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We previously reported that Shout! Factory was working on a new release of 'Transformers: Beast Wars', and it now appears the 'Transformers Takara Collection' is also in the works! TVShowsOnDvd is reporting that Shout! DVD director Brian Ward has dropped a number of hints via his Twitter account.
It was just over a year ago, while Shout! Factory was enjoying the success of their award-winning "G1" releases of Transformers on DVD, that a fan who used the nickname "gaastra" asked the studio, via a post at their official message board, the following question labeled "Transformers Takara Shows":
What would it take to get the takara shows (headmasters, masterforce, victory, zone) a release in america? UK and au both have it and america gets nothing. Is there anyway at all to get a r1 release? How about selling a try-out dvd on shouts website? You could include the first episode of all three shows. These shows need a R1 release.
By the next day Shout! DVD producer Brian Ward had responded, asking for feedback about interest in such a release. After all, these stories are the natural follow-up to the G1 Transformers, continuing in Japan with adventures never aired on this side of the Pacific. The message board discussion goes on for a long time, with Brian pointing out what the obstacles would be (and me backing him up a couple of times, in the face of various forms of disbelief about what he's saying). Still, despite those issues, the idea certainly was never shot down; it was clear that the fan base in the USA and Canada had clear interest in a Region 1 title for this so-called Takara Transformers Collection.
As our regular readers know, Biran - who was the producer of the G1 Transformers sets for Shout! - revealed on Twitter last Tuesday that he's working on a new Shout! Factory set of DVDs for Beast Wars: Transformers, the '90s CGI series. This info was certainly noticed by a wide range of people, and the call went out once again for the Takara episodes. By the next day, Brian was tweeting hints like "Big news re: BEAST WARS yesterday. But that's just one of MANY titles I'm excited to be working on. Anyone speak Japanese? #NotReallyAsking".
However, despite that hint on Wednesday, Brian's REAL revelation came along on Friday, when he made another Twitter post that left no room for doubt that he's not only working on a Takara Transformers Collection, but he was actually interested in help from the fans: "Looking for bonus feature material re: TRANSFORMERS TAKARA COLLECTION. Commercials, etc. Got anything? #DoesntMeanImWorkingOnIt #YesItDoes" Fans interested in helping can, of course, reach him by responding to his tweets on Twitter. You can also leave a message for him in the Takara thread at the Shout! Factory message boards (the first link at the top), but keep in mind that the studio is planning to overhaul their site in the near future, and we're not sure yet what will happen to the message board content there.
Finally, in case there is still any doubt about a Shout! Factory project for these post-G1 Japanese items coming to the USA, today Brian tweeted the comment, "Working hard on the upcoming BEAST WARS and TAKARA COLLECTION sets. But can this really be considered 'work?'" So it's a done deal. No word yet on whether this release is limited to the obvious productions of 1987's Transformers: The Headmasters, 1988's Transformers: Chôjin Master Force, and 1989's Transformers: Victory, or whether other material would be included as well...such as a more complete version of the 1986 production Transformers: Scramble City than was previously made available in the USA, as well as 1990's Transformers: Zone production.
Also, as it is VERY early in terms of this project, there's no word yet on when it will be out (like with Beast Wars, we can quite possibly expect it later this year, but naturally there is no guarantee of that at this early stage in the process). Stay tuned, and we'll keep you updated, as further developments occur!
Wait a sec, I think I may be forgetting something, but what is it? hmmmmmm...... oh yeah, Transformers: Prime is back! For the official start of it's first season!
Where do we go for this week in Transformers History? Why back to 2006 of course, for the launch of the Beast Wars 10th anniversary line.
We've certainly had our fair share of looks at Transformers: Prime toys, so let's get back to the show! Episode 7 'Scrapheap' is scheduled to be aired on the Hub this Friday, and we've got a sneak peek at the 'toon thanks to the Hub's Facebook! This clip of 'Scrapheap' features Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Ratchet and the kids meeting face to face with the enemies in 'Scrapheap'. The video is three minutes and a half of spoilerific content. Check it out on Facebook, or embed below!
Keep it at Seibertron.com for the fastest Transformers news on the net!
We now have over 100 official high quality product images of upcoming Transformer items ranging from Transformers: Dark of the Moon to the new Kre-O line! All the images have been uploaded to our galleries and can be viewed here!
First up Transformers: Dark of the Moon. A wide array of figures and products for the upcoming movie from role play items to the new Leader class figures.
Next up is Kre-O. The building brick system meets Transformers concept is being revisited in the innovative new Kre-O line! We have official images of Bumblebee (300 pieces), Starscream (300 pieces), and Optimus Prime. Additionally the sets will include mini figures known as Kreons, 28 to collect!
Last but not least Transformers: Prime! The figures are scheduled for release October 2011! Wave one to include Starscream, Bumblebee, and Arcee. Optimus Prime and Megatron to be released as an entertainment pack with the three kids and a DVD!
Be sure to check out all the offical images in the full gallery!
It's the figures we've been waiting for. Ever since the announcement of the latest Transformers cartoon, Transformers: Prime, the release of it's subsequent toy line garnered controversy as some believed that it was not going to happen. That's certainly not the case as the toys were revealed earlier this week. Now we've got up close images of Arcee, Starscream, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron and the kids! 31 images await you in the galleries!
Keep it at Seibertron.com for more 2011 Toy Fair coverage!
We have a whole bunch of videos coming through from Seibertron.com staff members Seibertron and Counterpunch who are at Toy Fair 2011. We have a video of the toys that tie in with the Transformers: Prime cartoon:
A video of Optimus Prime's shiny alt mode for Dark Of The Moon:
A video of the new Ultimate Optimus Prime figure who can power up using his transformed trailer:
And a video of the Role Play, Robo Fighters and Bash Bots toys:
We get a look at the new Human Alliance figure Sandstorm:
In addition we get to see three new Leader class figures: Bumblebee, Ironhide and Sentinel Prime!
And some more Dark Of The Moon toys:
Some of the Dark Of The Moon deluxes:
Yet more of the DOTM Deluxes:
Some more Human Alliance figures, both repaints and new:
The giant-sized statue display for the new Kre-o toy line:
And the new Playskool figures featuring chunky versions of your G1 favourites:
Visit our Toy Forums to discuss all the latest news and watch this space for more videos and news! And if you prefer photos to videos check out our extensive gallery of Toy Fair 2011 images!
Transformers: Prime will be returning to the Hub tomorrow with it's premiere episode Masters and Students, which will introduce a new warrior to the Decepticon ranks, Skyquake! IGN has posted a video clip of Skyquake's rude awakening by the acting Decepticon leader, Starscream. Check out the embedded video below, and don't forget to tune into the Hub tomorrow at 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM ET for season premiere.
MTV has recently scored two Transformers: Prime related interviews. MTV Movie Blog had the opportunity to chat with Transformers: Prime executive producers Jeff Kline and Roberto Orci (co-writer of the first two Transformers live action movies). They discuss how fan reaction impacts their work.
Orci, who admitted he reads fan commentary almost incessantly, revealed that he pays close attention to fan reactions for fresh and new perspectives on the work, particularly when plot details or spoilers leak online.
They also talk about Movie Arcee's fate and how it influenced the development of Transformers: Prime Arcee.
One specific example is with the case of Arcee, a beloved female autobot who almost made it into the first live action film, was barely in the sequel, but has found new life and fan favoritism on the animated series.
To view the original interview at MTV Movie Blog click here!
Next MTV Geek caught up with legendary voice actor Frank Welker. Among the topics discussed are his involvement with the Transformers franchise over the years including Transformers: Prime.
Geek: How is Megatron being handled in Transformers Prime ? How’s he different from previous iterations?
FW: I think first, physically when you look at Megatron, he’s quite a bit different: he doesn’t have the gun on his arm like he did in G1 and now he’s a jet fighter and he’s a little bit different in the Transformers Prime series [in that] he has a slightly different look, but when you look at him you go, “Oh yeah, that’s Megatron!”
To read the entire interview at MTV Geek click here!
It's starting to look like Transformers: Beast Wars may be getting a Shout! Factory release. TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting the following:
Following the classic '80s "G1" Transformers animated program came the 1996 series Beast Wars: Transformers, using GCI animation produced by Mainframe Entertainment (the folks behind the earlier CGI TV production, ReBoot). Tied to the continuity of the original show, Beast Wars: Transformers ran for 3 seasons and was followed up in 1999 by two seasons of Beast Machines: Transformers.
Shout! Factory has recently released DVDs of G1 Transformers, and after they picked up the rights to ReBoot there were a number of fans hoping that they would pick up the rights to Beast Wars: Transformers as well. The show was released on DVD before, from 2001-2004 by Rhino in the USA and Alliance in Canada. Those are long discontinued and hard to obtain, though, so fans who missed out have been looking for re-releases of the show. Now it appears that Shout! might have indeed negotiated with Hasbro to pick up the DVD rights to this series! A pair of Twitter posts by award-winning Shout! Factory DVD producer Brian Ward give us the hints we need to connect those dots. Here are his tweets from earlier today; the second one from about an hour ago:
Now, the list of new titles might not have included this particular show, of course...it's possible that this one was already "on the books." Either way, it's great to know that this is in the works, and we couldn't wait to pass it along. What about Beast Machines: Transformers from Shout! as well? We honestly can't imagine that Hasbro and Shout! would negotiate for one, and not the other. We'll have to wait and see, though. Stay tuned for updates, as further developments occur! In the meantime, if you want to answer Mr. Ward's request for help, feel free to directly reply to his tweet on Twitter.
The Disciples of Boltax have updated their blog with more goodies from the Ark Addendum. Today we have backgrounds and a control helmet from the G1 Cartoon episode "A Prime Problem". They have also included a partial script from the episode. Check out the full image and blog post here.
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