First of all, we are not talking about any 2001 Space Odyssey collaboration. Takara Tomy have announced a special collaboration with famous Japanese vocational school HAL.
HAL is one of the largest vocational schools in Japan accredited by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a “Professional Post-secondary Course” for education IT and digital media in Japan. The students will make media for famous Takara Tomy brands like Zoids, Diaclone and Transformers.
We have three special videos for our viewing pleasure. Each one is less than 2 minutes long, featuring some classic G1 characters like Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Grimlock and more:
- More than meets the smartphone
- A growth story that gains courage from encounters with Transformers
- A special feeling that the main character knows the secret of Transformers
The first 2 videos have no dialogues (only some J-pop songs as background). The third one has indeed some lines in Japanese (no subtitles available), but it’s a short story easy to understand. Short and touching stories with Transformers.
Watch all the videos after the break and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
Susan Murphy
Wow. That\'s very cool.
Gaia Saber
Any vids by Diaclone fans yet?
Novaburnhilde
I wish I could attend one of these.
Ditko
This a cool project I think. Good for them.
MrLemming
Wooooow that Bumblebee’s face is squished into near nothingness.
Vector Oracle
“I’m sorry, Optimus. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”
cybeast
With school collaboration, will we get a new…
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Headmaster?
Purple Heart
Paxtin
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Cosmosis
Finally, glad to see that we're finally getting that Kirby Collaborative.
G1 Cassette Hunter
Lost opportunity for a Teletran-1 x Hal-9000 release…
Slashformingdoofus
Guys i know this is not relavent with the subject a bit but why are there so many recolors of mecha characters with Black and Gold colors? I don\'t understand it, there is a black and gold hybrid style Optimus prime figure that was only released in China and there is also a Grendeizer Statue that was released in Black and Gold exclusively in France among other things. I want to know the meaning of Black and Gold.
Slashformingdoofus
Guys i know this is not relavent with the subject a bit but why are there so many recolors of mecha characters with Black and Gold colors? I don\'t understand it, there is a black and gold hybrid style Optimus prime figure that was only released in China and there is also a Grendeizer Statue that was released in Black and Gold exclusively in France among other things. I want to know the meaning of Black and Gold.
Pteraxadon
Okay so why does the third video stick out so much
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Slashformingdoofus
Guys i know this is not relavent with the subject a bit but why are there so many recolors of mecha characters with Black and Gold colors? I don\'t understand it, there is a black and gold hybrid style Optimus prime figure that was only released in China and there is also a Grendeizer Statue that was released in Black and Gold exclusively in France among other things. I want to know the meaning of Black and Gold.
Confused Millennial
They already tried an AR Transformers. It failed (Heavy Metal)
Slashformingdoofus
Guys i know this is not relavent with the subject a bit but why are there so many recolors of mecha characters with Black and Gold colors? I don\'t understand it, there is a black and gold hybrid style Optimus prime figure that was only released in China and there is also a Grendeizer Statue that was released in Black and Gold exclusively in France among other things. I want to know the meaning of Black and Gold.
Skylanderformer
Actually looks like a really interesting school, and is welcome to international students. Might look into it further.