Random SHMA vs Hiya PSA/Rant
Hello everyone. I've been collecting godzilla figures for 10 years now, and I love the attention that this community has been getting over the recent years.
That being said, its getting harder and harder to enjoy this hobby when so many people are just so damn negative and seem to lack any wonder or real appriciation for these figures.
Its not so bad here on reddit, but other on other platforms like youtube and facebook, it becomes this tribalistic, angsty argue fest, where debate and hate feel like the only manner of communicating people's interests with godzilla figures.
Im tired of always hearing fights between fans of SHMA and Hiya, as if one line is only good on the merit, that its better than the other. Comparisons and reviews should be encouraged, however if in the case of figures like 2000 and kiryu goji, where both Hiya and SHMA are objectely the equal, dont preach your subjective opinions and ramble on about bs like accuracy and plastic quality. Just because SHMA is stylised doesn't mean a great many of Bandai's figures arent accurate and just because Hiya uses different plastic, doesnt mean the objective quality of thier figures is any worse.
By all means, call out the unfriendly consumer practices, like Hiya's constant delays and retoolings, and Bandai's aweful pricing and push each company's lines to do better. Dont however, let the subjective overshadow the objective and dont attack your fellow collector. Ive been guilty of the last part before, and its not nice place to be.
Both figure lines should be able to be enjoyed by their own merits and if you can't like one without hating the other, than just shut the hell up.
Sorry for long rant. Peace out 😌🫡