@meanstreak to be honest, even if you miss out on PO's, there's a nearly 100% chance all of these figures will be at retail for a while after release. That's been the pattern with the past several SW Figuarts-- pre orders go in seconds or minutes and there's a scramble. Then they hit retail and there's a scramble. But then stores restock and the figures hang out for a while, several have gone on sale (BoBF Boba, Mando Luke, Kenobi I know for sure, at least) 

That didn't stop me from staying up til midnight to grab from Nin Nin though 🤣 The peace of mind and getting them early is nice. 

All those releases sound great to me, though I have the whole ANH crew. Now that they've rereleased Qui-Gon, it's possible Padme, Yoda, Scout Trooper, etc are on the table again. For Padme, I'd be stoked if they offered one without battle damage, with her scarf. 

People seem to be hankering for import SW, I'm vexed why there's not a Bo Katan, Sabine, or Ahsoka from Figuarts, let alone any ESB etc. It's also an odd coincidence that Bandai did this TPM drop after Hasbro showed off Ani and Padme (with no Qui Gon/Obi/Maul), which kind of completes the team between the two companies, with no redundancies. 

Both are up on Anime Export, as well as padawan Obi and Rey for some reason.

I hope this signals a renewed interest in Star Wars from Bandai. There hasn't been this many figures announced at once since 2019, even if they are all mostly reissues.

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Both are up on Anime Export, as well as padawan Obi and Rey for some reason.

And they are gone, the reissues are still up.

The funny thing was I was literally searching for and even talking to a seller to buy ANH Han, Luke and Leia for the past week... but I may hold off now because the reissues will at least be brand new, if not feature any improvements to paint, joints, etc. 

I hope this means they'll finally release the Theed Queen Amidala they teased!

Out of all their unreleased prototypes from 2018, I want General Grievous the most. I don't have him in my collection at all, I've been waiting for a Bandai Model Kit rerelease but eventually I might just have to go Black Series. 

After that, I want their Snowspeeder Luke, their anime looking Jawas, and each of the Knights of Ren they showed off. But TBH I'd probably buy almost all of their releases, including Wicket and ESB Yoda which probably will be more or less the same as the BS. I love this line so much and wish the powers that be would turn up the gas. It's been half a decade already!

The model kit looks great but it's not very sturdy, mine has broken several places already.

It's just nuts to me given how ESB is arguably *the* most beloved film of the saga and the ESB outfits iconic yet they've barely touched it. I'd take a Han, Luke, Leia, Lando, Chewie & wrecked Threepio, and all the other bounty hunters in a heartbeat if they'd just make 'em.

Damn, TPM figs sold out pretty quick on amiami.

I guess I'll just stick to the OT unless I find TPM for retail anywhere.

Really hope they rerelease NH Han & Leia, as well as Prequel Yoda. I have NH Luke & R2, and they are some of my favorite figures in my collection!

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Hot, I hope it actually gets released.

It's probably gonna go in the same bin Gideon went in.

Oooooo that looks really nice.