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INTEREST: Crunchyroll Store: Hikari & Angewomon GEM Figure Cancelled in West; Not 'Child-Friendl


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Nyren



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:22 pm Reply with quote
I don't understand how this figure makes a show less child-friendly. If anything it becomes a general audience show, not just strictly for kids. I mean seriously, the target audience of the show in the West probably doesn't even realize what makes this figure NOT child-friendly.
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v1cious



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:22 pm Reply with quote
Crunchyroll... Kid friendly... Right.
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Soaringfalco1



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:25 pm Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure that this is Sabans doing what a shame.
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FireChick
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:26 pm Reply with quote
Uhhh...Angewomon's been like that since the show's inception! Nobody complained about her looks back then! Why complain about it now? Besides, I don't see what's wrong with it. I swear, people these days just LOVE inventing problems for things that are perfectly fine.
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BodaciousSpacePirate
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:28 pm Reply with quote
I'm not sure how kid-friendly a $100+ figure was in the first place.
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Freyanne



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:29 pm Reply with quote
Crunchyroll is not the only store affected by this. Other stores had to pull/cancel their orders for Angewomon as well because of the situation.

From what I gathered, it was because of Angewomon's chest size and maybe the pose the figure is in.
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anddo



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:31 pm Reply with quote
BodaciousSpacePirate wrote:
I'm not sure how kid-friendly a $100+ figure was in the first place.

Truer words never spoken.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:38 pm Reply with quote
Jokes on them. The West has Cyber Sleuth. You can get your Angewomon fill there.
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NeoStrayCat



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:40 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, this is just weird, I mean, c'mon, yeah, I know that the article mentions that they'll still bring the Takeru/Angemon figure bundle, but not Hikari/Angewomon, all because of Angewomon's thought of suggestive posing? (and bust size someone mentioned here.)

Seriously? There's other figures I've probably seen that are real more suggestive than this. And besides, Digimon being a series demographic for all. I doubt a loophole is to import it instead of shops from CR, and Rightstuf which are not taking orders due to this concern, which really isn't necessary.

Ugh...doesn't make any sense. >.>
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Monster Hunter



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:43 pm Reply with quote
Ya Digimon the show purely for kids. Easily the most kid friendly version of Digimon was the 3rd season Digimon Tamers. I mean everyone remembers the happy fun times of Jerry, Leomon, and Beezlemon. The good times those three had together were the most precious moments of that show. Also Jerry remembering all the good times she had with her mother and how Leomon reminded her of her mother the good kid friendly times.
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Shippoyasha



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:44 pm Reply with quote
And yet this was considered child friendly in the 90s and it's considered child friendly in Japan too.

What the fudge
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7jaws7



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:44 pm Reply with quote
IKR? Since when can kids afford this figure in the first place? It's meant for adult fans who grew up on the Digimon franchise.
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FenixFiesta



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:46 pm Reply with quote
BodaciousSpacePirate wrote:
I'm not sure how kid-friendly a $100+ figure was in the first place.

THAT said, I can feel some annoyance for anyone that had actually pre-ordered from Crunchyroll store for this particular figure and didn't go to an alternate import site first.
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sailorsweeper



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:48 pm Reply with quote
I feel sorry for anyone who order this from CR and lol calling a 100+ figure kid friendly seriously
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Tanteikingdomkey



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2016 1:49 pm Reply with quote
I am taking order for this figure if anyone wants to order it from me LOL

Yay seriously this is very ridiculous
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