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TV-Kun Twitter has updated images of the “Transformers Super Complete Works” book that will be included with the Legacy TV-Kun Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project.

This time we have a look at the front and back cover of the book and some more images of the exclusive material included (original animation cells and character sketches and profiles). This 122-page book will compile a great variety of information and material about the original G1 cartoon series in Japan. It is part of Takara Tomy’s crowdfunding project that will also include a Convoy Golden Trophy and a reprint of the S.T.A.R.S. membership kit as we reported previously. The reception period of this crowdfunding is running until August 31st. (Japan only).

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TV-Kun website has updated the content of the “Transformers Super Complete Works” book that will be included with the Legacy TV-Kun Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding Project.

This book will compile a great variety of information and material about the original G1 cartoon series in Japan:

  • Big 122-page volume, with documents, information, and testimonials about the complete G1 cartoon in Japan.
  • Transformers 35th Anniversary x TV-Kun Super Complete Works 30th Anniversary special collection.
  • Complete files of “Chou Seimeitai Transformers” (G1 Season 1 and 2 in Japan) and “Transformers 2010” (G1 Season 3).
  • Complete character files of every Cybertron (Autobots) and Destron (Decepticons) warrior in the series, including other non-Transformer characters as Spike and the Quintessons.
  • Full Episode guide with details and references.
  • History of Transformers and Seibertron (Cybertron) in chronological order.
  • A special section with several unpublished material never seen before. Two animation cells shown and TV-Kun Twitter also uploaded some character files.

This material will be included together with a Convoy Golden Trophy and a reprint of the S.T.A.R.S. membership kit as we reported previously. The reception period of this crowdfunding is running until August 31st. (Japan only).

Would you be interested in adding this box into your collection? Click on the bar to see the new images on this news post and let us know your expectations on the 2005 Boards!

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And just a few days after the Viz Media announcement of the “Transformers: The Manga Volume 1”  in the US, 2005 Boards user Chris McFeely found a new Amazon listing for this upcoming publication.

This book is a collection of comic strips that originally appeared in Japanese Magazines, and it was previously available only in Japan through Hero X Comics by Million Publishing. This is our very first opportunity to have access to this material in a proper English translation.

You can pre-order this book here for $24.99 with a release date on February 11, 2020 at the moment. It will be a hardcover edition with 272 pages. Ready to add this book into your collection? Let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Viz Media, a popular manga publisher, announced today on Twitter that they will be publishing “Transformers: The Manga Volume 1” in the winter this year. This book is a collection of comic strips that originally appeared in Japanese Magazines, and it was previously available only in Japan through Hero X Comics by Million Publishing. This will be the first time this collection of manga is made available outside of Japan, a golden opportunity to checkout additional Generation 1 lore. Details on translation, price, and exact release date have not been announced yet, but we will bring you updates as it becomes available. Will you be adding this to your comic books collections? Let us know on the boards after jump.

under Beast Wars, Generation 1, Generations / Classics, Japanese Transformers, Transformers Masterpiece, Transformers Movie Toys & Products

Courtesy of Loopaza Mega Store we have our usual doses of Figure King Magazine Scans. Issue #257 shows some images of  Transformers Masterpiece MP-47 Hound, Studio Series, Masterpiece Movie MPM-08 Megatron, Transformers Cyberverse, War For Cybertron Siege Omega Supreme & Beast Wars Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy.

This month we only have 4 pages of Transformers items:

  • Transformers Beast Wars Masterpiece MP-47 Hound – The lastest entry in the G1 Masterpiece line gets some new extra shots showing off robot, alt mode and all the extra accessories.
  • Studio Series – Pictures of the upcoming waves for Japanese market: Wave 8: SS-34 Longhaul and SS-35 KSI Boss and Wave 9: SS-36 Dropkick (car), SS-37 Constructicon Hightower, SS-38 Sky Drift (Helicopter), SS-39 DOTM Jetwing Optimus Prime.
  • Transformers Cyberverse – Images of the upcoming toys for the Japanese market. There are no noticeable difference compared to their Hasbro counterparts.
  • War For Cybertron Siege – Images of SG-36 Impactor and SG-37 Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime. They look exactly the same as the Hasbro releases.
  • Masterpiece Movie MPM-8 Megatron – Somek shots of the latest rendition of the evil Decepticon leader from the 2007 live-action movie.
  • War For Cybertron: Siege – A cool promotional image of the giant Autobot Omega Supreme.
  • Beast Wars Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy: A nice shot of the Maximal Commander from the Japanese Beast Wars II cartoon. It also confirms that an Artemis figurine will be included as we reported previously.

Check out all the images after the jump and let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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We have an interesting rumor from Tokyo Toy Show to share with you. Twitter user @portamy was tweeting information from the event, and according to that a Possible G-Shock X Transformers Master Nemesis Prime is in the works.

Last year, Casio G-Shock and Transformers joined for the 35 anniversary of the franchise and brought rhe G-Shock x Transformers Master Optimus Prime Resonant Mode. It was a special G-Shock DW-6900TF-4 in Optimus Prime colors with a transformable Master Optimus Prime Pedestal Prime. This year there will be a new collaboration announcing G-Shock X Transformers Master Nemesis Prime. As we can assume, a new black repaint of the original Master Optimus Prime is coming.

We still have no images, so take it with a grain of salt until we get an official conformation. Let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

under Generation 1, Generations / Classics, Japanese Transformers

Takara Tomy has uploaded the Epilogue of their Transformers Legends Web Comic/Manga on their official website.

This 18-page epilogue appears to be the final chapter of the Legends web comic/manga after a run of 5 years and 53 issues. This story was real different (sometimes controversial) and brought characters from all the vast Transformers multiverse into one single story, and giving us some background for the new Legends characters and toys for the Japanese market.

These final pages show most of the characters and their destiny after coming back to their respective universes and timelines. We can even spot some panel with Energon Alexis remembering Starscream, God Fire Convoy combined with Devil Gigatron in hand form, Optimus Prime and Megatron final team-up and more. All is left to say is thanks to artist Hayato Sakamoto for all their work on this project.

It is unclear if we will have another web comic or manga for the recently revealed Generations Selects Star Convoy, or the upcoming Seacons and Super Megatron toys. Check all the mirrored images after the jump and then join to the discussion on the 2005 Boards!

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Via AmiAmi, we have new stock images of the next Takara Tomy Siege releases: SG-36 Impactor and SG-37 Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime.

These figures are scheduled for release on late November, 2019. They should be part of Takara Tomy Siege Wave 9. We have clear images of Impactor in both modes, He seems to have not much visible battle damage deco on his robot mode. Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime show no discernible differences compared to his Hasbro counterpart.

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Stock images for Takara-Tomy’s October Transformers Siege releases have started to pop up online, on sites such as Bic Camera’s Rakutan store, Ami Ami, and Takara-Tomy Mall. October sees three more releases hit Japanese retail:

  • SG-33 Micromaster Off Road Patrol Highjump & Powertrain
  • SG-34 Barricade
  • SG-35 Thundercracker

All three are, as expected from Takara-Tomy by this point, completely unaltered from their upcoming US releases. This does mark the first time we’ve seen a couple of details though, including the gun mode for the Off Road Patrol (it does not look great) and some non-rendered images of Barricade. These images imply that the final release version of Barricade might lose the black forearms and calves shown on his earlier renders – we hope that this is not so, as the black nicely broke up the forearms. On the other hand, these images also show that the upcoming Caliburst Battlemaster is an excellent accompaniment to Barricade – the two seem to work very nicely together.

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under Beast Wars, Japanese Transformers, Transformers Masterpiece

Coming in hot from the Shizuoka Hobby Show we have our first look of how MP-46 Blackarachnia will be colored. Keep in mind this is still a prototype and some changes might be made before her actual release which is still unknown. Big thanks to Dengeki Hobby for sharing the photos.

Update: New images of Blackrachnia’s beast mode added

Are you excited for the next Masterpiece Beast Wars release? Share your thoughts in the thread after the jump.