Hirota Saigansho: Gorilla-ju, Mecha Gorilla-ju, & Others

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    So who is following Hirota on Instagram? The comments on his last post are pretty entertaining.
     
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    The reposts are even better - there's all these animated ones and I even saw a itamu thanos :lol:
     
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    I had to look this up. Fuckin millennials with your slang.

    lol rofl ttylz
     
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    following the hashtags, and reading the comments on the OG post can be a great form of entertainment.
     
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    Missed the blog post, what was the price on this one?
     
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    I've got you beat on the ugly part, motherf#cker!
    :dam::dam::dam:
     
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    The price was not posted. Only those being selected will know the price.
     
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    Seems like if you haven't won a HxS lottery before or did some serious ass-kissing at last year's exhibit - sorry but you're out of luck for any future HxS releases...
     
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    RAWWRR! RAWWRR!
     
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    Really cool, but I'm not sure I'm qualified.
     
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    I didn't see anything on his website. Where is this lottery?
     
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    It was a private list lotto I believe. I think Hirota contacted you for a chance to win.
     
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    Pssssst...wanna buy an Itamu?







    YES!!!!
    :lol::lol::lol::cry:
     
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    Hahaha.....
    It's really a no-win situation in the court of public opinion for uber-popular makers like Hirota though....

    Make the run numbers high and too easily available, and no one gives a shit about the toys anymore. Sad but just human nature.

    Keep run numbers low and try to restrict sales to folks whom the maker thinks are serious fans, and everyone cries exclusivity.
     
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    IF anyone here is lucky enough to be chosen, please tell us the price. I think a lot of us would like to know if HS has decided to increase his retail price. Thanks.
     
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    hmmm... does width of pocket roll correspond to level of fandom? :? Isn't there a more equitable way of giving all fans a chance at the toy? Fwiw, just an outside observation, since I don't collect HxS.
     
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    If we are playing the quote game, here's a few that are relevant:

    "Prices need to be fair, appropriate and consistent." - that seems to be thrown out the window!

    "Sex is like art. Most of it is pretty bad, and the good stuff is out of your price range." - gonna be a dry spell for a lot of us

    "An artist's work is always about integrity and reputation... NEVER reduce your prices, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER!" - this new phase in pricing is dangerous. However, Anraku proved this theory to be wrong with Medicom releases... or did he? Is his stuff as coveted now?
     
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    Good points of course! I love the fact that Anraku made his toys more accessible, and for that reason, I can adopt them, and like them a lot. My only gripe is that some of the colors can be garish, but the clear versions have been great! It's also a good testimony (and a test) to the "art" of the toy, if it stands up to a general release, and you're not buying it exclusively, because it's a status symbol. Toys are suppose to be F-U-N, and my collection, reflects the fun and whimsy of the toy. Also, I appreciate toy makers who release their toy at a reasonable price level, despite the fact that he/she knows that there is a good chance that the toys may climb very high in the after market (i.e. mind blowing buta prices on jya, recently!). At least this gives some of us a fighting chance of buying a toy.
     
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    What is up with all the repost B.S. on IG? Do people honestly think they are going to curry favor with a maker by taking 30 seconds to repost said maker's image?
     
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    I'm afraid Yes :dam:
     
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