Thanks to 超偏見超変形/リベンジ (@Chohenken) on Twitter, Stryker Wang on Twitter, 超偏見超変形/リベンジ on Twitter, トランスフォーマー情報局 on Twitter and Hobby Dengeki Web we can share for you a nice set of images of the Transformers display at Takara Tomy Booth during Wonder Festival 2019.
The main reveal was the Generations Selects King Poseidon/Seacons prototypes but we had a wide selection of toys from different lines at the event, including Unicron gray prototype. Here’s what we could see there:
- War For Cybertron Unicron Gray Prototypes – One in robot mode and another in planet mode.The planet mode is an early prototype we hadn’t seen before.
- Generations Selects King Poseidon/Seacons prototypes – Shown in combiner mode, and individual robot and beast modes.
- Beast Wars Masterpiece – Megatron, Cheetor, Blackarachnia, Dinobot and more toys were on display. The main character was the upcoming Masterpiece Lio Convoy for sure. While he was not shown in beast mode, a new cartoon-accurate gun was revealed.
- TakaraTomy Legendary Nemesis Prime 7-11 Japan Exclusive
- Transformers 35th Anniversary Convoy & Optimus Prime Set
- Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy’s Matrix Buster Prototype – An unexpected surprise. Not much information on hoy this new big accessory will be released. It was on display together with a normal Big Convoy toy, not the recent anime colors Encore reissue.
- TV-Kun x Takara Tomy Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding – We could see the items included on this crowdfunding: G1 Convoy Golden Trophy, A reprint of the 1985 S.T.A.R.S kit and the Transformers Super Complete Works” book.
- Bumblebee Movie Dioramas – Recreating several key scenes from the movie using several toys.
- Transformers Siege – A nice display of the recent figures, and the new molds of Spinister, Ratbat, Frenzy and Rung were also on display.
- Transformers: Cyberverse – Another great variety of figures which have just hit the Japanese market.
Click on the bar to see all the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
Digger
Okay you lost all integrity from that point.
SaintsIconsNemesis
If he’s taller it’s not by much and TE pretty much just ripped off mp10 in transforming. Very close. I like what they did with the TE and he’s heavy. Lots of die cast parts. I doubt mp44 will be as heavy as TE but it’s subjective. I have over 65 Optimus primes and I can’t see myself spending that kind of money on mp44. Would take one hell of a review for me to even entertain that idea for the time being
Digger
Well first of all he’s taller than PotP Optimus. And comparing TE-01 to MP-44 is not even fair. Their at completely different levels of design and engineering.
Prime of Shadows
Sorry man, but between MP-44 and PotP Optimus, there’s no comparison. You can make a figure as big as that cardboard cut-out as Bumblebee at WonderFest but if the engineering is poor/non-existent, it’s a bad figure. The reason for getting MP-44 and for its value isn’t the size but rather the complexity and dynamic posability, the copious amounts of paint and chromed parts. Not to mention the various accessories and blast effects. It’s severely devaluing to use a figure’s size as its primary value setting.
SaintsIconsNemesis
He’s the same size as mp10 if it’s the masterpiece scale and mp10 is as tall as potp Optimus and that’s leader. I would agree about the size understated the value but I have transform element prime second run with the new head and he is pretty much mp44 without the trailer. I will still wait to see the reviews but height wise he’s leader class as far as I know
Digger
Leader? He’s bigger than a leader. And just saying the size kinda understates the value.
SaintsIconsNemesis
Let’s hope not. As beautiful as that toy is can’t justify paying that much for one leader sized toy
Digger
Not a chance. I don’t think we’ll see something MP-44 priced for a long while.
SaintsIconsNemesis
that\'s a cool Lio Conwoy, hope he\'s not the same price as mp44 haha
[Wing_Saber-X]
I have that clear Bee and now need to get that candy red Prime.
CelticMutt
Also released as G-Force. Battle of the Planets cut a lot of the original episodes, while G-Force tried to remain more faithful.
vvvTheONEvvv
Now I'm interested
Prime of Shadows
Japanese vs US cartoon. Same toon, but the episodes were edited and dubbed to make sense to an american audience. Got rid of a lot of the gore too, if I’m not mistaken.
Digger
Hm?
Prime of Shadows
Gotchaman vs Battle of the Planets
ca12nag3
Actually no. Since I am not a native English speaker I can verify that even though some people do not speak English at all or very little, they prefer hearing that over another language even with subtitles. For instance my sister would prefer watching a cartoon in English with Dutch subtitles over hearing it in a language she would understand better. But hey you go debunk some more.
vvvTheONEvvv
^This guy gets it.
CelticMutt
Macross/Southern Cross/Mospeada vs Robotech
GoLion/Dairugger vs Voltron
Super Sentai vs Power Rangers
Car Robots vs RiD 2001
Saying you want a Japanese show turned into a US one does not automatically mean a simple dub.
For the record, my general preference is subs – I'm just saying they may have actually meant something other than dubbed.
vvvTheONEvvv
That makes no sense compared to your first assumption of English not being his/her first language.
Especially if it were a request for "subtitles" in their native language and having "English dub" as the prefered voice-over.
Please stop – debunuking is a hobby of mine.
ca12nag3
English is the lingua franca for most people in the world, Japanese is not. Also people in most of the world are more used to hearing English for transformers. Thus a familiar sound. Also having a cartoon translated from English into your native language "in terms of subs" is much more common than from Japanese. I think any of these reasons is reason enough to warrant someone wanting a "English dub".