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News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sat May 19, 2012 12:08 pm

So I was on YouTube to look at the video review for AM Prime when I saw this and a series of others off to the side and I thought to myself...okay some TF marketing through J-pop music group. :-?

It's entertaining to say the least but I wonder if this is a sign of things to come for future TF lines. What do you fans think of all this?

Oh and for some of you fans try and keep your hormones on ice! :VEHI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlS0nPFH ... el&list=UL

by **orangeitis** » Sat May 19, 2012 1:52 pm

Hotness.

And the chicks are kinda good looking too. :-B

News Credits: 125 · by **Counterpunch** » Sat May 19, 2012 2:01 pm

Clearly this is the future of Transformers marketing.

News Credits: 3 · by **DISCHARGE** » Sat May 19, 2012 2:02 pm

Are we supposed to believe that 15 year old Japanese girls like Transformers toys?
Is that the market audience they are aiming for? 8-}

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat May 19, 2012 3:27 pm

DISCHARGE wrote:Are we supposed to believe that 15 year old Japanese girls like Transformers toys?
Is that the market audience they are aiming for?

It worked (kinda) with Kiss Players >:oP

by **crazyjeffy** » Sat May 19, 2012 3:27 pm

What the hell japan.

Why did I feel compelled to watch all 5 of those? I'm a little scared now.

And I'm also jealous. I want ratchet godangit.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sat May 19, 2012 3:38 pm

Oh I think I know what this is, this is a segment of the Japanese version of Prime, along with the targetmaster shorts, apparently they are pop icons in Japan and in these segments serve to educate you on TF history.

by **orangeitis** » Sat May 19, 2012 4:21 pm

DISCHARGE wrote:Are we supposed to believe that 15 year old Japanese girls like Transformers toys?
Is that the market audience they are aiming for?

It might be more believable if the girls were more masculine on the gender spectrum. But cross-dressing isn't exactly widely accepted yet on Earth, sadly. :-B

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Sat May 19, 2012 5:04 pm

orangeitis wrote:
DISCHARGE wrote:Are we supposed to believe that 15 year old Japanese girls like Transformers toys?
Is that the market audience they are aiming for?

It might be more believable if the girls were more masculine on the gender spectrum. But cross-dressing isn't exactly widely accepted yet on Earth, sadly.

I suspect they're marketing to 15 year old (and younger) Japanese boys

.

It's just like our beer commercials here in the US. They always show pretty girls, but they are not marketing the beer to women

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News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sat May 19, 2012 10:52 pm

I'm guessing they will move forward with more episodes focusing on some

.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun May 20, 2012 3:26 am

Seibertron member Nemesis Destron has provided us the link to a informational video for Transformers Prime, in Japan.

Nemesis Destron wrote:It's entertaining to say the least but I wonder if this is a sign of things to come for future TF lines.

The description for the video itself states:

Transformers Prime Extra! 01 - From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division & Arms Micron Theater. Hosted by the popular J-pop idol group, Tokyo Girls Style. These segments feature the idol girls interacting with Vector Sigma in order to relay important facts about the Transformers franchise to the audience. In Arms Micron Theater, the Microns have problems transforming.

The video is part of a 5 part series, and you can watch them in an auto playlist, just by clicking the link provided here, or you can see the individual videos by starting with the embed above, the auto playlist, or their direct links: here (#1), here (#2), here (#3), here (#4) and here (#5).

Will we see more? Only time will tell. Keep your optics set on Seibertron and we'll keep you updated!

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sun May 20, 2012 5:04 am

wow those mini cons look creepy at the end

by **RAcast** » Sun May 20, 2012 5:37 am

What...did I just watch?

by **Doubledealer93** » Sun May 20, 2012 7:57 am

wow. that was dumb. :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:11 am

Doubledealer93 wrote:wow. that was dumb.

Yeah but at least it was well acted.......... #-o

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:35 am

Saw these in the first episode back when we first discussed it.

"Arms Micron Theater" is a new short focusing on the Arms Microns.

"From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division" is a short that has Vector Sigma and the J-Pop idol group Tokyo Girls Style discussing information about the Transformers franchise to the audience.

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:50 am

I always knew I wasn't the target audience for this stuff, but now I realise just HOW MUCH I'm not the target audience.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:44 am

Ravage XK wrote:
Yeah but at least it was well acted..........

Imagine how many takes were put into each video, seriously?

MINDVVIPE wrote:wow those mini cons look creepy at the end

I swear I too thought of a type of creepy factor going on so glad I'm not the only one. :VEHI:

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:26 pm

Wow, d'okay, i'll bite. I can understand the Idol girls, i've seen way to much F$cking Japanese TV, but why blue and black maid outfits? Yes the arms microns were really goddamn creppy, it was almost had a really kinda molesty vibe to it....

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:27 pm

Why do people keep calling the Arms Microns creepy? Did you guys only watch the first video? They're mostly just chilling on the couch in the rest of the clips.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:32 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Why do people keep calling the Arms Microns creepy? Did you guys only watch the first video? They're mostly just chilling on the couch in the rest of the clips.

I think what's creeping people out is the high voices and at the first one the kinda bursting thing, kinda gives a creepy and depraved sexual vibe/innuendo, or at least that's what I get. But it's just as you said people are only watching the first one

by **orangeitis** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:34 pm

Well that was a pleasant vide - :shock:

MUST BUY ARMS MICRON TOYS FROM TAKARATOMY

CUTE ASIAN WOMEN WILL HAVE SEX WITH ME

MUST BUY :shock:

News Credits: 439 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:38 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Why do people keep calling the Arms Microns creepy? Did you guys only watch the first video? They're mostly just chilling on the couch in the rest of the clips.

I think what's creeping people out is the high voices and at the first one the kinda bursting thing, kinda gives a creepy and depraved sexual vibe/innuendo, or at least that's what I get

Only B2 and Arc have high pitched voices, and that's because B2's the youngster and Arc's the little girl.

And, is their straining to transform any more disturbing than G1 Starscream's groans and screams as he tried to transform after being hit by the Transfixatron in "The Autobot Run"? Or the Maximals doing the samething when they couldn't transform at the beginning of Beast Machines?

Or, if you really wanna talk disturbing, listen to the start of this:

But, I kid, I kid. :lol:

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun May 20, 2012 12:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Why do people keep calling the Arms Microns creepy? Did you guys only watch the first video? They're mostly just chilling on the couch in the rest of the clips.

I think what's creeping people out is the high voices and at the first one the kinda bursting thing, kinda gives a creepy and depraved sexual vibe/innuendo, or at least that's what I get
Only B2 and Arc have high pitched voices, and that's because B2's the youngster and Arc's the little girl.

And, is their straining to transform any more disturbing than G1 Starscream's groans and screams as he tried to transform after being hit by the Transfixatron in "The Autobot Run"? Or the Maximals doing the samething when they couldn't transform at the beginning of Beast Machines?

Or, if you really wanna talk disturbing, listen to the start of this:

But, I kid, I kid.

Now I don't find it creepy in particular it's more of startling at first, in the since of "herp de derp I didn't expect that", As for the the straining sounds if you take it out of context like some people do it sounds a bit off. However Why has no else brought up the girls were in blue and black maid(ish) outfits? :lol: