Takara-Tomy have updated their website with pages for a huge amount of new releases. Heading up the new pages is a new Lucky Draw campaign toy, Silver Animated Bumblebee – to get this Bumblebee, you have to purchase 3,000 yen or more at participating stores between 18 September and 31 October, then mail in the entry postcard you receive in order to be entered into the draw. For more information, see our Resources page – Lucky Draw Silver Animated Bumblebee.
Also in this update are the September Transformers Animated releases – TA-38 Wingblade Optimus Prime, TA-39 Jet Pack Bumblebee and TA-40 Ratchet Cybertron Mode. Pages have also gone up for the various October Animated releases – TA-41 Optimus Prime Light & Sound, TA-42 Oil Slick, TA-43 Ironhide Light & Sound, TA-44 Armorhide and TA-45 Decepticon Shockwave Original Ver.. There are also pages for the Transformers Animated Super Collection Vol. 1 and Super Collection Vol. 2, which are the Japanese releases of the Animated Activators. None of the releases appear to be significantly different to their US versions, other than now sporting full color faction logos.
Last but not least, a page has also gone live for the Japanese “Autobot Alliance” movie series toys which are due to debut in Japan shortly and include the toys sold in the US under the “Hunt for the Decepticons” promotion, as well as a more detailed page for the 2010 celebration reissue of Predaking.
Digilaut
Sweet!!! A leader class Ironhide with light and so…oh…oh….wait.
kmoua7
That Predaking Boxart is Sick!
Wheeljack_Prime
HFTD Ironhide looks really good. Wish that was what me got stateside.
Sprocket
Where'd you hear that, 'He Tell Me'?
This last wave is it for Animated in Japan. There are no additional repaints, considering the show'll be over by the end of January. But what the hey, we're going to keep hearing this until it's over, aren't we?
PoweredConvoy
Sidearm Sideswipe is different too.
bny888
Nice, a chrome Bee… Why am I not excited? Hmmmm…
Feralstorm
I'm sure they'll use up one of those repaints on a cameo-grade 'con like Oil Slick.
OptionZero
How long before someone produces a custom black repaint of the wingblade parts to match the black Animated Prime?
MrSoundwaveGuy
That Wingblade Prime is sick. Must have.
46+2
Awwwww, no flash on my phone to view. Wanted to see wingblade prime.
Foster
Insecticon has different apps.
Sage o’ G-fruit
Purple Shockwave will be mine.
SpicyRichter
That wingblade prime looks bad ASS
Too bad AA-05 is Seaspray, here I was hoping for a Henkei release with an improved deco. So far, the Autobot Alliance releases look to have the same deco as the US releases.
Robogeek28
Loving that shiny Bumblebee!
chrisr291
I want that Animated Shockwave…..
Powersa
I'm looking forward to the Predaking, although I think it will go on clearance 6-12 months later.
metrotitan
I'll bet that bootleggers will get ahold of this and they'll be available on ebay and elsewhere (like the black animated prime). Even then, it will probably be very expensive.
Also, why does the U.S. only get crappy Recon Ravage for our mail away? I want something cool, like a lucky draw.
wildfly
I think Takara have hinted that they're considering additional repaints beyond what Hasbro have released.
Scythe
Wingblade OP looks so rad.