya will sell you a Kong that’s basically a GvK 2.0, and the one that gives you the glove and metal tooth. Either way, still less than what SHMA is charging you to complete Kong.

  • @Arsenoraptor1999071663937
    @Arsenoraptor1999071663937 17 годин тому +6

    Making DLC but the figure is awful AF 😂

  • @Xerophyte_Editz
    @Xerophyte_Editz 10 годин тому

    Yo Stevie ma boi. I have a question, and as you're a conessieur in this field, maybe you could give me advice. Should i get this figure? I do not own any kong figures, and here in Japan, it costs about 6000 yen, or 38 dollars, and sometimes dips to 5000, or 31.

    • @StevensToyReviews
      @StevensToyReviews  4 години тому

      So what I would say is a tier approach;
      First, Hiya Beast Glove and Normal 2024 Kong
      Then EE SHMA
      Then GxK
      Like I've mentioned, the GxK/24 Kong isn't not bad per se, it's a matter of what it's NOT that it's viewed this way.

  • @shaky_brains8608
    @shaky_brains8608 17 годин тому +4

    AMAZING INTRO
    "MONKE MONKE MONKE"

  • @cheff2276
    @cheff2276 Годину тому

    Hey steven! Do you perhaps have a discord server?

  • @lokithegecko9434
    @lokithegecko9434 8 годин тому

    Honestly I might just either wait for eBay to get the extra pieces or end my MV collection

  • @StarlordRockz
    @StarlordRockz 12 годин тому

    I dont feel its superbad. And he had the teeth w the glove so you wouldnt need one per version... In that case youd need 2 shimos just to have the pre glove version too. I am getting shimo n skar but im getting them to complete the lineup of villains. I had the OG kong so decided to get the EE for yhe bonus parts over the GxK ver, its been confirmed the glove can attached to any kong (thats the main thing that would have been messed up, making the arm only work on the rerelease... So thats whay I'll do using one or the other). Yeh gonna have to prob adjust for the fur color... Hoping its not too bad. Had it been best had it just been a separate release? Yeh would have gone w that over the EE (had the OG and didn't wanna have 2 normal kongs just cu accessories no matter how cool they were... But since i needed an extra one to make it work after skar got shown coming w the dlc i went w the one w all the goodies haha. As for shimo, even if she didnt come w a face or something... I would have just used a gunmetal paint to go over the single tooth. Its not much change and super easy to do, still gonna do that prob since i want a screaming face w it too. If anything i would have traded the kong face for a beam thats the thing i want most tbh... We getting yipped on that area... Cuz cant even use the blue beam on evo godzilla cuz it has to be pink. Gonna suck of we (and def will) get upgraded color vers of evo n shimo coming w beams (sorta like the recent mecha w the beam n extra goodies)

  • @repodreptiles
    @repodreptiles 4 хвилини тому

    yup!

  • @MatthewSP117
    @MatthewSP117 16 годин тому

    @StevensToyReviews
    Merry Christmas Steven but question will we have a similar video to how Bandai Failed the Monsterverse with Godzilla aswell ???
    Yeah and while Hiya is good at announcing new figures there not good at producing the figure on time or even letting people know when things are being pushed back and delayed Godzilla Evolve being one of them and then we have to wait almost a year till we get it by then people have decide to drop the order and go back to the competition.

    • @Nova_Music288
      @Nova_Music288 11 годин тому

      @@MatthewSP117 Hiya still communicates with the fans though.

  • @theatomiclizard452
    @theatomiclizard452 10 годин тому +1

    Hyia is the way

  • @beefyanimates
    @beefyanimates 13 годин тому

    I ALWAYS COME BACK (I’m the scary cheese man)

  • @thebestdecepticonSoundwave
    @thebestdecepticonSoundwave 6 годин тому

    Kong.

  • @thalesmendes423
    @thalesmendes423 Годину тому

    13:23 would that be me by any means?

    • @StevensToyReviews
      @StevensToyReviews  Годину тому

      No one in specific is addressed in this video.

    • @thalesmendes423
      @thalesmendes423 Годину тому

      @@StevensToyReviews Hm yeah that makes sense.
      I just thought i fit in the description because iam from Brazil and watch alot of your videos.
      Also amazing content btw.

    • @StevensToyReviews
      @StevensToyReviews  Годину тому

      @thalesmendes423 Hey I appreciate it! Very glad you enjoy.

  • @Random_Sh9945
    @Random_Sh9945 15 годин тому +1

    *M O N K I E🙉*

  • @GhidorahFan64
    @GhidorahFan64 17 годин тому

    Fr

  • @horrorlight6324
    @horrorlight6324 16 годин тому

    Hi
    👇

  • @jeremyjordan1357
    @jeremyjordan1357 16 годин тому +1

    It is Wednesday my dudes🗿

  • @jeremyjordan1357
    @jeremyjordan1357 16 годин тому +1

    It is Wednesday my dudes🗿