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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Bandai is trying to capitalize on the movie, from what they've said in the past, Dragon Ball Z Figuarts have demand here moreso than Japan. So with this movie coming stateside, it makes sense for them to make Goku & Frieza, especially since it's Goku & Frieza.

If Dragon Ball Z maintained the momentum it had in the 90's, then the characters you mentioned probably would've had figures by now. As it stands, Dragon Ball Z isn't as big as it used to be.

I would say the popularity is still there for DBZ in Japan. The movie opened this past weekend in Japan and it's already made 8.2 million which is higher than 6 million that Furious 7 made which opened the same weekend there.