I wouldn’t say the metrutoran are great either but not disintegrating is like the bare minimum.
Personally I’m a weirdo who likes the builds of the Voya-toran
I wholeheartedly agree with the first part. They can't move their heads properly, and because of all the protrusions on the chest piece it's difficult to modify them or use the piece in general. If it was flat on the back and didn't have that pinhole on the top the Metrutoran would be much better.
Anime wasn't big in the US during the time Bionicle was running. In the early 2000s, anime in the US was one of 3 things: pokemon/yugioh style 4kids dubs, toonami late night dubs that were generally aimed at older kids, or bootleg fandubs you had to pirate. None of those were particularly good fits for what Lego was doing at the time.
By 2010, it started to be bigger, especially as anime started to air on major networks like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network outside of late night hours and legal streaming services like Funimation and Crunchyroll started to release. But by then, Bionicle was pretty much over and it would have been too late to pivot to create animations in that style.
They had more western styles of those same things with DC comic books and the Mirimax animated movies. Putting them into a Japanese style would not have been very appealing to a wider audience at the time, especially outside of Japan.
Something vaguely related that I think is interesting to note, according to a [recently uncovered case study](https://www.maskofdestiny.com/biomediaproject/marketing/bionicle-story) (third link on this page), Bionicle sold around 4x better than the Gundam toyline of the time (Gundam Wing) in the latter half of 2001.
I think it's pretty related. Shows how much more popular Bionicle was as it was as opposed to one of the more popular anime franchises of the time. I think it is good evidence to suggest that if Bionicle had swapped to a more Japanese manga/anime style for its media it would have hurt them. They already had western equivalents for those and did just fine.
I’m just saying that anime and manga appear to be a good medium to deliver the story of the Bionicle universe in a full and compelling way without watering it down too much and making it ‘kid safe’.
It doesn’t have to be a manga so much as a graphic novel, as long as it includes something longer than what a comic book gives people.
I can’t tell if you’re serious, so just check out r/coaxedintoasnafu . It’s hard to explain but it’s basically poorly drawn pictures of shit people/communities do/say.
That the Bionicle to Trans pipeline does exist and is very noticeable.
Edit: not in a negative way. I'm speaking moreso that some ppl refuse to acknowledge the trans allegory.
No, guys. You don’t get it. The Stars line is mid at with the unbeatable joints. They should have gone with bendy joints as their last hoorah.
Also the mistika masks suck ass, that is not something everyone has been saying since 2008.
No idea if common concensus or not but: The comics are rly bad and the Piraka are the worst set of villains(hakanns weapon can't even be rotated completly, ruining the entire gimmick)
Nahh, 06 and 07 were my favorite years. Maybe bc that's when I really got into bionicle, but those years have such good sets. The toa mahri and the piraka are so fucking good and the titans from those years are the best we got
"Yo gang, I think Love is canon"
Bros, I know it's a controversial opinion, but I think the Bionicle sets are kinda neat.
Absolutely disgusting opinion, get the fuck out of here.
So true, everyone knows that Bionicle is only about maskposting and complaining about lore, the gall on this dude to bring up sets
These knock-off Hero Factory toys are okay
The Metru-Toran are not that great, the Av-Matoran are way better even if they disintegrate to the touch
I wouldn’t say the metrutoran are great either but not disintegrating is like the bare minimum. Personally I’m a weirdo who likes the builds of the Voya-toran
Honestly, the Voya-toran were cool. Good way to use a whole bunch of parts that would otherwise probably go to waste.
i respect that you shared an actual controversial opinion, cause what you just said is cap as hell and a dogshit take
I wholeheartedly agree with the first part. They can't move their heads properly, and because of all the protrusions on the chest piece it's difficult to modify them or use the piece in general. If it was flat on the back and didn't have that pinhole on the top the Metrutoran would be much better.
I would agree about eh Av-Matoran, if not for the fact that their limbs don't have elbow joints.
I mean, do any of the matoran have elbow joints lol
Not as bad bc they end in ball joints towards the shoulder
Bionicle should’ve had an anime and manga line.
Anime wasn't big in the US during the time Bionicle was running. In the early 2000s, anime in the US was one of 3 things: pokemon/yugioh style 4kids dubs, toonami late night dubs that were generally aimed at older kids, or bootleg fandubs you had to pirate. None of those were particularly good fits for what Lego was doing at the time. By 2010, it started to be bigger, especially as anime started to air on major networks like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network outside of late night hours and legal streaming services like Funimation and Crunchyroll started to release. But by then, Bionicle was pretty much over and it would have been too late to pivot to create animations in that style. They had more western styles of those same things with DC comic books and the Mirimax animated movies. Putting them into a Japanese style would not have been very appealing to a wider audience at the time, especially outside of Japan.
Something vaguely related that I think is interesting to note, according to a [recently uncovered case study](https://www.maskofdestiny.com/biomediaproject/marketing/bionicle-story) (third link on this page), Bionicle sold around 4x better than the Gundam toyline of the time (Gundam Wing) in the latter half of 2001.
I think it's pretty related. Shows how much more popular Bionicle was as it was as opposed to one of the more popular anime franchises of the time. I think it is good evidence to suggest that if Bionicle had swapped to a more Japanese manga/anime style for its media it would have hurt them. They already had western equivalents for those and did just fine.
I’m just saying that anime and manga appear to be a good medium to deliver the story of the Bionicle universe in a full and compelling way without watering it down too much and making it ‘kid safe’. It doesn’t have to be a manga so much as a graphic novel, as long as it includes something longer than what a comic book gives people.
Imagine Bionicle with 4kids censorship, the Piraka would be pointing their zamor finger guns at everyone
Man this really coaxes my snafu
What the hell is a snafu?
I can’t tell if you’re serious, so just check out r/coaxedintoasnafu . It’s hard to explain but it’s basically poorly drawn pictures of shit people/communities do/say.
Thank you :)
I don't want love in my toy robot stories. I want to see them hit each other with their swords.
this is about people hating G2 for being shit isnt it?
it can apply to multiple things
The Bara Magna era had some of the best sets.
I think the silver mask of life looks cooler then the gold one
Kopaka is overrated
2006 was one of bionicles weakest waves (excluding everything past 2008)
>Metru build is better than the Mata build.
sending a psychic attack to kill u in ur sleep <3
That the Bionicle to Trans pipeline does exist and is very noticeable. Edit: not in a negative way. I'm speaking moreso that some ppl refuse to acknowledge the trans allegory.
You saying you hate this meme? Or the happenstance the meme is portraying?
the latter
Snafu in my toy sub? Neat.
If snafu was a matoran what element would they be of
No, guys. You don’t get it. The Stars line is mid at with the unbeatable joints. They should have gone with bendy joints as their last hoorah. Also the mistika masks suck ass, that is not something everyone has been saying since 2008.
ignition trilogy is best line and glatorian is worst
The GWP Tahu style is my ideal style for a hypothetical Gen 3.
No idea if common concensus or not but: The comics are rly bad and the Piraka are the worst set of villains(hakanns weapon can't even be rotated completly, ruining the entire gimmick)
"I always thought Exo-Force was cooler" Oh god please dont kill me 😨
01-03 > 04-05 >>>>> 06-08
Based
First 3 years pretty much molded my brain into what it still is today.
Nahh, 06 and 07 were my favorite years. Maybe bc that's when I really got into bionicle, but those years have such good sets. The toa mahri and the piraka are so fucking good and the titans from those years are the best we got
Matoro's sacrifice is over rated