buy merchandise to enjoy sentai episodes

[BoukenSilver83]

buy merchandise to enjoy sentai and kamen rider episodes

before anyone jumps down my throat about this topic, this isnt about me, im doing this for fun and im curious about your answers and has nothing to do with me because i already have my answer but i just want to do this for fun.


here's my question:

has anyone ever had to buy merchandise like changers, mecha, weapons, etc to enjoy sentai episodes in general? because i have heard some people on another board saying that they wont enjoy sentai unless they buy their merchandise.

if so, which sentai or kamen rider series and what type of merchandise do you buy to enjoy it?

also i forgot to mention does anyone actually play with merchandise to enjoy a series like playing and watching at the same time, personally i find it boring to play with my mechas without watching the series because it gets boring really fast and its not that entertaining.

 

[denshin48]

I wouldnt say that but once I start watching a series and like it I think id enjoy it even more if I had one of the mecha or a figure or a changer to the series

 

[The_Emperor]

I buy figures, mechas, and changers... and recently, minipla candy toys.

While it isn't necessary to buy toys in order to enjoy the show, I do feel that the show makes me feel compelled to buy merchandise. It makes the stuff look good -- even the ugly stuff. I say that because I honestly would never have bought all the stuff needed to create DX EngineOh G12 if it wasn't for what I saw in the show. >_<

But yes, I'd have to say owning the merchandise while watching a show that I really like does increase the level of enjoyment.

 

[Mr. Yellow]

I can enjoy many things without buying everything. If I REALLY enjoy something though, and think I wil continue to like it, I will grab it.

 

[Dark Kabuto]

I buy figures, mechas, and changers... and recently, minipla candy toys.

While it isn't necessary to buy toys in order to enjoy the show, I do feel that the show makes me feel compelled to buy merchandise. It makes the stuff look good -- even the ugly stuff. I say that because I honestly would never have bought all the stuff needed to create DX EngineOh G12 if it wasn't for what I saw in the show. >_<

But yes, I'd have to say owning the merchandise while watching a show that I really like does increase the level of enjoyment.

I'm the same

I'll buy it if it looks good but I'll also buy it if it's something I'm familiar with.

 

[zogu]

For me not really... My enjoyment of the shows itself is separated from my want to buy the toys. As an example, I enjoy and like Gekirangers, but I did not buy any of its merchandise as it was simply unappealing to me.

 

[Skiks]

For me it's more like the show compels me to buy the toys more. For example I like the boukenger mech but it's really not something I wanted to buy. But I definitely bought a lot of gekiranger/jungle fury merch because of Gekiranger.

 

[KamenGrappler]

I would say I've definitely felt compelled to buy stuff because of how much I enjoy a show. For instance (while this isn't directly sentai related) I bought all the Final Form Ride figures when I'd intended to only buy Decade and Diend at the onset. I don't think I wouldn't have been able to enjoy watching Decade if I didn't have the FFR figures, but I would have that "Man, I wish I had a figure of that!" feeling a lot.

 

[BoukenSilver83]

anything sentai or kamen rider related is fine too. also i forgot to mention does anyone actually play with merchandise to enjoy a series like playing and watching at the same time, personally i find it boring to play with my mechas without watching the series because it gets boring really fast and its not that entertaining.

 

[The_Emperor]

Yeah, sometimes my interest in certain mechas will die out when the series has ended. Like EngineOh G12... he's in storage at the moment.

Some mechas on the other hand, like GekiRinTouja, Muteki Shogun, Gouraijin, DaiShogun, to name a few... I can never get bored of. I simply like their designs so much so they're still out on display and I occasionally fiddle with them.