If it hadn't been, wouldn't that mean HasTak took all of the existing stock and reboxed it? Seems like a wasted expense compared to just putting it out in stores with a new sleeve.

 

Well, it is Takara packaging inside a Hasbro box (rather than a Hasbro sleeve).

 

I'm saying if people thought these were just old Japanese figures in a new box that'd likely have cost *more* because they'd have to reclaim all of that, toss the old box, print new boxes, rebox them, and then ship them back out.

So yeah, it's new product. Because if they were just sending the JP stuff back out in the wild it'd be cheaper to print the sleeve to slide over the existing Takara stuff.

 

Be it new stock or not, I STILL say wait until these hit DEEP clearance before pulling the trigger on them

 

Oh hey, it gets better!

As someone in the TFWiki Discord pointed out, the inner Takara packaging isn't just recycled from the original release either!

The original Takara release (above) had the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary logo, but the inner Takara box of the new Hasbro release has the new Street Fighter 35th Anniversary logo that's also on the Hasbro box!

 

Thanks Edgar.

 

Thread Expecto Necronus!

Was at Target today and these sets are now discounted half off. I picked up the Ken vs Chun Li set. Original price 74.99, now 37.49. I couldn't pull the trigger on the Ryu vs Bison set. It's just not immediately identifiable to me as a Street Fighter reference at a glance like the Ken vs Chun Li set is.

 

Oh shit, nice. I've been meaning to get the Ken/Chun-Li set, this is nice.

 

*wishes that I could find either set in my area to take advantage of said discount*

 

Target in my area doesn’t sell non earthspark/cyber verde, good luck!

 

Now that I have this in hand, they really should have done Ryu as another Hot Rod repaint just to keep the clone meme(would have given them opportunity for Akuma too) and either picked some other deluxe mold for Bison or repainted Arcee as Cammy.

That TR Prime mold repainted as Ryu just doesn't work. I dunno. Just feels like the Ken Rod vs Chun-Cee set hit the crossover note properly.

 

My favorite kind of burrito. Mind passing the microchips and salsa?

 

The work iPad loves auto incorrecting words

 

Who would you redeco into Akuma and Bison?

 

Use Hot Rod for Akuma to keep the clone meme and maybe add an accessory to put on top of the head to replicate the hair-do. For Bison, probably deluxe Hard Head to stick with the military aspects.