One Piece Banpresto Master Stars Ace VS Super Deluxe SDX Review

Contains information about the release (or lack thereof) for Master Stars and comparisons with paint & plastic for SDX.
Banpresto raffled off tickets to an event where you could win Master Stars, but the event was cancelled due to the tsunami. Stolen finished factory products were leaked onto the market and Banpresto took notice. They destroyed all stock and are trying to find out how the figures were leaked and hold those individuals accountable. Rumor is, that all the stock sent to be destroyed was also stolen, but I'm not sure about that (wouldn't that be some TERRIBLE security on Banpresto's part?).
Master Stars 'pre-orders' sold on Yahoo Japan auctions for around $200+, but after the Banpresto cancellation news and the destruction of the figures, the price skyrocketed to $2,500. It is illegal to sell these, a bit of a black-market figure at the moment.
This review is my thoughts on if obtaining him is worth it, or if you should just skip the hype and stick with the original.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Master
• Stars
• Banpresto
• Raffle
• Ace
• Super
• Deluxe
• DX
• Prize
• One
• Piece
• Review

[munkeewoo]

LOL Goodness Gracious!!Your review is incredibly detailed, but hey not that I'm complaining

[izaatmusic]

ace actually looks like an australian.. anyone agree? lol

[Y2JChamp]

where can i buy master stars piece ace?

[noobass456]

If the rumour about 'all the stock sent to be destroyed was also stolen' was true which basically means all the stocks ever produced were stolen, i seriously think is a lie by banpresto to earn more money, those selling these online maybe banpresto representatives.

[KilliaK]

Nice review! :D I think the difference is that the original is the Ace we see in Alabasta, tanned and sandy and the other at Marine ford not tanned (because he was at Impel Down) and cleaner for the execution.

[KilliaK]

Nice review! :D

[Arcilios]

Gah Maggie I really want it!!!!

[AnimeFTW10]

Nice review/comparison, maggie! I like the points you made; each figure has their own strengths and weaknesses, and you showed them clearly.

Now I kind of want them... XD

Keep reviewing! They're all great! :-)